Mar 11, 2022
Lapid meets King Abdullah in Amman
The second meeting between the two leaders comes amid growing tension in Jerusalem just ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. By Erin Viner Jordanian King Abdullah II hosted…
Mar 10, 2022
Herzog, Erdoğan work to repair Israeli-Turkish ties
The state visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey marks the first such trip by an Israeli leader since 2008 as the regional rivals seek to overcome years of…
Mar 10, 2022
UN Envoy stresses urgency of JCPOA deal
The world body’s facilitator of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action joins Western leaders in warning that time is running out to revive the deal. By Erin Viner "This really needs…
Mar 10, 2022
Netanyahu tests positive for COVID
Current Israeli Opposition head and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. By Erin Viner The 72-year-old Likud party leader "feels well" and is following the…
Mar 09, 2022
Blinken: nuclear Iran not in Russia’s best interests
Russia has a self-interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear arms, said United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken. By Erin Viner "We continue to work to see if we…
Mar 09, 2022
Surge of Palestinian terror attacks
Israel is deploying additional reinforcements, particularly in Jerusalem, due to a spate of terror attacks. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner Jerusalem police shot dead a Palestinian terrorist on Monday…
Mar 09, 2022
IRGC to launch more military satellites into orbit
Iran will send a series of military satellites into orbit over the coming years, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh said yesterday. By…
Mar 08, 2022
Lapid, Blinken discuss Ukraine, Iran
The meeting comes after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held surprise talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow over this past weekend at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Mar 08, 2022
Israel to shelter 15,000 Ukrainians by month’s end
More than 1.7 million Ukrainians are estimated to have fled the 24 February Russian invasion, announced the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees agency yesterday, while thousands of others continue…
Mar 08, 2022
Regional effort foils Iran-Gaza UAV transport
The IDF announced that two Iranian UAVs en route to Gaza were successfully intercepted after having been “detected and tracked throughout their flight by ground control units” in “coordination with…