Rockets hit US airbase in N.Iraq: Army

No casualties or damage reported from rockets at Balad airbase, located about 64 km north of Baghdad Mohamed Waleed   |06.12.2019 BAGHDAD Two Katyusha rockets hit Balad airbase in Iraq, the army said on Friday. “The Katyusha rockets landed at Balad airbase in Saladin province without causing any casualties or material damage,” said an official […]

Amid Iran tensions, US may send thousands more troops to Mideast

Pentagon mulling deployment as violence spreads in Islamic Republic and intelligence points to a growing threat from regime By Matthew Lee Today, 6:01 am 0 Edit AP — The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued […]

Auschwitz survivor says he fears global rise of anti-Semitism

Frederick Terna, 96, thinks Merkel’s first visit to Nazi camp is positive; worried by similarities he sees between today’s politics and the ‘narrow nationalism’ of the 1930s. Catherine TRIOMPHEToday, 7:51 am NEW YORK (AFP) — As German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Auschwitz for the first time on Friday, 96-year-old survivor Frederick Terna will be at […]

Trump may deploy 14,000 troops to counter Iran aggression

Multiple reports citing unnamed officials say Trump is planning to deploy the troops to counter increased Iranian adventurism in the region. Israel played a role in President Donald Trump’s reported plans to send an additional 14,000 troops to the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported. Multiple reports citing unnamed officials say Trump is planning […]

Netanyahu believes: Bennett will be strengthened

Report: PM is pushing for the right-wing parties to ren separately in the next election so that the national camp wins 61 seats. Ben Ariel, 06/12/19  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is trying to “re-engineer” the right-wing bloc with the goal of maximizing the power of the camp and winning 61 seats if the Knesset is […]

How the Israel-Iran war might begin

In the back of everyone’s mind there will be a constant and nagging question mark over what happens next. Everyone that is, except for Iran. YAAKOV KATZ DECEMBER 6, 2019 08:18 AN ISRAELI F-35 fighter jet gets ready to take off in the Negev. Will it soon fly to Iran? The missiles will come in […]

Norway Threatens Palestinian Aid Cut Over Racism, Violence in Textbooks

by Algemeiner Staff     The Storting in Oslo, Norway. Photo: Stortinget / CC BY-ND 2.0. The Norwegian parliament called on the Palestinian Authority on Thursday to remove violent, racist and antisemitic materials from its school curriculum, or else face a drop or cessation in funding. A majority in the Storting’s 16-member Standing Committee on […]

Israel tests rocket propulsion system from Palmahim

The Defense Ministry announced that a rocket propulsion system was tested early Friday from the Palmahim Air Base. Flights from Ben-Gurion international airport were briefly rerouted. The test was described as part of a regular series. According to foreign sources, Israel has been testing propellants for launching ballistic missiles with ranges of thousands of kilometers […]

147 nations call to halt ‘aid’ to Israeli settlements

At the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, they approved a resolution which called on the international community not to “render aid or assistance to illegal settlement activities.” Some 147 United Nations member states, including the European Union, have called to halt all aid to West Bank settlements, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is […]

Europeans, Iran to cross swords at nuclear talks

VIENNA (Reuters) – European powers will demand Iran stop violating their nuclear deal or potentially face renewed U.N. sanctions, but with Tehran locked in conflict over U.S. sanctions, there appears to be little scope for compromise when they meet on Friday. The meeting comes amid heightened friction between Iran and the West. Tehran has rolled […]

If NATO is going to fight terrorism, it needs Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump with fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members at the 70th anniversary of NATO in Watford, Hertfordshire, outside of London, Dec. 4, 2019. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. The real dispute over the future of the alliance isn’t about Trump, but why Turkey remains inside the tent and […]

147 nations call to halt ‘aid’ to Israeli settlements

At the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, they approved a resolution which called on the international community not to “render aid or assistance to illegal settlement activities.” United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly Some 147 United Nations member states, including […]

Pentagon Mulls Sending 7,000 Additional Troops to Middle East – Report

The Wall Street Journal broke the news earlier, citing sources that the US Department of Defence (DoD) was considering to authorize the deployment of additional 14,000 troops to the Middle East along with various military hardware to deter alleged Iranian threat in the region – the news which was later denied by DoD spokesperson. DETAILS […]

Iran vows to continue to ballistic missiles program

Iran responds to European countries’ letter to UN, says it is determined to go ahead with disputed ballistic missile program. Elad Benari, 06/12/19 00:41   Iranian ballistic missile test Reuters Iran said in a letter to the United Nations on Thursday that it is determined to go ahead with its disputed ballistic missile program. “Iran is […]