Carnival float in Spain features Nazi uniforms and trains with crematoria

Israeli embassy lashes ‘vile and repugnant’ procession in Campo de Criptana for ‘making fun of the murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis’ By Cnaan Liphshiz 25 February 2020, 10:22 pm 1 JTA — At a carnival procession in Spain, participants dressed like Nazis and Jewish concentration camp prisoners while dancing next to a […]

U.S. Says Iran May Have Suppressed ‘Vital Details’ on Coronavirus Outbreak

February 25, 2020 WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States was “deeply concerned” Iran may have covered up details about the spread of coronavirus, and he called on all nations to “tell the truth” about the epidemic. “The United States is deeply concerned by information indicating the Iranian […]

The Lord Judges the Nations

Ezekiel chapters 25-32 details Divine judgments against nations that have risen up many times against Israel as their adversaries. There are seven people groups singled out, and the text divides them in two groups. The first is a group of four that includes Ammon, Moab, Edom and the Philistines. The second group is a group of three that includes Tyre, Zidon and Egypt. Introduction Ezekiel chapters 25-32 details Divine judgments against nations that have risen up many times against Israel as their adversaries. There are seven people groups singled out, and the text divides them in two groups. The first …

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Parties to Iran Nuclear Deal to Convene on Wednesday in Vienna

CHARLES BYBELEZER 02/25/2020 Officials from the remaining parties to the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran will convene in Vienna on Wednesday, six weeks after Britain, France and Germany triggered the pact’s dispute mechanism in response to Iranian violations. Russia and China are the other countries trying to salvage the accord, from which President Donald […]

Merkel again permits Iranian protest calling for Israel’s destruction

German Jews and politicians urged Berlin authorities to cancel the scheduled May Al Quds Day protest against the existence of Israel, in which Hezbollah and neo-Nazi members routinely take part. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL FEBRUARY 25, 2020 04:15 The German federal government is slated to again allow an Iranian regime-sponsored demonstration calling for the obliteration of Israel’s nearly […]

Saudi King Salman hosts rabbi in official residence for first time

King tells group of leaders from five religions that Saudi Arabia is returning to the era of Islamic openness of earlier ages. JEREMY SHARON FEBRUARY 24, 2020 21:41 For the first time ever, the King of Saudi Arabia has met with and hosted a rabbi in his formal residence during an annual meeting of the […]

Washington reacts to recent wave of rocket attacks in Israel

“We strongly support Israel’s right to defend itself and its people against acts of terror,” Progressive Jewish group J Street said. OMRI NAHMIAS FEBRUARY 25, 2020 11:07 WASHINGTON – Political figures and organizations both on the left and the right reacted on Monday to the latest round of escalation in which the Palestinian Islamic Jihad […]

Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites

A hard-line student group in Iran has threatened to destroy the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the north of the country in revenge for the Trump administration’s peace plan. MARCY OSTER/JTA FEBRUARY 25, 2020 07:29 A hard-line student group in Iran has threatened to destroy the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the north […]

Chief of Staff: It is unclear if an escalation or a decline is expected in Gaza

Chief of Staff participates in event honoring reservists: We will do everything in our power to protect the residents of the south. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/02/20  IDF Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, spoke on Monday evening at an event in honor of IDF reservists in Holon and commented on the escalation in the […]

UN Security Council calls for two-state solution to be respected in Middle East

Statement backed by all members, including US, urges sides to ‘refrain from undermining viability of 2-state solution,’ after Israel announces new building plans in East Jerusalem By AFP and TOI staff 24 February 2020, 11:35 pm The UN Security Council made a rare show of unity Monday when it called on all parties to maintain […]

Palestinian Jihad fires more than 80 rockets, calls a sudden end to the blitz

Monday, Feb. 2, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad pounded Israel for a second day, firing 80 rockets – sure that Israel’s reaction would be carefully calibrated a week before election day. After the first day, the Israeli air force struck Jihad targets around Damascus as well as scores of its sites in the Gaza Strip. By […]