Rescuing Biden from Afghanistan

The think-tank crowd and Jewish former officials of the State Department are desperately trying to undercut the notion that the U.S. debacle demonstrates American unreliability where Israel is concerned. Op-ed. Stephen M. Flatow , Aug 31 , 2021 10:32 AM (JNS) The obvious lesson for Israel from America’s abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban is […]

Taliban celebrates as US troops leave Afghanistan

The Taliban took control of the airport in Kabul as the last US troops left, ending the 20-year-long war. Many American citizens and Afghans who helped the US have been left behind. REUTERS AUGUST 31, 2021 09:30 Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following […]

Iran and Syria vow to confront ‘economic terrorism’ of US sanctions

Meeting his Syrian counterpart, Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says two countries will aim to reduce pressure on their peoples By Albert Aji 30 August 2021, 12:14 am   DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran and Syria vowed on Sunday to take “mighty steps” to confront US sanctions imposed on the two regional allies, saying […]

In first top-level meeting in a decade, Gantz holds talks with Abbas in Ramallah

Sit-down comes after Bennett returns from meeting Biden in Washington; Defense Minister says Israel is ready to boost Palestinian Authority’s ailing economy By Aaron Boxerman 30 August 2021, 1:34 am Edit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Defense Minister Benny Gantz met in Ramallah on Sunday evening in the first such high-level face-to-face talks in […]

Hamas military chief in hiding, fears Israeli will assassinate him

August 29, 2021 Sinwar has not been seen in public for several days, on the heels of rising tensions between Israel and Hamas. By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News Hamas military chief Yahya Sinwar has gone into hiding due to fears that he may soon be assassinated by Israel, TPS reported Sunday. A source in […]

Gantz: Iran threatens the entire world

Defense Minister calls for international mobilization against Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Ben Ariel , Aug 30 , 2021 12:02 AM Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke on Sunday evening at an event in memory of journalist Roni Daniel, which took place 30 days after his death at the Givatayim Theater. He began his remarks with […]

North Korea appears to have restarted nuclear reactor, IAEA says

North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog has said in an annual report. The International Atomic Energy Agency has had no access to North Korea since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The country then pressed ahead with its nuclear […]

Gantz: A nuclear-armed Iran will set off a regional arms race

Today, 8:37 pm Edit   Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns against the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, predicting it would set off an arms race in the Middle East. “It’s very important that the entire world enlists for the mission before it is too late, because the risk of a nuclear Iran is not only […]