PM: Israel working to stop enemies entrenching positions near our borders

Published: 06.12.19 , 16:06 Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “working to prevent [its] enemies from setting up bases” close to its borders. The prime minister’s comments come hours after Syria accused the IDF of firing missiles at an observation post on its side of the Golan Heights  

A Hizballah drone flies over Israel’s Shlomi, is not intercepted

Israeli aircraft were scrambled Wednesday afternoon when a Hizballah drone infiltrated northern Israel over the small town of Shlomi 3 km from the Lebanese border – but did not shoot it down. The intruding drone returned to Lebanon unscathed. The IDF in a laconic communique reported that Israeli forces had spotted the intruding UAV when […]

Erekat pleads with Arab states: Do not undermine Palestinian cause for your gain

Senior Ramallah official tells ToI economic workshop in Bahrain will be an ’embarrassment’ for Kushner, but admits White House has rendered him less relevant in eyes of his people By ADAM RASGON and JACOB MAGIDToday, 8:02  Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat at a press conference following an emergency meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, August 11, […]

Turkey slams U.S. letter on removal from F-35 program

Published:  06.12.19 , 14:42 Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says the language in a U.S. letter regarding Turkey’s removal from the F-35 fighter jet program does not suit the spirit of alliance.   Akar also says Turkey is preparing a response to be sent to the U.S. in the coming days.  

IDF rolls out new siren system to warn more precisely of incoming attacks

Alarms based on individual towns — or neighborhoods, in some cases — as opposed to old system that operated based on larger regions By JUDAH ARI GROSS Today, 1:45 pm  0 7shares Illustrative: An Israeli family takes cover in a bomb shelter made of a converted concrete pipe during the 2014 Gaza war. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel) […]

Israel Needs American Jewry, Now More than Ever

By Shay Attias June 12, 2019 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,198, June 12, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The persistent affiliation of the American Jewish diaspora with the Democratic party – a party that is vocally and increasingly critical of Israel – raises concern over what will happen when the US eventually elects another Democratic president. […]

Several incendiary balloon fires burning in South

June 12, 2019 14:37 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) Three fires suspected to be caused by incendiary balloons sent from Gaza are reportedly burning in the South’s Eshkol Regional Council, Mako reported on Wednesday afternoon. A large fire is also burning near Kibbutz Nachal Oz.One of the three fires in the Eshkol region is […]

Egypt’s hand appears in play behind scenes in Sudan

Muhammed Magdy June 11, 2019 Article Summary The head of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council has visited Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, raising questions about Cairo’s role in Sudanese affairs.   CAIRO — Much of the world is wondering who is really running the show in Sudan now that its president of […]

Everything Is Possible in Tense Atmosphere: Zarif

– June 12, 2019  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says under the current tense situation in the Middle East, any scenario is possible. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Al-Araby TV on Tuesday, whose full version will be aired on Wednesday, Zarif pointed to the ongoing tension in the Middle East, and said “everything […]

Chief Palestinian negotiator predicts Bahrain economic workshop will be a bust

Published:  06.12.19 , 12:41 Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee, told the Times of Israel Wednesday, the meeting will be “the biggest setback and embarrassment” for Jared Kushner and that all Arab participants will speak of a Palestinian state with E. Jerusalem as its capitol

Israeli military launches heavy assault on southern Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 A.M.) – The Israeli military launched a powerful assault on southern Syria last night, hitting a number of sites along the Quneitra-Daraa axis. According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli military unleashed a heavy barrage of missiles that targeted the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in and around the town […]

Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Airport with Cruise Missile

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched an attack on the Abha airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the rebel group’s TV station, Al-Masirah, reported on Wednesday without providing further details. According to the station, this was the second attack on a Saudi airport by the Iran-backed rebels this week, with multiple drone strikes claimed against […]

Iran to ask Japan’s Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions

REUTERS June 12, 2019 11:19 DUBAI – Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials told Reuters ahead of a visit to Iran by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.   Abe, who is the first Japanese leader to visit Iran since its […]

‘New rules of trust & security’: Macron wants EU ties with Moscow independent of NATO & US

Europe should think outside NATO dictates and restore relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed, calling for a “strategic debate” with Moscow over mutual areas of concern. “Europe… must build new rules of trust and security with Russia, and should not only agree with NATO,” Macron said in an interview with the Swiss television […]