Above Photo: Jordanians demonstrate in Amman against their country’s normalization with Israel, including a recent three-way pact with the UAE, 26 November. Sherbel DissiActiveStills. Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Friday against a deal that will supposedly see Jordan send electricity to Israel in exchange for desalinated seawater. This followed protests by students on campuses across the country opposing the kingdom’s formal ties and close relations with Israel, which many see as an outright betrayal of the Palestinian cause. The deal, to which the United Arab Emirates is also a party, appears to be more of a political effort to […]
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The question, raised by the petition and letter of complaint, is whether universities like Glasgow will continue to submit to such attacks on academic life under the cover of false or evidence-free claims of anti-Semitism. Glasgow, Scotland – Hundreds of international scholars have begun a fightback against pro-Israel lobbyists who have been scoring increasingly high-profile victories on UK campuses as they seek to curb academic freedoms under the guise of stamping out antisemitism. Glasgow university officials have found themselves in the eye of a storm this week, accused of “capitulating” in two separate cases that have undermined academic research into the […]
Amid Boasting IDF Can Strike Nuclear Facilities. After increasing talk by Israel about its willingness to strike Iran by itself as a last resort to halt the country’s nuclear program, Tehran has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) warning Israel against a “military adventure” against the Islamic Republic. Delivered on Thursday and printed in Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the letter comes as Iran makes preparations to return to Vienna for negotiations on reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) next week. “We warn the Zionist regime against any miscalculation or military adventure targeting Iran and its nuclear program,” […]
Ironically, Miller’s Book, “Bad News For Labour: Anti-Semitism, The Party And Public Belief,” Detailed How Bogus Charges Of Anti-Semitism Were Weaponized Against Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn In Order To Defame And Destroy Him. Instead of simply stopping its human rights abuses, the Israeli government has built an extensive and sophisticated public relations network across the West in order to protect itself from criticism. Today, Lowkey speaks to one of the latest victims of that smear campaign, Professor David Miller. A prominent critic of the state of Israel’s policies, Miller was recently sacked from his position as Professor of Sociology at the […]
Above Photo: Israel’s Iron Dome system is launched to intercept a rocket from Gaza on 17 May 2021 (AFP) US funding for Israel’s missile interception system is part of its wider efforts to shore up a military system of global domination Battles in the US Congress that erupted again this week, holding up an extra $1bn in military funding for Israel, underscored just how divorced from reality the conversation about US financial aid to Israel has become, even among many critics. For 48 hours last month, a small group of progressive Democrats in the US House of Representatives succeeded in sabotaging a measure to pick up […]
Above Photo: Boston Pro-Palestine Rally in May (Lea Kayali) Are Massachusetts activists successfully moving local politicians on Palestine? Pro-Israel groups sure think so. Rep. Betty McCollum’s (D-MN) historic Palestinian Children & Families Act still lacks a companion bill in the Senate. At a recent event local JVP Action leader named Jill urged Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to introduce the legislation. Here’s her question: I am Jewish and, like you, I am passionate about justice for all. You probably know that the U.S. government sends about $3.8 billion a year in military funding to the Israeli government. Massachusetts sends $1.3 million a year and Massachusetts […]
A tractor trailer carrying Merkava Mk4 main battle tank caught fire in Israel, near the Gaza border. The short video was posted to Twitter by ZOKA and appears to show a moment when a truck tractor with a semi-trailer carrying an Israeli tank caught fire in an area near the border with Gaza. Another Twitter user wrote that the fire of the tank was allegedly caused by the hit of a missile or a mine by militants but provided no further details to substantiate this or any of his other comments. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Israeli military officials refused […]
Israel Defense Forces have demonstrated its new semi-autonomous robotic system, called the Jaguar. According to an IDF statement, the Jaguar developed is one of the first military robots in the world that can substitute soldiers on the borders. It is currently being integrated into the Gaza Division in southern Israel in order to protect the Israeli-Gaza border. “Equipped with dozens of sensors, an automated driving system, advanced fire capabilities, and a public address (PA) system, this robot makes the IDF a more efficient and technologically advanced military,” the statement said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Jaguar robotic system […]
