Syria accuses Israel of carrying out airstrikes on capital, wounding two soldiers

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Alleged Israeli attack in Damascus also causes material damage to targets, sets off air defenses By EMANUEL FABIAN 19 July 2023, 1:32 am     This image circulating online purports to show flames and smoke rising from a site in Damascus following an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria, early July 19, 2023 (Social media; used in accordance with […]

Exclusive: US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity

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By Arshad Mohammed July 18, 20239:55 PM UTC WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday signed a new national security waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity that for the first time allows such payments to go to accounts at non-Iraqi banks, a U.S. official told Reuters. The official, […]

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Damascus area

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That airstrike came shortly after reports of alleged Israeli airstrikes in the Homs Governorate in central Syria. TZVI JOFFREPublished: JULY 19, 2023 00:39 Syrian air defenses were activated in response to alleged Israeli airstrikes in the Damascus area on Tuesday night, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. The last Israeli airstrikes to hit […]

Netanyahu to Biden: We won’t advance more settlement housing plans in 2023

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The Biden administration has been sharply critical of the accelerated settlement activity that has occurred under Netanyahu, including policy changes that have fast-tracked the approval process. JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 18, 2023 18:47 Israel doesn’t plan to advance any more plans for West Bank settler homes this year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe […]

IDF chief: Reservists’ refusal to serve harms military, national security

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Lt. Gen. Halevi says goal is to maintain high level of both competence and cohesion within the army, amid national tensions over judicial overhaul Emanuel FabianToday, 11:35 am Speaking at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Tuesday morning, military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said calls by reservists to refuse to serve […]

F-35s, F-16s, more ships: The US keeps bolstering Middle East military – analysis

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There is no shortage of US Air Force assets and other weapons within the CENTCOM area. However, the decision to keep releasing details on these deployments is clear messaging to Iran and Russia. SETH J. FRANTZMANJULY 18, 2023 11:11 Days after US officials said that the US would send F-16s to the region, and the […]

US to send fighter jets, warship to Middle East amid Iranian ‘harassment’

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US to send fighter jets, warship to Middle East amid Iranian ‘harassment’ The US will send fighter jets and a warship to the Middle East in order to monitor key waterways in the region. By REUTERS Published: JULY 17, 2023 21:30   Updated: JULY 17, 2023 22:34 The United States will send additional F-35 and […]

Archaeological discoveries shed light on early urbanization in the Kingdom of Judah

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Archaeological discoveries shed light on early urbanization in the Kingdom of Judah The findings have revealed fortified cities and common urban pattern characterized by casemate walls, houses abutting the walls and peripheral roads. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JULY 17, 2023 01:36 Aerial view of the casemate city wall of Khirbet Qeiyafa (photo credit: SKYVIEW […]

Will Israel agree to a US-Iran agreement? – opinion

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It appears that there is a growing inclination within Israeli circles toward accepting a framework of understanding between Washington and Tehran. SALEM ALKETBIJULY 17, 2023 00:33 Analyzing Israel’s stance on a potential American-Iranian accord, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts a resolute position, affirming that Israel will not be bound by any agreement with Iran. Israel, […]

End U.S. Aid to Israel

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America’s manipulation of the Jewish state is endangering Israel and American Jews BY JACOB SIEGEL AND LIEL LEIBOVITZ Two years ago, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously wept in Congress after changing her vote on funding Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system from “no” to “present.” The New York Times said that the incident showed progressive members of “the Squad” “caught between their principles […]