Israeli UN envoy: No progress toward peace as long as Abbas in office

Speaking after PA leader at Security Council, Danny Danon calls Trump proposal a ‘sane approach’ that should be given a chance Raphael Ahren11 February 2020, 7:49 pm Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday said peace will remain impossible as long as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stays in office. “Let’s not beat around […]

Tehran-Backed Hezbollah Steps in to Guide Iraqi Militias in Soleimani’s Wake

Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by their powerful mentor’s death, two sources with knowledge of the meetings told Reuters. The meetings were […]

Netanyahu: US Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty is Certain

by Israel Hayom / JNS.org     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, in the Jordan Valley, on Sept. 15, 2019. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL. JNS.org – During a tour of the Jordan Valley on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to apply Israeli law there and in […]

US seeks to pivot to Turkey-first policy on Syria

The US hopes to push Turkey to greater action against the Syrian regime and Russia in Syria’s northern Idlib province SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 12, 2020 09:57 The US has come with strong words in support of Turkey’s policies in northern Syria, hoping to push Turkey to greater action against the Syrian regime and Russia […]

Olmert and Abbas meet in New York, urge direct talks as Trump plan rejected

Netanyahu slams meeting as ‘historical low’; PA leader says he’s willing to pick up negotiations from where he left off with former Israeli PM in 2008 TOI staff11 February 2020, 11:55 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Former premier Ehud Olmert Tuesday and committed to restarting peace talks where they left off with […]

PM threatens Hamas with dire ‘surprise’; Gaza answers with fresh rocket attack

Israel’s response to wave of rocket, balloon attacks ‘will be different from anything that came before,’ Netanyahu warns in TV interview; no injuries in attack TOI staffJudah Ari GrossToday, 12:40 am Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened Hamas leaders with “the surprise of their lives” if a spate of attacks from the Gaza Strip […]

What Should We Think About the Jews as a Chosen People?

 By Dr Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum. In modern society, the claim that one race is above another is called racism. What is the origin of the Jewish people’s belief that they are the chosen people, and how is it presented in the Bible? Furthermore, what effect has this belief had on the Jewish people collectively, on […]

Mahmoud Abbas, former Israeli PM Olmert brief reporters

Mahmoud Abbas, former Israeli PM Olmert brief reporters Former PM and PA Chairman make joint statement to journalists hours after Abbas’ speech in Security Council.   Mordechai Sones, 11/02/20 21:39   Old friends: Abbas and Olmert in Jerusalem, 2008 Reuters [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4IYqLL5N4U?autohide=1&rel=0] Despite harsh criticism by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert […]

Putin Has Painted Russia Into a Syrian Corner

The battle for Idlib is the most severe test of Moscow’s effort to be all things to all protagonists in Syria. By Seth J. Frantzman February 11, 2020, 10:46 AM EST Russia has been unusually circumspect as a crisis in northern Syria simultaneously threatens to undermine its relations with Turkey and calls into question its support […]

US celebrates withdrawal of UN Security Council resolution against peace plan

After Palestinian-spearheaded measure is pulled, Trump official says the world body has ‘demonstrated that the old way of doing things is over’ By Eric Cortellessa and Raphael Ahren WASHINGTON —  After a rancorous UN Security Council debate Tuesday, during which every member nation except the United States and Israel excoriated US President Donald Trump’s peace […]

Iraq’s protesters: “No one cares about us but we continue our revolution”

Iraq’s protests: “No one cares about us, but we will not stop our revolution” What follows is an interview with a protester in Iraq conducted on February 9, 2020 in Wasit governorate who wanted to discuss the challenges the movement faces after months in the streets. He speaks out during a complex time when Muqtada […]

Hamas to cease balloon bomb launches in bid to appease Egypt: report

i24NEWS February 11, 2020, 06:18 AM – latest revision February 11, 2020, 06:21 AM  2 min read Hassan Jedi/Flash90 Palestinian youth prepare molotov cocktails attached to balloons, to send to Israeli land east of Bureij refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2019. Palestinian outlet says despite new bombs landing in Israel Tuesday morning, […]

God, not Balfour, gave Israel to the Jews

Judea and Samaria are the region where 80% of all biblical events occurred. Trump mentioned this at the White House. These are intrinsically connected to Jewish identity. SHMULEY BOTEACH FEBRUARY 10, 2020 21:46 US President Donald Trump is the most pro-Israel president in history, and proved it again with his precedent-setting peace initiative. The plan […]