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in an interview with Fox News that his country is updating plans for military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. The defense minister has stated that Israel has drawn up plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation. Benny Gantz told Fox News that Israel is still working on its plans, but “we have them in our hands of course”. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – He showed a map of Lebanon that he said includes ground forces, missiles and launching sites set up by Iranian proxy forces along the border. […]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced that the Israel Missile Defense Organization and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have completed a successful series of flight tests of a new and upgraded version of the Iron Dome missile defense system. The test simulated advanced threats which it may face during times of conflict – whether on land or in the sea, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ministry of Defense. The official press release also stated that the new and upgraded version of the Iron Dome is expected to be delivered to the Israeli Air Force for operational use. It will […]
The Israel Defense Forces have deployed its Iron Dome and Patriot missile defense batteries around the southern city of Eilat amid concerns over an attack by Iran or its proxy forces to mark the first anniversary of the killing of powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Multiple news outlets reported that batteries of Patriot surface-to-air missile system and the Iron Dome all-weather air defense system designed to intercept and destroy regional short-range rockets directed at populated areas were seen Saturday on the road to the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat. Israeli military redeployed land component air missile defense capabilities and personnel […]
On Tuesday, the Israeli Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Israel and Greece have signed the biggest defense agreement. Following an international tender, the Greek Government approved the Israel MoD’s bidding win to establish a flight academy for the Hellenic Air Force, which will be built and operated by Elbit Systems Ltd. The Hellenic Government approved the establishment and operation of the Flight Training Center by the IMOD and Elbit Systems for an amount of approximately $1.68 billion (approximately €1.375 billion) for a period of approximately 20 years. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The agreement includes the procurement of […]
On Sunday, Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced that Israel Missile Defense Organization delivered the second of two Iron Dome Defense System batteries to the U.S. Army. The details were given in a 3 January media release, to announce that U.S. Army will receive new batteries, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as part of an agreement signed by the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense. Israeli Defense Minister Gantz: “The delivery of the Iron Dome to the U.S. Army demonstrates the close relations between the Israel MOD and the U.S. Department of Defense, the effectiveness of […]
Top Aces, international operates a fleet of privately owned tactical aircraft, is reportedly to buy F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from Israel. Multiple news outlets reported that the deal to buy 29 jets that have been in use by the Israeli Air Force had been approved by U.S. State Department and Israel’s government. The Top Aces officials confirmed that the company looks to buy a batch of 4th generation fighter platforms and already received approval to acquire and import up to 29 F-16s from an undisclosed country. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The F-16 really is our growth platform for […]
Iran Calls On The International Community To Confront Israel December 2, 2020 Iran Calls On The International Community To Confront Israel2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/iran.jpg200px200px Above photo: A handout photo made available by the Iranian defense ministry office shows officials praying over the coffin of slain Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during the burial ceremony at Saleh shrine in northern Tehran, Iran, 30 November 2020. EFE/EPA. NOTE: Palestine Chronicle reports that the United Nations Human Rights Office is calling for Israel to conduct an investigation of Israeli occupation forces shooting Palestinian children in violation of international law. Iran is asking the international community to confront […]
Israel Is (Again) Pushing For War On Iran November 27, 2020 Israel Is (Again) Pushing For War On Iran2020-11-272020-11-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/fakhrizadeh.jpg200px200px Above photo: The scene of the attack in Damavand, near Tehran. EPA. NOTE: Breaking – a top Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated and people are suspicious that Israel, along with NATO countries, is responsible. See this thread of tweets by Trita Parsi where he explains why. (Click on the tweet to read the thread.) Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of Iran’s most important nuclear officials, has been assassinated in Tehran. This is what we know /THREAD/: 1. Israel has assassinated numerous Iranian nuclear scientists […]
France Defies European Court Ruling Upholding Right To Boycott Israel By Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada. November 19, 2020 France Defies European Court Ruling Upholding Right To Boycott Israel2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/france-e1605829515487.jpg200px200px Above photo: A protester in Toulouse wears a poster depicting President Emmanuel Macron as Marshal Pétain, the Nazi collaborator who headed France’s World War II puppet regime, May 2019. Thousands of people in France are convicted each year for the vaguely defined offense of “contempt of public officials.” Patrick Batard/ABACA. France – The government of President Emmanuel Macron is defying a landmark judgment from the European Court of Human Rights that protects the right of […]
