Gaza attacks Israel during peace ceremony

Palestinian Islamists launched a barrage of rockets toward Israel’s southern communities overnight, drawing IDF retaliatory strikes against Hamas military installations. The indiscriminate attacks on Israeli cities began at the apex…

Bracing for war while embracing its opposite

Smiles on the South Lawn, Sirens in Ashkelon By Amir Oren The sound of sirens, people rushing to find shelter, explosions, shrapnel, broken glass flying about, casualties - September 15…

Historic Israel-UAE-Bahrain pacts signed in US

History was marked today, when the Jewish State of Israel signed two separate bilateral normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain under the auspices of…

Rising concern over Red Sea locust swarms 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is reporting that the Desert Locust situation has improved in Southwest Asia but remains serious in Yemen and parts of…

EU issues EastMed ultimatum to Turkey

French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that the European Union devised a unified approach to ensure sovereignty of EU member states Greece and Cyprus is respected in light of Turkey’s aggressive…

Bahrain normalizes ties with Israel

The Kingdom of Bahrain has official joined its Arab Gulf-neighbor, the United Arab Emirates, in formally normalizing its relations with the State of Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump, who brokered…

Strict COVID-19 lockdown set in Israel

Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet approved the enforcement of a nationwide lockdown for the upcoming Jewish Holy Holy Days. The three-week closure will start on 18 September 2:00 PM on the Eve…

C’est Magnifique, Mais C’est Ne Pas La Paix

By Amir Oren David Dadon is hardly a household name in Israel, or anywhere else. A rather obscure Foreign Service officer, a former Ambassador to Jordan and several Latin America…

Greece demands EU sanction Turkey

Greece reiterated its call on the European Union to impose heavy economic sanctions on Turkey and a limited period of time, if the latter would refuse to remove its military…

 Trump discusses US role in Mideast

U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that yet another country may normalize relations with Israel. During comments about the 15 September ceremony at the White House when Israel and the…