Russia: Israel behind Syria strikes, threatens regional stability
Russia on Tuesday said Israel was behind a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria on Monday morning, adding that those attacks threatened to destabilize the region.
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Think tank predicts another mass immigration to Israel
A mass wave of immigrants to Israel is a very real possibility because of worsening anti-Semitism around the world, a Jerusalem-based think tank said in a new report on Sunday.
Israel preparing for possible military clash between US and Iran
Israel is bracing for a possible military confrontation in the Middle East amid tension between the U.S. and Iran.
Netanyahu: New Evidence of Iran’s Secret Nuclear Program to be Revealed ‘Soon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Monday to disclose more information culled from Iran nuclear facilities by Mossad operatives in 2018, saying the evidence will ‘be more proof that Iran has lied all the time’ about its nuclear program.
Netanyahu: Iran’s breach of uranium cap marks ‘significant step’ toward nuke
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of taking a ‘significant step’ toward producing a nuclear weapon Monday, after Iran said it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it is allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Trump says Iran ‘playing with fire’ after nuclear deal limit breached
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran was ‘playing with fire’ after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Washington.
First artistic depiction of little known Exodus story uncovered in Galilee
Two new technicolor biblical mosaics were recently uncovered at a 1,600-year-old synagogue in the Galilean town of Huqoq, joining a growing collection of art, announced UNC-Chapel Hill’s Prof. Jodi Magness on Monday.
Iran: Israel will be destroyed in 30 minutes if we are attacked
Israel will be destroyed in half an hour if the United States attacks Iran, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said on Monday, according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.
Israeli Intelligence Chief Says Mossad Must Lead the Way in ‘One-Time’ Opportunity to Oust Iran
Israel’s Mossad chief is coming out saying the Middle East has a ‘one-time opportunity’ to eliminate Iranian aggression in the region, with the U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia, in addition to smaller Gulf Arab states, all aligned against the Islamic republic’s ‘thuggish behavior.’
Russia completes deployment of S-300 missile defenses in northern Syria
Russia has completed the deployment of its S-300 air defense system in Masyaf in northwestern Syria, not far from the cities of Homs and Hama, both of which have been targeted by airstrikes attributed to Israel.
Syria says 4 killed as Israel hits targets in Homs and Damascus in major strike
Syria said Israeli jets attacked several military sites near the capital Damascus and the central city of Homs early Monday, killing four civilians, including an infant.
After US-Russia summit, Netanyahu says Israel won’t stop hitting Iran in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to continue to act against Iranian entrenchment in Syria, days after a high-level trilateral meeting with the US and Russia.
Israeli F-35s train alongside US, UK in first international exercise
F-35 fighter jets from Israel, the United States and United Kingdom conducted training flights over the Mediterranean Sea Tuesday in the Israeli aircraft’s first-ever international exercise, the military said.
‘We Wait For Your Help’ Says Kurdish General to America, Hoping to See Greater American Support for Kurdistan in Light of Iran Crisis
Christian leaders met with Kurdish military officials in northern Iraq recently, who sought to position themselves as a natural ally of the US against Iranian aggression, should a conflict develop, and hoped the US would begin to see the cause of Kurdistan as part and parcel of its opposition to Iran.
In trilateral Jerusalem summit, Russia sides with Iran, against Israel and US
Russia’s top national security adviser spoke out on behalf of Iran during trilateral meetings with his Israeli and American counterparts in Jerusalem on Tuesday, backing Tehran’s claims against the United States and supporting its ongoing military presence in Syria, which Israel sees as a threat to its security.
Netanyahu tells Russian official: We will do ‘anything’ to prevent nuclear Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser on Monday that Israel will do ‘anything it takes’ to ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.
US plan will not follow lines of Arab Peace Initiative, Kushner says
A US proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace will not follow the contours of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said in comments published Monday, offering a rare glimpse of the political side of the administration’s yet-to-be-released peace plan.
Trump’s Mideast peace plan hinges on $50B investment, offers Palestinians deal of ‘the century’
President Trump’s plan for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians will be presented Tuesday in Bahrain, as part of what the White House calls an ‘opportunity of the century’ nearly two years in the making.
Testimonies of Palestinians Tortured by the PA to be Shown at The Hague
The testimonies of Palestinians who suffered torture at the hands of the Palestinian Authority because they collaborated or were suspected of collaborating with Israel are due to be presented to the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Monday.
Pompeo in Saudi Arabia to ‘Build Out a Global Coalition’ Against Iran
Mike Pompeo is in Jedda, Saudi Arabia this week to ‘build out a global coalition…prepared to push back against the world’s largest state sponsor of terror,’ following the downing of a $160 million unmanned U.S. drone by Iran on June 20.