A Most Unwelcome Leader – by Steve Schmutzer

You have to admit – it’s a fantastic story. Against all odds, a well-known polarizing figure gains the leadership of an entire nation – the world’s number one superpower. But he’s an outsider. He’s not one of the establishment folk, and his path to power was an unconventional one. Not everyone is happy about this […]

Iran and the Israel-UAE Deal

Dr. Doron Itzchakov August 21, 2020 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,704, August 21, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates presents the Iranian regime with dilemmas on both the foreign and the domestic front. The regime fears the emergence of a new international alliance that will have greater […]

Israel: Tensions heat up in south, 2 fires spark as Gaza arson attacks continue

Bathers in Zikim Beach north of Palestinian enclave evacuated due to blaze Tensions on the Israel-Gaza border continued Friday morning as two blazes raged in the Gaza envelope due to landings of incendiary balloons. In a rare move, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the suspension of agricultural work adjacent to the security barrier until further notice, […]

Hamas warns Israel of continued cross-border violence

Elior Levy | Published: 08.21.20 , 09:02 Hamas issued a statement Friday morning saying the terrorist group will not hesitate to escalate cross-border violence against Israel.”The resistance’s response makes it clear that it would not hesitate to conduct a campaign against Israel if the escalation and bombing continue,” read the statement.”Israel must bear the consequences […]

Pompeo aims fury at Europe as Iran sanctions snapback bid rebuffed

Top US diplomat accuses countries of ‘siding with ayatollahs’; Russia withdraws request for UN meeting to extend sanctions relief after apparent US move to block summit By Agenices and TOI staff Today, 5:50 am   European powers rejected a US bid to reinstate sanctions on Iran and torpedo the 2015 nuclear deal, drawing an accusation […]

Greece to ratify accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt on August 26

Greece plans to ratify an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt next week, its government said on Thursday, referring to a deal which has angered Turkey and highlighted overlapping claims over the east Mediterranean. Egypt and Greece sealed the accord defining maritime zones on August 6. It was ratified by Egypt’s parliament on August 18, […]

Israel hits Gaza for third time after major uptick in rocket fire overnight

12 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since Thursday night, damage caused to Sderot home, as violence escalates along restive border region TOI staffToday, 6:58 am Israeli warplanes carried out a third round of airstrikes in Gaza early Friday morning in response to a rocket barrage several hours earlier, capping off a night that saw […]

Iranian Defense Minister heads to Russia to discuss potential purchase of S-400: Russian media

News Desk2020-08-20 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f3f7ed73cf15_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f3f7ed73cf15_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Iranian Defense Minister, General Amir Hatami, will visit Moscow this week to meet with his Russian counterpart and discuss a number of pertinent topics. Russia’s Interfax News Agency quoted […]

The ashes of Jerusalem’s biblical fall still show at dig near Old City

The researchers have been able to pin down the moment of the destruction to 586 BCE, when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and devastated its temple. ROSSELLA TERCATIN AUGUST 20, 2020 17:38 What would happen if archaeologists could excavate tears? Looking at burned stones and beams clearly visible in the ruins of a building recently exposed […]

PA’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa banning Muslims from praying at al-Aqsa

“It is forbidden for a Muslim to arrive in a plane of the United Arab Emirates to Ben Gurion Airport, in order to come and pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.” DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS AUGUST 20, 2020 19:38 The Palestinian Authority’s Grand Mufti has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque within the framework […]