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By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A rocket attack on Camp Taji Iraq on march 11 has killed Americans and has led to tensions in Iraq. It is the latest of numerous attacks in Iraq as US-Iran tensions rose over the last year. In December a US contractor was killed at K-1 near Kirkuk. The US responded […]
Putin Says Russian Economy Will Emerge ‘Stronger’ from Turbulence By AFP March 11, 2020 Russia’s stock exchange fell sharply on Tuesday along with the Russian ruble. Kremlin.ru President Vladimir Putin insisted on Wednesday that Russia will weather the economic storm triggered by its oil standoff with Saudi Arabia and come out “stronger.” “I am sure that […]
Palestinians in Jerusalem hold Israeli residency permits but few have citizenship in Israel, which considers the entire holy city as its eternal, undivided capital. OMRI NAHMIAS MARCH 11, 2020 23:00 WASHINGTON – The US State Department changed its standard description of east Jerusalem Palestinians from “Palestinian residents” of the city to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli […]
“The adversary and enemy,” replied Esther, “is this evil Haman!” And Haman cringed in terror before the king and the queen.” Esther 7:6 (The Israel Bible™) Head of Gesher party Orly Levy seen at the entrance of the election committee meeting where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli elections arrive to […]
US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020 Updated: 2 minutes ago This timeline is the second part of a timeline that goes back to 2017, see the first part here. It seeks to include details about rising US-Iran tensions and also Israel-Iran tensions. 2020 January 1 US deploys 100 Marines to Baghdad and sends 750 paratroopers […]
Saudi Arabia will once more be the world’s biggest producer of crude oil under plans announced Wednesday to further increase the Kingdom’s output to a new record level. (Saudi Aramco) Saudi Arabia ramps up oil production to record level Saudi Aramco to increase its maximum sustainable capacity — the limit to the crude it can […]
Two US troops killed in pro-Iranian rocket attack near Baghdad – report Al Arabiya reported Wednesday night that sites belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces were being shelled in eastern Syria, near the border with Iraq. By LEON SVERDLOV MARCH 11, 2020 22:39 Two US troops and a British national are believed to be killed […]
CHARLES BYBELEZER 03/11/2020 Blue and White list leader Benny Gantz’s effort to form a government in Israel took a major blow Wednesday when the leader of the Gesher party, Orly Levy-Abekasis, said she would refuse to sit in a minority coalition backed by the primarily Arab Joint List. Gesher is currently part of a political […]
Russia’s lower house on Wednesday passed constitutional reforms in their final reading that include the possibility of President Vladimir Putin extending his rule for another two terms. A total of 383 State Duma lawmakers voted in favor of the package of constitutional amendments, with 43 abstentions and none against. The measures must now be approved […]
Coronavirus: Head of Largest Union Warns ‘Israel Economy on the Brink of a Yom Kippur” Histadrut labor federation chairman Arnon Bar-David added: “The economy is bleeding, huge companies are on the verge of collapse, layoffs have started. The Israeli economy cannot hold more than 48 hours as it is today.” Histadrut labor federation chairman […]
Seth FrantzmanThe Jerusalem PostMarch 10, 2020 Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran (Tasnim News Agency) Iran sent Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, to Iraq in order to try to control Iraq’s political future, according to reports and insider accounts. Shamkhani is a […]
Tensions between Israel and Iran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, have reached the point where war might well ensue. Neither side wants this, at least not right now, but it could still occur, either as a result of miscalculations and/or a rapid escalation that spirals out of control. The two sides confronted each other in Lebanon in […]
