Iraq: 400 killed, 15,000 injured, one Prime Minister out

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has lost control of Iraq, a country that continues to look ungovernable after years of instability and war. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 1, 2019 21:42 Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi appears to be exiting the stage just a year after taking office. The reason? His government has been widely […]

Turkey-Libya deal clamps siege on Israel’s marine gas fields

Turkey and Libya have signed a pact dividing control of the waters of the Mediterranean between them, a grab that virtually blockades the offshore gas and oil fields of Israel, Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. It also overrides those countries’ economic zones. Israel, deeply deadlocked in its efforts to form a government, has not reacted. DEBKAfile: […]

Netanyahu slams European ‘rush to appease Iran’ by sidestepping sanctions

As 6 nations join INSTEX barter system, PM calls move a betrayal of Middle Easterners ‘standing up to Iran and its henchmen’; says Europeans ‘should be ashamed of themselves’ By TOI staff and AFP Today, 7:15 pm https://youtu.be/8RH0xnxhE1   Israel on Sunday scolded six new European members of the INSTEX barter mechanism meant to circumvent […]

Over 20 US military vehicles enter Syria from Iraq

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Syrian state television reported on Saturday that several U.S. military vehicles had entered northeastern Syria from Iraq’s northwestern border. According to Syrian TV, the U.S. military convoy consisted of more than 20 trucks that first entered Syria’s Al-Hasakah Governorate from Iraq’s Nineveh (var. Ninawa) Governorate. They pointed out that the […]

Failures of EU foreign policy and its impact on the world

Huffington Post Greece – Nov. 30, 2019 Europe is experiencing a difficult transition period internally and externally, which can foreshadow many evils. The far right is clearly on the rise and has already begun to influence the political scene in some European countries, such as Denmark and Austria, and is threatening to dominate France and […]

The road between Saudi Arabia and Israel passes through Al-Aqsa

Featured Post The road between Saudi Arabia and Israel passes through Al-Aqsa The Arab-Israeli conflict was a delusion fed by tyrannical forces. Today there is a dazzling historic opportunity to achieve peace Saudis often quote a statement by Muhammad bin Salman: “Success stories always start with a vision. The most successful visions are those founded […]

Netanyahu: Judea and Samaria is our land

PM asks Security Cabinet to approve NIS 40 million security budget for Judea and Samaria. Arutz Sheva Staff, 01/12/19  Netanyahu at cabinet meeting Hezki Baruch Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke at the start of the weekly Security Cabinet meeting Sunday. “One of the basic concepts of what used to be called ‘international law’, a network […]

Jordanian prince secretly meets Israeli president amid ‘all-time low’ in relations

A Jordanian prince secretly met with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in London, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, just days after King Abdullah confirmed relations between the two were at “an all-time low.” Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed, a senior advisor and envoy to Jordan’s King Abdullah was part of a high-level delegation which met Rivlin during […]

Naftali Bennett approves new Jewish neighborhood in Hebron

TAMAR BEERI DECEMBER 1, 2019 13:03 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved on Monday the planning of a new Jewish neighborhood in the wholesale market complex in Hebron. The market buildings will be demolished as part of the construction of the new neighborhood. New stores will be built in their place, though the rights of the […]

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issues announcement on Iran International TV

ISNA – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced that it considers actions by Iran International TV and its staff as cooperation with Iran’s foes in terrorist acts. “Iran International television channel which has been founded by enormous budget supplied by Israel and received activity license in UK, entered the stage with sedition order and focused on […]

Netanyahu: Islamic Jihad doesn’t absolve Hamas’ responsibility for Gaza

Peace Now slams cabinet for allocating NIS 40m for security in settlements. HERB KEINON DECEMBER 1, 2019 12:34 Hamas is responsible for attacks on Israel emanating from the Gaza Strip because it is responsible for that territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. Netanyahu’s words follow IDF […]

Pro-Iran Deal Mogherini ends five years as EU Foreign policy chief

Mogherini was one of the key voices in Europe and among the most high-profile supporters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Iran Deal. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 1, 2019 10:57 Federica Mogherini, who was all-smiles when she frequently met with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif over the last five years, has ended her […]

Iranian Intelligence Ministry threatens UK-based Persian journalists

Iran International is a private broadcasting company owned and licensed within the United Kingdom, with no affiliation to the Islamic Republic. ZACHARY KEYSER DECEMBER 1, 2019 11:35 London-based Iran International Television is coming under scrutiny by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry claiming that employees working for the broadcasting company are “proof of collaboration in terrorist actions […]

German neo-Nazi, Green Parties laud EU branding Israeli products

The Third Way added a link to an article from 2014 titled: “Israel Boycott: What anyone can do against Zionist genocide.” BENJAMIN WEINTHAL NOVEMBER 24, 2019 05:50 The German neo-Nazi party The Third Way and the Green Party welcomed the EU top court ruling that mandates Israeli products from the disputed territories must be branded […]