US Jewish Actor Josh Gad Calls Out ‘Disgraceful’ and ‘Frightening’ Antisemitism by Celebrities

by Shiryn Ghermezian US Jewish actor Josh Gad addressed the recent spike in antisemitic behavior by public figures in a video uploaded onto Instagram on Thursday. Gad, the co-creator and star of Apple TV’s “Central Park,” titled his video “Enough,” and began by telling his over 1 million followers that he wanted to have an […]

Iran’s Military Alliance with China Threatens Middle East Security

Con CoughlinJuly 17, 2020 at 5:00 am Announcing Iran’s intention to build a new military base in the Indian Ocean, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval attachment of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that the base would be used to protect fishing and commercial vessels from piracy and “foreign ships”, a […]

Sisi says Egypt may make decisive military move in Libya

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said his country can make a decisive military move in neighbouring Libya should its security come under threat. Egypt will not stand idle in the face of threats to its security or the security of Libya, Sisi said at a televised meeting with lawmakers allied to Libyan opposition leader General Khalifa […]

Evangelical support for annexation uncertain as Trump looks to election

One prominent US evangelical leader says nixing West Bank annexation could cost US president his office, but others disagree, saying community fears regional turmoil Ron KampeasToday, 5:02 am JTA — Israel’s potential annexation of parts of the West Bank may not be a top election issue for American Jews, or even a top issue right […]

Netanyahu aide said to admit US in no mood for annexation, so PM won’t go ahead

Settler leaders protest after report of comments by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, a member of the mapping committee. ‘No need to wait for anyone,’ says Yesha Council By Jacob Magid 14 July 2020, 4:58 pm 10 Edit Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin has acknowledged in private conversations that no attention is currently being given in Washington […]

IAEA: ‘Things will be bad’ for Iran if inspectors denied access

United Nations’ (UN) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said ‘things will be bad’ for Iran inspectors are denied access to suspected nuclear sites by the end of July, i24 News reported. IAEA’s Director-General Rafael Grossi expressed his concern for Iran’s refusal to allow access and said it was an “absolute necessity for us to […]

Cyber attacks again hit Israel’s water system, shutting agricultural pumps

Incident follows more serious April attack attributed to Iran that officials said could have poisoned hundreds with chlorine By TOI staff 17 July 2020, 1:18 am 0 Edit Two cyber attacks were carried out against Israeli water infrastructure in recent weeks, the Ynet news site reported late Thursday. The Water Authority confirmed the report, but […]

EU aviation agency warns against flying over Iran ‘until further notice’

EU aviation agency warns against flying over Iran ‘until further notice’ The European Aviation Safety Agency says it has re-evaluated dangers to commercial airline operations in light of Tehran’s admission that it accidentally shot down passenger jet By AFP 11 January 2020, 10:15 pm   BRUSSELS — The European Union’s air safety agency on Saturday […]

Azerbaijan threatens to strike Armenian atomic plant

News Desk -2020-07-16 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f10ced69be34_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f10ced69be34_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.)  – The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense warned on Thursday, that its forces could carry out a precision strike on the Metzamur power station in western Armenia if Yerevan decided to […]

Lebanon’s New ‘Great Satan’

by Khaled Abu Toameh July 16, 2020 at 5:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16241/lebanon-hezbollah-great-satan Hezbollah’s financial crisis is the result of US sanctions on its patrons in Iran, which had been supporting the terrorist group annually with about $700 million from oil revenues…. — Fahim al-Hamid, Saudi journalist, okaz.com.sa, March 22, 2020. For several weeks now, a hashtag […]

Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program

Iranian officials likely recognized that as they realized the scope of the July 2 blast at the Natanz compound in Iran’s central Isfahan province. Date added: 16 July 2020 DUBAI: A mysterious explosion and fire at Iran’s main nuclear facility may have stopped Tehran from building advanced centrifuges, but it likely has not slowed the […]