Israel and Turkey to sign new bilateral aviation agreement

‘Aviation relations are a strategic tool for Israel’s economic development and for maintaining Israel’s regional position,’ Transportation Min. Michaeli says. The agreement is expected to strengthen ties and allow for the resumption of Israeli flights to Turkey. Following discussions between the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel and its Turkish counterpart, and following the meeting between […]

Hizballah drones were the opening shot of a maritime energy war vs Israel

 Jul 7, 2022 @ 10:01 The IDF’s revelation on Wednesday, July 6, of a fourth Hizballah drone that was intercepted heading for Israel’s Karish gas rig, confirmed an assessment that the Lebanese terrorist organization was bent on starting a war, initially over this offshore gas platform. This hitherto undisclosed drone was intercepted three days before […]

US demands accountability in Abu Akleh killing, no criminal probe held

US State Department spokesman Ned Price stopped short of holding Israel directly responsible for the Palestinian-American journalist’s death. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, LAHAV HARKOV Published: JULY 6, 2022 01:58 A portrait of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, is displayed during a special mass in her memory in the Church of the […]

Report: Biden to Bring Israeli Official to Saudi Talks

By David Israel8 Tammuz 5782 – July 7, 2022 Photo Credit: SPA Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman A senior Saudi official––a political adviser to Regent Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud––told Yedioth Ahronoth and Ynet that Saudi Arabia is weighing the possibility of holding a three-way meeting of Saudi, American, and Israeli high-ranking officials during […]

Israel must use Saudi normalization as leverage for peace with Palestinians – opinion

The Israeli quest for recognition by the Saudis and the possible economic opportunities for Israel could create greater openness in Israel. By GERSHON BASKIN Published: JULY 6, 2022 20:34 IVANKA TRUMP and then-US secretary of the Treasury Steven Munchin reveal a dedication plaque at the official opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, in 2018 (photo credit: […]

Iran, Russia, China To Run War Drills in Latin America

Adam Kredo • July 5, 2022 4:55 am Iran, Russia, and China are gearing up to run a series of major war drills in Latin America in a show of force meant to signal how these militaries can reach the United States. Venezuela, under the leadership of anti-U.S. socialist president Nicolás Maduro, is scheduled to […]

Russia’s Lavrov calls for efforts to protect international laws

By REUTERS Published: JULY 6, 2022 06:35 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on all parties in the world to make efforts to protect international laws as “the world is evolving in a complicated manner.” Lavrov was speaking though a translator at a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi. Lavrov is […]

And Africa will flood Europe

Addressing the “great taboo” of our time – the fact that sub-Saharan immigration to Europe is spiraling upwards out of control. Op-ed. Giulio Meotti, Italy6.07.22, 11:47   His name is Stephen Smith, he is a leftist but an all facts and no ideology scholar who inspired Emmanuel Macron. “We are facing an unprecedented migration phenomenon,” […]

What is the agenda for the Eastern Mediterranean? – opinion

A more coherent common foreign policy agenda is needed to enhance the strategic significance of the Athens-Jerusalem-Nicosia partnership. By EFRAIM INBAR Published: JULY 5, 2022 16:46 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid, as foreign minister, meets with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (center) and Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis in Athens, in April. (photo credit: Louiza Vradi/Reuters) […]

Lapid Presses Macron to Take Tougher Line in Faltering Iran Nuclear Talks

French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrive for a joint statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron about the latest efforts to strike a new Iran nuclear deal amid the current diplomatic […]