Sep 14, 2020
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…
Sep 14, 2020
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…
Sep 11, 2020
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…
Sep 11, 2020
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…
Sep 11, 2020
Iran holds major maritime drill
The Iranian Military is currently holding a wide-scale exercise in a large maritime region in the Persian Gulf, stretching from the Sea of Oman to the North Indian Ocean. The…
Sep 11, 2020
Iranian sites in Syria struck
For the fourth time this month, Iranian installations in Syria were targeted by unidentified aircraft in an attack the Damascus regime again quickly attributed to Israel. At approximately 1:30 AM,…
Sep 10, 2020
ISIS still a threat to Iraq amid US withdrawal
A further 2,200 United States military personnel have been withdrawn from Iraq. According to a statement by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the reduction leaves just 3,000 U.S. troops…
Sep 10, 2020
Russia: US must respect UN regarding Israel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of making cynical use of recently-signed agreements with Kosovo and Serbia to advance the Trump Administration’s interests in Israel. When asked…
Sep 10, 2020
Arab League refuses to condemn Israel-UAE deal
The Arab League reiterated support for Palestinian statehood based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, but gave an unprecedented signal to Ramallah by refusing to condemn Israel’s normalization deal with…
Sep 10, 2020
September earthquake count 2133 – so far
There have been four earthquakes in Israel this past week. According to the Seismology Division of The Geological Survey of Israel (GSI),a 2.5 magnitude (M2.5) occurred at 21:05:19 last night. There were also…