Month: December 2022

Report: Iran cuts funding to Palestinian Arab factions

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Hamas and Islamic Jihad reportedly among groups affected by the Iranian move. Elad Benari12.12.22, 6:56   Iran has reportedly stopped channeling funds to several Palestinian Arab factions, leading to a financial crisis, i24NEWS reported on Sunday, citing Palestinian Authority-based media. The Al-Quds newspaper quoted unnamed sources in Lebanon as saying that the factions, mainly within […]

Saudi FM says ‘all bets are off’ if Iran makes a nuclear weapon

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‘We are in a very dangerous space in the region,’ Al-Saud says, adding that Riyadh ‘skeptical’ about prospect of reviving 2015 nuclear deal TOI staffToday, 9:22 am Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said Sunday that the Islamic Republic’s Gulf neighbors will not sit by if Tehran produced nuclear weapons. “If Iran gets […]

Report: Iran Pulls Plug on Gaza, PA & Lebanese Terror Funding

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Hana Levi Julian18 Kislev 5783 – December 11, 2022 Photo Credit: Attia Muhammed / Flash 90 Hamas terrorists in Gaza City. July 20, 2022. Palestinian Authority terrorist factions are finding themselves unable to pay the salaries of their leaders and members, let alone cover their operational budgets, due to cessation of funding from Iran, according […]

Syria: Israel attacked radar station

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      11.12.22, 7:24   According to a report in Israel Hayom, Syrian media is claiming that the Israeli Air Force attacked tonight (Sunday) in the south of the country. According to local reports, a radar station on the mountain of Tel Kalib in the A-Suvidaa area was attacked by Israeli aircraft. It was […]

Saudi Leader MBS Helped Broker Brittney Griner Swap After White House Ended Khashoggi Suit

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Greg WilsonDec 8, 2022 Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped broker the dramatic prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow that sprang WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian gulag, days after the Biden administration helped spike a lawsuit against the Saudi ruler. MBS, as the Saudi leader is known, and United Arab […]

Saudi Arabia may normalize ties with Israel within a year, Danon says

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Under the Abraham Accords, Israel normalized ties with four Arab countries in 2020. No new countries have signed onto the accords since then. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: DECEMBER 8, 2022 21:54 Updated: DECEMBER 8, 2022 22:07 Left to Right, Pastor Carlos Luna Lam, Rabbi Elie Abadie, Ambassador Danny Danon, Imam Mohammad Tawhidi at the First Annual Abraham Accords […]

Report: Meeting at White House to discuss new Israeli govt.

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Senior US officials say question of whether to speak with Smotrich, Ben-Gvir raised at White House meeting. Israel National News 7.12.22, 22:07     A high-level meeting was held at the White House last week lo discuss policy towards the new government in Israel, including the question of whether or not to hold talks with […]

UN says Israel must give up nuclear weapons in lopsided vote

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Ukraine was absent from the vote after supporting the initial text. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: DECEMBER 7, 2022 21:34 Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2022 23:10     View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona (photo credit: JIM HOLLANDER / POOL / REUTERS) The United Nations General Assembly affirmed that Israel must give up its nuclear weapons in […]

Iran: 9 people to face death penalty over death of nuclear scientist

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Iran’s judiciary says nine people will face death penalty over assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, which Iran has blamed on Israel. Elad Benari7.12.22, 6:08   Iran’s judiciary announced on Tuesday that nine people will face the death penalty over the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, AFP reported. Fakhrizadeh was killed when his car was ambushed […]