Scoop: Israeli security cabinet held secret meeting on unusual Iranian cyberattack

Barak Ravid of Israel’s Channel 13 news Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-R) attends the weekly cabinet meeting. Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/Getty Images The Israeli security cabinet held a top secret meeting on Thursday to discuss a highly unusual Iranian cyberattack against Israeli civilian water infrastructure that took place two weeks ago, Israeli officials tell me. […]

Trump, Saudi king reaffirm ‘defense partnership’ in phone call

Pompeo: US pulls out two out of four Patriot batteries deployed in Saudi Arabia as part of ‘normal rotation’ US President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reaffirmed the “strong United States-Saudi defense partnership” in a Friday phone conversation. The White House statement, as cited by Reuters, also noted that the two […]

Why is it Called an Ark?

ONE FOR ISRAEL (Messianic Jews in Israel) When we talk about “The Ark” in the Bible, we could either be talking about the Ark of the Covenant, or Noah’s Ark. The funny thing is that even though we use the same word in English, the words in Hebrew are different. And yet, the description of […]

Danon: Iranian satellite is for military, not civilian, purposes

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN calls on Security Council to condemn Iran’s recent actions. Elad Benari, Canada , 09/05/20  Following Iran’s launch of its “Noor” satellite and continued attempts to transfer advanced weapons across the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, on Friday sent a request to the Security Council to […]

Israel’s fight with Iran knows no coronavirus crisis

Analysis: With war-torn Syria further weakened by the epidemic, Tehran scrambling to reassert regional power and Moscow struggling to justify its investment in Assad, Jerusalem sees now is the time for decisive action Alex Fishman | Published: 05.08.20 , 23:05 As far as the Syrian front goes, Israel’s coronavirus crisis is a thing of the […]

Using Israeli technology to live in a water-stressed world

“Today we live in a water-stressed world. It’s not just Africa and India that are suffering from a shortage of water – it is all over the world.” By ALAN ROSENBAUM MAY 8, 2020 08:54 “Today we live in a water-stressed world. It’s not just Africa and India that are suffering from a shortage of […]

Don’t be fooled, Syria’s Assad is more beholden to Russia than ever

Russian media reports suggest that the Kremlin is exasperated with the man in Damascus’ presidential palace. They indicate he stands in the way of a long-term settlement. That may be true, though for reasons other than those being touted, but it shouldn’t be mistaken for Russian weakness in Syria. Russia has been deeply involved in […]

Israeli firm uncovers Iran-linked attempt to hack US virus drugmaker Gilead

Pharmaceutical company developing leading treatment for coronavirus; ClearSky cybersecurity outfit says Iran-connected hackers targeting COVID-19 researchers, including in Israel By TOI staff Today, 4:24 am An Israeli cybersecurity firm last week uncovered an attempt by Iran-linked hackers to breach US drug company Gilead Sciences, which is racing to roll out a treatment for COVID-19. It […]