Israel has become a water powerhouse

Mekorot provides Israel with over 80% of its drinking water and 70% of its water supplies. Israel doesn’t have a water shortage, but a surplus. By STEVE LINDE Published: MARCH 11, 2023 08:19 (L-R) Energy Minister Karin Elharrar, President Isaac Herzog, First Lady Michal Herzog and Mekorot CEO Itzhak Aharonovitch at the Jerusalem water system groundbreaking (photo […]

Israel and water: The Zionist dreams and nightmares

A direct hit to Israel’s Leviathan gas rig is nearly inevitable if there is an IDF attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities By YOSEF ISRAEL ABRAMOWITZ Published: MARCH 11, 2023 12:52 Sitting duck? A view of the Leviathan gas field from the air. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Just as the combination of two hydrogen atoms with an […]

Iran says deal reached to buy Russian fighter jets as defense cooperation deepens

Sanctions-hit Tehran has aging fleet, struggled to get spare parts; advanced planes will apparently be housed at underground base designed to respond to potential Israeli strikes AFPToI StaffToday, 3:39 pm TEHRAN — Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defense cooperation between the two countries […]

Saudi-Iran deal destroys Israel’s defense wall against Iran, Lapid charges

Former defense minister Benny Gantz said that he believes Netanyahu has abandoned the security of Israel and its citizens. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: MARCH 10, 2023 16:39 MK Yair Lapid seen at a protest against the judicial overhaul, outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. February 13, 2023. (photo credit: ARIE LEIB ABRAMS/FLASH 90) The Saudi-Iran deal is […]

Hezbollah leader says Iran-Saudi reconciliation is ‘good development’

Tehran and Riyadh sent officials for talks in China, where eventually Iran-Saudi ties were restored. By REUTERS Published: MARCH 10, 2023 14:03 TOP: The flag of Iran BOTTOM: The flag of Saudi Arabia (photo credit: Canva, Wikimedia Commons) Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after talks in Beijing between officials from the two rival […]

Top official blames weakness of Biden, Bennett-Lapid government for Saudi-Iran deal

Official claims talks between Riyadh and Tehran began in 2021 during tenure of short-lived unity coalition when US was working to re-enter nuclear deal By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Today, 9:32 pm   ROME — A senior official traveling with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s entourage on Friday sought to blame the deal reached by […]

Netanyahu: ‘Horrible nuclear war’ will break out, if Iran isn’t stopped

Netanyahu gave an interview to Iran International who intend on dubbing it into Persian and broadcasting it in Iran. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: MARCH 9, 2023 20:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a government conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on January 3, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) A “horrible nuclear war” will break […]

Italian Jewish leader assails Israeli policies in speech attended by Netanyahu

Noemi di Segni says alleged ministerial support for attacks on Arabs has made it ‘impossible’ to be a proud Jew; urges changes to judicial overhaul and death penalty bills By ToI Staff Today, 9:40 am Edit The head of an umbrella group for Italian Jews spoke out sharply Thursday against the Israeli government’s planned judicial […]

Azerbaijan envoy to Israel: You cannot use our airfields to attack Iran

Azerbaijani Ambassador-Designate to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov denied a report by Haaretz that the country has prepared an airfield to assist Israel. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Published: MARCH 10, 2023 06:02 Ayatollahs centrifuge 390 (photo credit: REUTERS) The IDF won’t be allowed to use Azerbaijan as a refueling base during an attack against Iran, the country’s newly appointed ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar […]

To normalize with Israel, Saudis want US okay for civil nuclear program — diplomat

Middle East official stresses deal remains ‘far off,’ amid Congressional opposition to boosting defense ties with Riyadh and intensifying Israeli-Palestinian violence By Jacob Magid Today, 10:13 pm Edit Saudi Arabia has asked the US to green-light its development of a civilian nuclear program in exchange for the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel, a senior Middle […]

Iran sent Russia over 100 million rounds of ammo, plans to send more – report

Russia is believed to be using the ammunition to replenish supplies expended during its invasion of Ukraine. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MARCH 9, 2023 06:13 A national Iranian flag waves in the wind over a building of the Iranian embassy, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 24, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/VALENTYN OGIRENKO) Iran […]

Hamas refuses to agree to calm, threatens new escalation

Efforts of Egypt and Qatar to restrain Hamas and other terrorist organizations encountering difficulties. Dalit Halevi   Mar 9, 2023, 6:40 AM (GMT+2)   HamasQatarEgypt Egypt and Qatar are continuing their efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas in an attempt to prevent a deterioration into a new round of fighting, but Hamas is not […]

Democrats urge Biden to use diplomatic tools to stop Israeli judicial reform

The letter underscores Democratic concern at the direction of Netanyahu’s new governing coalition. By RON KAMPEAS/JTA Published: MARCH 9, 2023 05:38 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE AND ALEX KOLOMOISKY/POOL) WASHINGTON — Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is spearheading a letter from Democrats urging […]

Iran Secretly Supplying Russia with Ammo, Rockets and Shells

16 Adar 5783 – March 8, 2023 Photo Credit: Marine Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie / public domain / Wikimedia Unserviceable artillery fuses wait to be set up for demolition with other obsolete ammunition during an explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, exercise held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on, May 7, 2013. The Islamic Republic of […]