Netanyahu: ICC war crimes probe based on anti-Semitism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of anti-Semitism, over its chief prosecutor's plan to pursue a war crimes probe in the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu…

Lebanon appoints Hassan Diab as Prime Minister

Almost two months of political deadlock has seemingly come to an end in Lebanon, where President Michel Aoun has announced that Former Minister of Education Dr. Hassan Diab will be…

Abbas: no Palestinian elections “at any cost”

The Palestinian Authority has declared reluctance to hold national legislative and presidential elections, unless the State of Israel grants Arab residents of Jerusalem “permission to participate” in the balloting. The…

Gazan’s launched rocket at Israel overnight

Islamist-Palestinians fired a rocket from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities in overnight violence. Air raid sirens blared around 2:30 AM in the city of Sderot. Some 28,000…

Turkey threatens U.S.

Ankara has cautioned Washington that unless the United States alters its perceived attitude toward Turkey, reciprocal consequences will become inevitable. The warning comes ahead of anticipated sanctions the Trump Administration…

IDF Chief warns enemies exceed borders

The IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi has warned that the nation’s enemies exceed its borders. During an annual ceremony to commend exemplary military units, General Kochavi highlighted…

Brazil opens Trade Office in Jerusalem

Brazil has officially opened a new Trade and Investment Promotion Agency in Jerusalem, as a first step toward realization of Brasilia’s intention to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel…

Erdoğan under Political Siege

By: Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak,  expert on contemporary Turkish politics and foreign policy, Turkish-Israeli relations, and the Kurds. As of 2002, Turkey has been ruled by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and…

The Fuel of a Revolution

By: Dr. Nir Boms, co-founder of CyberDissidents.org and a research fellow at the Dayan Center for Middle East Studies and Mr. Shayan Arya, Iran expert and Human Rights activist and…