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PA foreign ministry calls David Friedman ‘illiterate in politics, history and geography’ for saying Israel has right to ‘some’ of West Bank By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 12:28 pm  0 0shares US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses the Israeli-Palestinian International Economic Forum in Jerusalem on February 21, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The Palestinian Authority said it will consider filing […]

More than 2,000 fires have been set in southern Israel and 8,700 acres burned between May 2018 and May 2019. Seth J. Frantzman June 9, 2019 11:29 In 2018 Hamas hit upon a new way to terrorize Israel. Its activists and supporters began attaching incendiary devices to balloons and floating them over the border from […]

Joint drill involving troops on the ground and in the air focuses on cooperation between various units as they seek to destroy a hidden-away enemy Army cadets simulate a takeover of a Lebanese village at the IDF Officers’ Training School, June 2019 (IDF Spokesperson) Army cadets at the Israel Defense Forces’ Officer Training School this […]

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Sunday unveiled a new home-made state-of-the-art missile defense system named ‘Khordad 15’ which is equipped with passive phased array radar system for detecting fighter jets, stealth targets and cruise missiles. The missile defense system was unveiled in a ceremony participated by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and Commander of […]

BERIUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) is regaining its strength near the ancient city of Palmyra, while the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels trade offensive in northwestern Syria. Speaking to Al-Masdar from Damascus city, a military source stated that the Islamic State has recently stepped up their operations in central […]

Israel’s Navy and policy took control of a fire that erupted on a Turkish cargo ship, the MSC Canberra, opposite Haifa on Saturday morning, when unidentified stowaways tried to seize the vessel. The Panamanian-flagged ship sailed Friday from Turkey’s Mersin and was bound for Haifa on Saturday before heading for Ashdod port. Israel’s censor has […]

On visit to USS Abraham Lincoln, Central Command head says ‘it is entirely likely that an attack would have taken place by now’ if not for recent troop buildup By ROBERT BURNSToday, 7:53 am  0   Illustrative — In this photo from May 30, 2019, released by the US Navy, three EA-18G Growlers from the “Patriots” of […]

Published:  06.09.19 , 09:24 Iran said on Sunday that Europe was not in a position to criticise Tehran for its military capabilities, and called on European leaders to normalise economic ties with the Islamic Republic despite U.S. sanctions or face consequences.   President Donald Trump last year withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal […]

Abdel Basset Sarout (Abdul Basset Saroot, Abdel Basset al-Sarout, Abd Al Basset El Sarwat #Abdel_AlBasset_ElSarwot , ‏عبد الباسط الساروت), called the “voice of the Syrian revolution” in memories posted on social media, was killed in fighting in Hama. Some saw his death as symbolic of the overall difficulties facing the Syrian rebels or opposition. A […]

Anonymous official responds to remarks by US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who said he supports Israel’s ‘right’ to retain some West Bank land By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 11:28 pm  0 2shares A view of the Israeli West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, February 14, 2018. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP) Israel has not presented a plan for annexation of any […]

By Tamar Beeri June 8, 2019 23:09   A new US senate resolution insists that any American peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must include a two-state solution. The resolution was brought up a few days before US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in a New York Times interview that Israel should be able […]

Israel’s Chief of Staff Lt, Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Friday, June 8: “The slowdown of Hamas-instigated violence on the Gaza border, including the incendiary balloons, is the outcome of an equation reached with Hamas on the operational level and we have decided to give it a chance.” He was talking to heads of the […]

Seth J. Frantzman June 8, 2019 20:22 Germany’s Foreign Minister arrived in Iraq on Saturday as part of a trip to de-escalate US-Iran tensions and also focus on the Iran Deal. “Following the recent escalation, we are duty-bound as European neighbors to advocate de-escalation,” he said. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also said that it […]