Update: Abby Martin’s Lawsuit Over Israel Loyalty Oath Mandate In US November 14, 2020 Update: Abby Martin’s Lawsuit Over Israel Loyalty Oath Mandate In US2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/abby.jpg200px200px New developments in Abby Martin’s major lawsuit challenging unconstitutional pro-Israel, anti-BDS law in the state of Georgia. Abby Martin: “In February of this year, I was supposed to give a keynote speech at Georgia Southern University. Before the event, I refused to sign a state-mandated pledge to not boycott Israel in order to speak. My invitation was rescinded and the conference canceled as a result. I decided to sue the state of Georgia because signing an […]
Joe Biden’s Love Affair With Israel Will Pick Up Where It Left Off By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada. November 9, 2020 Joe Biden’s Love Affair With Israel Will Pick Up Where It Left Off2020-11-092020-11-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/biden-e1604940618626.jpg200px200px Above photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has every reason to expect Joe Biden will deliver for Israel, just as the Obama administration did. US Embassy Jerusalem. With Donald Trump still disputing his loss of the US presidential election, there has been a lot of attention to which foreign leaders congratulated the winners after the race was called on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his […]
Israeli defense officials have denied reports that the sale of the F-22 Raptor to Israel is currently under discussion. In recent days, multiple news outlets claim that the United States has approved the sale of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Israel to preserve air superiority following the agreement of the United States to sell the F-35 stealth fighters to the UAE. The story was first reported by London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, which cited internal sources that senior Israeli defense officials subsequently sought compensation: “removing obstacles” to purchasing older F-22 Raptor stealth fighters designed for greater air-to-air combat capability than the F-35. – ADVERTISEMENT […]
US, Turkey And Israel Fuel Forgotten War Between Armenia And Azerbaijan By Danny Sjursen, The Real News. October 29, 2020 US, Turkey And Israel Fuel Forgotten War Between Armenia And Azerbaijan2020-10-292020-10-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/gettyimage-e1603991224333.jpg200px200px Above photo: October 20, 2020. Soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army with a mortar in a trench. Sergei Bobylev/TASS via Getty Images. While media focuses on the 2020 U.S. election, a reignited “frozen conflict” over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has human rights watchdogs sounding the alarm. Since Sept. 27, fighting in the disputed south Caucasus Mountain region of Nagorno-Karabakh has killed over 1,000 people, both civilians and combatants, while uprooting the lives of thousands. This includes new 11 […]
UK Universities Reject Israel Lobby’s Anti-Semitism Definition By Asa Winstanley, Electronic Intifada. October 28, 2020 UK Universities Reject Israel Lobby’s Anti-Semitism Definition2020-10-282020-10-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/gavin-williamson.jpg200px200px Above photo: Education minister Gavin Williamson threatened to cut university funding over the definition. UK Parliament. Only a minority of UK universities have adopted the misleading and politically motivated definition of anti-Semitism promoted by Israel and its lobby. Despite repeated British government threats, fewer than 22 percent of higher education establishments have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s “working definition” of anti-Semitism. The IHRA definition has been repeatedly condemned by free speech defenders, Palestinians, Jewish activists, Palestine solidarity, Black and […]
Israel Lobby Spreads More Lies About Palestine Groups At NYU By Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronic Intifada. October 24, 2020 Israel Lobby Spreads More Lies About Palestine Groups At NYU2020-10-242020-10-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/nyu-e1603558689593.jpg200px200px Above photo: Students have built a strong and resilient Palestinian rights activism community at NYU. NYU SJP. New York University has agreed to settle with the US Department of Education over allegations that the university had not appropriately responded to claims of anti-Semitism. Two attorneys filed the complaint last year on behalf of a student who alleged that she faced “two years of extreme anti-Semitism on the NYU campus which has created an intolerable and […]
Bahrain has become the fourth Arab nation to formally establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv as officials from both states signed a joint communique on the issue during a visit by a high-level US-Israeli delegation to Manama. The development comes after Bahrain and Israel struck a US-brokered deal on normalization of relations in Washington in mid-September. Now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat, and the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flew to the Bahraini capital at the helm of a high-level joint delegation to finalize the issue. Also on rt.com WATCH: Bahrain, UAE and Israel sign ‘Abraham […]
The number of infections dropped significantly during the lockdown. People will again be allowed to move without restriction. Jerusalem’s three main holy sites will reopen to the general public. (Image credit: Tsafrir Abayov/AP) Source link
