Month: June 2021
Likud files no-confidence motion against ‘government established on lies’
Vote against PM Naftali Bennett’s new coalition to be held Monday, but is unlikely to muster the required 61 votes to pass and topple the nascent coalition TOI staff16 June 2021, 5:58 pm A lawmaker in opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party on Wednesday submitted a no-confidence motion against the new government, three days after […]
Reports: IDF shells Syrian army base
Syrian media is reporting that IDF tanks shelled an army base in the Quneitra province in the south of the country.
Israeli’s new UK passport lists birthplace as ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
Ayelet Balaban, who was born in Jerusalem but has dual citizenship, says discovery is particularly shocking as document arrived shortly after her business was hit by Hamas rockets By Lazar Berman Today, 1:27 pm Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel’s diplomatic reporter A Jerusalem-born Israeli woman with British citizenship said Wednesday she was […]
New ICC chief prosecutor, set to decide probe Israel on alleged war crimes, sworn in
By AP and TOI staff Today, 2:07 pm British lawyer Karim Khan is sworn in as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, pledging to reach out to nations that are not members of the court and to try to hold trials in countries where crimes are committed. Khan, a 51-year-old English lawyer, […]
Russians Recruit Anti-Israel Journalist to Lure Biden into ‘Peace Process’
By David Israel – 6 Tammuz 5781 – June 16, 2021 Photo Credit: Jlhervàs; The Presidential Press and Information Office Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to meet in Geneva, July 16, 2021. Abdel Bari Atwan, chief editor of Rai al-Youm, an Arab digital newspaper, on Tuesday told TASS that President Joe Biden needs Moscow’s […]
ICC prosecutor to step down today, new chief to decide Israel’s fate
When she ruled against Israel in March moving toward a full war crimes probe, she was acting as part of a group of internationalists who focus on getting justice for killed civilians. YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 16, 2021 11:39 International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will step down on Wednesday after a nine-year term. She will […]
40 years after Israeli strike, Iraq looks to build nuclear reactors
An Iraqi official confirmed that the Russian state corporation Rosatom would implement the project to build the nuclear reactors. TZVI JOFFRE JUNE 16, 2021 09:53 Some 40 years after the Israeli airstrike on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor, Iraq is expressing interest in building eight nuclear reactors in order to keep up with rising energy demands […]
Sudan said disappointed with results of normalization with Israel
Israeli report says sources in Khartoum bemoan insufficient US investment, saying greater funds would lend more legitimacy to Arab nation’s joining of Abraham Accords By TOI staff Today, 11:29 am Edit Sudan is disappointed with the outcome of the normalization agreement with Israel amid insufficient US investment in the African country, according to an Israeli […]
IDF thwarts knife, ramming attack near West Bank village
i24NEWS June 16, 2021, 04:15 AMlatest revision June 16, 2021, 04:22 AM i24NEWSBreaking news Details are still emerging but reported that female terrorist was neutralized The Israel Defense Forces reportedly prevented an attempted combined car-ramming and stabbing attack Wednesday morning, near the village of Hizma in the Benjamin region of the West Bank. Details are […]
Iran says it has 6.5 kg of 60%-enriched uranium, inching closer to weapons-grade
In further breach of nuclear deal and amid talks on striking new agreement, Tehran spokesperson says country has also stockpiled 108 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20% purity By TOI staff Today, 10:28 am Iran said Tuesday that it has produced 6.5 kilograms (14.3 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity and 108 kilograms […]
Hamas responds to overnight attack
Hamas spokesman, Hazem Qassem, responded to an IAF attack in the Strip last night. “This is a failed attempt to put an end to our people’s connection with the struggle over our holy places. We will continue [out attacks] until the Occupation is kicked out of our land.”
Jordan condemns Jerusalem flag parade
Jordanian Foreign Ministry calls on Israel to “stop the attacks and provocations and respect the status quo.” Elad Benari , Jun 16 , 2021 6:47 AM The Jordanian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the flag parade in Jerusalem as a “defiance and escalation”, Kan 11 News reported. The ministry said that the government in Israel […]