News

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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 […]

What does Egypt’s el-Sisi really want?

by

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?’

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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

by

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?

by

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

by

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 […]