Jan 18, 2021
Iran and Israel: The Inevitable War?
-- By Prof. Efraim Inbar, Pres. of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Iran-Israel relations are essentially a zero-sum game, leaving Israel little choice but to act upon its…
Jan 18, 2021
Israel bids farewell to US Amb. Friedman
The Israeli government held a special cabinet meeting in the presence of outgoing United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. The session was devoted to honoring the American envoy for…
Jan 15, 2021
Gulf tensions spike over Iranian naval drill
The Iranian military has released video of its major two-day missile exercise in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, amid rising tensions in the region during the final week…
Jan 15, 2021
Epoxy Or Proxy
Israel acting to peel off Iran’s tentacles, either glued to it or farther away By Amir Oren In the Middle East, with its shifting winds and summer heat and spring…
Jan 13, 2021
IDF allegedly hits Syria 4th time in 3 weeks
Syria has accused Israel of bombing Iranian-backed militia bases in northeast Syria near the Iraqi border early this morning. The incident marks the 4th such alleged IDF attack in 3…
Jan 13, 2021
US: al Qaeda’s new home is Iran
“Al Qaeda has a new home base: it is the Islamic Republic of Iran,” United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared, insisting it is time “for America and all…
Jan 12, 2021
US to declare Houthis terrorists
The United States is set to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in an official statement his “intent to designate…
Jan 11, 2021
Lebanon’s Christians won’t join new government
Lebanon’s largest Christian political bloc has ruled out joining the next government led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri. Gebran Bassil, who leads the Free Patriotic Movement and is the son-in-law…
Jan 08, 2021
Riyadh My Lips (2): Netanyahu’s Nuclear Nightmare
Israel’s no-nukes doctrine at stake if the Saudis follow Mideast Atomic pioneers. Peace for Proliferation? By Amir Oren Israel’s determination to deny Iran nuclear weapons, should the…
Jan 07, 2021
Syria: 3rd IDF strike in 10 days
Syria is accusing Israel of responsibility for air strikes last night, in what is the third alleged attack over the past week and a half. Syria’s state SANA media agency…