Liberman gives majority to anti-Netanyahu bill

The Yisrael Beytenu leader’s endorsement gave the bill a majority, now with the support of all 62 MKs who are not in Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc. GIL HOFFMAN MARCH 5, 2020 13:03 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sufffered a blow on Thursday afernoon when Yisrael Beytenu leaer Avigdor Liberman endorsed Blue and White leader Benny Gantz’s efforts […]

Turkey to Deploy Special Forces to Greek Border to Prevent Athens Pushing Migrants Back – Minister

BREAKING A migration crisis on the Turkish-Greek border erupted after Ankara announced it would no longer be preventing refugees from going through its territory to Europe in violation of previous agreements with the EU. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Thursday that Ankara will deploy 1,000 special operations police officers at EU border to prevent […]

The Gaza Time Bomb Ticks Faster Than Solutions Can Emerge

by David Hacham A rocket is fired towards Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa. Although the moment may come in which significant military action becomes inevitable to stop armed attacks on Israelis from Gaza, Israeli governments must exercise patience, sound judgement, and a sober assessment of consequences when […]

Ceasefire at Stake: Putin and Erdogan to Discuss Idlib Escalation in Moscow

Ankara launched “Operation Spring Shield” last week after Syrian Army attacks on terrorist positions killed up to 33 Turkish servicemen in Idlib. Turkey claimed its troops had been attacked in a military outpost, but, according to Moscow, the soldiers were among al-Nusra militants planning an offensive against the Syrian Army. Russian President Vladimir Putin will […]

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 […]