BERLIN (Sputnik) – Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain have expressed concern about Israel’s plans to built nearly 5,000 housing units in the occupied West Bank and called on Tel Aviv to stop all settlement-related activities in the region, according to the joint communique by the foreign ministries of these states. “We are deeply concerned by the decision taken by the Israeli authorities to advance more than 4,900 settlement building units in the occupied West Bank. The expansion of settlements violates international law and further imperils the viability of a two-state solution to bring about a just and lasting […]
The Medinet Habu temple was built in honour of pharaoh Ramses III, considered to be the last great monarch of the Egyptian Empire. Ramses III played a key role in Egypt’s victory over invaders known as the Sea Peoples. A mural that has been recently discovered in an Egyptian temple sheds light on the Kingdom of “one of Israel’s greatest enemies” – the Philistines, said Tom Meyer, professor of Bible studies at Shasta Bible College and Graduate School in California. According to Meyer, the 3,200-year-old mural gives an insight “into the fashion, employment, clothing, weaponry, instruments, modes of transportation and livestock […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis, VT Editor Rafael Grossi is the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He is not an Iranian sympathizer. But when he was asked the question about how long it would take Iran to build nuclear weapons, Grossi indirectly deconstructed the entire Israeli machination by saying: “In the IAEA we do not talk about breakout time. We look at the significant quantity, the minimum amount of enriched uranium or plutonium needed to make an atomic bomb. Iran does not have this significant quantity at the moment.”[1] Think about the magnitude of the statement for a moment. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080769628-pompeo-calls-on-riyadh-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-as-bahrain-and-uae-did-in-september/ Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords on 15 September after two surprise announcements by US President Donald Trump, who brokered the historic deal. The accords enabled Israel to start official cooperation in a number of spheres with the two Gulf States. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to follow in the footsteps of Bahrain and the UAE and normalise its relations with Israel, thus becoming the third Gulf state in history to do so. “We hope Saudi Arabia will consider normalizing its relationships […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106568/98/1065689804_0:0:3325:1870_1200x675_80_0_0_466cef6c68b620d6fc43dd24c8d988cc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010141080769389-israel-confirms-september-attacks-on-syrian-military-targets/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli armed forces conducted strikes on Syrian military targets back in September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman for Arab media, Avichay Adraee, confirmed on Wednesday. “A few weeks ago [specifically on the night of September 21], IDF forces destroyed two facilities belonging to the Syrian army in the Golan Heights border area,” Adraee wrote on Twitter. The IDF spokesman said that the Israeli military believed these sites were being used by the Syrian armed forces to conduct reconnaissance operations. Three days before the attack on the Syrian military […]
Israel’s nationwide lockdown will be extended at least until Sunday as officials determine the next step toward reopening, despite warnings from the finance minister that the policy has pushed small firms to the brink of collapse. The country’s coronavirus cabinet met late into Tuesday night to discuss an exit plan from the lockdown, re-imposed in September amid a wave of new infections, but decided the measures would remain in force over the weekend. “The decision to ease restrictions and allow for a gradual exit from the lockdown will require a constant and certain decrease in morbidity rates, and reaching that will […]
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The period of the general quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Israel has been extended until October 18, the prime minister and the health minister said in a joint statement. Earlier, Israel imposed strict norms of nationwide quarantine until the end of the fall holidays – 11 October, and then the period was extended until 14 October. “Extend the current regulations until Sunday, 18 October”, the statement said. In addition, the restrictions on flights abroad have been extended until 15 October. According to the coronavirus-induced measures, many workplaces are closed, with the exception of vital […]
It’s been less than a month since Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain inked historic US-brokered peace agreements, hailed by President Donald Trump as the “dawn of a new Middle East”, on the White House lawn. Since then, talk about which countries will follow suit has preoccupied many in Israel, especially after hints interjected by Trump himself, who suggested that “five or six” additional countries will join the club of states that recognise Israel. Which are they? What are their interests and what are their challenges? Sputnik has mapped them out. Next in Line? Saudi Arabia: Looking at its neighbour, […]
During President Donald Trump’s treatment at Walter Reed military hospital, he received an experimental polyclonal antibody cocktail created by the US biotechnology company Regeneron. Israeli researchers have rolled out an antibody cocktail touted as potentially superior to that of Regeneron’s, the antibody therapy Trump received, The Times of Israel reported. The reported antibody cocktail was developed by a scientific team at Tel Aviv University, and is entirely based on artificial human antibodies, while Regeneron was reportedly made with antibodies produced by mice. “Our antibodies are something very similar to what President Trump received,” immunologist Natalia Freund told The Times of Israel. “The difference […]
