TV: Trump, top aides to decide this week whether to back Netanyahu’s annexation

‘Decisive’ White House meeting, to be attended by Pompeo, Kushner, Friedman, said set to determine whether US okays PM’s July 1 plan for sovereignty over settlements, Jordan Valley TOI staffToday, 9:32 pm The White House will this week hold a “decisive” meeting on whether to approve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declared plan to start from […]

Iran calls France’s testing of nuclear ballistic missile a threat to world peace

Echoing criticism Paris made of Tehran after February satellite launch, Iranian foreign ministry says missile test incompatible with French disarmament commitments AgenciesTOI staffToday, 11:59 pm Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday it’s “concerned” about France’s testing of a new ballistic missile and that it is inconsistent with the country’s international commitments, state-run IRNA news agency reported. […]

Could Egypt and Turkey be headed for war in Libya?

Libya’s conflict is complex, but at its most basic it is a proxy war. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 20, 2020 20:42 Turkey has increased its military intervention in Libya in recent months, sending ships off the coast, planes to bring weapons, mercenaries and armed drones to the country. This is ostensibly to support the […]

Moscow’s Next Front: Russia’s Expanding Military Footprint in Libya

Moscow’s Next Front: Russia’s Expanding Military Footprint in Libya June 17, 2020 New imagery analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) of Russian operations in Libya indicates the breadth and depth of Russian involvement, as well as its limits in altering the conflict’s trajectory, as seen in recent setbacks for Moscow’s primary […]

Melchizedek is a Type of The Lord Jesus

MELCHIZEDEK Abraham Meets Melchizedek by Rubens Cir 1625 Hebrews 7:1-3 1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and […]

Israel lauds IAEA bid to expose Iran’s “blatant nuclear violations “

Tehran denounced France, Britain and Germany for leading the nuclear watchdog’s call on Iran for prompt access to two suspected undeclared nuclear sites at the IAEA board meeting on Friday, June 19. The resolution, the first outright condemnation of Iran by the nuclear watchdog since 2012, was carried against the votes of Russia and China […]

Sudden Annexation of the West Bank Not on Wary Netanyahu’s Agenda

Sudden Annexation of the West Bank Not on Wary Netanyahu’s Agenda by Jonathan Spyer The Australian June 20, 2020 https://www.meforum.org/61126/sudden-annexation-not-on-wary-netanyahus-agenda Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has talked a lot about unilaterally annexing parts of the disputed West Bank, but bold strategic gambits are not his modus operandi. July 1 is the date. From then, according […]