If Russia can’t curb Iran in Syria, the Saudis ask: How can Israel?

Feb 16, 2020 @ 13:04 The Saudi paper Sharq al-Awsat reported on Feb. 15 that the Russians had given up on curbing Iran’s military presence in Syria. It cited Saudi intelligence sources in eastern Syria where the Saudis took control of Syria’s eastern oil region in December under the US aegis. Those sources wonder how […]

Cleared: Hamas cyberattack thwarted

Security establishment thwarts malicious Hamas technology aiming to infect cell phones of those in the IDF via social media. Arutz Sheva Staff, 16/02/20  Cyber attack Istock The security system thwarted a number of Hamas servers over the weekend trying to infect cellular devices of those serving in the IDF, it was cleared for publication Sunday […]

Arab attacks Border Police officer in Hevron

Arab arrives at inspection post near Cave of Patriarchs and refuses to undergo inspection. Knife found in his bag. Arutz Sheva Staff, 16/02/20 Cave of Patriarchs Flash 90 A Palestinian Arab was arrested Sunday morning at one of the Border Police inspection posts in the city of Hevron, near the Cave of the Patriarchs, according […]

Anger on the streets: Israeli deals and relations ‘outrightly rejected’ by Jordanians

Hundreds of protesters gather in front of the US embassy in Amman [Sherbel Dissi] Date of publication: 12 February, 2020 Carrying two bundles of flags, Mohammed(*) moves swiftly between hundreds of protesters as chants grow louder in downtown Amman. He holds Jordanian flags on his right hand, and Palestinian flags on his left hand. It’s […]

Iran’s Hajizadeh: We must unite to expel the Zionists and Americans

Hajizadeh was speaking to pro-Houthi media in Yemen, which means his comments were also directed at Saudi Arabia. Iran has sent technology to the Houthis to aid their fight against Riyadh. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 15, 2020 10:15 Iran’s Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps elite Aerospace force has said the region […]

Report: Israel asks UK to include West Bank, Golan in planned free trade deal

According to newspaper report, Israeli minister writes to British government that most of Israel’s free trade deals do so Israel has asked the UK government to include the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights in a free trade agreement being discussed between the two nations, according to a report. The Israel Hayom newspaper said […]

Grand Mufti issues decree banning Palestinians from supporting peace plan

Anyone who gives their support to Trump’s peace plan deserves to be “cursed by Allah, his angels and all people,” the Grand Mufti said. DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS FEBRUARY 15, 2020 09:50 The grand mufti of the Palestinian Authority has decreed that any Palestinian who cooperates with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle […]

Syrian Air Defenses Down Several Missiles From Israel, State TV Claims

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Syrian air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles before they hit their targets in the capital Damascus, Syrian state television claimed on Thursday. “The hostile missiles came from the occupied Golan … and they were downed before they reached their targets,” a Syrian army statement said. Damascus earlier this month accused Israel of […]

Siding With Israel, Germany Says ICC Has No Jurisdiction in Palestinian Territories

The Czech Republic and Austria have also requested to join proceedings or over question of jurisdiction Noa Landau Feb 14, 2020 Germany filed a petition Friday with the International Criminal Court requesting to be “a friend of the court” (amicus curiae) in deliberations that will examine if the court has jurisdiction to rule whether Israel […]

“Qassem Soleimani’s death will lead to Jerusalem’s liberation”: IRGC

2020-02-13   TEHRAN, IRAN – SEPTEMBER 18 : Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s (not seen) meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran on September 18, 2016. (Photo by Pool / Press Office of Iranian Supreme Leader/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e466b146e077_rand.td-a-rec-img […]

Netanyahu: ‘Action in Gaza can happen before the elections’

‘Disquiet in the south will be answered with force that Hamas cannot imagine,’ PM Netanyahu warns. Arutz Sheva Staff, 14/02/20 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday spoke to Haifa Radio about the tension in southern Israel, warning that “action in Gaza can happen before the elections. Disquiet in the south will be answered with […]

Jerusalem is Turkey’s red line, says Erdoğan

Protecting Jerusalem is a red line for Turkey, and Ankara will never leave the holy city to the mercy of the occupant Israeli government, state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as saying in a speech to the Pakistani parliament on Friday. “We gave and will continue to give the strongest response to […]

What’s the Endgame for the ‘Deal of the Century’?

What’s the real purpose of President Trump’s “Deal of the Century”? Is it intended to help move the stalled Oslo peace process toward “two-state solution” final status, or will it rather be one last opportunity for the Palestinians to ignore a peace proposal before Israel gets full White House support to apply its law from […]

Suspected balloon-borne bomb lands in Israeli town near Gaza border

Police sappers rush to scene to dispose of object; incident comes after Israeli defense official says Hamas has promised to end such attacks Today, 11:24 am A bunch of balloons carrying a suspected explosive device from the Gaza Strip landed in the Israeli town of Netivot Friday morning. Police sappers were called to dispose of […]