Month: September 2021
US Senate delegation visits Israel, stresses reopening of Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem
September 5, 2021 The move “will send the wrong message, not only to the region, not only to the Palestinians, but also to other countries, and we don’t want this to happen,” Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has said. By Aryeh Savir/TPS A delegation of four U.S. Senators was in Israel last week for a […]
‘Hamas thinks Bennett is weak,’ threatens escalation over holidays
September 5, 2021 According to a Hamas official, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is currently weak due to Israeli internal affairs, which Hamas intends to take advantage of during September. By Tobias Siegal, World Israel News Hamas uses a variety of tools to constantly follow and interpret the current state of Israeli politics in order to […]
Damascus positions itself as energy mafia for Lebanon
Damascus positions itself as energy mafia for Lebanon Move by Syrian regime and Lebanon could gain legitimacy for Damascus as it could try to get around US sanctions and move closer to Arab states. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 14:02 An oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf, 1,400 […]
Will Qatar use an ‘Afghan’ model for Hamas in the West Bank? – analysis
Qatar has helped the Taliban seem legitimate to the rest of the world and may try to do the same with Hamas. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 13:41 One of the major surprises of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was the speed with which the Taliban conquered the country and the degree to which […]
Second Temple Period Quarry Uncovered in Jerusalem
Jewish Press News Desk28 Elul 5781 – September 5, 2021 Photo Credit: Shay Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority The exposed Har Hotzvim quarry in northwest Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s well-known high-tech industrial zone in northwest Jerusalem is called Har Hotzvim (Quarrymen’s Hill), but not everyone knows why. This week, ahead of planned development by the Moriah Jerusalem Development Corporation, Israel Antiquities […]
Syria says Israeli air strikes target areas near Damascus
CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defences but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just over two weeks. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report. A Syrian military source quoted by state media […]
Syria says it welcomes Lebanon’s request to import energy
1/2Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad, attends a news conference with the delegation from Lebanon’s caretaker government in Damascus, Syria September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar Read More DAMASCUS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Syria said on Saturday that it welcomed Lebanon’s request to import Egyptian gas for energy generation via its […]
Herzog secretly visited Jordan for meeting with king
Today, 8:30 pm President Isaac Herzog (right) speaks during a conference in Jerusalem, on August 1, 2021, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II (left) listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Amman, Jordan, May 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90, AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File) President Isaac Herzog traveled last week to Jordan […]
Pastor’s Point of View (PPOV) no. 178. Prophecy Update with Dr. Andy Woods. 9-3-21
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Hamas says Egypt caused Gaza tunnel collapse, killing 3
Palestinian groups say Egyptian forces pumped gas into the tunnel; Cairo, which has sought to clamp down on border smuggling, has yet to comment on incident By TOI staff Today, 9:28 pm Edit The bodies of three Palestinians were discovered on Friday after an underground tunnel from the southern Gaza Strip to Egypt collapsed, […]
Syrian missile launched towards Israel, debris found in Tel Aviv
Syrian missile launched towards Israel, debris found in Tel Aviv Late on Thursday night, Syrian air defense systems were activated as Israel allegedly hit targets in Damascus. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 12:08 Israel Police’s Bomb Disposal Unit recovered pieces of debris from a Syrian surface-to-air missile (SAM) found in northern Tel Aviv […]
Egypt pumps toxic gas into Gaza tunnel, three Palestinians dead – report
Egypt has destroyed more than 3,000 tunnels along its border with the Gaza Strip in the past six years. JERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 07:42 Three Palestinians died on Thursday as the Egyptian military pumped toxic gas into a smuggling tunnel, Palestinian media reported. The tunnel stretches from the Gaza Strip to the Sinai […]
Reports of air strike in Syria, explosions heard in central Israel
Syrian media reported that the country’s air defense systems were activated in the Damascus area following an air strike attributed to Israel. Explosions were also heard in central Israel.