Mossad chief indicates Saudis could join nations normalizing ties with Israel

Yossi Cohen refuses to say whether he’s met Riyadh’s de facto leader; explains deals with Gulf states necessitated building trust ‘that we’re here for them and they’re here for us’ By TOI staff 17 September 2020, 12:44 am 0 Edit The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency indicated in an interview aired Wednesday that Saudi […]

US threatens to sanction arms makers that sell to Iran

Elliott Abrams says UNSC sanctions on Tehran snapback at 8:00 p.m. Saturday By OMRI NAHMIAS, TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 21:46 The Trump administration vowed on Wednesday to impose the “full force” of US sanctions on any international arms manufacturers who deal with Iran once Washington sees a United Nations arms embargo on Tehran […]

Iran says UAE, Bahrain will bear ‘consequences’ of Israel deals

‘How could you reach out your hands to Israel?’ laments President Rouhani, accusing Gulf nations of planning to let Jerusalem set up military bases By AFP and TOI staff Today, 12:35 pm   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will be responsible for any “consequences” resulting from […]

Italian politician submits Netanyahu’s name for Nobel Peace Prize

Paolo Grimoldi, from the far-right Northern League party, praised Netanyahu as a world-class statesman Play Video An Italian politician from the far-right Northern League party has submitted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after Israel signed a landmark agreement with Gulf neighbors Bahrain and the UAE. According to Israeli daily Maariv, Paolo […]

Abraham Accords: A commitment to peace, no promises to Palestinians

September 16, 2020 Easing concerns for right-wing Israelis, references to eastern Jerusalem, 1967 borders, Judea and Samaria, and a timeline for a Palestinian state were all conspicuously absent. By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News The historic Abraham Accords were signed at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday afternoon, marking the first peace agreements […]

French initiative is last chance to save Lebanon, Jumblatt says

By Reuters Staff BEIRUT (Reuters) – Leading Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt said on Wednesday it seemed some people did not understand that French-led efforts to lift Lebanon out of crisis were the last chance to save the country. Lebanon is in the throes of a crippling economic and financial meltdown that marks the biggest threat […]

Ankara’s aggression has spurred a most unlikely pact

Seth J. Frantzman 15 September 2020, 2:07pm The monumental accords being signed in Washington between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain represent a new era in Israeli peacemaking. These agreements are being signed with Gulf states and they are a result of shared interests. At the top of the list of Israeli concerns is the Iranian […]

Iran’s axis worried about Israel-Saudi ties

Five years of Iranian aggression in Syria and Yemen have backfired for Tehran as Israel and Gulf became closer. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 10:26 Iran is concerned about the next steps Israel and its new Gulf partners will take in the wake of the Abraham Accords signed in Washington on Tuesday. Tehran’s displeasure […]

‘Israel is preparing to be enter Yemen’: Ansarallah leader

News Desk2020-09-16 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f61c16f0c5e2_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f61c16f0c5e2_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – The leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah Movement, Abdel-Malek Al-Houthi, said that Israel had begun preparing to establish a presence in his country with protection from the Arab coalition led by Saudi […]

Agreements suggest UAE, Bahrain are now less pro-Palestinian than Europe

Documents signed by Abu Dhabi and Manama vaguely call for a ‘solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ but don’t explicitly mention the two-state solution or settlements Raphael AhrenToday, 4:17 am It’s official: The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are now less pro-Palestinian than the Europeans. Officials and analysts familiar with Jerusalem’s clandestine relations with several Arab […]

Weapons factory in Gaza and Hamas training facility destroyed in IDF strikes

Israeli warplanes strike Hamas positions in Gaza Strip after terrorists fire rockets at Israel, injuring six. Arutz Sheva Staff , 16/09/20 09:45   Video Player 00:00 | 00:49 IDF attacks Hamas targets in the Gaza StripVideo:IDF. Photo:דובר צה”ל   The IDF released footage Wednesday morning from a series of airstrikes carried out over night in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip […]