Two US troops killed in pro-Iranian rocket attack near Baghdad – report

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 […]

Gantz Bid for Israeli Minority Government Takes Major Hit

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 parliament passes reforms allowing Putin to run for president again

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”

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 […]

After Soleimani, Iran Sends Shamkhani to Iraq to Take Control

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 […]

Israel vs. Hezbollah: Is the Third Lebanon War Inevitable?

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 […]

A 20th century Haman who died 4 days after Purim

  Stalin’s plans for Russia’s Jews were aborted when he died before he could act on them.   Ari Pfeiffer, 08/03/20 00:15 | updated: 05:02   OpEds Moscow’s Kremlin INN: AF Ari Pfeiffer The writer is the Executive Director of the Friends of the Jerusalem College of Technology. More from the author ► Russia became […]

Afghan government to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners from jails

Reuters | Published: 03.10.20 , 23:13   Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a move to launch direct talks with the hardline insurgent group to end the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan, according to a copy of the decree seen by Reuters. The two-page decree – which […]

Saudi Aramco Will Boost Production Capacity to 13 Million Bpd From Current 12 Million Bpd

Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned petroleum monopoly Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said that company will increase daily oil deliveries, including those to the domestic market, from 9.7 to 12.3 million barrels. Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, received a directive from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy to increase its production capacity from 12 to […]

Soldiers thwart attempted terrorist attack in Binyamin region

IDF soldiers identify terrorists preparing to throw firebombs, open fire at them and arrest them. Elad Benari, 11/03/20 05:03 IDF soldiers thwarted an attempted terrorist attack near Route 465 in the Binyamin region on Tuesday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. The IDF fighters identified two suspects who were preparing to throw firebombs on vehicles. […]

PRAISING THE LAMB OF GOD

PRAISING THE LAMB OF GOD Revelation 5:1-14 5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and […]

A Chat with Seth Frantzman: The Unfinished Wars: America, ISIS, Iran, Kurdistan and the Middle East

Washington Kurdish Institute Giulia Valeria Anderson 10 March, 2020 On March 4, the Washington Kurdish Institute hosted a roundtable panel hosting Seth Frantzman, analyst and author of After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East. The panel focused on Syria, Iraq and the Kurds, featuring on-the-ground insights from Frantzman’s experiences and moderated by Sirwan […]