Iran’s Khamenei: Israel only understands force

JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 17, 2020 02:13 As Iran prepares to commemorate the anti-Israel Al-Quds Day, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attacked Israel on Twitter on Saturday, writing that the “Zionist regime has proven it doesn’t abide by any treaty & doesn’t understand any language but the language of force.” “Israel has […]

Reports of airstrike targeting Aleppo denied by Syrian state media

Local media reported two large explosions in the city early on Saturday morning, with some reports claiming that an alleged Israeli airstrike had targeted Iranian sites in the city. TZVI JOFFRE MAY 17, 2020 01:53 Local media reported two large explosions in Aleppo early on Saturday morning, with some reports claiming that an alleged Israeli […]

Locust swarms threaten Middle East, India, Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak

While no swarms are currently expected to impact Israel, Jordan is considered “threatened” , according to a forecast map by the Food and Agriculture Organization. MAY 17, 2020 00:14 Nations from East Africa to India are facing large swarms of desert locusts and could face an even worse second wave after an exceptional rainy season […]

Burning of Israeli flag leads to German law to ban torching of all flags

The new law also criminalizes the desecration of the EU flag and EU anthem. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL MAY 15, 2020 14:16 BERLIN – An antisemitic rally where an Israeli flag was torched caused German lawmakers on Thursday to pass legislation outlawing the burning of all foreign flags within the borders of the federal republic. The Jerusalem […]

US developing hypersonic missile unlike the world has ever seen

    /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5ebf9405c2b88_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5ebf9405c2b88_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the US is developing a state-of-the-art hypersonic missile that he stressed should be superior to those currently created by Russia and China. US Defence Department press secretary Jonathan […]

US-Iran-Venezuela tanker battle heats up

US officials said over the weekend they have a “high degree of certainty” that Maduro has been paying Iran in gold for the fuel. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 16, 2020 09:47 Five tankers filled from Iran may be heading to Venezuela, reports indicated over the weekend. TankerTrackers.com, which tracks oil shipments and storage, showed the […]

Pompeo warns ICC of “consequences” for illegal Israel probe

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday warned the International Criminal Court against asserting jurisdiction over Israel, saying the United States will “exact consequences” for any “illegitimate” war crimes investigations. On Wednesday, US bipartisan letters from both Houses of Congress called on Pompeo to combat the ICC’s anti-Israel bias. “The International Criminal Court is […]