Erekat on life support but ‘stable’ as daughter holds out hope for recovery

Senior Palestinian negotiator in critical condition with COVID-19 at Jerusalem hospital, connected to ECMO machine; ‘God willing, his condition will improve,’ daughter says TOI staff21 October 2020, 12:20 am Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat was hooked up to a machine to artificially oxygenate his blood Tuesday after falling severely ill with COVID-19, his office reported. […]

Israeli Airline Arkia Starts Selling Tickets for Direct Tel Aviv-Dubai Flights

 by Barney Breen-Portnoy     An Arkia Embraer 195 jet. Photo: LLHZ2805 via Wikimedia Commons. The Israeli airline Arkia announced on Tuesday it would begin offering daily direct flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai in early January. Arkia — Israel’s second-largest airline after El Al — will use its Embraer 195 jets, which seat 122 […]

IDF attacks underground Hamas infrastructure

The attack was carried out in response to the rocket fire from Gaza on southern Israel earlier in the evening. Elad Benari , 20/10/20 23:29 IDF fighter jets and combat helicopters on Tuesday evening attacked an underground infrastructure belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the southern Gaza Strip. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the […]

Second Temple period jars and complete clay objects unearthed in Beit El

The ancient jars were discovered inside a water hole at the Khirbet Kafr Mer archaeological site at Beit El. TOBIAS SIEGAL OCTOBER 20, 2020 22:43 Dozens of jars and complete clay objects from the Second Temple period have been discovered by the Civil Administration in archaeological digs at Beit El in the West Bank. The […]

Mossad chief to Saudis: Negotiations with Palestinians should not be a condition for talks

Mossad chief Yossi Cohen: We are in contact with many countries in the region, there is a new atmosphere. Arutz Sheva Staff , 19/10/20 05:33   Mossad chief Yossi Cohen on Sunday expressed hope that more countries in the region will establish official ties with Israel. In an exclusive interview on Kan 11 News, Cohen […]

Israel, UAE, US launch joint fund in Jerusalem during first state visit

Israel, UAE, US launch joint fund in Jerusalem during first state visit The fund “is a manifestation of the new spirit of friendship and cooperation between the three countries, as well as their common will to advance the region,” a statement from the US Embassy in Israel said. By LAHAV HARKOV OCTOBER 20, 2020 13:00 […]

Top Sudan cleric: There is no general Islamic opposition to salaam with Israel

After Sudan’s leading scholars ruled against normalization, their peer Abdel-Rahman Hassan Hamed assessed that Islamic principles are more flexible, and wrote a fatwa backing ties Raphael AhrenToday, 6:48 am Last month, amid reports that Sudan could soon normalize relations with Israel, the northeast African Arab country’s leading governmental agency in charge of interpreting Islamic law […]

‘Trump Heights’: A symbol of US shift on Mideast policy

Along with backing for normalization deals and green light for settlements, US president has changed dynamics of the dispute between the Jewish state and the Palestinians AgenciesToday, 8:54 am On a dusty plain in the Golan Heights, a golden-lettered sign with Israeli and American flags stands before a rusty wire fence as the gateway to […]

No Longer United Against Israel: The New Arab World

By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar October 20, 2020   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,781, October 20, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Arab states are no longer a single bloc opposing Israel but are divided into two coalitions. One is on Iran’s side; the other is against it. Israel, which in the past was […]

Israel to sign unprecedented visa waiver deal with UAE

October 20, 2020, 12:57 AMlatest revision October 20, 2020, 02:38 AM Flash90The Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya, August 16, 2020 A delegation from the UAE will also make its first official visit to Israel to sign the waiver agreement Play Video Israel […]

Pompeo discusses Israel-Lebanon common maritime boundary with President Aoun

“I also underscored the importance for Lebanon’s political leaders to implement reforms as called for by the Lebanese people,” Pompeo tweeted. OMRI NAHMIAS OCTOBER 20, 2020 01:10 WASHINGTON – Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, spoke on Monday with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and welcomed the start of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel to agree on […]

German Jewish president wants assertive policy against Iran’s regime

“I cannot understand the German voting behavior at the UN in any way. It would be good if an optician could readjust German foreign policy in dealing with Iran” BENJAMIN WEINTHAL OCTOBER 20, 2020 02:38 The president of Germany’s roughly 100,000 member Jewish community urged Chancellor Angela Merkel’s foreign ministry to show more toughness against […]