Growing chance of escalation with Hezbollah, Gallant warns UN secretary-general

Israeli defense minister visited the UN HQ in New York All Israel News StaffPublished: August 29, 2023 “The UN must act immediately,” Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday. Gallant warned that “The potential for a violent escalation on Israel’s northern border […]

Israel uncovers massive section of Second Temple-era aqueduct in Jerusalem

The discovery “may also shed light on the question – who built the first aqueduct – whether it was the Hasmoneans or perhaps King Herod,” the researchers noted. JERUSALEM POST STAFFPublished: AUGUST 28, 2023 12:46 The longest continuous section of Jerusalem’s ancient aqueduct has been uncovered in Givat Hamatos, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on […]

Israel cannot be trusted after Libya debacle, Lapid charges at Cohen

Lapid: FM lacks diplomatic experience • publication of meeting was “amateurish, irresponsible, and reflected a serious failure of judgment” TOVAH LAZAROFFAUGUST 28, 2023 10:59AUGUST 28, 2023 11:07 The uproar caused in Tripoli by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s “amateurish” publication of his meeting with his Libyan counterpart proves that this government can’t be trusted to handle […]

In first-ever meeting, Israeli and Libyan FMs talk normalization

Israeli officials established contact with Libya’s unity government several months ago. By JNS Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush in Rome last week to discuss the possibility of normalizing ties, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem revealed on Sunday. During the first-ever meeting between representatives of the two countries, Cohen […]

Qatar: We don’t have a war with Israel, the issue is the ‘occupation’

Qatar’s prime minister said the country backed the Arab Peace Initiative in respect to Israel and pushed for the establishment of a Palestinian state. TOVAH LAZAROFFPublished: AUGUST 27, 2023 18:58 The stumbling block to Israeli relations with Qatar is the absence of a Palestinian state at the pre-1967 lines, the Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin […]

Blinken: Saudi Deal Will Require Major Israeli Concessions

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)10 Elul 5783 – August 27, 2023 Photo Credit: State Department photo by Zinna Senbetta/ Public Domain Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 7, 2023. The Biden administration told the Israeli government last week […]

Iran says uranium enrichment continues based on domestic law

After Washington ditched the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Tehran began to violate the nuclear curbs set out in the pact. REUTERSAUGUST 27, 2023 10:51AUGUST 27, 2023 11:28 Iran’s enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country’s parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Sunday when asked about reports […]

Hamas predicts next war will leave Israel without utilities

A Hamas official said that the next war will leave Israel cut off by sea and air, and without electricity or water supplies. Dalit HaleviAug 27, 2023, 12:49 AM (GMT+3) Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas and in charge of the activities of the military arm of Hamas in Judea and Samaria, foresees an […]

US warns Israel not to ‘misread situation’ on potential for Saudi deal — report

Blinken reportedly tells minister real concessions to Palestinians will be necessary; Riyadh said weighing Chinese bid for nuclear plant in effort to pressure Washington ToI Staff25 August 2023, 10:41 pm US officials stressed to Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer during a recent visit that Israel will have to make far-reaching concessions to the Palestinians to […]

U.S. tells Israel mega-deal with Saudis must include concessions to Palestinians

Barak Ravid, author of Axios from Tel Aviv Secretary of State Tony Blinken in Jerusalem in January. Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images The Biden administration told the Israeli government last week that it would have to make significant concessions to the Palestinians as part of any possible mega-deal with Saudi Arabia that includes normalization between the kingdom and Israel, four U.S. officials […]

Iran showcases defense tech to the world amid drone axis with Russia

The head of the IRGC, Hossein Salami, also said that Iran’s defense industry has “broken the enemies” as Iran achieves new local capabilities. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: AUGUST 22, 2023 09:04 Recent reports from Iran indicate that Tehran is seeking to showcase its military-industrial complex and its new military technology to the region and […]

Iran showcases defense tech to the world amid drone axis with Russia

The head of the IRGC, Hossein Salami, also said that Iran’s defense industry has “broken the enemies” as Iran achieves new local capabilities. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: AUGUST 22, 2023 09:04 Recent reports from Iran indicate that Tehran is seeking to showcase its military-industrial complex and its new military technology to the region and the world. […]

Iranian-funded wave of terror in the West Bank is ‘just the beginning’

Palestinian terror group Hamas appears emboldened by internal divisions within Israel, defense sources told Army Radio on Tueday. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: AUGUST 22, 2023 09:51 Israel expects recent terror attacks across the West Bank to be “just the beginning” as Palestinian terror group Hamas appears emboldened by internal divisions within Israel, security establishment […]

BRICS summit begins in South Africa with Russia, China attending

Iran and other anti-western countries see BRICS as a way to balance the West. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: AUGUST 22, 2023 08:29 The important summit that brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, began on Tuesday in South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said  Sunday that the meeting brings “together, the members of […]