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Posted on: May 10th, 2019 Defensible borders’ key feature, in the Middle East, must be the capability to confront the shifty, volcanic and violent reality of the region, which has been top heavy on worst-case scenarios, highlighting clear and present lethal threats. Realistically, Israel’s defensible borders should not be based on well-meaning, peaceful coexistence (best-case) scenarios […]

Last week Turkey sparked another crisis by starting drilling in Cypriot waters. That’s a problem not just for Cyprus but for Israel, too Davd Rosenberg  May 08, 2019  Even the most avid Erdogan watcher has to work hard up with all the crises the Turkish leader has wrought. This week the No. 1 crisis was […]

After two years of major unilateral decisions, the White House faces numerous crises that it has kindled in the hope that at least one will turn out in its favor. Seth J. Frantzman May 11, 2019 03:34 On Friday the Trump administration raised tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese exports. At the same time the […]

The statement comes a few days after the US slapped a new round of sanctions on Iran’s steel, iron, aluminium and copper sectors following Tehran’s move to suspend some of its obligations under the nuclear deal in light of Washington’s decision to intensify restrictive measures. Speaking to Bild newspaper, US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell warned that […]

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had met his US counterpart at the Arctic Council in in Rovaniemi, Finland, where they discussed strategic stability. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Russia on 12-14 May, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the State Department said in a statement. “Secretary […]

By News Desk 2019-05-10   .td_uid_6_5cd5defd5828b_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cd5defd5828b_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The U.S. military and their allies from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) opened fire on a Syrian government ferry that was attempting to transport oil in the Euphrates River Valley. According to the pro-SDF Deir Ezzor Media Center page on Facebook, […]

Announcement comes after the system intercepted 240 out of 690 rockets launched from Gaza towards Israel over the weekend. Anna Ahronheim May 10, 2019 20:23 Less than six months after the US Army purchased Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, the US Marine Corps is now looking for follow suit. According to a report in […]

The US use of “messages” to Tehran only works if Iran believes the messages Seth J. Frantzman May 10, 2019 20:25 US Iran fans at 1998 World Cup 390. (photo credit: REUTERS) The US is sending “messages” to Iran through its latest moves and statements. National Security Advisor said the dispatch of B-52s and naval […]

  JONATHAN SPYER The latest short, intense flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza appears to have concluded. Four Israelis and 29 Palestinians were killed. The four Israelis were civilians; at least 11 of the Palestinians killed were members of the organisations engaged in combat against Israel (Hamas and Islamic Jihad). Two Palestinians were […]

    .td_uid_6_5cd5e14eb1016_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cd5e14eb1016_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} The US government has developed a secret missile to launch pinpoint airstrikes against terrorists and their leaders “with no explosion”, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper cited unnamed US officials as saying that the use of the specially designed new missile with “extraordinarily accurate intelligence about a target’s location and surroundings” will […]

The only way to protect the long-term viability of the best aspects of the Kushner plan is to kill the plan. Last week, I interviewed White House adviser Jared Kushner on the Middle East peace process at The Washington Institute’s annual conference, an event broadcast live on C-SPAN. Given that I had recently written an article calling his […]