Month: August 2020
Is another election looming over Israel in mid-covid19-cum-economic crisis?
Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:53Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:54 Diane Shalem 4 Views Coronavirus., fourth election?, Netanyahu-|Gantz budget dispute It will happen in November unless Israel’s two equally stubborn co-prime ministers give way on their budget dispute before Aug. 25. Alternate prime minister, defense minister Benny Gantz, is holding PM Binyamin Netanyahu to his coalition […]
Turkey is testing the limits in the Middle East
How do Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean impact Israel’s ambitious energy plans? LAHAV HARKOV AUGUST 7, 2020 07:56 For a decade now, Israel’s energy exploration and exportation policies have brought it mostly smooth sailing in the Mediterranean and abroad with stormy politics at home. The government viewed energy discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean as […]
What Really Happened at the Port of Beirut?
By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar August 7, 2020 Explosion at the Port of Beirut, August 4, 2020, screenshot of YouTube video BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,681, August 7, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion occurred at a warehouse on the waterfront of the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. […]
IDF fighter jets attack Hamas targets after explosive balloon attacks
After nearly six months without incendiary balloons, five fires broke out in the Gaza border communities. At least three of them were caused by incendiary balloons. JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 7, 2020 01:42 IDF fighter jets attacked a Hamas underground infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson confirmed. The attack was […]
Beirut’s accidental cargo: how an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. “They were being greedy,” said Boris Prokoshev, who was captain of the Rhosus in 2013 when […]
Iran accidentally blocks own naval port by sinking fake US carrier in wrong place
Iran accidentally blocks own naval port by sinking fake US carrier in wrong place Mock US naval carrier sinks in shallow water at entrance to Iran’s main naval port, presenting danger to any ship which passes over it. Gary Willig , 04/08/20 22:51 Iranian mockup aircraft carrier over Strait of Hormuz Reuters Iran sought a […]
Hezbollah looted Lebanon and it will cost $93b. to bail it out – analysis
Hezbollah looted Lebanon and it will cost $93b. to bail it out – analysis The economy is in a tailspin, COVID-19 has taken away remittances the country needs, and Beirut is effectively defaulting on bonds, the study notes. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 4, 2020 18:06 Lebanon is in the midst of a financial crisis […]
Qatari royal family member authorized arms supply to Hezbollah – dossier
A dossier provided by security contractor, Jason G., documented the role played since 2017 by a Qatari royal family member in a sprawling terror finance scheme. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL JONATHAN SPYER AUGUST 6, 2020 10:21 Qatar’s monarchy has financed weapons deliveries to the global terrorist movement Hezbollah, according to information uncovered by The Jerusalem Post. A […]
The real tragedy for Lebanon is Hezbollah’s continuing stranglehold
Hezbollah would rather the Lebanese people suffer, than let them partake of assistance offered by the Jewish state. By JPOST EDITORIAL AUGUST 5, 2020 21:04 In a symbolic act of human solidarity, Tel Aviv on Wednesday night was to light up its municipality in the colors of the flag of Lebanon, an enemy state. “Humanity […]
Beirut explosion highlights danger of Hezbollah’s guided munitions
Hezbollah also has a special terminal at the Beirut Port where it regularly unloads weapons that are shipped to Lebanon from Iran, ‘The Jerusalem Post’ has learned. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 5, 2020 23:03 In recent years Hezbollah has been acquiring precision-guided munitions which make the terrorist group’s arsenal of 150,000 missiles more dangerous. The […]
Russia condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria, warns of ‘consequences’
JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 5, 2020 12:37 Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “resolutely” condemned on Wednesday Israeli airstrikes that targeted Syrian military positions on Monday evening, warning Israel against “dangerous consequences.” “We resolutely condemn these actions and express serious concern over yet another aggravation of relations between Israel and Syria,” said the Ministry of Foreign […]
Lebanese PM: 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate caused ‘disaster in every sense’
Hassan Diab says agricultural fertilizer stored for years in a portside warehouse blew up in massive explosion heard in Cyprus, 150 miles away By Bachir El Khoury and Rouba El Husseini Today, 3:48 am 6 Edit BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut’s port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and […]
New rocket attack targets Baghdad’s Green Zone
2020-08-05 Archived photo of a Katyusha rocket stash found in Iraq. /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f2a6f8f78162_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f2a6f8f78162_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:25 A.M.) – The government security media cell in Iraq said in a press statement that in the early hours on Wednesday morning, a […]