PA, Muslim leaders threaten violence if Jews visit Temple Mount during Ramadan

March 24, 2022 Mufti of Jerusalem says Jewish visits to the Temple Mount “provoke the feelings of about two billion Muslims in the world.” By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News Arab leaders, including the Mufti of Jerusalem, have warned that Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount during the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan should expect […]

Russian ambassador to Syria: Israel is provoking us to react

The Russian ambassador complained that Israeli strikes aim to “escalate tensions and allow the West to carry out military activities in Syria.” By TZVI JOFFRE Published: MARCH 24, 2022 16:18 Updated: MARCH 24, 2022 21:47 ISRAEL HAS to examine carefully how much the US wants to sell the F35 to the UAE. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS) Russian Ambassador […]

Archaeologist claims to find oldest Hebrew text in Israel, including the name of God

Scholars date tiny ‘curse tablet,’ found at Mt. Ebal, to 1200 BCE – which would prove Israelites were literate when they entered Holy Land; but findings have not been peer-reviewed Amanda Borschel-DanToday, 6:00 pm Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling and a team of international scholars held a press conference on Thursday in Houston, Texas, unveiling what […]

Iran will blackmail world using nuclear threat to Ukraine – analysis

ran may soon roll out the Russian blackmail model regarding Syria and Iraq By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: MARCH 24, 2022 11:23 Updated: MARCH 24, 2022 16:14 A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during the exercises by nuclear forces in an unknown location in Russia, in this still image taken from video released February 19, 2022. […]

North Korea launches suspected long-range missile toward the sea

Japan’s vice defense minister says projectile, which reached a maximum altitude of 6,000 kilometers, may be a new type of ICBM By KIM TONG-HYUNG and Mari Yamaguchi Today, 11:40 am   SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a suspected long-range missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbors’ militaries said. The launch, which extended […]

Putin says ‘unfriendly’ countries must now pay for Russian natural gas in rubles

BY SARAKSHI RAI – 03/23/22 12:35 PM EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia will insist that “unfriendly countries” pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles going forward, according to reports. Putin told Russian government officials that a number of Western countries made “illegitimate decisions on the so-called freezing of the Russian assets,” which he claims has resulted in […]

N.Korea fires ‘long-range’ ballistic missile after recent test failure

Japan’s government also said the launch could be a ballistic missile. By REUTERS Published: MARCH 24, 2022 07:48 Updated: MARCH 24, 2022 10:03     A tactical guided missile is launched, according to state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released January 17, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (photo credit: […]

Iran Guards commander warns Israel of swift revenge for any soldiers killed

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Wednesday that it would face swift revenge attacks if it continues to target members of the elite force in the Middle East, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. “Be aware that we will not only take part in the funeral of our martyrs, but […]

Iran and Syria to bolster ties after Ukraine crisis

Reuters DAMASCUS, March 23 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Damascus on Wednesday and said Iran’s priority was to strengthen strategic ties in a changing global scene after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Amirabdollahian told reporters on his arrival that his country stood with Syria in “the same trench” and that ties with […]

Putin discusses Ukraine with Israeli prime minister Bennett-Kremlin

Reuters March 23 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Ukraine by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday, the Kremlin said in a statement. Bennett “shared his assessment of the situation around Ukraine, taking into account his contacts with leaders of a number of foreign countries, and expressed several […]

Iran hasn’t agreed to U.S. conditions for removing IRGC from terror list

Barak Ravid, author of Axios from Tel Aviv IRGC leaders in January 2020. Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Iranian officials have not agreed to publicly commit to de-escalation in the region — a U.S. condition for removing the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from a terror list, two U.S. sources with […]

Visiting Damascus, Iran hails Arab-Syrian normalization efforts

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran is ‘happy with’ recent moves by some countries to patch ties with Assad regime By AFP Today, 9:17 pm DAMASCUS, Syria — Iran’s top diplomat on Wednesday welcomed efforts to “normalize relations” between some Arab countries and Syria, days after President Bashar Assad made a surprise visit to the UAE. Foreign […]

Axios from Tel Aviv

1 big thing: U.S. blindsided by Assad’s UAE visit Syria’s Bashar al-Assad (left) meets with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on March 18. Photo: Government of Dubai/Media Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Biden administration was caught off guard last Friday when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates, two sources with direct knowledge of […]