Israel said to estimate UAE deal worth hundreds of millions in trade a year

Economy Ministry assesses exports to Emirates could amount to $500 million annually, and Gulf state’s investment in the country could reach $350 million, TV news reports TOI staffToday, 11:26 pm The Economy Ministry has estimated that the normalization of ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars […]

IDF shoots, wounds Palestinian throwing fire bomb at Rachel’s Tomb

Military says it hit the attacker in incident at Bethlehem shrine; Palestinian sources say 18-year-old shot in leg, in stable condition By Aaron Boxerman 17 August 2020, 12:55 am Israel Defense Force soldiers opened fire on a Palestinian who was about to throw a Molotov cocktail at Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem in the West Bank, […]

78–The Lord Returns

This section of Scripture discusses the return of the Lord Jesus near the end of the Tribulation during the campaign of Armageddon. God begins with a call to all the nations, declaring that God is indignant against all these nations and also their armies. They are all going to be slaughtered with the sword of […]

Saeb Erekat: ‘UAE peace deal is a killer for the two-state solution’

Arutz Sheva Staff, AFP , 16/08/20 18:35 The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize ties would kill the two-state solution, strengthen “extremists” and undermine the “possibility of peace”, chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat said Sunday. The fractured Palestinian Arab leadership — from the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas to […]

Zarif Reiterates Iran’s Support for Palestine in Fight against Israel

By IFP Editorial Staff – August 16, 2020 The Iranian foreign minister has reiterated Tehran’s constant support for the struggles of Palestinian people aimed at securing their rights. In a phone conversation with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Saturday, Mohammad Javad Zarif said Palestinian people and groups need to maintain their solidarity to […]

UAE summons Iranian Charge d’Affaires in Abu Dhabi: WAM

The United Arab Emirates summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi in response to a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that the foreign ministry described as “unacceptable,” state news agency WAM said on Sunday. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The ministry said the speech […]

Lavrov, Pompeo discuss UN meeting on Iran, says Russia’s foreign ministry

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russia’s proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a video summit with the United States and the remaining parties to […]

Tehran, Brussels reject Trump’s ‘snapback’ plan for Iran sanctions

Tehran (dpa) – Iran and the European Union have both rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to trigger the “snapback” mechanism in the Iranian nuclear deal to impose sanctions on Iran. “The Americans got out of the atomic deal in May 2018 and they know very well that the implementation of the snapback is something illegal and therefore […]

Israel’s Dilemma in the New Cold War

By Harvey Jaskel August 16, 2020 Benjamin Netanyahu and Xi Jinping, photo by Haim Zach, GPO via Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,693, August 16, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel will be caught on the horns of a dilemma as China projects itself commercially, politically, and militarily into the Middle East. […]

Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties

Both Bahrain and Oman praised the UAE-Israel accord, although neither have commented on their own prospects for normalized relations. REUTERS AUGUST 16, 2020 14:24 Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalizing ties with Israel, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday. “In the wake of this […]

Phone calls open between UAE and Israel, websites unblocked after agreement

The UAE confirmed on Sunday that a phone link has been set up with Israel following a historic agreement between the two countries. UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi “inaugurated a phone link between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel following […]

Jordanian diplomat threatens to declare war on Germany to force them to convert to Islam

In a shocking interview on Arab TV, senior Jordanian cleric (Sheikh) says Islam must be enforced against Western countries including Germany. As you can see in the video below he says Arab-Islamic countries must force Germany to pay for not converting its people to Islam. According to him, the goal of the jihad is to […]

Israel’s Gulf endgame: Full ties with Saudi Arabia

In-depth: Senior Israeli official says Jerusalem’s normalization effort with Abu Dhabi is a crucial stepping stone in formalizing relations with the Gulf’s most influential nation, and the UAE would not have agreed to the deal without Saudis’ approval Itamar EichnerPublished: The ink on the normalization agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel has […]