Moscow says Biden comments put Russo-American ties on brink

Russia has summoned the US ambassador in protest after President Joe Biden branded Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, saying he had endangered ties. “Such statements by the American president, which are not worthy of a high-ranking statesman, have put Russian-American relations on the verge of rupture,” the foreign […]

Bennett offered Zelensky to go to Kyiv if talks with Moscow advance

Zelensky’s office invited Bennett to visit as part of his ceasefire mediation efforts • Shin Bet has been preparing a security plan By LAHAV HARKOV Published: MARCH 21, 2022 18:14 Updated: MARCH 21, 2022 21:30 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual ceremony for soldiers whose burial places are unknown, at the National Hall of Remembrance, […]

After 57 years, Singapore to open embassy in Israel

By Lazar Berman Today, 5:00 pm   Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel’s diplomatic reporter   Singapore’s Foreign Minister announces the Asian country will open an embassy in Israel. Vivian Balakrishnan, visiting from the city-state, breaks the news in a meeting with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. “I welcome the government of Singapore’s decision to […]

Bennett visits Sisi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Egypt

Bennett and Sisi first and last met in September of last year in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss bilateral ties between the neighboring countries. By LAHAV HARKOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 21, 2022 17:40 Updated: MARCH 21, 2022 21:46     Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on September 13, […]

Biden to US firms: Prepare ‘immediately’ for possible cyberattacks

i24NEWS – AFP March 21, 2022, 07:38 PMlatest revision March 21, 2022, 08:40 PM 3 min read AP Photo/Alex BrandonPresident Joe Biden speaks in the White House on February 18, 2022, in Washington, DC, the United States. ‘Your vigilance and urgency today can prevent or mitigate attacks tomorrow’ President Joe Biden on Monday warned businesses […]

Ron Ben Yishai: “The war in Ukraine – the most difficult to cover, and probably my last”

THE “WAR REPORTER” SHARED HIS IMPRESSIONS AT THE “PEOPLE OF THE STATE” CONFERENCE AFTER A MONTH IN KIEV: “BOTH SIDES ARE LYING WITHOUT BLINKING.” HE IS NOT IMPRESSED BY MAZLANSKY: “HE ACTS LIKE A SALESMAN. EXAGGERATES ALL THE TIME, BUT HE CAN BE UNDERSTOOD.” ACCORDING TO BEN YISHAI, YNET’S MILITARY COMMENTATOR, “IRON DOME FROM ISRAEL […]

Bennett: No Point in Fighting the Iran Deal; Netanyahu: Iran Will Take the World Hostage

18 Adar II 5782 – March 21, 2022 Photo Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting, March 14, 2022. During Sunday’s meeting of the security cabinet, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett referred to the nuclear deal with Iran which is expected to be signed any day now in Vienna, saying: “We […]

Two Iranian drones were heading for Israel – and shot down

Two UAVs shot down by US fighter planes over Iraq had been intended for detonation in Israel. Israel National News 21.03.22 Two UAVs shot down by a US fighter plane over Iraq had been intended for detonation in Israel, Kan News reported Monday morning. The two UAVs had been launched from Iran and were supposed […]

US official says Biden bolstered Saudi Patriot missile supply

Move comes amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington, with the latter moving its air defense systems from kingdom and removing Iranian proxy Houthis from terror list By AAMER MADHANIToday, 9:55 am     A member of the US Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharj, central Saudi […]

Bennett, Lapid tout Ukraine aid as Zelensky softens Israel criticism

By LAHAV HARKOV Published: MARCH 21, 2022 10:13 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (photo credit: NIR ELIAS/REUTERS, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS) Israel is being generous and sensitive to Ukraine while balancing its own interests, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday, the day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticized Jerusalem’s approach, but […]

Ukraine’s lessons for Israel

Israel’s government must learn from the Ukrainians: States that wait for green lights from the West to defend themselves will not survive.   (March 20, 2022 / JNS) In the months and weeks that led up to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Western powers signaled clearly that they were prepared to accept the disappearance of Ukraine as […]