US will push countries to love their Jews more, anti-Semitism monitor says

Elan Carr says Washington will work with allies on ‘developing and driving Philo-Semitic narratives for their country’ Ron Kampeas5 May 2020, 2:43 am WASHINGTON (JTA) — Elan Carr, the State Department’s anti-Semitism monitor, wants to get people in other countries to love their Jews more as a means of countering anti-Semitism. In a press call […]

Xi Jinping Receives Warning of Potential Military Conflict With US, Report Claims

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has added another point of tension to an increasingly souring relationship between the United States and China. As the Trump administration fuels anti-Chinese sentiment, details in a reported internal government document reveal how the worst-case scenario looks like. China’s Ministry of State Security delivered to President Xi Jinping warnings of heightening anti-Chinese […]

Overwhelming Majority of US House of Representatives Urges Renewal of UN Arms Embargo on Iran

Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps march in a parade in Tehran, Sept. 22, 2011. Photo: Reuters / Stringer / File. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the US House of Representatives on Monday called for the extension of the United Nations arms embargo against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a letter to Secretary […]

Russian radar system discovered near Israeli border: media

2020-05-04 BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – A Russian publication reported this week that the Russian Armed Forces have deployed their Resonance radar system in an area near the Israeli border. According to the NZIV publication, the Russian Resonance radar was identified in two locations in the eastern Mediterranean region, including an area along the Israeli-Egyptian […]

Russian and American military face off in Northern Syria

Russian and American military face off in Northern Syria  Monday, May 4, 2020 11:00:00 AM     The Russian military did not let a US military convoy to enter the town of Qamishli in Northern Syria, Telegram-channel “Military Informant” reports. The post was published on the evening of May 2. The date of the incident […]

Settler leader: preliminary Knesset vote on annexation bill can happen now

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to apply sovereignty to the West Bank settlements. He only plans to do so, however, within the context of the Trump peace plan. TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 4, 2020 04:14 The Knesset should hold an immediate preliminary reading of a private members bill filed by MK May Golan (Likud) that […]

Russia is ready to sell S-400 air defense system to Iraq: ambassador

Russian Ambassador to Iraq Maksim Maksimov says Moscow is prepared to provide Baghdad with advanced S-400 air defense missile systems once the Arab country makes an official request for the military hardware. “The Russian side has, thus far, not received an official request in this regard. There is no doubt that recent developments have increased interest in [procurement […]

Iran says Germany paid ‘historical debt’ to Israel with Hezbollah ban

Iranian foreign ministry claims Germany banned Hezbollah terrorist group in order to settle ‘historical debt’ to ‘the Zionists’. 04/05/20 13:40 Iran on Monday charged that Germany is repaying a “historical debt” to Israel after Berlin banned the activities of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on its soil. Germany designated Hezbollah a “Shiite terrorist organisation” on Thursday as […]

China would open fire to force US aircraft to change course from Syrian coast: media

News Desk2020-05-03     /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5eafc5a282c87_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5eafc5a282c87_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – A Chinese news agency said the Russian military’s decision to intercept two U.S. aircraft along the Syrian coast would have ended differently if it was their air force […]

Israel seizes Palestinian municipal power for Tomb of Patriarchs elevator

Israel seizes Palestinian municipal power for Tomb of Patriarchs elevator Naftali Bennett: ‘Every person, irrespective of whether or not they are disabled, should have the opportunity to visit the tomb, which is an important Jewish heritage site’ By TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 3, 2020 19:39 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett is seen in Hebron. Israel seized municipal […]

Israel reportedly part of seven-nation effort to reopen trade and tourism

i24NEWS May 04, 2020, 01:33 AMlatest revision May 04, 2020, 04:12 AM POOL via AFP / AMMAR AWADIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz shake hands during a joint press conference at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on June 11, 2018. Israel currently bars all foreign travel into the country, […]

Syria’s regime faces intrigue: Makhlouf and S-300s

Amid the problems with his inner circle, Assad must also weigh new reports that assert his air defense systems are failing against attacks. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 4, 2020 10:21 Syria’s regime has faced several embarrassments recently, including criticism from a wealthy insider and leaks claiming its air defense systems have failed to prevent attacks. […]