What does Egypt’s el-Sisi really want?

Opinion: The Egyptian president recently brokered another ceasefire between Gaza and Israel with great élan, but continued armament raises questions about the Land of the Nile’s true intentions Shlomo Nakdimon|Published:  11.30.19 , 18:23 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is a key figure in the compromise processes between Israel and the Palestinian terror organizations in Gaza, […]

‘How can a Jew be an occupier in Judea?’

Head of Shomron Regional Council speaks to members of European Parliament, slams EU decision to label “settlement” products.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 01/12/19 04:36   Yossi Dagan at the European Parliament Shomron Regional Council spokesperson Yossi Dagan, head of the Shomron Regional Council, spoke last week to members of the European Parliament and criticized the […]

Bennett: Look into project of artificial island opposite Gaza

Defense Minister instructs IDF to examine feasibility of the artificial island project in Gaza, initiated by Minister Yisrael Katz. Arutz Sheva Staff, 01/12/19  Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has instructed the Chief of Staff and the defense establishment to conduct a security feasibility study for the artificial island project off the coast of Gaza, which was […]

Six European countries join Iran sanctions-busting mechanism

France, Germany and UK welcome Belgium, Netherlands and others to INSTEX, mean to allow Iran to continue selling oil despite US restrictions By AFP Today, 6:04 am   PARIS, France — Paris, London and Berlin on Saturday welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to circumvent US sanctions against […]

Six European countries join Iran sanctions-busting mechanism

France, Germany and UK welcome Belgium, Netherlands and others to INSTEX, mean to allow Iran to continue selling oil despite US restrictions By AFP Today, 6:04 am PARIS, France — Paris, London and Berlin on Saturday welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to circumvent US sanctions against trade […]

Houthi forces shoot down 2nd Saudi military aircraft

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Houthi forces announced on Saturday that they have shot down an unmanned drone over northern Yemen just a day after claiming to bring down a Saudi Apache helicopter, Yahya Sarea, the group’s military spokesman, said on Saturday. “Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong […]

Bennett to US and Russia: IDF is increasing operations in Syria

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett says the IDF is changing policy against Iran, aiming to remove all Iranian forces from Syria. Arutz Sheva Staff, 30/11/19 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (New Right) said he is working to change Israel’s policy regarding Iran with a goal of pushing Iranian forces out of Syria, according to a report on […]

Palestinian academics deny archaeological evidence of Jews in Israel

Jews are ‘colonialists’ and ‘occupiers’ who only arrived in Israel in 1948, the academics claimed on Palestinian TV. DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS DECEMBER 1, 2019 02:26 Workers dig at the Tel Megiddo Archaeological site in northern Israel July 24, 2018. The Palestinian Authority is continuing with its propaganda mission to deny Jewish links to the land […]

Has Iran admitted it bombed Saudi Arabia’s Aramco as a message to Israel?

Reuters reported last week details from inside the planning rooms behind the attack. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 1, 2019 00:13 Iran has increasingly accepted responsibility for the September 14 attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, doing away with the pretense that it was an attack carried out by Houthi rebels […]

PA urges all EU members to recognize Palestinian state

Erekat: Two-state solution was a painful Palestinian concession. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH   DECEMBER 1, 2019 00:03 The Palestinian Authority has increased its efforts to convince all European Union members to recognize a Palestinian state in response to US and Israeli policies and decisions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called on […]

Merkel gov’t continues UN assault against Israel, snubbing German Jews

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL DECEMBER 1, 2019 00:21 Germany’s UN ambassador has voted again for an anti-Israel resolution, ignoring pleas from the nearly 100,000-member Central Council of Jews in Germany and the Jewish state to change its voting pattern. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean for the human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center, told The Jerusalem Post: […]

Iran to respond to suspicious tanker attack at right time, place

“The Islamic Republic will never intend to adopt the heinous and illegal measures that some countries take in the seas; however, this does not mean that we will let them do whatever they want,” Rear Admiral Mahmoud said on Saturday. “As soon as the elements of the terrorist attack are completely identified, the proper measures, […]

Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit

Protesters say Adel Abdel Mahdi’s announced resignation is ‘only the first step’ in rooting out government corruption By AFP Today, 11:01 am NASIRIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis kept up their anti-government protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the prime minister’s planned resignation and insisting “all corrupted people” must step down. Prime […]

Hezbollah Under Attack; Will Israel Strike in Lebanon?

Is a clash between Israel and Lebanon more likely at this time? Hezbollah is facing in recent days an onslaught of criticism and calls for action against it. The global pressure makes the Lebanese terror group more vulnerable to an Israeli attack. On Thursday, Der Spiegel magazine reported that Germany will soon be outlawing Hezbollah activities […]