Israeli-Palestinian talks will foster Arab ties, Saudi Prince Faisal says

Jordan, Egypt, Germany, France called for an end to Palestinian eviction. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: FEBRUARY 18, 2022 17:15 Updated: FEBRUARY 19, 2022 21:22     Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud arrives to attend the G20 meeting of foreign and development ministers in Matera, Italy, June 29, 2021. (photo credit: REUTERS/YARA NARDI) An Israeli-Palestinian peace process would pave […]

Why do Iran, ‘progressives,’ fear Israel, the Abraham Accords? – opinion

Israel is becoming the lynchpin of a new regional alliance that advances peace and security. By DAVID M. WEINBERG Published: FEBRUARY 17, 2022 17:12 THEN-US PRESIDENT Donald Trump hosts the signing of the Abraham Accords by Israel, UAE and Bahrain at the White House in September 2020. (photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS) Two weeks ago, a smorgasbord of […]

Putin oversees nuclear drills as US warns Russia ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine

US defense chief says Russian forces moving into positions ‘to be able to conduct an attack’; Ukrainian soldier killed amid ‘dramatic increase’ in clashes with separatists By Michael MAINVILLE and Dmitry Zaks Today, 4:35 pm Edit MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia test-fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise […]

Report: Under draft nuke deal, Iran to first cut enrichment to 5%; get $7b in assets

Outline detailed by Reuters provides for Iran’s release of Western prisoners, subsequent gradual waiving of sanctions By TOI staff and Agencies 17 February 2022, 10:03 pm A draft agreement between Iran and world powers would involve a phased return to the 2015 nuclear deal, with both sides initially taking interim steps to curb enrichment and […]

US says nuclear deal possible within days if Iran ‘shows seriousness’

Washington says ‘substantial progress made, but cautions that ‘possibility of return to the deal at grave risk’ if talks drag on beyond next week By AFP Today, 6:02 am   WASHINGTON  — The United States said Thursday that “substantial progress” during negotiations in Vienna to save the Iran nuclear deal had been made, deeming an […]

Israel girding for feared Friday flare-ups in tense Jerusalem, West Bank

Police bolster forces in Sheikh Jarrah, capital’s Old City, Damascus Gate after week of clashes; IDF said readying to prevent activists from protesting at illegal outpost By Emanuel Fabian Today, 9:04 am   Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is a breaking news editor at the Times of Israel.   Israeli security forces were gearing up for possible […]

Herzog meets Erdogan’s top adviser

Senior Turkish delegation visits Israel and is greeted by President Herzog, who is due to visit Turkey soon. Elad Benari 18.02.22 03:30   A senior Turkish delegation, headed by Spokesperson and Senior Adviser to the Turkish President İbrahim Kalın and Deputy Foreign Minister Sadat Onal, visited Israel on Thursday and met with Foreign Ministry Director-General […]

A dangerous scenario of widespread chaos in the Middle East is developing right now

An international stance must be taken against the militia axis whose attacks on the UAE alone included four drones just last week. Op-ed. Dr. Salem Al Ketbi 18.02.22 The Houthi terrorist group recently made false claims to justify its criminal attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE. Now it is the Iraqi Alwiyat Al Waad […]

Biden’s Weakness Puts Strong Iran Deal Out of Reach

Talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna are entering a pivotal stage. President Joe Biden, viewed increasingly by Americans as a weak leader, is eager for a policy win. Sensing Biden’s weakness, Tehran hopes to foist a bad deal on Washington that no strong occupant of the oval office would or should accept. When Americans believe a president is […]

Israel said to target army base near Damascus used by Iranian forces

State media says surface-to-surface missiles fired from Golan Heights caused property damage; no reports of injuries in month’s second attack attributed to Israel TOI staffToday, 1:05 am Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights struck targets south of Damascus late Wednesday night, according to Syrian state media. SANA reported that Israel launched surface-to-surface missiles from […]

50 Reasons For a Pretribulational Rapture By Dr. John F. Walvoord

Dr. John Walvoord’s 50 Arguments For A Pretribulational Rapture In previous discussion of premillennialism in relation to the Tribulation, the respective arguments for pretribulationism, partial rapture, posttribulationism, and midtribulationism have been examined and the pretribulational position in general sustained. By way of conclusion and summary, some fifty arguments for pretribulationism can now be proposed. It […]

Evidence of ‘biblical giants’ found in northern Israel

New docu-series to present rare, researched look at the Nephilim By ADAM ELIYAHU BERKOWITZ Published: FEBRUARY 15, 2022 15:34 Gilgal Refaim (photo credit: WIKIMEDIA) A soon-to-be-released docu-series will present a rare and researched look at one of the most perplexing Biblical topics: Nephilim (giants). Produced by The Inspiration Networks, a faith-based family entertainment network, “Angels & Giants, […]