Merkel’s government is ‘undermining solidarity with Israel’

‘Germany strengthens Israel’s enemies at the UN,’ says rep to combat antisemitism BENJAMIN WEINTHAL SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 23:43 The commissioner to combat antisemitism in the German state of Hesse launched a fiery attack on the reportedly anti-Israel bias of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government at the UN. Uwe Becker, who is also the president of the German-Israel friendship […]

Armenia says no to outside help as clashes with Azerbaijan reach 4th day

Any move to all-out war could drag in Russia and Turkey, which is a close ally of Azerbaijan. REUTERS SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 11:02 Fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces entered a fourth day on Wednesday in the biggest eruption of their decades-old conflict since a 1994 ceasefire. Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenian enclave of […]

The Dangerous New Iran-Qatar-Turkey-Hamas Alliance

Khaled Abu ToamehSeptember 28, 2020 at 5:00 am Abbas has already damaged the Palestinians’ relations with some Arab countries by condemning the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for signing peace treaties with Israel…. Now it appears that the Palestinians are also headed toward ruining their relations with Egypt because of Abbas’s decision to make peace […]

Hezbollah missile site revelations could trigger US sanctions

Netanyahu warned in his address to the UN General Assembly of secret Hezbollah arms depots in civilian areas of Beirut that could trigger yet another massive explosion. LAHAV HARKOV SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 10:34 Hezbollah use of civilian, residential neighborhoods to store and manufacture arms could trigger US sanctions against the terrorist group for use of […]

After years of bashing Israel at UN, UAE and Bahrain dramatically soften tone

What a difference a year makes: At 2019’s General Assembly, the 2 Gulf states condemned alleged violations against the Palestinians. This week, there were no such accusations By Raphael Ahren Today, 10:26 am Old habits die hard. But sometimes they do die, and this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly showed that, with […]

Iran-US and Iran-Israel tensions September 2020 and onward

Updated: 11 hours ago For our previous digest of daily incidents from July to September, compiled by Seth J. Frantzman, click this link. We have begun to include more details about Turkey tensions as well because we assess that Turkey’s relations are more entwined with the wider regional tensions. This includes Turkey-Qatar relations and Israel-UAE-Bahrain-Saudi […]

Armenian, Azeri forces accuse each other of shelling far from Karabakh

An image grab taken from a video made available on the official web site of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on September 28, 2020, allegedly shows Azeri artillery strike towards the positions of Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. (File/AFP) Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said 10 civilians had been killed by Armenian shelling since […]

Hezbollah chief tells France’s Macron can’t act like Lebanon’s ruler

Published: 09.29.20 , 22:13 Hezbollah’s leader said on Tuesday his Shi’ite movement welcomed French efforts to help Lebanon but that did not mean it would agree to any government or that French President Emmanuel Macron could act like the country’s ruler.In a televised speech, Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah was still ready for dialogue under the […]

IDF Warns Israel Will ‘Operate Extensively’ Against Precision Guided Missile Sites in Lebanon

Hana Levi Julian12 Tishri 5781 – September 29, 2020 Lebanon’s citizens are once again being used as human shields, the IDF warned Tuesday night, following the address to the United Nations General Assembly by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he revealed the exact locations of secret Hezbollah precision guided missile (PGM) factories and weapons […]

Netanyahu, in UN speech, warns of more Hezbollah peril for Beirut

PM says ‘no doubt’ other Arab, Muslim states will sign treaties. By LAHAV HARKOV SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 22:13 Hezbollah has a secret arms depot next to a gas company that could trigger yet another massive explosion in Beirut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned in his speech to the UN General Assembly by video link on […]

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: Netanyahu is lying about group’s missile sites

Published: 09.29.20 , 21:12 The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Hassan Nasrallah, on Tuesday said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was lying about missile sites in Lebanon.”A short while ago, the enemy’s prime minister spoke directly in a speech at the United Nations, saying things in order to incite the Lebanese people against Hezbollah, as usual,” […]