Month: May 2021

With his party’s support, Bennett says he’s heading into government with Lapid

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All Yamina MKs but one say they will back leader in joining bloc of parties seeking to oust Netanyahu; unapologetic Bennett insists coalition won’t be leftist TOI staffToday, 4:28 pm Yamina leader Naftali Bennett told his party’s lawmakers Sunday that he intends to join with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in forming a coalition, a […]

Right-wing MKs vow to guarantee rotation deal

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Leaders of right-wing parties say they will ensure fulfilment of 3-way rotation deal between Netanyahu, Bennett, and Sa’ar. Arutz Sheva Staff , May 30 , 2021 12:55 PM   Sa’ar, Netanyahu, and Bennet, צילום: קובי ריכטר/TPS, יואב דודקביץ, Marc Israel Sellem/POOL, This morning (Sunday), the leaders of the right-wing factions signed an appeal to MK […]

UPDATED: Egypt sends intelligence chief to Israel, Palestinian territories to shore up Gaza ceasefire

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Kamel is leading a high-level security delegation Ahram Online , Sunday 30 May 2021 Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi dispatched on Sunday a high-level security delegation, led by head of the General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel, to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss means to firm up a ceasefire with […]

Biden’s Palestinian Mission is Doomed to Fail

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Gatestone Institute19 Sivan 5781 – May 30, 2021 Photo Credit: U.S. State Department/Twitter To judge by the jubilant Palestinian celebrations that greeted the ceasefire that ended 11 days of fighting in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden’s belief that the agreement presents a “genuine opportunity to make progress” on resolving tensions between Israel and […]

Wake Up, Wise Up, and Look Up before your Time’s Up. Otherwise, Buckle Up and Shut Up because you certainly can’t say you weren’t warned

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Jeff Robb If you are a Doomsday Prepper – Stock Up! If you are prophetically unaware – Wake Up! If your head is buried in the sand – Stand Up! If you are a constant naysayer – Shut Up! If you are a steadfast dreamer – Stay Up! If you are constantly under the prideful influence of religious, pagan, agnostic, or atheistic delusions – Sober Up! If you have grown numb to the tolling of the bells warning of impending doom on the horizon – Listen Up! If you’re a belligerently-bitter, easily-insulted, emotionally unstable, finger-pointing, screech-n-weeping snowflake constantly complaining or …

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Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Meet Israeli Counterpart on Sunday

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi speaks during a joint news conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser of UAE’s President, in Paphos, Cyprus April 16, 2021. Photo: Iakovos Hatzistavrou/Pool via REUTERS Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry is due to meet […]

Aware or not, AP Gaza staff had coffee with Hamas men, IDF chief reported to say

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Kohavi said to make comments in reference to the cafeteria in the media tower the military flattened during Gaza op; ‘I haven’t a gram of regret,’ he’s said to have added TOI staffToday, 5:56 pm 0 The head of the Israeli military has said privately that Gaza-based journalists of the Associated Press drank their morning […]

Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah coordinated Gaza fighting in joint war room — report

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Newspaper editor affiliated with Lebanese terror group claims Hezbollah sent weapons and ammunition to Gaza during conflict By TOI staff Today, 6:37 pm   Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah coordinated with Hamas on the recent fighting in Gaza between Palestinian terrorists and Israel, according to the editor-in-chief of a Lebanese daily affiliated with […]

Egypt said to convey to Hamas long-term truce with Israel must see prisoner swap

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Israel reportedly demands ceasefire and reconstruction discussions include negotiations on return of captives; Egyptian intelligence head to visit Israel Sunday for talks with PM By Emanuel Fabian Today, 2:23 pmUpdated at 2:38 pm     Egypt has notified the Hamas terror group that Israel says any long-term truce negotiations must include the subject of a […]

More Than 500 Jews from 20 Nations Arrived on Aliyah This Week

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By TPS / Tazpit News Agency17 Sivan 5781 – May 27, 2021 Israel welcomed a wave of more than 500 new Olim (Jewish immigrants) from more than 20 countries this week, according to figures from The Jewish Agency for Israel, which has billed this an “Aliyah Super Week.” Jews came from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, […]

Iran praises Hamas for missile barrages, commemorates key missile maker

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Although Hejazi reportedly died of a heart condition, IRGC Quds Force head praises him as “martyr” who helped develop missile tech against Israel. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 29, 2021 11:52 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members, led by Quds Force leader Esmail Ghaani, commemorated the Iranian precision-guided missile expert Mohammad Hossein-Zadeh Hejazi over […]

Gantz speaks with Pentagon head as IDF chief said planning US visit

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Austin confirms US ‘ironclad support for Israel’s security’; upcoming talks expected to focus on Iran amid US plans to renter nuclear deal TOI staffToday, 2:45 am Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke Friday with his US counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in talks aimed at bolstering the ceasefire agreed last week between Israel and Hamas. […]

Emboldened by vote, Syria’s Assad vows to ‘defeat all enemies’

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Dictator confirmed by elections widely regarded as a farce hails ‘fighting spirit’ of nation torn asunder by war, says he’ll be victorious no matter how many battles it takes By AP 29 May 2021, 12:47 am 0 Edit DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to defeat his enemies no matter how many battles […]