Syria looks to improve air defenses after Israeli attack: report

News Desk2020-02-07     /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e3e18b16c618_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e3e18b16c618_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Syria’s former ambassador to Russia, Imad Mustafa, told Sputnik Arabic that Syria intends to improve its air defense systems because of repeated airstrikes from Israel and its tactics […]

Palestinian killed in violent clashes with IDF troops in the West Bank

Four Palestinians killed, dozens of IDF troops injured as violence surges in the West Bank ANNA AHRONHEIM OMRI RON FEBRUARY 8, 2020 10:37 IDF forces at the Palestinian village of Nabi Salih at the central West Bank (photo credit: MIZMOR LIXESNBERG/TPS) A Palestinian protester was shot dead by IDF troops during clashes on Friday in […]

Iraqi intel believes ISIS carried out attack used by US as pretext to assassinate Qassem Soleimani

News Desk2020-02-07   TEHRAN, IRAN – SEPTEMBER 18 : Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s (not seen) meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran on September 18, 2016. (Photo by Pool / Press Office of Iranian Supreme Leader/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /* custom css */ […]

Greenblatt: If support for Palestinian cause keeps dropping, it won’t last

The former presidential special envoy to the Middle East said that the Palestinians did a “remarkable job of allowing other countries to fund them,” but “enough is enough.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 8, 2020 09:46 Former US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt offered insights into the “Deal of […]

Was the Bible right? Inscription may confirm ancient Israel’s borders

Abel Beth-Maacah is mentioned in the Bible several times. ROSSELLA TERCATIN FEBRUARY 8, 2020 10:26 How far north did the biblical kingdom of Israel extend? A newly-discovered Hebrew inscription might confirm that the border of ancient Israel reached areas that some archaeologists were previously skeptical about, thus confirming the Biblical tale. A Hebrew inscription was […]

Top Israeli Security Expert Dismisses Russian Claim IAF Put Civilian Plane at Risk in Syria Strike

by Algemeiner Staff and Agencies Missile fire is seen over Damascus, Syria, May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki. A top Israeli security expert dismissed on Friday Russia’s claim that the IAF had endangered a civilian plane during an air strike conducted in Syria the previous day. The comments of Amos Yadlin — a […]

Russian general accuses Israel of knowing passenger plane schedule during Syria attack

2020-02-07   /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e3dde7b7c32b_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e3dde7b7c32b_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The Israeli Air Force’s tactic of hiding behind unarmed and civilian aircraft to try to prevent the Syrian military from staging an effective air defence has become all too common, Lieut. Gen. Valery Gorbenko, former […]

Will developments in Idlib force Ankara to turn to the West again?

Semih Idiz February 5, 2020 Article Summary Analysts say Turkey and Russia were always on a collision course in Syria due to their radically differing positions. The killing of six Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor attached to the Turkish military by Syrian regime forces in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on Feb. 3 has […]

EU foreign minister in US to discuss Iran, ‘Deal of the Century’

Josep Borrell visits Washington following trip to Iran and his criticism of the Trump peace plan earlier in the week. Elad Benari, Canada, 07/02/20 Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday briefed US leaders on a trip to Iran aimed at easing tensions and discussed a US Middle East plan that he has denounced, AFP […]

Erekat: US peace plan, not PA incitement, led to violence

Senior PA official responds to Jared Kushner who said that PA chairman’s call for “day of rage” played a part in spate of terrorist attacks. Elad Benari, Canada, 07/02/20  Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official Saeb Erekat on Friday rejected US allegations that PA incitement led to a day of violence in the region, claiming that […]

Jewish Democrats spearhead letter to Trump blasting peace plan

107 Democratic members of the House express ‘strong disapproval’ for plan’s failure to provide for viable Palestinian state and timing of release ahead of Israeli elections By Ron Kampeas Today, 10:19 pm   WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two Jewish lawmakers spearheaded a letter to US President Donald Trump signed by 107 Democratic members of the House […]

Kushner disappointed at Palestinian violence, says it’s up to them to make peace

The senior adviser and presidential son-in-law said those who want a state “don’t call for days of rage and encourage their people to pursue violence if they’re not getting what they want.” Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is interviewed by Sky News Arabia. Source: Screenshot. (February 7, 2020 / JNS) U.S. […]

The Year of the Countdown – by Jack Kinsella

As discussed in previous letters, most of the major prophetic fulfillments of the last days can trace their genesis to the same point in history — on or near the year 1948. This is most significant since Jesus said that the generation who witnessed the restoration of Israel (the blossoming fig tree) ‘would not pass until ALL was fulfilled’ (Matthew 24:34) Jesus spoke, for example, of ‘wars and rumors of wars’, while cautioning, ‘the end is not yet’. (Matthew 24:6) The Cold War was the ultimate ‘rumor of war’. It lasted more than forty years without either side ever directly …

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