Hit pause on reviving Iran nuclear deal – opinion

The JCPOA’s many flaws were evident from the outset. The deal was signed despite Iranian officials not providing answers to many questions or documents they were asked about. By DEBORAH GASTFREUND SCHUSS Published: JUNE 6, 2022 21:03 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks the 33rd anniversary of the death of the leader of the 1979 revolution, […]

Israel and Saudi Arabia said in US-brokered talks to improve relations

Jerusalem stands to benefit as Washington repairs ties with ‘pariah’ Riyadh and defuses criticism at home; young Saudis reportedly more inclined to favor normalization By TOI staff Today, 11:09 pm   Saudi Arabia is engaging in talks with Israel on economic ties and “security arrangements,” as it adjusts to shifting attitudes in the Middle East, […]

In blow to coalition, Knesset votes down bill to renew West Bank law

Carrie Keller-Lynn A bill that would renew the application of Israeli criminal and some civil law to Israelis in the West Bank fails its first reading in the Knesset plenum after two coalition MKs vote against the measure and four other coalition MKs avoid the vote. The result is a serious setback for the rickety […]

Lebanon: Will Hezbollah Attack Israel’s Offshore Gas Rig?

Abu Ali Express8 Sivan 5782 – June 6, 2022 Photo Credit: Alma Center A map illustrating the area under contention between Israel and Lebanon. The arrival of the Energean offshore rig at the Israeli “Karish” natural gas field is shaking Lebanon. The country is going through a dire and deteriorating economic crisis and can only […]

Syria Reports ‘Hostile Missiles’ Over Damascus

Hana Levi Julian8 Sivan 5782 – June 6, 2022 Photo Credit: SANA Israeli Air Force attack near Damascus, March 7, 2022. Syrian state media reported late Monday night that its aerial defense force was “confronting hostile missiles over the southern region.” More of the aerial activity in northern Israel, amid reported Israeli strikes on southern […]

Syria reports Israeli attack on Damascus

Syria claims to have activated air defenses against Israeli attack on its capital. 06.06.22   Syrian media sources reported on Monday evening that Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in the region of the Syrian capital of Damascus. According to the reports, Syrian air defense systems were activated against the incursions. Three weeks ago, the official […]

Lebanon warns against any Israeli ‘aggression’ in disputed waters

Israel says the field in question is within its exclusive economic zone, not in disputed waters. By REUTERS Published: JUNE 5, 2022 16:36 Lebanese President Michel Aoun speaks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Lebanese expats vote in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 8, 2022. (photo credit: DALATI NOHRA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against […]

Israel could lose legal control in West Bank if settlement bill falls

Failure to pass the bill by the end of June could bring civilian life in the settlements to a grinding halt. By GIL HOFFMAN, TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: JUNE 5, 2022 21:17 Ra’am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) The fate of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s governing coalition […]

S.Korea, US launch eight missiles in response to N.Korea launches

The South Korean and US militaries fired eight surface-to-surface missiles on Monday. By REUTERS Published: JUNE 6, 2022 02:36 A surface-to-surface missile is launched during a joint live-firing exercise between US and South Korea in unidentified location, South Korea, May 25, 2022. (photo credit: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF/YONHAP VIA REUTERS) South Korea and the United States fired […]

Israeli-Russian trade still prospering despite Ukraine War

How has the war in Ukraine affected Israeli-Russian trade and how have the Jewish state’s communities of Russian speakers from Russia and Ukraine responded to it? By KSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE Published: JUNE 6, 2022 04:14 People walk near the headquarters of Yandex company in Moscow, May 23, 2011. (photo credit: REUTERS/SERGEI KARPUKHIN/FILE PHOTO) A Russian ballet performs in […]