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The ‘War of the North’ and the weaponization of Western media

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The Western media along with social media platforms, are the soft power weapons that all these parties deploy in order to attempt to neuter Israel and prevent it from fully using its power. By ILAN POMERANC Published: JULY 2, 2022 16:20 IDF soldiers train in the north of Israel in preparation for any future wars with Hezbollah […]

Is Iran building another “stealth” missile boat? – analysis

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By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: JULY 2, 2022 12:40 The Iranian ship Khark is seen at an undisclosed location in Iran, March 10, 2011. (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA/REUTERS) Iran may be slightly increasing its naval threats to the region by building a new missile boat, which appears to be under construction, according  H.I. Sutton at USNI News. […]

Why does Iran say the Doha talks went well? – analysis

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Iran claims to be serious about the talks and says that the talks in Qatar, with the EU present, began after the visit of the EU foreign policy chief to Tehran recently. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: JULY 2, 2022 11:29 General overall view of the Doha downtown city center skyline and cityscape and the Doha Bay, […]

Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites

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Iranian hacker group Sharp Boys obtained personal data from over 20 Israeli tourism sites. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JULY 1, 2022 18:02 Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative] (photo credit: PIXABAY) The personal information of over 300,000 Israelis was leaked last month by an Iranian hacker group targeting Israeli travel booking sites. The group, named Sharp Boys, […]

‘Biblical’ swarms of giant crickets ravage western US crops

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Amidst drought and warming temperatures, conditions favored by the crickets, outbreaks across the West have worsened. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JULY 2, 2022 02:39 A swarm of desert locusts fly near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, January 31, 2021. (photo credit: REUTERS/BAZ RATNER) Farmers in the western United States are battling new outbreaks of Mormon crickets, […]

14 Days: Gas deal

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Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks. By STEVE LINDE Published: JUNE 30, 2022 13:50 Updated: JULY 2, 2022 02:25 EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Israel Energy Minister Karine Elharrar sign a deal for Israeli natural gas exports to Europe, in Cairo, on June 15, 2022. (photo credit: SHOKRY HUSSIEN/REUTERS) […]

Israel blamed for daytime strikes targeting Syria

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The strike targeted sites near the coastal city of Tartus‎. By ANNA AHRONHEIM Published: JULY 2, 2022 08:14 Updated: JULY 2, 2022 10:04 Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. (photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI) Two Syrian civilians were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting sites near the coastal city of Tartus, the Syrian military […]

At least 5 killed as series of strong earthquakes rock southern Iran

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State media reports 49 people also hurt in shallow tremors, including two of magnitude 6.0, that US Geological Survey says struck 100 kilometers southwest of Bandar Abbas By AFP Today, 4:20 amUpdated at 11:26 am Edit TEHRAN — A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people and causing […]

Iran media highlights Hezbollah outpost threat to Israel

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The importance of Iran highlighting this issue should not be underestimated because Iran is trying to show off that it can threaten Israel via Hezbollah. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: JULY 2, 2022 11:30 IDF along the northern border between Israel and Lebanon. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) Iran’s Tasnim news highlighted the increasing Hezbollah threat to […]

Syria says Israeli jets conduct rare daytime airstrike on southern coast

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Two civillians hurt after missiles strike in al-Hamidiyah near Lebanon border, state broadcaster says Emanuel FabianToday, 9:39 am Israel carried out a rare daylight airstrike along the southern Syrian coast on Saturday morning, Syria’s state-run broadcaster SANA said. injuring two people. There was no comment from the Israel Defense Forces, in line with its policy […]

Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites

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Iranian hacker group Sharp Boys obtained personal data from over 20 Israeli tourism sites. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JULY 1, 2022 18:02 Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative] (photo credit: PIXABAY) The personal information of over 300,000 Israelis was leaked last month by an Iranian hacker group targeting Israeli travel booking sites. The group, named Sharp Boys, […]

Ben & Jerry’s Condemns Parent Company Unilever’s Decision to Sell Rights to Israeli Franchisee, Defanging Boycott

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By Hana Levi Julian – 2 Tammuz 5782 – June 30, 2022 Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel / Flash 90 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream company has slammed a decision earlier this week by its parent corporation, Unilever, to sell the rights to its product to Israel-based American Quality Products. The decision blocks the Ben & […]

Edelstein, who said Netanyahu can’t win, abandons Likud leadership challenge

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Facing a ‘critical election for the State of Israel, I cannot drag Likud into an internal fight,’ says senior party MK following Knesset dispersal By TOI staff Today, 9:41 pm   Likud MK Yuli Edelstein has walked back an earlier promise to run against Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu for the leadership of the party. “Wherever […]