After attacks, Israel tightens security in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria

Following spate of terror attacks, extra security forces deployed to Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria during Muslim prayers Friday. Arutz Sheva Staff, AFP, 07/02/20  Israel deployed additional forces in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria ahead of weekly Muslim prayers Friday, a day after a spate of Arab terror attacks left more than a dozen Israelis injured. Fourteen […]

Palestinians in uproar – over the prospect of living in Palestine

February 7, 2020 Leave aside, for the moment, the deepening rows about U.S. President Donald Trump’s “vision” for ending the Middle East conflict. Leave aside the question whether the plan’s lead author, Jared Kushner, and the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, backtracked on an “immediate” Israeli declaration of sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and […]

Russians headed to Turkey for talks on Syrian offensive in Idlib

Eight Turkish military personnel were killed on Monday in shelling by Syrian government forces in Idlib province, where Ankara has sent reinforcements in the last week. FEBRUARY 7, 2020 12:34 ISTANBUL – A Russian delegation will arrive in Turkey on Saturday for talks aiming to stop the Syrian government’s offensive and halt a humanitarian catastrophe […]

Palestinians: Arab Leaders Talking to Israel Are ‘Traitors, Jews’

by Khaled Abu Toameh February 7, 2020 at 5:00 am Why is it permissible for Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah to have diplomatic relations with Israel, and not permissible for the leader of Sudan to sit with the Israeli prime minister? Several key Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates […]

Israeli researchers grow new date plants from 2,000-year-old seeds

Six saplings sprout from ancient kernels gathered at Judean archaeological sites; scientists hope to pollinate female plants and produce fruit Stuart WinerSue Surkes6 February 2020, 1:23 pm Israeli researchers revealed Wednesday that they successfully grew extinct date plants from ancient seeds found at archaeological sites in the Judean Desert. Dozens of seeds were gleaned from […]

Passenger plane makes emergency landing after coming under Syrian fire: Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russian-controlled Hmeimim Air Base in Syria on Thursday after coming under fire from Syrian air defenses, Russia said on Friday. The Syrian forces were responding to Israeli strikes on targets in Syria, Defence Ministry spokesman Igor […]

IntelBrief: Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Battle for Libya 

Posted on February 07, 2020 Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, France agreed to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, a decision welcomed by Greece and decried by Turkey. The potential for an energy bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean has led to increased tensions in the region, from southern Europe to North Africa. […]

House Democrats slam Trump’s Mideast peace plan

‘It makes a genuine two-state solution impossible.’ 100 congressional Democrats sign letter protesting President Trump’s Mideast peace plan.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 07/02/20 10:19   Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Reuters House Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s recently released Middle East peace plan, signing on to a letter protesting both the content and timing of […]

Erdoğan has taken the last step in Syria before declaring war – columnist

Feb 06 2020 02:18 Gmt+3Last Updated On:Feb 06 2020 02:21 Gmt+3 By giving an ultimatum to the Syrian government to return its forces to positions not beyond Turkey’s observation posts in the northwestern province of Idlib, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the last step before declaring war, Hürriyet daily columnist Abdülkadir Selvi said. The […]

Failed Smuggling Illustrates Hamas’ Frustration in Gaza Plans

Seth FrantzmanThe Jerusalem PostFebruary 4, 2020 The isolation of Hamas, which Israel has accomplished over the last decade and a half, was illustrated on Tuesday when Israel revealed that three months ago it intercepted a small vessel attempting to smuggle arms to Gaza. While it is not known what materiel was found on board, the […]