Day: August 23, 2020

The EU and Israel as Genuine Strategic Partners

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By Florin Pasatoiu and Christian Nitoiu August 23, 2020 Benjamin Netanyahu and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Jerusalem, May 20, 2015, photo by Gil Cohen-Magen via EU Flickr CC   Mideast Security and Policy Studies Paper #179 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Time and again the relationship between the EU and Israel has been marred by […]

Erdoğan meets with top Hamas leaders in Istanbul

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Erdoğan meets with top Hamas leaders in Istanbul Aug 23 2020 04:53 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Aug 23 2020 04:56 Gmt+3 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday hosted a large delegation of leaders from Islamist Palestinian group Hamas in Istanbul, including the group’s political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, T24 news site reported. Turkish National […]

Venezuela’s President Maduro says buying Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’

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Reuters, CaracasSunday 23 August 2020 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday said it would be a “good idea” to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid growing ties between Caracas and Tehran. Iran in May supplied gasoline to Venezuela to ease chronic shortages, triggering […]

Netanyahu accepts budget ‘compromise,’ averting fourth election for now

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More to follow Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday evening that he accepted a “compromise” on a crucial budget vote, averting at least temporarily a fourth election in under two years. The deadlock between Netanyahu’s Likud party and Blue and White, the party of Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz, was […]

Hamas spokesperson warns of impending ‘explosion’ with Israel

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Published: 08.23.20 , 12:50 Hamas spokesperson Mushir al-Masri referred to the recent escalation on the Gaza border and said that “if Israel does not commit itself to lifting the siege off the Gaza Strip – we are marching towards an explosion.”On Saturday night, for the first time in ten days, the IDF did not attack […]

Russia and Turkey reach agreement to supply second batch of S-400s

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News Desk2020-08-23 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Rosoboronexport announced on Sunday that Moscow and Ankara have signed a new contract to supply a second batch of the S-400 missile defense system to Turkey. “The contract has been signed, and we are currently discussing with our partners the method of financial payment for the implementation of […]

US-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base

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Published: 08.23.20 , 12:01 United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said.The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, had been the site of frequent rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias targeting U.S.-led troops in recent […]

Hamas rocket cuts Sderot home in two: ‘It’s a miracle we survived’

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August 23, 2020 Hamas rocket cuts Sderot home in two: ‘It’s a miracle we survived’Damage to the Malka family home caused by a rocket in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, August 21, 2020. (Flash90) Overnight Thursday, Hamas launched 12 rockets from the Gaza Strip towards communities in southern Israel, one of which caused serious […]