Balloon carrying RPG warhead flown into Israel from Gaza – reports

For second time this month, police sappers deal with apparent rocket-propelled grenade TOI staffJudah Ari GrossToday, 12:37 pm What appeared to be the warhead from a rocket-propelled grenade attached to an inflated bag was found in southern Israel on Tuesday, apparently flown across the border from the Gaza Strip. The warhead was found outside the […]

First ever Iranian display of future nuclear-capable Sejjil missile

Feb 18, 2020 @ 13:00 The first ever footage of the Sejjil medium-range rocket designed to carry a nuclear warhead was shown on Iranian media this week. The 59-foot tall rocket was shown in its underground bunker along with trials. Tehran has hitherto kept this rocket and its attributes closely secret. Western intelligence experts estimate […]

Bennett: We identified signs that Iran is recalculating plans in Syria

Israel has warned repeatedly about Iran’s nuclear ambitions as well as aspirations of regional hegemony. ANNA AHRONHEIM FEBRUARY 18, 2020 12:07 Israel has identified initial signs that Iran is recalculating their plans in Syria, giving the Jewish State an opportunity to go from the defensive to the offensive, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday. […]

IF THE LORD IS CALLING YOU, SAY YES

If the Lord is calling you, say yes and see what amazing, life-changing work He can do through you Acts 6:4 (KJV) 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. God has issued some dramatic calls to service. For example, Moses heard His voice from a burning bush, and Isaiah saw a vision of heaven’s throne room (Ex. 3; Isa. 6). But a spectacle is the exception rather than the rule. For most who follow God to the mission field, His call is a tug on the heart, persistently whispering, “How will …

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Amnesty report equates IDF defense with Iranian action against protesters

The report also celebrates the International Criminal Court’s decision to charge Israel with war crimes committed against Palestinians. ZACHARY KEYSER FEBRUARY 18, 2020 11:38 Amnesty International has labeled 2019 a “year of defiance” across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in a report released on Tuesday. The study focuses on mass uprisings and human […]

Turkey Continues Talks with Russia on Idlib Fighting

KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI 02/18/2020 Ankara furthers military build-up in northwestern Syria amid hopes for cease-fire agreement Talks between Ankara and Moscow continued for a second day on Tuesday over a Russia-backed offensive in Syria’s largest remaining rebel stronghold that threatens to push hundreds of thousands more refugees into Turkey. The Turkish military has been sending troops […]

Donald Trump’s plan for Israel’s security

The security-based essence of the plan has been one of the fundamentals of Israel’s security doctrine since repelling aggression in the Six Day War. ZALMAN SHOVAL FEBRUARY 17, 2020 22:22 President Trump’s “Deal of the Century” is arguably the most important statement pertaining to Israel’s political position since the United Nations partition plan of 1947 […]

East Jerusalem and the UN/UNHCR ‘Blacklist’

by Moshe Phillips     Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon meets with his US counterpart, Kelly Craft, on Sept. 20, 2019. Photo: Israel Mission to the UN. The UN has earned all of the ire it has received from the likes of Secretary State Mike Pompeo, former ambassador Nikki Haley, and others […]

Turning ‘Cold Peace’ Warm: Can Israel’s Gas Improve Relations With Neighbours?

Israeli gas supply to Egypt will surely bolster relations between the two countries, claims a former envoy, but it won’t be able to get the two peoples closer, simply because Egypt still harbours strong anti-Israel sentiments that even President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi cannot change. It has been a month since Israel, which has been positioning […]

In Syria, Russia Proves Ronald Reagan Right: It is the ‘Evil Empire’

CJ Werleman reports on continuing attempts by Vladimir Putin to destabilise Europe by killing and displacing Syrian civilians in support of the Bashar al-Assad regime. In 1983, US President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the “evil empire”. He was right and, if he was still alive today, he’d be right in framing […]

Hospital director dies in China’s Wuhan, epicenter of coronavirus outbreak

 Tuesday 18 Feb 2020 Print Views: 273 Related WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868 Hundreds of Americans flown home from cruise ship, 14 with coronavirus Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs and conferences FACTBOX: Countries evacuating nationals from China coronavirus areas The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city […]

Iran, Russia to Finalize Visa Waiver Program

February 18, 2020 – 06:52 Iran and Russia are to finalize a visa waiver plan for group travel between the two countries. Iranian Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Vali Teymouri said the final visa waiver deal will be clinched at the upcoming MITT exhibition in Russia. “The Russia exhibit is of great […]

All Israeli Positions Within Range of IRGC Fire: Top Commander

IFP Editorial StaffFebruary 17, 2020 – 19:37 Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami has cautioned Israel against any mischievous behavior, saying the whole areas occupied by the Zionist regime are within the range of the IRGC’s fire, not necessarily from inside Iran. “We give a warning to Israelis to care […]

EU will respond to Trump plan after Israeli election

  Foreign affairs chief says EU won’t pass official resolutions on Trump’s peace plan until “after Israeli elections”.   Elad Benari, 18/02/20 01:05   Josep Borrell Reuters The European Union will not pass any official resolutions on US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Arabs until “after Israeli elections,” the EU’s […]