SpaceIL cancels Beresheet 2 for more “significant challenge”

Following Israel’s failure to land on the Moon, SpaceIL announces it will not conduct the same mission; SpaceIL: A similar voyage to the Moon would not set the required threshold for a breakthrough mission, and therefore it has been decided to seek a more significant challenge. Israel’s SpaceIL, which recently attempted to land a spacecraft […]

Palestinians hang Trump in effigy in protests against Bahrain summit – report

There was also a poster in the picture that said, “Despicable Trump, your talk is like your urine. Shut up,” the report discovered. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 27, 2019 10:52   2 minute read. Palestinians part of Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement published pictures on Facebook of their protest in Bethlehem against the Bahrain summit […]

Fears Return Over German Chancellor Merkel’s Well-Being as She Appears Shaking Again

Speculation about Angela Merkel’s health issues began flying around after she was seen trembling at a welcoming ceremony for Ukraine’s newly-minted president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Berlin last week. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared shaky again as she attended an official ceremony to appoint a new justice minister in Berlin on Thursday. Standing alongside President Frank-Walter […]

Iran warns U.S. of stronger reaction if its borders violated again

Published:  06.27.19 ,   Iran warned the United States on Thursday against violation of its borders, with parliament speaker Ali Larijani threatening a stronger reaction, a week after Tehran shot down an American drone that spiked tension between the countries.   “The downing of their drone was a good experience for them to avoid any […]

Fatah deputy: Some Arab countries stabbed us in the back in Bahrain

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s deputy in Fatah responded, Thursday morning, to the just-concluded economic workshop in Bahrain by saying “Some Arab countries stabbed us in the back,” according to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation. The deputy added, “We do not understand this being dragged as a herd after the Americans.”

Hezbollah sees U.S. war on Iran as unlikely-report

Published:  06.27.19   The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah believes a U.S. war on Iran is unlikely for reasons including Iran’s strong defensive capabilities, Hezbollah’s deputy leader said in an interview published on Thursday.   Sheikh Naim Qassem told Lebanon’s al-Joumhouria newspaper U.S. President Donald Trump “does not need war”.   “He does not benefit […]

Greenblatt on Israel: I haven’t found anything to criticize that goes over the line

“We cannot create a comprehensive peace deal unless we have a Palestinian voice that represents all Palestinians,” the US Special Envoy told i24 News Ilanit Chernick June 27, 2019 09:43 US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt has not found anything to When asked about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on annexing the West Bank he said […]

Russia dismisses report on GPS problem at Ben-Gurion

Reuters reports a Russian source has responded to a Galei Tzahal report of its being responsible for GPS problems at Ben-Gurion Airport by saying, “This report is a “red herring” (literally mouse on mushrooms). We don’t comment on every [piece of] nonsense.” Former military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin had theorized that the problem could be […]

Moscow blamed for disruption of GPS systems at Ben Gurion Airport

Israeli officials say interference caused by Russian military in Syria; Russian embassy dismisses accusation as ‘fake news’ By JUDAH ARI GROSS Today, 9:49 am   An airplane drives along the runwar at Ben Gurion International Airport, on May 8, 2018. (Flash90) Israeli officials on Thursday accused Russia of responsibility for the ongoing disruptions to the satellite navigation […]

Iran: We Will Exceed Uranium Limits Unless 3 European Nations Act

Iranian ambassador says that if Britain, France and Germany do not preserve nuclear agreement, Iran will up its uranium enrichment, start modernizing heavy water reactor which U.S. says could produce plutonium Iranian President President Hassan Rohani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark “National Nuclear Day,” in Tehran, Iran. April […]

Watch: Jared Kushner recaps Peace to Prosperity Summit

Watch: Jared Kushner recaps Peace to Prosperity Summit ‘An important blueprint for the future of the Palestinian people, and hopefully a step toward making this a safer, more prosperous region.’   Arutz Sheva Staff, 26/06/19 20:57   Jared Kushner Reuters Tags:Bahrain, peace plan, Jared Kusher  

Zarif: US is not in a position to obliterate Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister responds to Trump’s threats, says US is “confrontational” and “provocative”. Elad Benari, 27/06/19 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday responded to US President Donald Trump’s threats against his country. In an interview with CNN, Zarif said that the United States “is not in a position to obliterate Iran”, while adding […]

Russia Says Many Countries Standing by Iran in Case of any US ‘Crazy’ Action against Tehran

A senior Russian diplomat says Iran will not be alone if the United States takes an “absolutely crazy” act against the Islamic Republic amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington.   “Iran will never be alone if, God forbid, the US ever takes absolutely crazy and irresponsible actions against it,” Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir […]

Bahrain FM to Times of Israel: Israel is here to stay, and we want peace with it

Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa says Manama conference could be ‘gamechanger’ like Israel-Egypt Camp David Accords; urges Israeli leaders to ‘talk to us’ about Arab Peace Initiative By RAPHAEL AHREN 26 June 2019, 4:53 pm     Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaks with the Times of Israel on the sidelines of the Peace […]