French ambassador to US: Israel becoming an apartheid state

i24NEWS Latest Revision 19 April 2019, 14:47 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) France’s Ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud. Ambassador Gérard Araud said the US peace plan is almost certainly doomed to fail Israel will become an apartheid state, outgoing French ambassador to the United States told the Atlantic in an interview published on Friday where he […]

Moscow yeshiva set on fire during Passover Seder

Arson fire was set at Torat Chaim yeshiva in eastern Moscow as 60 people gather there for Passover celebration. Elad Benari, Canada, 19/04/ An arson fire was set at the largest yeshiva in Russia as during a Passover Seder on Friday, Jewish officials said, according to The Associated Press. No one was reported injured in […]

My Word: Reaching for the Moon and freedom to choose

Like many in Israel and around the world, I held my breath on Thursday, April 11, as I watched what I hoped would be the successful landing of the SpaceIL lunar probe Beresheet on the Moon. By Liat Collins April 18, 2019 20:58   ‘Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan,” goes the […]

Macron congratulates Netanyahu on win, shares hope for two-state solution

German Chancellor Angel Merkel called to congratulate the prime minister on Monday, also stressing her country’s hope for dialogue between the Israelis and Palestinians and for a two-state solution. JERUSALEM POST STAFF April 19, 2019 12:53 French President Emmanuel Macaron sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter on Thursday in which he congratulated him on […]

Netanyahu in Passover message: Israel now admired by ‘the Arab and Muslim world’

In video marking festival of freedom, prime minister says he’s ‘persistently and systematically turning Israel into a rising global power’ By TOI STAFFToday, 12:37 pm  0 0shares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted what he said were burgeoning ties between Israel […]

Syria says Iranian oil tankers blocked at Suez Canal if shipment is destined for Syrian port

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – Under the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Great Britain, no Iranian oil tankers are allowed to transit the Suez Canal if they are destined for a Syrian port, a Syrian military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. The source said Iranian oil tankers are allowed to enter Mediterranean waters […]

Iran showcases domestic fighter jets

Iran showcases its domestically made fighter jets during a military parade marking National Army Day in Tehran. Elad Benari, 19/04/19 06:34 Iran on Thursday showcased its domestically made fighter jets by flying the aircraft over Tehran during a military parade marking National Army Day, The Associated Press reported. TV footage showed the aircraft performing during […]

PA to launch campaign against US peace plan

Abbas adviser announces PA will launch campaign to counter Trump’s “Deal of the Century”. Elad Benari, 19/04/19  Nabil Shaath, international relations adviser to Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that the PA will launch a campaign to counter the US peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century”, reported the Xinhua […]

Report: US Submits Request to Lease Land for Permanent Embassy in Jerusalem

by JNS.org A view of the then-future U.S. embassy in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, Feb. 24, 2018. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. JNS.org – The United States recently submitted a request to Israeli authorities to “begin preparing” the Allenby compound in Jerusalem for the construction of the US permanent embassy in the country, reported Israel’s Channel 12. The outlet […]

Iran, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia set to meet for first time at Baghdad Summit

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Baghdad Summit is scheduled to take place on April 20th with several Middle Eastern countries set to participate in this conference organized by Iraq. The list of countries participating in the Baghdad Summit are as followed: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, and Syria. The parliamentarian heads of […]

Pakistan’s new interior minister is an Al Qaeda associate

Prime Minister Imre Khan this week appointed as Pakistan’s new interior minister Brig. Ljaz Shah who is known for his ties with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. In 2002, the brigadier was suspected of connections with the Islamist gang which abducted and murdered the American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, who was on the track of Al Qaeda leaders. They ordered his execution […]

PA concern: Trump will agree to Israeli sovereignty

PA “foreign ministry” believes US will recognize annexation of settlement blocs to Israel.   Dalit Halevi, 19/04/19 04:06   Trump and Netanyahu Reuters The Palestinian Authority (PA) “foreign ministry” said on Thursday that the US administration is delusional in its belief that the Palestinians’ consent to sell their homeland can be bought with money. In […]

ANALYSIS: How the IDF outsmarted Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Iran moved its facilities in Syria from Damascus to an area it considered immune to IAF strikes – but was soon proven wrong. Yochanan Visser, 18/04/19  IAF attacks Syrian base IDF spokesperson The Israeli military again outsmarted the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. This happened in the early hours of Saturday April […]

Attorney general clears White House of Russian conspiracy

Trump reacts with Twitter post: “No collusion. No obstruction. For the haters and the radical left Democrats – GAME OVER.” U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday offered a spirited defense of President Donald Trump ahead of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election but revealed […]