PA: ‘We have foiled Trump’s peace plan’

Ramallah protesters urge Arabs to boycott Bahrain ‘workshop’ Khaled Abu Toameh June 15, 2019 18:44 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (third left) and other members of the new government attend the swearing-in ceremony in Ramallah last month.. (photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS) The Palestinians have thwarted US President Donald Trump’s plan for […]

Putin and the former Soviet Union

A well-connected Democratic political operative warns of the Russian leader’s intentions and calls for a new proactive American and European policy. By RAYMOND S. SOLOMON June 15, 2019 15:24   Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chats with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar during a ceremony unveiling a monument to heroes of resistance in concentration camps and ghettos […]

US grants Iraq additional waiver to Iran sanctions — source

Iraqi official says extension came after ‘long discussions’ with Washington, which has sought to curb Iranian energy exports By AFPToday, 2:16 pm   Fires flare off from gas in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Emad Matti) BAGHDAD — The United States has granted Iraq another 90-day waiver to continue with vital energy imports from neighboring […]

Report: UAE foreign minister says Iran fingerprints clear on oil tanker attacks

Published:  06.15.19 , 13:58 UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahya said Iran’s fingerprints were clear on the attacks on oil tankers on May 12, Arabiya TV reported on Saturday.   He also called for the international community to work together to protect shipping routes, Arabiya TV said. Iran has denied any involvement […]

Iran president renews ultimatum over nuclear pact compliance

Published:  06.15.19 , 14:03 Iran will continue scaling back compliance with its nuclear deal commitments unless other signatories show “positive signals”, the Iranian president told a meeting of Russian, Chinese and other Asian leaders in Tajikistan. “Obviously, Iran cannot stick to this agreement unilaterally,” President Hassan Rouhani told the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building […]

Israeli families struggle as their kids move back to Germany and Austria

In ‘Back to the Fatherland,’ descendants of a Holocaust survivor and an avowed Nazi team up to examine the trend of young people returning to countries that perpetrated the Shoah By CURT SCHLEIERToday, 10:38 am Gil Levanon, left, and Kat Rohrer, are the minds behind ‘Back to the Fatherland,’ a documentary on Israelis moving back to […]

Mortars fired at Iraqi base housing US troops

Iraqi military says no casualties in incident, which comes amid rising friction in Middle East between United States, Iran By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRAToday, 1:41 pm  0 0shares In this illustrative photo from February 13, 2018, an Iraqi army soldier stands guard near a US- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, 45 miles […]

Rouhani: Iran will continue to scale back nuclear deal commitments

During a meeting with leaders of Turky, China, and other Asian countries the Iranian president said Teheran doesn’t see “positive signals” from other nations. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV ONLINE June 15, 2019 11:04   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani listens during a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations […]

Arab League chief calls on Iran to ‘reverse course’ after tanker attacks

Ahmed Aboul Gheit warns Iranians against escalation with US, says determination of who was behind incident ‘only a matter of time’ By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 6:26 am  2 An oil tanker on fire in the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019 near the strategic Strait of Hormuz where two ships were reportedly attacked. (AP Photo/ISNA) The head of […]

Trump says Gulf tanker attacks have ‘Iran written all over it’

US president calls Iran ‘a nation of terror,’ and warns Tehran not to close strategic Strait of Hormuz, saying it wouldn’t manage to do so for very long By AGENCIES14 June 2019, 4:24 pm  0 48shares US President Donald Trump gestures into the audience as he speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday June […]

After fresh Gaza violence, army said pushing for ‘serious military campaign’

TV report says IDF wants to end policy of warning Gaza residents before airstrikes after two days of rocket attacks, but analysts say unlikely ahead of elections By TOI STAFF14 June 2019, 9:36 pm  9   Israeli soldiers work next to their tanks near the Israel Gaza border, Israel, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Top […]

Report: Iran fired missile at US UAV before Gulf attack

In the hours before attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the Iranians reportedly launched a missile at a US drone flying overhead. Elad Benari, Canada, 15/06/19  Still image from US military video of aftermath of tanker attack in Gulf of Oman Reuters In the hours before the attack on two tankers in […]

US lawmakers call on Merkel to blacklist Hezbollah

Four members of US House of Representatives urge German Chancellor to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Elad Benari, Canada, 15/06/19 Four members of the US House of Representatives — two Democrats and two Republicans — have called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, JTA reported on Friday. The […]

Hamas chief tells UN he doesn’t know who fired past week’s rockets at Israel

Ismail Haniyeh says terror group investigating who carried out attacks; United Nations envoy Nickolay Mladenov says Qatari cash to arrive in Gaza in coming days By TOI STAFFToday, 4:18 am     Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (3rd-R) waves upon his arrival at a rally marking the 31st anniversary of the terror group’s founding, in Gaza City December […]