Israel takes Greece’s side in maritime standoff with Turkey

Jerusalem kept mostly silent on the crisis building up in recent months. LAHAV HARKOV AUGUST 12, 2020 20:11 Israel voiced its support for Greece in their dispute with Turkey over economic zones in the eastern Mediterranean. The Foreign Ministry released a rare declarative statement that “Israel follows closely as tension arises in the Eastern Mediterranean. […]

Why Turkey needs a new crisis with Greece in Mediterranean

Turkey set itself on a collision course with Egypt, Greece and Europe over its new claims. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 11, 2020 16:09 Turkey’s current leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan creates a crisis every month with different countries as a way to fan nationalism and religious extremism at home and distract from mishandling of […]

Israel halves Gaza fishing zone after dozens of fires sparked in south

Move comes as tensions rise along the southern border, with ongoing balloon-based attacks from the Strip and Israel retaliating with strikes, closing commercial crossing By Judah Ari Gross Today, 10:40 pm   Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   Israel slashed Gaza’s permitted fishing zone Wednesday night after suspected Palestinian terrorists […]

Hezbollah is still in charge in Lebanon

Hezbollah is still in charge in Lebanon The Beirut explosion destroyed Hezbollah’smassive drug and weapons conduit, but Hezbollah remains the most powerful force in Lebanon. Op-ed. Tags: Lebanon Hezbollah Mordechai Kedar   Mordechai Kedar , 12/08/20 13:08   Hezbollah ordnance Reuters (JNS) Fatima was the prophet Muhammad’s daughter from his first wife, Khadija. Muhammad married […]

Turkey accuses Greek Navy of attacking Turkish vessel

News Desk2020-08-11 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f339427807fc_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f339427807fc_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Turkish Coast Guard reported that 3 people were injured in an attack by the Greek Navy on a Turkish civilian boat, Sputnik reported. A Turkish Coast Guard statement obtained […]

Knesset okays election-averting bill to delay budget in a preliminary reading

By 56-41 votes, MKs back legislation that gives government more time to resolve impasse on passing state financial plan By TOI staff Today, 1:14 pm The Knesset passed in its preliminary reading Wednesday a bill to grant the government more time to pass the national budget, helping avert a fourth round of elections by pushing […]

The Book of Revelation; an Introduction

The Book of Revelation; an Introduction Aug 12, 2020   //   by Charlie Garrett   //   Daily Writing, Revelation, Revelation (written), Writings  //  No Comments Wednesday, 12 August 2020 The Book of Revelation; an Introduction The book of Revelation is the 66th and final book of the Bible. It is comprised of 22 chapters of 404 verses. […]

Nile Be Dammed

Toxic Water Politics Threaten Democracy and Regional Stability By Michael Woldemariam August 10, 2020 Sign in and save to read later Save to Pocket Print this article Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Send by email Get a link The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, September 2019 Tiksa Negeri / Reuters The Grand […]

Lebanon: a country in free-fall

Gregg Carlstrom reports on the emotional impact of last week’s explosion and, in a second dispatch, Lina Mounzer describes the bewildering months of living with spiralling inflation Aug 11th 2020 Almost a week after the explosion that shattered Beirut, which ended more than 150 lives and ruined hundreds of thousands more, the shock has not […]