Iran launches explosive drone at mock Israeli Navy base during drill

Target seen hit in Iranian video resembles Eilat Naval Base on Red Sea coast; mock Israeli corvette also on display By Emanuel Fabian Today, 11:57 pm   Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.     In an apparent warning to Israel, the Iranian military launched an explosive-laden drone from a landing […]

Netanyahu Says Israel Not Bound by ‘Despicable’ UN Vote

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool Israel condemned and the Palestinians welcomed on Saturday a United Nations General Assembly vote asking the International Court of […]

UN asks world court to weigh in on Israeli ‘occupation’ and ‘annexation’

Israeli envoy brands move ‘illegitimate’ and a ‘moral stain’ UNGA resolution calls for court’s 1st Israel probe since 2004; all Arab peace partners vote yes; investigation to cover settlements, Jerusalem, ‘discriminatory legislation’ Luke TressToday, 2:02 am NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday a resolution requesting the International Court of Justice […]

In congratulatory message to Netanyahu, Biden highlights commitment to Palestinian statehood

December 30, 2022 Biden offers congratulations to Netanyahu – ‘my friend for decades’ – after Israeli leader returns to premiership. By JNS U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the swearing-in of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government. “I look forward to working with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been my friend for decades, […]

Palestinians urge world to ‘reject any dealings’ with new Netanyahu government

PA statement calls for international community to protect Palestinians from Israeli actions, saying the agenda of the newly sworn-in government poses an ‘existential threat’ By Michael Horovitz Today, 11:11 am Edit The Palestinian Authority called for an international boycott of Israel’s new government over its hardline, right-wing agenda, saying it poses “an existential threat to […]

Biden Vows to Oppose New Israeli Government Policies But ‘Looks Forward’ to Working with Netanyahu

By Hana Levi Julian – 6 Tevet 5783 – December 29, 2022 0 Photo Credit: Emil Salman / POOL President Joe Biden at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. US President Joe Biden issued a statement Thursday acknowledging the start of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sixth Israeli […]

Israeli Air Force Ready to Attack Iran in 2023

Israel Radar December 28, 2022 Will Israel attack Iran in 2023? In recent months, Israeli defense officials have been vocal about plans to knock out Iran’s nuclear program. By now, the Israeli Air Force is at a heightened state of readiness to launch a large-scale assault. Israel has finalized plans to attack Iran and is […]

King of Jordan Threatens Conflict if Israel Crosses Jerusalem ‘Red Lines’

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)5 Tevet 5783 – December 29, 2022 Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday said he was ready for a conflict should Israel’s incoming government violate “red lines” by changing the status quo governing relations at Jerusalem’s Jewish holy sites. “If people want to get into a conflict with us, we’re quite prepared,” […]

Netanyahu: You, who supported the Iran nuclear deal, why are you yelling?

Netanyahu will open the session by presenting the guidelines and members of his incoming government. By ELIAV BREUER Published: DECEMBER 29, 2022 11:01 Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2022 11:27 Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset ahead of the special session on Thursday morning to ratify the country’s 37th government. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Israel’s parliament, […]

Egypt, Jordan working to prevent Palestinian Authority collapse if Abbas dies

December 29, 2022 Jordanian and Egyptian senior officials reportedly working to prepare the Palestinian Authority for Mahmoud Abbas’ death, in the hopes of staving off a total collapse of the PA. By Baruch Yedid, TPS The Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar reported on Wednesday from sources in Fatah that in recent months, several meetings have been […]

Lapid: Israel will use force to prevent Iran from going nuclear

December 29, 2022 “Our enemies need to know that we will not sit idly by in the face of threats that we deem to be existential,” says the outgoing prime minister. By JNS Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid reiterated on Wednesday Israel’s “wall-to-wall” commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, issuing a threat that […]

Will Yoav Gallant’s second coming herald an Israel attack on Iran? – analysis

Will this be Yoav Gallant and Benjamin Netanyahu’s best chance to redo their missed opportunity in 2010 and attack Iran? By YONAH JEREMY BOB Published: DECEMBER 28, 2022 19:33 Yoav Gallant. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) That Likud MK Yoav Gallant will be the next defense minister is not really news, being […]

Hezbollah is as big a threat to Israel as Iran’s nuclear program – opinion

Israel must view Hezbollah’s growing precision missile arsenal as a major strategic threat on a par with Iran’s nuclear program. By NEVILLE TELLER Published: DECEMBER 28, 2022 04:15 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags during a rally marking the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last month (photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS) On the morning of Tuesday, December […]