Iran prepares commemoration for Qasem Soleimani – analysis

As we approach 2022, the Iranian media is once again heralding Soleimani as a transformative figure who played a key role in the region. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 29, 2021 12:14 It is almost two years since the US killed IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike. Soleimani was leaving Baghdad international […]

Lebanon: Do Not Let the Palestinians Destroy Our Country

by Khaled Abu Toameh December 29, 2021 at 5:00 am A growing number of people in Lebanon fear that… Hamas could drag Lebanon into another war with Israel — as Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist militia, backed by Iran, has done for the past three decades. The fears of the Lebanese are well-grounded in reality. Since 2007, […]

Syria Sharply Condemns Israeli Plans for Economic Investment in the Golan Heights

25 Tevet 5782 – December 29, 2021 Photo Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash9 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Syria sharply criticized Israel on Monday for its plan to double the population of Israelis living in the Golan Heights within five years. “Syria has strongly condemned the dangerous and unprecedented escalation of Israeli occupation authorities in the occupied Syrian […]

Israel to transfer 100M NIS to PA, grant VIP entry permits

Gantz vows ‘confidence-building’ package for Palestinian authority include cash transfers, status approvals for thousands of Palestinians. Published: כ”ה בטבת תשפ”ב 09:12 29.12.21 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz approved a number of measures to benefit the Palestinian Authority, following his meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas. The benefits package, which the Defense Ministry described as […]