Oct 02, 2020
The Feast of Tabernacles in your living room
This week we transitioned from the most solemn sentiments of the Yom Kippur Day of Atonement, observed with fasting and repentance just days ago, to jubilation of one of the…
Oct 01, 2020
Make Turkey and Russia great again!
By Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak & Micky Aharonson Both in Turkey and in Russia, religion is making a comeback in terms of popular support for its institutions and as…
Oct 01, 2020
Israel’s record-high COVID cases prompt more limits
The Israeli Health Ministry reported today that 8,919 people tested positive for the coronavirus after the administration of a record-breaking number of 68,128 tests. The infection level in the country…
Oct 01, 2020
US Army to be defended by Israel’s Iron Dome
Israeli-United States bilateral defense has further strengthened with the first delivery of Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile defense system for the protection of US troops. The two nations signed an agreement…
Oct 01, 2020
Kuwait bids farewell to late ruler as new Emir takes office
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah has been sworn in as Kuwait’s new Emir, following the death of his predecessor and brother. Late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah was laid to rest…
Oct 01, 2020
Missiles and Messages: The Cost of Renting a Room to a Rocket
The doctrine behind Israel’s UN warning to Lebanese civilians with a warhead for a tenant By Amir Oren In the Wild West of Hollywood drama, a Good Guy confronts a…
Sep 30, 2020
Netanyahu targets Hezbollah in UN address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group of storing weapons near a gas company in the residential Beirut neighborhood of Jnah. During his annual speech…
Sep 30, 2020
Israel limits protests to curb COVID-19
The Israeli Knesset approved legislation to ban citizens from holding demonstrations more than 1 km (0.6 miles) from their homes. Ratification followed an all-night debate in the nation’s parliament of…
Sep 30, 2020
Israel-UAE peace advancing rapidly
Cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is accelerating at near-lightning speed, even though the Jewish and Arab states only signed an agreement just 15 days ago to establish…
Sep 29, 2020
Macron blames Hezbollah for Lebanon’s woes
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib rendered his resignation even before taking office, after being unable to form a government of specialists to implement critically-needed reform. After saying he was “doomed…