Day: December 26, 2020

THE SHEPHERDS WHO WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS

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There were shepherds “abiding in the fields” near Bethlehem, which is was only eight miles from Jerusalem. These shepherds were probably tending the many sheep needed from flocks that were uniquely designated for sacrifice at the Temple in Jerusalem. The shepherds were educated in the specific quality of animal required for the sacrifices, and it […]

IDF: Our subs sail everywhere; Iran: Our response to any attack will be strong

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Army spokesman tells Saudi paper Israel is tracking Iran movements in region, days after Israeli submarine said to cross Suez Canal; Revolutionary Guard says ready for any scenario By TOI staff Today, 3:27 pm   After an Israel Defense Forces spokesman told a Saudi newspaper on Friday that Israeli submarines were quietly operating “everywhere,” an […]

Iraq’s Prime Minister walks tightrope in struggle with militias

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The militias have fired dozens of rockets at facilities where US personnel are located. They have frequently fired Iranian-supplied 107mm rockets at the US embassy in Baghdad. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 26, 2020 11:42 It wasn’t so long ago that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a former activist and intelligence chief, was wearing a jacket […]

Syria vows Israeli strikes will not go without consequences

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News Desk2020-12-26 BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The Syrian government affirmed in a letter to both the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council on Friday that the Israeli attacks on Syria come with support and an American green light, and that they will not pass without consequences. According to […]

‘We have never hid our opposition to Israel’s strikes on Syria’: Russian FM spox.

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Moscow expressed its astonishment at the Israeli government’s recall of the Russian ambassador to Tel Aviv, Anatoly Viktorov, against the backdrop of an interview he had recently published in the Jerusalem Post. News Desk2020-12-26 EIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said during a press briefing held on […]

Gas pipeline in Sinai explodes

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Explosion at natural gas pipeline in northern Sinai Peninsula causes fire but no human casualties. Elad Benari, Canada , Dec 25 , 2020 10:29 PM An explosion at a natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula caused a fire but no human casualties, a senior official said on Friday, according to The Associated […]

IDF Spokesperson: Iranian retaliation likely to come from Iraq, Yemen

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IDF Spokesperson: Iranian retaliation likely to come from Iraq, Yemen In an interview given to the Saudi news website Elaph, Brig.-Gen. Hadi Zilberman addressed Iran and the tactics deployed by the IDF in order to address the looming threat. By TOBIAS SIEGAL DECEMBER 26, 2020 10:31 IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Hadi Zilberman (photo credit: IDF) […]