Day: May 17, 2020

The ministers of Israel’s 35th government

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A rundown of the distribution of portfolios in the new cabinet and top Knesset positions TOI staffToday, 1:55 pm The new government will have 34 ministers, swelling to 36 once the coronavirus crisis is over, according to the coalition agreement. That will make it the largest government in Israeli history. Likud incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu will […]

Iran’s Nuclear and Military Efforts in the Shadow of Coronavirus and Economic Collapse

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Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek May 17, 2020 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,568, May 17, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Notwithstanding the difficult challenges of the coronavirus crisis and a deteriorating economy, Iran is pushing ahead with its uranium enrichment and missile and space programs as well as its activities in Syria. It also has […]

Iran’s tankers are in the Atlantic, heading for Venezuela

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Maduro recently surprised a group of mercenaries and Venezuelan dissidents, capturing two Americans in an ill-planned raid that has embarrassed Washington. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 17, 2020 13:39 Iran’s Fars News is tracking Iran’s five tankers that are heading for Venezuela. The US has said it would consider measures to stop Iran delivering gasoline to […]

Netanyahu doles out final posts, with government set to be sworn in at 1 p.m.

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Ceremony was pushed off from Thursday after mini-rebellion by disappointed Likud MKs; Gantz said to set up ‘alternate prime minister’s office’ at PMO Michael BachnerToday, 9:53 am Israel’s 35th government was set to be sworn in on Sunday at 1 p.m., barring any additional delays, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggled to allot the last […]

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Herzliya home

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By TAMAR BEERI MAY 17, 2020 10:42 The Chinese Ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home on Sunday morning, a Foreign Affairs Ministry official confirmed. Police are currently in his home and investigating. The Chinese embassy, however, said that it cannot confirm the reports as of yet. The 58-year-old ambassador […]

Iranian official reveals Iran’s plan to confront Israel

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  /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5ec08ca5ae11f_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5ec08ca5ae11f_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Sayyid Hossein Nahgavii Hosseini, the spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, revealed on Saturday the details of a plan to confront Israel. “The committee […]