Jan 30, 2020
Will Israel annex parts of West Bank?
Contrary to promises made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a press briefing in the immediate aftermath of the unveiling of the American peace plan on Tuesday, it now…
Jan 30, 2020
U.S. peace deal causes rise in tensions
Palestinian Islamists have launched a rocket and “explosive balloons” from the Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities last night, amid rising tensions over the American peace initiative. Rocket-alert sirens were…
Jan 29, 2020
Palestinians rally against U.S. peace plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the American peace plan outright, calling it a “conspiracy.” During a press conference held in the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in the West Bank city of…
Jan 29, 2020
U.S. unveiled Israel-Palestinian peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the political portion of his long-anticipated peace initiative, the so-called “deal of the century”, declaring it to be a vision for peace, prosperity and a…
Jan 28, 2020
IRGC vows to avenge any attack on its Generals
The chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, General Hossein Salami, has vowed to target both American and Israeli commanders if Washington continues to threaten top Iranian generals. He also…
Jan 28, 2020
Mixed reaction to U.S. peace plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival, Benny Gantz, met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House yesterday, ahead of the formal unveiling of the…
Jan 28, 2020
Stormy Waters in the Eastern Mediterranean
By: Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, expert on contemporary Turkish politics and foreign policy, Turkish-Israeli relations, and the Kurds, Prof. Shaul Chorev, Head of Haifa University’s Maritime Policy and Strategy Research…
Jan 27, 2020
World marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the world today commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ceremonies and services in memory of the 6 million Jewish…
Jan 27, 2020
Netanyahu & Gantz support U.S. Mideast peace deal
U.S. President Donald Trump held two separate meetings at the White House today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Head of Blue and White Party, Knesset Member Benny…
Jan 24, 2020
Hezbollah-dominated new Lebanese government seeks international help
Lebanon premiered a new government this week, three months after the start of mass protests that brought down the previous executive. The country had been without effective government until Tuesday…