Month: March 2022
Russia Warns Countries Hosting Ukraine Fighter Jets
ByHana Levi Julian – 4 Adar II 5782 – March 6, 2022 Photo Credit: US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels during operations in support of US-led coalition forces in Syria. In a new escalation, Russia is warning that countries offering airport facilities to Ukraine’s military […]
Russia-Ukraine war is Turkey’s chance for new clout – analysis
Ukraine has given Turkey a way for the country to deal itself back into the international relations poker table. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: MARCH 6, 2022 18:14 Updated: MARCH 6, 2022 18:17 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a news conference following talks in Moscow in 2020. (photo credit: Pavel Golovkin/Reuters) […]
Iran has used advanced air defense batteries against Israel in Syria
Since Iran has deployed new air defense batteries in Syria last year, the IAF has had to change how they carry out their strikes By ANNA AHRONHEIM Published: MARCH 6, 2022 12:38 Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at an air force graduation ceremony (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS) Iran has used advanced air defense […]
Bennett: Israel has moral responsibility to try to stop suffering in Ukraine
Israeli PM speaks with Zelensky for third time in a day, after shuttling to Moscow, Berlin in mediation attempt. By LAHAV HARKOV Published: MARCH 6, 2022 12:01 Updated: MARCH 6, 2022 13:13 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on 3/6/2022. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Israel has a moral obligation to try to bring an […]
Report: Bennett & Putin Discussed Limits on Iran’s Nuclear Program
By David Israel3 Adar II 5782 – March 6, 2022 Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, October 22, 2021. Ukraine is not the only issue Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Vladimir Putin talked about in their three-hour meeting at the Kremlin on Saturday. Bennett’s […]
Bennett speaks with Ukraine’s Zelensky for 3rd time in past day
Today, 11:52 am Edit Prime Minister Naftali Bennett just spoke again with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, his office says, for the third time in 24 hours. The Prime Minister’s Office doesn’t give any details about what the two discussed. Today’s call follows Bennett’s whirlwind trip to Moscow and Berlin, where he held talks with Russian […]
Iran, IAEA agree on next steps to settle dispute over Tehran’s past nuclear activity
Outstanding questions remain over past presence of nuclear material at undeclared sites; Grossi says after meetings with Iranians that there’s ‘no predefined outcome’ to agreement By Ahmad Parhizi and Jastinder KHERA Today, 11:47 am TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday that they had agreed to an approach for […]
Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion
Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion March 5, 2022 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported […]
Putin orders government to compile list of countries that sanctioned Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to compile a list of countries that have imposed sanctions on the country, or Russian companies, organizations, and individuals, the state news agency RIA-Novosti reports. A presidential decree requires the government to compile the list within two days, the report says. It is not immediately clear what […]
Ukraine official: Israel withholding defensive equipment
Diplomatic adviser to Ukraine’s Pres. Zelenskyy lashes out at Israel, then demands the Jewish state be ‘more active’ in brokering efforts. Israel National News 05.03.22 Igor Zhovkva, diplomatic adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused Israel of preventing him from acquiring defense equipment. In an interview with Kan 11’s Hadashot Hashabbat, Zhovkva said […]
IAEA, Iran agree on roadmap to resolve nuke issues
Negotiators have worked for 11 months to try to revive the agreement under which Iran limited its nuclear program to make it harder to obtain fissile material for a bomb. By YONAH JEREMY BOB, REUTERS Published: MARCH 5, 2022 08:30 Updated: MARCH 6, 2022 00:09 The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, […]
With the world in crisis, Israel steps up – analysis
Israel now is a serious world player, with that, however, comes serious responsibility. By HERB KEINON Published: MARCH 5, 2022 21:35 Updated: MARCH 5, 2022 21:43 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Mossad, March 1, 2021 (photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO) What Maccabi Tel Aviv did in 1977 after defeating CSKA Moscow and leading Israel […]