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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   Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin. (photo credit: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/REUTERS) The newly formed Committee to Ban Hezbollah in Germany called on US consumers to boycott […]

The attacker has been identified as a 36-year-old Somali man. By Benjamin Weinthal April 24, 2019 21:17   The town hall of Munich, Germany.. (photo credit: ALEXANDRA BEIER / REUTERS) Parishioners said a man screamed Arabic phrases, including “Allahu Akbar,” as he charged into the St. Paul’s Parish Church on Saturday. The assailant, identified by […]

Greenblatt also denies ‘rumors’ that the upcoming American initiative ‘contemplates making Jordan the homeland for Palestinians’ By TOI STAFF24 April 2019, 7:43 pm  0 2shares Jason Greenblatt attends the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards gala at Carnegie Hall in New York, March 28, 2019. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace envoy, Jason Greenblatt, said […]

Published:  04.24.19 , 19:55 NEW YORK  — Iran’s foreign minister says President Donald Trump’s aim “is to bring us to our knees to talk” — but national security adviser John Bolton and U.S. allies in the Mideast want “regime change” and the “disintegration of Iran.”   Mohammad Javad Zarif said he doubts Trump wants conflict, […]

Ban on travel won’t apply to officials of foreign governments or businesses that have dealings with Tehran’s elite military unit or its subsidiaries By MATTHEW LEE24 April 2019, 7:53 pm  1 35shares Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference on April 22, 2019, at the State Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz) WASHINGTON […]

Ban on travel won’t apply to officials of foreign governments or businesses that have dealings with Tehran’s elite military unit or its subsidiaries By MATTHEW LEE24 April 2019, 7:53 pm  1 35shares Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference on April 22, 2019, at the State Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz) WASHINGTON […]

The disputes over the border have elevated tensions between the two enemy countries By Anna Ahronheim April 24, 2019 21:29   Lebanon’s Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab has warned that the Lebanese military would strike Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport if Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport would be struck in any future conflict. “If ‘Israel’ bombards our […]

Lebanon’s defense minister threatens to strike Israel’s airport and oil facilities if the Jewish state attacks it, Lebanese media reports. “If Israel bombards our airport, we will bombard its airport. If it strikes our oil facilities, we will strike its oil facilities,” Elias Bou Saab says, during a tour of southern Lebanon, according to Hezbollah-affiliated […]

If the US wants to enter the Strait of Hormuz, they will have to talk to the IRGC forces protecting it, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said. “We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil. We will continue to find buyers for our oil and we will continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of our […]

The sanctions target two people and three firms that Washington accuses of being involved in schemes to help the armed Shi’ite group backed by Iran evade American sanctions. BY REUTERS APRIL 24, 2019 The US Treasury, moving to boost pressure on Hezbollah, imposed sanctions on Wednesday against two people and three firms that Washington accuses […]

Apr 24, 2019 @ 17:52 Diane Shalem Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran “will continue to find buyers for its oil and use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit to transport it.” In a speech to the Asia Society in New York, Zarif said: “If the United States takes […]

On occasion of religious holiday and amid anger in the community over the nation-state law, PM says he is committed to addressing concerns By TOI STAFF24 April 2019   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muafak Tarif at his office in Jerusalem on August 1, 2018. (Prime Minister’s Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Zarif claims Tehran has not received response from Trump administration 6 months after raising possibility By EDITH M. LEDERER24 April 2019, 11:52 pm  0 0shares Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the Asia Society in New York, on April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat on Wednesday made public […]