Archaeologist: Thick wall found at Lachish indicates King Solomon’s son built it

Hebrew University scholar argues fortified structure shores up biblical account of site; others aren’t convinced By TOI STAFF23 April 2019, 3:10 pm  3 1,517shares Archaeologists at work excavating the biblical city of Lachish, where an early 12th century BCE Canaanite alphabet inscription was found in 2014. (courtesy of Yossi Garfinkel, Hebrew University) An archaeologist has recently uncovered […]

Navies of US, Greece, and Israel finish joint exercise

Spokesman says the drill helps teach navy how to deal with the various challenges of keeping open maritime routes to Israel in times of war. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/04/19 The Jewish Press reported that the Navies of the US, Greece, and Israel recently finished a joint naval exercise named Nobel Dina. The Israeli contribution to […]

Iran: Israel will drag US into war it doesn’t want

Iranian foreign minister says Trump’s ‘B-team’ – which includes Netanyahu and national security adviser Bolton – might ‘plot an accident’ to trigger a broader crisis or even an armed conflict Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe US President Donald Trump wants war with Iran, but Trump could be lured into a conflict […]

The Latest: Putin, Kim say they’ve had fruitful talks

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — The Latest on the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say they have had fruitful talks about how to defuse a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. The two […]

Israel issues travel warning of ‘high and concrete’ terror threat in Sri Lanka

Four days after Easter suicide bombings killed at least 359 people and wounded 500 more, Counter-Terrorism Bureau says Israelis should leave the island and cancel planned trips By TOI STAFF and APToday, 9:46 am  0 6shares Security personnel stand guard in front of St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo on April 23, 2019, two days after a series of bomb […]

After Notre Dame, France Breaks Its Silence on Radical Islam

by Eldad Beck / Israel Hayom / JNS.org Smoke billows from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, France, April 15, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Julie Carriat. JNS.org – For years, French daily Le Monde was one of the pillars of France’s large-scale campaign of silence regarding the greatest problem the country, Europe, […]

USS Abraham Lincoln deploys opposite Syria, US envoy to Russia aboard

Accompanied by 10 warships, the USS Abraham Lincolncarrier on Wednesday, April 24, deployed opposite the Syrian coast in a dramatic show of strength against Russia and Iran. The effect was underlined by the revelation from US Navy sources of the presence on the carrier’s command bridge of none other than US ambassador to Moscow Jon Huntsman. […]

Russia Does Not Agree With Western Attempts to Enforce Values on Others – Putin

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Certain Western countries voice claims for exclusive global leadership, resorting to blackmail and sanctions to try to impose their values on other states, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Moscow was against such policies. “Unfortunately, some Western countries voice claims for the exclusive global leadership. They boldly violate the norms and principles […]

The general warned Washington seeks to gain the potential to deliver such a strike without a response against any undesirable country

MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. The United States is deploying missile defense systems near Russia’s borders with the goal of obtaining the potential to deliver a surprise nuclear strike on Russia, First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Department Lt. Gen.Viktor Poznikhir said on Wednesday. Read also NATO enhances nuclear component of military […]

Friedman to ‘Post’: U.S. thinking ‘out of the box’ with Trump peace plan

Envoy says Palestinian people deserve ‘meaningful alternative’ to status quo even if leaders reaction is initially negative. Herb Keinon, Yaakov Katz The Trump administration peace plan is an effort to “think out of the box and capture the imagination and hopes of both sides for a better life,” US ambassador David Friedman told The Jerusalem […]

In New York Speech, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Backs IRGC, Accuses Trump of Falling for Israeli-Led ‘Plot’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking at the Asia Society in New York City, April 24, 2019. Photo: Screenshot. Iran’s foreign minister bluntly told an invited audience in New York City on Wednesday that the US must recognize the authority of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) if it wanted to navigate the Strait […]

U.S. called on to boycott German cars until Hezbollah banned from Germany

Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate. By Benjamin Weinthal April 24, 2019 20:34   The newly formed Committee to Ban Hezbollah in Germany called on US consumers to boycott German automobiles in an advertisement in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, […]

U.S. called on to boycott German cars until Hezbollah banned from Germany

Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate. Benjamin Weinthal April 24, 2019 20:34 The newly formed Committee to Ban Hezbollah in Germany called on US consumers to boycott German automobiles in an advertisement in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, after German […]

IDF to confiscate Palestinian land for a new Gush Etzion-Hebron road

“We’ve been waiting over 15 years for this road,” YESHA chief security officer Shlomo Vaknin said. Tovah Lazaroff April 24, 2019 22:43 Gush Etzion-Hebron bypass road. (photo credit: PEACE NOW) In a move to bolster the physical ties between sovereign Israel and the Jewish community of Hebron, Israel is moving forward on a critical bypass […]