Turkey agreement with Israel may be next step in Erdoğan’s plan for Med

After years of feuding with Israel over the Palestinian issue, the Turkish government could look to mend ties with Israel to boost its claim to gas-rich waters in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish columnist Burak Bekdil wrote for international Jewish news site, the Algemeiner. Until it signed a maritime borders deal with the U.N.-recognised Libyan government […]

Egyptians arrive in Gaza to mediate talks between Israel, Hamas

AFP February 10, 2020, 04:06 AM – latest revision February 10, 2020, 04:31 AM  1 min read AP Photo/Adel Hana 2020© Residents inspect destroyed sewage pipes following overnight Israeli missile strikes along the beach of Shati refugee camp, in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 Tensions between Jewish state and Palestinian enclave have steadily increased in […]

US envoy: We trust Israel, but Palestinians in no position ‘to keep any bargain’

Why does Trump’s plan allow the Israelis to annex soon but have a Palestinian state only arise in four years? To ‘bridge the asymmetry’ between the two sides, David Friedman says By Raphael Ahren Today, 12:45 pm 0 Edit The White House’s so-called deal of the century strongly favors Israel because it is a democracy […]

US agreed to fight Iran in Iraq while Israel fights it in Syria — Bennett

Defense minister expresses opposition to reliance on mainly bombing Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah, saying most convoys will get through anyway Nati YefetJudah Ari GrossToday, 11:08 am Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, left, meets with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020. (US Department of Defense) Jerusalem and Washington have divided […]

Greenblatt: Where’s the condemnation of Gaza terrorist organizations?

Former US Middle East Envoy says UN should be discussing ongoing rocket attacks on southern Israel instead of condemning Trump plan. Elad Benari, 10/02/20      Jason Greenblatt, formerly the US Middle East Envoy, on Sunday night said the UN Security Council should be discussing the continuous rocket and incendiary balloon attacks from Gaza toward […]

Hezbollah’s popularity seen waning as Lebanese protests continue

One critic says that with so much poverty, few today talk about ‘resistance’ against Israel, the Iran-backed Shi’ite group’s primary raison d’etre DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE Anti-government protestors continued to take to the streets of Beirut over the weekend, declaring their lack of confidence in the country’s new prime minister, Hassan Diab, and his […]

Palestinian lawyers threaten to sue those who ‘accept’ Trump plan

Cases will be filed against any company that is found to be involved in the implementation of the Trump peace plan. KHALED ABU TOAMEH FEBRUARY 9, 2020 23:31 Palestinian lawyers have launched an initiative to file lawsuits in the US and Europe against politicians and businessmen who accept US President Donald Trump’s recently unveiled plan […]

Egyptian security delegation to visit Gaza on Monday – report

JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 9, 2020 21:46 The Egyptian security delegation led by Major General Ahmed Abdel Khalek is expected to visit the Gaza Strip and meet with Palestinian officials on Monday after touring the Gaza-Egypt border, according to Al Mayadeen. Tensions have been high between Israel and the Gaza Strip in recent weeks as […]

ANALYSIS: Defense Minister Naftali Bennett changing the equation in war against Israel’s foes

Taking a page from President Trump’s book, Defense Minister Bennett applying maximal pressure to the PA to end its support for terrorism. Yochanan Visser, 09/02/20 Defense Minister Bennett Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry Since he became Israel’s Defense Minister at the end of 2019, Naftali Bennett has introduced a new doctrine against the Palestinian Authority and […]

53–The nation Israel & Tribulation

God made national promises concerning Israel in the Abrahamic covenant.. They are: to make a great nation of his descendents; to give land from the eastern most branch of the Nile delta called the river of Egypt to the Euphrates to his descendents forever; and to give the Abrahamic covenant to his descendents for ever (Genesis […]

Cabinet approves Netanyahu’s plan to help 400 Ethiopians immigrate to Israel

At the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu’s plan to bring another approximately 400 Ethiopian immigrants to Israel was approved. By World Israel News Staff On Sunday, the Israeli cabinet approved a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help another approximately 400 Ethiopian Jews immigrate to Israel. At the meeting, Netanyahu stated, “I am […]

Jordan’s cool criticism of the ‘Deal of the Century’ could be King Abdullah’s biggest win

In late October, Jordan’s King Abdullah surveyed a plot of territory along its border, formally ending Israeli farmers’ 25 year lease of the Baqura annex and bringing the land back under direct Jordanian control. Accompanied by his son Crown Prince Hussein and a military entourage, the tour appeared more akin to an inspection of newly […]

Netanyahu: ‘Obama Colluded Against Israel’ at Security Council

Israel rejects anti-settlement motion out of hand, will work with incoming U.S. administration to ‘negate the harmful effects of this absurd resolution,’ Prime Minister’s Bureau says in statement. Barak Ravid Dec 23, 2016 11:39 PM LIVE UPDATES No veto: UN Security Council adopts anti-settlement resolution; U.S. abstains Trump on Security council vote: ‘Things will be different after Jan. 20’ Israel rejects the UN Security Council’s anti-settlement resolution out of hand and has no intention of abiding by it, the Prime Minister’s Bureau said late Friday night. After the vote, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli ambassadors in New Zealand and Senegal for …

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