Israel freezes ties with UN rights chief after release of settlement blacklist

FM Israel Katz says he ordered ‘exceptional and harsh measure’ in retaliation for Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s office promoting the anti-Israel boycott movement 12 February 2020, 9:20 pm Israel is suspending its ties with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday, several hours after the UN body published a list […]

Trump administration severs Palestinian security funding for 2021

Israel has reportedly requested the current US administration to amend their budget in order to continue security collaboration with the PA. ZACHARY KEYSER FEBRUARY 12, 2020 10:21 The Trump administration’s budget for the 2021 fiscal year released on Monday, excluded financing measures for Palestinian security forces – the first time in 27 years this class […]

US celebrates withdrawal of UN Security Council resolution against peace plan

After Palestinian-spearheaded measure is pulled, Trump official says the world body has ‘demonstrated that the old way of doing things is over’ By Eric Cortellessa and Raphael Ahren WASHINGTON —  After a rancorous UN Security Council debate Tuesday, during which every member nation except the United States and Israel excoriated US President Donald Trump’s peace […]

Hamas to cease balloon bomb launches in bid to appease Egypt: report

i24NEWS February 11, 2020, 06:18 AM – latest revision February 11, 2020, 06:21 AM  2 min read Hassan Jedi/Flash90 Palestinian youth prepare molotov cocktails attached to balloons, to send to Israeli land east of Bureij refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2019. Palestinian outlet says despite new bombs landing in Israel Tuesday morning, […]

Natural gas flow to Israel restored after Leviathan platform fault

The fault required all natural gas to be emptied from the platform, burning it off via the platform’s flare boom to prevent the emission of gas into the air. EYTAN HALON FEBRUARY 11, 2020 10:32 The flow of natural gas to Israel from the offshore Leviathan platform recommenced on Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Energy […]

Israel to Hamas: ‘Keep the peace, or we’ll strike – with American backing’

Israel reportedly sends message to Hamas, warning Gaza terror group that escalation will lead to Israeli military op – with US backing. Arutz Sheva Staff, 11/02/20  Israel has warned the Gaza-based Hamas terror organization that it will face a major military operation if it pursues an escalation on the Israel-Gaza frontier, senior Arab officials claimed […]

Iranian Armed Forces spokesman: Zionist State will disappear from earth

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 11, 2020 10:00 Israel will soon disappear from the Middle East, a brigadier general in the public relations sector of Iran’s army said on Tuesday. He was speaking to armed forces veterans in Zarandieh in Iran. Commemorating fighters from various units and the Basij on the anniversary of the Islamic […]

Top Iranian official: We’re looking for a pretext to raze Tel Aviv to the ground

Former leader of Revolutionary Guards also says Tehran has ‘precise information’ on all US military and civilian activity in the region, from ships to individual soldiers TOI staffToday, 6:43 am A former leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned that Iran is just looking for an excuse to attack Israel and “raze Tel-Aviv to the […]

Iran Exploits Vacuum of Power in Southern Syria to Threaten Israel

by Seth Frantzman The Jerusalem Post February 7, 2020 New Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani Syrian regime media reported airstrikes across a wide area around Damascus on Thursday morning. Incidents took place near Marj al-Sultan Airport, about 8 km. north of Damascus International Airport, at a key interchange of the M5 northeast of Damascus and […]

The deal within the deal of the century

While opponents of Trump’s peace plan have accused Israel’s premier of making a diplomatic blunder with the U.S. and failing to deliver on annexation, the two administrations have never been closer and delaying annexation until after Israel’s elections may actually play to Netanyahu’s advantage. (February 10, 2020 / JNS) At the Jerusalem Center for Public […]

Russian ambassador slams latest Israeli strikes on Syria

2020-02-10 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Yevimov said on Monday that the Israeli raids are dangerous and increase the possibility of conflict in Syria. Yevimov said in an interview with Sputnik Arabic that “the Israeli raids are, of course, provocative and very dangerous for the situation in Syria. The rockets […]

Clueless Europeans muddle the Middle East again

Clueless Europeans muddle the Middle East again   If the U.S. and Israel have the energy and creativity to adapt the Europeans’ deluded Middle East blueprints to today’s reality, a simple “thank you” from the E.U. would suffice. (February 10, 2020 / FLAME) The world would be much better off if the Europeans focused on […]

Netanyahu says settlements, Jordan Valley will only be annexed with US consent

Prime minister says Israel will not take ‘unilateral’ measures to extend Israeli sovereignty to areas of West Bank, insists Palestinian agreement not needed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau said Monday that Israel will only extend sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and areas of the West Bank with the agreement of Washington, taking another step back from […]

Ex-CIA official warns of Iran, ISIS drones armed with chemical weapons

The warning takes on greater meaning following a call on January 28 by ISIS’s new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, to direct greater attention to attacking Israel and Jews, including using chemical weapons. By YONAH JEREMY BOB, NEVILLE TELLER FEBRUARY 10, 2020 20:30   The greatest threat confronting the US and Israel may be swarms […]