Day: March 4, 2020
Syrian Air Defence Thwarts ‘Hostile Targets’ Over Homs – Report
Syrian Armed Forces Command said late February that its air defences would immediately shoot down any aircraft violating the country’s airspace. Syrian air defence systems are thwarting “hostile targets” over the city of Homs, a SANA reporter said on Wednesday. “Explosions were heard in the city of Homs”, Al-Ikhbariya reported. They also attached a video. There […]
Syrian air defense systems activated in Homs
Syrian media: Air defense systems activated against “hostile targets” in the Homs area. Elad Benari, 05/03/20 01:06 Air strike in Syria (archive) Reuters Syria’s official news agency reported overnight Wednesday that the country’s air defense systems had been activated against “hostile targets” in the Homs area. A local radio station reported that several targets had […]
Researcher identifies Galilee caves where Jews fought Romans
Hundreds of caves in the Galilee have been identified as those described by Josephus almost 2,000 years ago. ROSSELLA TERCATIN MARCH 4, 2020 20:20 About 2,000 years ago, in the first century CE, Yosef ben Matityahu left Jerusalem and reached the Galilee as the commander who would lead the Jews of the region in the […]
Netanyahu Claims Gantz Connected to ‘Terror Supporters,’ as Blue and White Pushes Law to Prevent PM From Forming Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted his chief rival on Wednesday as Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party began to push an initiative to prevent an indicted prime minister from forming a government. Despite scoring a victory in Monday’s elections, Netanyahu’s position is looking ever more precarious, with his rightist-religious bloc of supporters winning only […]
US-Israel military exercise halted over Coronavirus scare
JUNIPER COBRA Exercise cancelled following new Health Ministry guidelines on Coronavirus. Arutz Sheva Staff, 04/03/20 22:54 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdiLP_LxNP4?autohide=1&rel=0] A joint exercise between the American and Israeli militaries has been cancelled due to concern over the novel Coronavirus. The JUNIPER COBRA Exercise was scheduled to begin this week and last through March 13. Over 600 troops […]
Trump Just Gave Israel the Ability to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites with F-35s
March 4, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: IranF-35MilitaryIsrael The U.S. State Department has approved an Israeli request to buy eight KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers. by Michael Peck If Israel does decide to bomb Iran, the U.S. government has made it a little easier. The U.S. State Department has approved an Israeli request […]
Kushner: Deal of the Century will change the status quo
Senior White House adviser reportedly tells senators that peace plan aims to end situation in which Israel expands settlements. Arutz Sheva Staff, 05/03/20 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday briefed senators behind closed doors on the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan, White House officials told Barak Ravid of Channel 13 News. According […]
Supreme Court rejects appeal to disqualify Netanyahu from forming coalition
Appeal by Movement for Quality Government to disqualify PM Netanyahu outright is rejected. ‘We’ll resubmit after results are published.’ Arutz Sheva Staff, 04/03/20 Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel to disqualify Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu from being tasked with forming the next coalition. “This appeal deals […]
Losing at polls, Blue and White mulls law to bar Netanyahu from leading
March 4, 2020 According to Israeli media, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has signed off on the idea. By David Isaac, World Israel News Having been battered at the ballot boxes, Blue and White’s leaders are considering a roundabout way of taking down Benjamin Netanyahu. They’re looking at passing a law that would prohibit […]
Who Is the Ayatollah’s New Top General?
Majid RafizadehMarch 4, 2020 at 4:00 am The new head of the Quds Force, Gen. Esmail Qaani, is someone who not only desires to kill Americans but also boasts about killing Americans. According to the U.S. Treasury Department Qaani covered “financial disbursements to IRGC-QF elements, including elements in Africa, as well as to various terrorist […]
Erdogan says expects Syria ceasefire after Putin talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he expects his talks this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin to result in the rapid achievement of a ceasefire in northwest Syria’s Idlib region. Erdogan was speaking to reporters ahead of his visit to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Putin. The Turkish army and the […]
Coronavirus has affected almost all Iranian provinces: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (File photo: Reuters) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says coronavirus has affected almost all Iranian provinces, according to the Presidency’s website. Last Update: Wednesday, 4 March 2020 KSA 13:00 – GMT 10:00
Security, Economic Threats to Thaw the Ice Between Gulf and Israel – Advisor to Bahraini Monarch
Gulf nations that have traditionally been hostile to Israel now appear to be getting closer to Tel Aviv, believes Rabbi Marc Schneier, an advisor to the King of Bahrain. But full diplomatic relations are not yet possible as long as the Palestinian issue remains unresolved. While the official results of Israel’s third general polls have […]