Oct 25, 2020
Fight Or Flight
A Common Denominator Of No Common Border By Amir Oren Israel has been fighting for dear life since its inception. In late 1947, its leadership accepted a painful compromise -…
Oct 23, 2020
Israel, US sign joint defense declaration
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz returned home today after a lightning visit to Washington for security talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other Pentagon officials. One security official…
Oct 23, 2020
Hariri returns as Lebanon’s PM
Veteran politician Saad al-Hariri was appointed Lebanon’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. The 50 year-old Sunni leader stepped down from the post almost exactly a year ago amid mass…
Oct 23, 2020
Gaza rockets prompt IDF strike
IDF fighter jets and aircraft launched strikes on Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip last night, in retaliation for the firing of two rockets from the Palestinian enclave at…
Oct 22, 2020
Iran holds major aerial defense drill
The Iranian armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have launched a major joint air defense exercise. The drill, codenamed 'Modafean Aseman Velayat' (Defenders of Velayat Skies in Farsi)…
Oct 22, 2020
Israel-Sudan reportedly discuss normalization
An Israeli delegation made an unannounced visit to Sudan yesterday to discuss the normalization of ties, according to reports on Israel’s public Kan radio station. The possibility that diplomatic ties…
Oct 22, 2020
Iran, Russia accused of interfering in US elections
Top security officials in the United States are directly accusing Iran and Russia of interference with the upcoming 2020 presidential election on 3 November. “We have confirmed that some voter…
Oct 21, 2020
All recent regional earthquakes “minor”
There have been 28 earthquakes in Israel or its immediate vicinity since 1 September. All of the incidents can be categorized as either “micro” at 2.0 or less in magnitude…
Oct 21, 2020
The Wall Had Ears, But What’s Next?
The down-to-earth truth about tunnels By Amir Oren On June 25, 2006, a Hamas-led squad of several Palestinians sneaked into the Israeli Negev, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, surprised a…
Oct 20, 2020
Israel-UAE: Shalom and Salam!
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Israel today, marking an historic first visit by a Gulf Arab nation to the Jewish State. “We are making history in…