Mossad’s Yossi Cohen goes to war with coronavirus and Iran

It is not a surprise that Netanyahu would turn to Cohen for a mission of the utmost primacy, after the Mossad chief has led dramatic and daring efforts against Iran for years. By YONAH JEREMY BOB MARCH 26, 2020 22:18 When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Tuesday night that Mossad Director Yossi Cohen was […]

Israeli forces shoot down alleged Hezbollah glider, slams violation of airspace

News Desk2020-03-26 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5e7cf2aa9a074_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5e7cf2aa9a074_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Israeli army said on Thursday that it managed to shoot down a glidervbelonging to Hezbollah after it penetrated into Israeli airspace. “This morning, a glider from the terrorist organization […]

Report: Gantz to be FM, will become PM in 18 months, in unity government; Ashkenazi on defense, Tropper justice

According to Channel 12’s political commentator Amit Segal, the emerging coalition will include the Labor party, which will split from the Meretz party. Gantz will be the foreign minister. Chili Tropper, of Gantz’s Israel Resilience Party, will be the justice minister. Gabi Ashkenazi will be the defense minister. Gantz will ostensibly become prime minister in […]

Across Middle East, militants hang up guns to fight coronavirus

Armed groups across the Middle East, many of them unable to test for the virus and lacking medical support, are picking up the disinfectant alongside the rifle. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 26, 2020 02:54 The battle against the coronavirus is as important as the struggle against Israel, an online poster put up by the […]

Iraq military: Two rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone

AFP March 26, 2020, 03:45 AM – latest revision March 26, 2020, 04:35 AM W 2 min read KARIM SAHIB / AFP A Soviet model T-72 Iraqi tank from Iraq’s 9th Army Mechanized Division takes position during a training session at the Besmaya range near Taji, northeast of Baghdad, 21 February 2006. An Iraqi security source told […]

World focused on fighting virus, but Mideast diplomacy simmers on

ICC, EU delay but don’t freeze discussions about Israel-Palestine, as Israel and US say they’re still working on Trump’s peace plan, including mapping West Bank ahead of annexation By Raphael Ahren Today, 10:36 am 0 Edit Earlier this week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an “immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the […]

New Israeli research says COVID-19 is here to stay

Photo: AFP New Israeli research says COVID-19 is here to stay Researchers suggest unlike SARS, MERS coronavirus strains which were successfully contained during 2004 and 2018 outbreaks respectively, COVID-19 may become perennial danger Ynet | Published: 03.25.20 , 22:29 The novel coronavirus is not going anywhere anytime soon, suggests new research conducted by the Hebrew […]