Day: July 26, 2020

Israel is Diving Into the Troubled Eastern Mediterranean

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Jul 26, 2020 By Seth J. Frantzman (Bloomberg Opinion) — The Israeli cabinet last week approved a pipeline deal to move gas offshore via Cyprus to Greece and Europe. The 1,900-kilometer (1,181 miles) link will connect gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean basin to European markets. The $6 billion project, many years in the discussion, was […]

Iran’s New Make-believe Diplomacy

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by Amir Taheri July 26, 2020 at 4:00 am Now, however, it seems that, for the first time, the Khomeinist ruling elite is beginning to understand that it can neither reshape the world nor join it on its own antediluvian terms. Unable to admit that reality, the Tehran ruling elite is trying to conjure a […]

What does Iran’s pivot to China mean for Israel?

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July 26, 2020 Tehran and Beijing have been reported to be planning broad economic and security deals that could pave the way for China’s multibillion-dollar investment in Iran’s energy and military sectors. By Israel Kasnett, JNS China and Iran are said to be currently working on a 25-year, $400 billion “strategic partnership” that would see […]

A World in Chaos

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by Isi Leibler Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister and Defence Minister Benny Gantz attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem June 7, 2020. Photo: Menahem Kahana/Pool via REUTERS. When my last op-ed was published at the end of March, the coronavirus appeared to be under control in Israel and a national […]

Anti-Netanyahu protests will ‘end in bloodshed,’ warns public security minister

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Amir Ohana says demonstrators blocking roads is ‘violence,’ rallies are a coronavirus risk By TOI staff Today, 12:29 pm Violent clashes at demonstrations against the prime minister are likely to end in bloodshed, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana warned on Sunday. Ohana spoke to the Kan public broadcaster a day after thousands took part in demonstrations […]