Month: December 2021

Bennett: Israel is not opposed to a ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran

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PM says Israeli officials are not ‘automatic naysayers’ to the Vienna talks, but a positive outcome appears highly unlikely Amy SpiroToday, 11:53 am Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday morning that Israel would not automatically oppose any deal forged by world powers with Iran during the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna. “We are not automatic […]

First-ever victims of late Bronze Age eruption found 3,500 years later along Turkish coast

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International research collaboration co-led with University of Haifa’s Dr. Beverly Goodman-Tchernov unearths remarkable discovery within tsunami debris. Israel National News 28.12.21 In a remarkable discovery, the first-ever in situ victims of one of the largest natural disasters witnessed in human history have been found some 3,500 years later. An articulated human and dog skeleton were […]

Bennett: Israel can attack even with new Iran agreement

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Israeli gov’t has great relationship with Biden administration, even if there are disputes; recent Palestinian terror attacks not yet a major wave, PM says. LAHAV HARKOVPublished: DECEMBER 28, 2021 09:40 Israel will be able to act independently even if world powers reach an agreement with Iran, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, a day […]

Syrian TV Reports Israeli Missile Attack on Latakia Port

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David Israel24 Tevet 5782 – December 28, 2021 Photo Credit: Syrian TV The attack in Latakia Port, Dec. 28, 2021. Syrian television reported Tuesday morning that the Israeli Air Force had attacked the port of Latakia in western Syria, and the Syrian defense responded with anti-aircraft fire. תיעוד: נמל לטקיה בוער לאחר תקיפה המיוחסת לישראל@galberger […]

‘This is our moment’: Israel okays major plan to boost Golan, double its population

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Cabinet holds meeting on strategic plateau, with ministers approving $317M development plan; Bennett hails Trump recognition, then goes into quarantine as daughter catches COVID By TOI staff 26 December 2021, 5:11 pm Edit The cabinet unanimously approved a NIS 1 billion ($317 million) development plan on Sunday aimed at encouraging demographic growth in the Golan […]

Nuclear talks renew in Vienna

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Tehran newspaper claims ‘artificial deadlines hamper progress’ as eighth round of nuclear talks resumes. 27.12.21 The nuclear talks between Iran and world powers will restart Monday in Vienna, Austria, after the previous round came to a standstill nearly three weeks ago. So far, seven rounds of talks have failed, as the sides attempt to bridge […]

Saudi Arabia accuses Iran, Hezbollah of aiding Houthis after deadly missile attack

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Two people killed in latest assault from Yemen; coalition’s response leaves at least three civilians dead, medics say By AFP and TOI staff Today, 9:55 pm The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed. Since the […]

Israel turns to UN over Lebanese tender for drilling in its maritime waters

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Israel’s ambassador the UN wrote a letter of protest on Sunday decrying Lebanon’s issuance of an offshore drilling tender in disputed maritime waters. TOVAH LAZAROFFPublished: DECEMBER 26, 2021 22:24 Israel has turned to the United Nations to protest Lebanon’s issuance of a tender for offshore drilling in disputed maritime waters, over which both governments have […]

Russia and Turkey’s role in Africa gains spotlight

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Action in Africa is increasingly becoming part of the broader tensions between Moscow and the West. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: DECEMBER 26, 2021 13:18 Over the last week reports that Russia might send contractors to Mali have raised eyebrows in Europe and the West, as the US and Russia are in rising tensions over […]

35 Firebombs Thrown at Jewish Homes in Shiloach

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Jewish Press News Desk22 Tevet 5782 – December 26, 2021 Photo Credit: @NatiRom / Twitter Shiloach Firebombing. Dec. 25, 2021 Three Arabs from the Silwan/Shiloach neighborhood in Jerusalem were arrested as suspects in a firebombing spree against Jewish homes on Saturday night, according to Channel 12. 35 Molotov cocktails were thrown at Jewish-owned homes in […]

Israel Warns Lebanon Against Unilateral Development of Off-Shore Gas Fields

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Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency22 Tevet 5782 – December 26, 2021 Photo Credit: Sara Yahimovich/TPS A view on the Mediterranean Sea from the cliff of Rosh HaNikra nature reserve, in the Western Galilee, Northern Israel. Rosh HaNikra, Sep 15, 2018. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan dispatched a missive over the weekend […]

Iran threatens nuclear explosion in Israel’s Dimona facility

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The IRGC threatened to attack the Dimona nuclear facility, as well as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, in a series of tweets. BENJAMIN WEINTHALDECEMBER 25, 2021 23:28DECEMBER 26, 2021 09:47 A Twitter account run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday threatened to blow up the city of Dimona in the Negev desert, […]