Iran-Saudi deal shifts regional power – and the US emerges as a loser – opinion

Iran-Saudi deal doesn’t necessarily signal a whole new ball game in the Middle East, as some folks might claim; however, there has been a shift in the balance of power. By SALEM ALKETBI Published: MARCH 23, 2023 02:25 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) receives UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Jeddah, last […]

China’s military says US warship illegally entered waters in South China Sea

By REUTERS Published: MARCH 23, 2023 05:49 China’s military said on Thursday it monitored and drove away a US destroyer that had illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. In a statement, the military said without the approval of the government, the guided-missile destroyer Milius illegally intruded into China’s territorial waters, undermining […]

PM’s failure to secure calm on home front hastens inevitable breakdown in US ties

From judicial overhaul push to settlement expansion to Smotrich, not a week has gone by without a ‘backyard fire’; US official: We want calm so we can work on issues together Jacob MagidToday, 2:01 am Despite the vast political differences between the United States and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government, the Biden administration […]

Tunnels used for missile production in Syria attacked in Monday airstrike

A recent intelligence report by ImageSat International (ISI) based on satellite images revealed details about an attack in Syria attributed to Israel in early March. By MAARIV ONLINE Published: MARCH 23, 2023 00:11 Satellite documentation of the location of the attack (photo credit: ISI / MAARIV) An intelligence report by satellite and intelligence solutions company ImageSat International (ISI) was […]

Nasrallah: Israeli retaliation for highway bombing could lead to war

March 22, 2023 “Any military or security Zionist attack on Lebanon will be met with a fast response from the resistance,” said the Hezbollah terror chief. By JNS Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned on Wednesday that any retaliation by Israel for last week’s highway bombing by an infiltrator from Lebanon could lead to a regional […]

US Summons Israeli Ambassador as Crisis in Relations Deepens

by Andrew Bernard U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the Hyatt Regency in Tashkent, Uzbekistan March 1, 2023. Photo: Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS The United States on Tuesday evening summoned Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog over Israel’s repeal of a 2005 disengagement law as the crisis in […]

Medvedev suggests Russia strike ICC with hypersonic missile

Former President Medvedev wrote a long Telegram message criticizing the ICC for it’s arrest warrant issued for President Putin. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 22, 2023 09:00 Hypersonic rocket. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggested bombing the International Criminal Court in the Hague with a hypersonic missile launched from a Russian ship on his Telegram account […]

Iron Dome shot down drone over Gaza – report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 22, 2023 09:56 Updated: MARCH 22, 2023 10:07 The IDF Iron Dome shot down a drone over the southern Gaza strip on Wednesday, according to Hebrew media. Explosions were heard throughout the Eshkol Regional Council, according to KAN News. Palestinian media in Gaza reported the sound of explosions east of Rafiah and […]

UAE considering reducing diplomatic presence in Israel – report

Khaldoon al-Mubarak, the senior advisor to the President of the UAE, is currently visiting Israel. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 22, 2023 01:32 Updated: MARCH 22, 2023 07:35 UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog cut a ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, […]

Netanyahu drops out of Tel Aviv event as protesters gather

Hundreds of judicial reform protesters rally outside of Tel Aviv conference, prompting Prime Minister to drop out at the last minute. Israel National News   Mar 22, 2023, 10:10 AM (GMT+2) Tel Avivjudicial reformBenjamin Netanyahu Hundreds of anti-judicial reform protesters rallied outside of an Israel Land Authority conference in Tel Aviv Wednesday morning, demonstrating against […]

US condemns cancellation of Disengagement Law

Mar 21, 2023, 9:03 PM (GMT+2) The Deputy Spokesman of the American State Department strongly condemned the cancellation of the Disengagement Law for northern Samaria communities. “We are very concerned about the repeal of the law. We have repeatedly said that the expansion of settlements is an obstacle to peace. This legislation is particularly provocative […]

US State Department Report Cites ‘Significant Human Rights Issues’ in Israel

March 21, 2023 3:29 pm    by Andrew Bernard The US State Department on Monday released its annual human rights country report on Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, documenting a litany of alleged human rights abuses. The nearly 70-page report includes accusations of extrajudicial killings, media censorship, torture, and unjust detention committed by the […]