PA slams Bennett for opposing Palestinian state

The Authority said the Prime Minister’s remarks expose his “extremist and anti-peace ideology.” By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Published: JANUARY 29, 2022 16:11     Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah. (photo credit: THE MEDIA LINE) The Palestinian Authority has condemned Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for opposing the establishment of […]

UN says committed to two-state solution for Palestinian issue

UN spokesman responds to Israeli prime minister’s rejection of establishment of Palestinian state 12:30 January 29, 2022 The United Nations has reiterated commitment to the principle of the two-state solution to end the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict.   “The UN has worked and will continue to work on the basis of a two-state solution that provides […]

40-year-old odyssey uncovers original ‘Home of God’ at Mount Ebal

The abundant pottery shards and the jutting walls were important parts of Zertal’s desire to excavate. By ZVI KOENIGSBERG Published: JANUARY 26, 2022 18:28 An image of Joshua’s Altar taken from a drone (photo credit: AARON LIPKIN – LIPKIN TOURS AGENCY) Editor’s note: Since this article was submitted, there has been a massive advancement following the discovery […]

China plants dozens of shell firms in Israel to prize out military industrial hi-tech

Jan 29, 2022 @ 10:44Jan 29, 2022 @ 10:45 Diane Shalem 36 Views Israel-China-US Dozens of phony high-tech firms have sprung up across Israel to serve China’s latest campaign to winkle out advanced military knowhow from Israel’s defense industries. Washington recently handed a list of those straw companies to Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service […]

The sheer scale of the U.S. water industry means it is vulnerable to a cyber-attack

By Caitlin McFall FOXBusiness video Fox Business Flash top headlines for January 28 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Concerns have mounted in recent weeks that the U.S. could fall victim to a targeted cyberattack, particularly in the face of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. But a top cybersecurity expert said it is not the attack he fears, but rather […]

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That the first JCPOA was a total failure, thanks to Iranian violations and loophole-manipulations, did not put a dent in Team Biden’s resolve to resuscitate it. This isn’t surprising. By RUTHIE BLUM Published: JANUARY 27, 2022 20:24 (photo credit: EU Delegation in Vienna/European External Action Service/Reuters) It was clear from the outset that the nuclear […]

Iran said beating out Assad regime for influence in key Syrian border province

Report says Syrians in Deir Ezzor are joining Iranian militias for the pay and benefits, notes importance of local city to Tehran’s efforts to set up land corridor through Mideast TOI staff29 January 2022, 12:42 am Iran is enlisting militiamen in part of eastern Syria, looking to cement its influence in an area with a […]

Officials at Iran nuclear talks seek help from political bosses

Diplomats say negotiations are progressing but moving too slowly to reach an agreement before restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities contained in the 2015 deal have been irreversibly hollowed out. By REUTERS Published: JANUARY 28, 2022 20:30     A meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna last week (photo credit: EEAS/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Negotiators at talks to […]

Putin and Macron agree on need for ‘de-escalation’ in Ukraine, France says

French officials take a more conciliatory tone during crisis than US and UK counterparts, claim Russian leader expressed ‘no offensive plans’ in call with French president AFPToday, 11:59 pm French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a “de-escalation” in the Ukraine crisis during a call on Friday, […]

Israeli Researchers: Iran Nuclear Breakout Could Occur ‘Within a Space of Weeks,’ Regional Cooperation Necessary

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo JNS.org – Israel faces threats like no other country — among them an Iranian regime developing nuclear weapons and supplying proxies such as Hezbollah with hundreds of thousands of rockets. The […]

Six rockets hit Baghdad airport, damaging disused civilian plane

No group immediately claims latest attack, similar assaults routinely blamed on Iran-linked factions Today, 11:47 am BAGHDAD — Six rockets were fired Friday at the Iraqi capital’s airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks the US blames on Iran-linked militias. The rockets hit Baghdad International Airport’s […]

Going ballistic in Vienna – opinion

That the first JCPOA was a total failure, thanks to Iranian violations and loophole-manipulations, did not put a dent in Team Biden’s resolve to resuscitate it. This isn’t surprising. By RUTHIE BLUM Published: JANUARY 27, 2022 20:24 MEMBERS OF the JCPOA Joint Commission convene in Vienna last month. (photo credit: EU Delegation in Vienna/European External Action Service/Reuters) […]