Major Upheavals Due to Coronavirus Pose Challenges for US-Israel Relationship

  US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 27, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque. JNS.org – As the world’s attention has been focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus for the past two months, presidential primary campaign […]

Iran attempted cyber attack on Israeli water and sewage facilities — report

Fox News says hackers used American servers in last month’s attack; Israeli water and cyber officials say attempted breach did not disrupt water supply Today, 4:53 pm Iran attempted a cyberattack on Israeli water infrastructure late last month, with hackers using American servers to carry out the breach, Fox News reported on Thursday. There was […]

China, Guilty as Israel Is Charged

It appears that China is the pariah state that people have long imagined Israel to be. When one examines the defamatory charges leveled at Israel and Israelis on a daily basis, including but not limited to false claims of apartheid, organ harvesting, mass detention and murder of ethnic minorities, ethnic cleansing, imperialism, and many others, […]

Bill Gates and His ‘War Against Cash’ Are a Threat to Our Liberty, Economist Warns

A consortium of powerful interests that include Visa and Mastercard, the International Monetary Fund, billionaire Bill Gates and the US Treasury have been slowly lobbying for cash to be abolished worldwide and replaced with digital only currencies. Norbert Haering holds a PhD in economics and is co-founder and co-director of the World Economics Association, the second […]

Hamas official denies reports of progress in prisoner swap talks with Israel

Maher Obeid says ‘there are no real contacts, and there is no mediator assigned by the Israeli occupation to discuss the issue in a real and effective manner’ TOI staffToday, 12:58 pm A senior Hamas official on Thursday dismissed reports of progress toward a prisoner swap with Israel, after officials in Jerusalem had signaled negotiations […]

Coronavirus: European Leaders Cower in the Face of China

Coronavirus: European Leaders Cower in the Face of China by Soeren Kern May 7, 2020 at 5:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15994/coronavirus-europe-china The equivocation of European leaders is a reflection not only of Europe’s geopolitical weakness and economic overdependence on China, but also of a moral vacuum in which they refuse to stand up for Western values. Meanwhile, […]

Putin’s Imperialism Comes to Jerusalem

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO. In January 2020, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin struck a deal that rescued Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar from a Russian prison and brought her safely home, in exchange for Russian sovereignty over the Alexander […]

Iran not abandoning land bridge plan from Damascus to Tehran

/* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5eb378004407d_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5eb378004407d_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Israeli military launched several attacks against the Iranian forces in Syria this year, including two powerful assaults in the last ten days. However, despite some claims that the Iranian forces are […]

Is Assad now a liability? The mysterious Russian media campaign against Syria’s dictator

When Russia intervened in the Syrian conflict on Bashar al-Assad’s side in September 2015, its involvement was seen as crucial for the survival of Syria’s dictatorial president, whose army had been severely weakened by desertions and had suffered a string of defeats by rebel forces. Since then, Russia has provided unremitting support for Bashar al-Assad, […]

Experts: Near-Complete North Korean Missile Facility Proves Pyongyang Continues ICBM Development

2020-05-06 A Washington think tank report that North Korea is “nearing completion” of a ballistic missile facility capable of accommodating Pyongyang’s entire ballistic missile arsenal highlights the modernization and expansion of the country’s ICBM program despite global efforts to stop it, experts said Wednesday. The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Tuesday revealed the […]

Can Jordan stop Israeli annexation?

The next two months will be politically fraught if the Israeli coalition agreement allows a vote on annexation, but how much can Jordan do?  A demonstrator holding a Palestinian flag stands among Israeli border police officers during a protest against Israeli settlements and US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, in Jordan Valley, Israeli-occupied […]

For first time in months, security cabinet summoned to meet Thursday

Top level ministerial group to hold talks amid speculation of developments in prisoner swap talks with Hamas and in battle to oust Iran from Syria By TOI staff Today, 6:37 am 0 Edit   The high-level security cabinet will convene Thursday for the first time in months, media reports said, speculating the discussion could focus […]