NATO statement calls for Taliban ceasefire in Afghanistan

Over the last few Eid holidays, the Taliban have called temporary ceasefires, saying they wanted to let Afghans spend them in peace. This time, there has been no such announcement. REUTERS JULY 19, 2021 10:48 Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul joined hands on Monday to urge the Taliban to halt military […]

Bennett backpedals after appearing to say Jews free to pray on Temple Mount

Premier’s office tells outlet he meant to say Jews have ‘freedom of visitation rights,’ not worship, after comments seemingly upend status quo TOI staffToday, 8:53 am The office of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday walked back comments that appeared to mark a stark shift from Israel’s policy of maintaining the status quo at Jerusalem’s […]

120 Israel Pleads With Jesus

This long section of Isaiah is so clear in its description of the suffering Messiah that the apostles quoted it and most of Judaism’s teachers avoid it. The Jews say it is a difficult prophecy; and so it is to them, being contrary to their denial of Jesus as the Messiah, but it is plain […]

Jordan, Egypt, Turkey all condemn Jewish visits to Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av

Some 1,600 Jews go to holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City during fast; earlier, clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians By Aaron Boxerman, Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff Today, 6:21 pm Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey denounced Israel on Sunday after some 1,600 Jews visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City to mark the […]

Egypt condemns Jews ascending Temple Mount

Egypt has sent a formal letter of protest against the decision to allow Jews to visit the Temple Mount, saying “Israel bears responsibility for the welfare of all worshipers, and must abstain from any actions that would escalate tensions in the area.”

US drone strikes truck in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

By AP Today, 2:23 pm Edit   BAGHDAD — A US drone attack targeted a truck of an Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria today, destroying the vehicle without causing any casualties, two Iraqi militia officials say. The attack comes amid increasing tensions in the region between the US military and Iran-backed Iraqi militias in recent […]

IDF: The world must put an end to Hezbollah’s use of human shields tearing apart Lebanon

IDF: The world must put an end to Hezbollah’s use of human shields tearing apart Lebanon Israeli intelligence reports daily cases of Hezbollah terrorists embedding themselves among Lebanon’s civilian population. Tags: IDF Intelligence Hezbollah   Arutz Sheva Staff , Jul 18 , 2021 12:19 PM [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbnEYnRRsQ?autohide=1&rel=0]

King Abdullah’s Upcoming Visit to Washington: Implications for Jerusalem

by James Dorsey / JNS.org JNS.org – US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, but he seems determined to prevent certain third parties from exploiting the regional stalemate to their advantage. That seems to be one of the messages contained in Washington’s decision to ensure that King Abdullah of Jordan will […]

Hamas activists threaten Jews ascending Temple Mount

“We wanted to stop and pray and study [but] the Waqf arrived and screamed we had to keep moving forward,” said a Jewish visitor. By World Israel News Staff Thousands of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Sunday morning on the fast day of Tisha b’Av, a day of mourning over the destruction of both […]

Temple Mount: PM continues Jewish visits after Muslim-police clashes

Muslim worshipers clashed with police on the Temple Mount Sunday morning before Jewish worshipers went up to the site to pray. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, LAHAV HARKOV JULY 18, 2021 11:28 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ordered the police to continue allowing Jews to ascend the Temple Mount on Sunday, the fast day of Tisha Be’Av, […]

With Rising Influence, Hezbollah Stands Ready to Exploit Chaos in Lebanon

by Steven Emerson     A supporter of Lebanon’s Hezbollah gestures as he holds a Hezbollah flag in Marjayoun, Lebanon May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo Lebanon is going through one of the gravest economic depressions in modern history. More than half of the country’s population now lives in poverty, and the country’s currency has […]

US: Iran ‘deflecting blame’ for not returning to nuclear deal

Washington and Tehran have been engaged in indirect negotiations in Vienna since April to return to the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers reached in 2015. LAHAV HARKOV JULY 18, 2021 11:13 Iran is trying to avoid responsibility for not returning to its nuclear deal with world powers, the US State Department […]