Officials in Yerevan and the unrecognized region of Nagorno-Karabakh have repeatedly accused Israel and Turkey of providing extensive military assistance to Azerbaijan for its war in the region. Azerbaijan has called these claims “over-exaggerated” and has accused Armenia of trying to “undermine” good relations between Baku and Tel Aviv. Arayik Harutyunyan, president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh (the Armenian name for Nagorno-Karabakh), has accused Israel of being partly responsible for the “genocide” taking place against Armenians in the breakaway republic. “During the April War [of 2016] Israeli authorities not only knew that the weapons they sold Azerbaijan were being used […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010111080736706-israel-will-oppose-any-us-sale-of-f-35s-to-qatar-cabinet-minister-says/ On Thursday, Reuters learned from three anonymous sources that Qatar had “in recent weeks” filed a request to the United States for the purchase of the stealth multirole fighter jets. Any potential US deal with Qatar on the acquisition of F-35 military planes will be rejected by Israel, the country’s intelligence minister Eli Cohen said Sunday as quoted by Reuters. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Israel occupied about 1,200 square km of Syria’s Golan Heights in 1967 after launching a surprise air attack against Damascus’s Egyptian allies and sparking the Six-Day War in June of that year. In 1981, Tel Aviv formally annexed the territory. The UN condemned that decision as “null and void and without international legal effect.” The 120 member-strong Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has issued a political declaration whose points include the demand that Israel withdraw from occupied Syrian territories in the Golan. In a statement published Friday after a virtual ministerial meeting, the NAM declared that its members “condemn all measures taking by […]
Haaretz/Israel – Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter says the FBI has had him under investigation for more than three years on suspicion of spying for Israel. FBI spokesman James Margolin declined to comment on Friday. Ritter has been out of prison since 2014 after serving 2 and a half years on a 5 and a half year sentence for multiple felony convictions related to child sex. Ritter, a former U.S. Marine intelligence officer, mentioned the spying allegation during a question-and-answer session after a screening of his new documentary on the UN Special Commission, known as UNSCOM, which was created after […]
The coalition between Netanyahu and Gantz has shown cracks since the moment of its inception, with gaps between the two leaders growing ever wider now, as they struggle to agree on everything from the way Israel should be handling the pandemic to the nation’s budget. For a month and a half Israel has been busy conducting peace talks with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain which has been stealing the headlines and pushing other topics to the sidelines. But now that the deals have been inked and the peace process is starting to yield results in the form of economic agreements, […]
A sign marks the Canadian border. (Lorie Shaull/Flickr/ via JTA) JTA — By 11:42 a.m. on the morning after US President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacists during the presidential debate, Heather Segal had received four inquiries from Americans interested in moving to Canada. Two of them were Jewish. Segal, an immigration lawyer in Toronto, knows there’s always a spike in inquiries during US election years. But in her 25 years of experience, it’s never been as big as it is now. In 2016, she said, she received a couple dozen inquiries, total, from Americans looking to move to Canada. […]
Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said Turkey’s actions “pushes away from stability” in the region and argued “international pressure” must be used to “make sure they are pulling their hands from direct terrorism.” Speaking on a conference call put together by The Arab Council for Regional Integration, Gantz accused Turkey, a country Israel has a trade relationship with, of helping to destabilize the region and working against peace efforts, including Tel-Aviv’s September deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was brokered by the US. Countries like Iran, Turkey, and Palestine have opposed the agreement. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Israel’s hospital system is overwhelmed and on a fast track to collapse, according to the nation’s top experts responsible for COVID-19 patients. At an extraordinary press conference, Dr. Avishai Elis, the secretary of the Israel’s Internal Medicine Association, warned the public of an imminent disaster and the “tragic implications” of the paralysis which has taken hold of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government regarding the nation’s hospitals. Two weeks ago, Israel became the first country in the world to impose a second nationwide lockdown, but there is no comprehensive policy in place to fight the novel coronavirus. In a direct swipe at […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Thousands of people protested against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel on Saturday, police made multiple arrests and handed out fines to demonstrators agitated by the new coronavirus restrictions, the Haaretz newspaper reports. An estimated 130,000 people participated in the Saturday protests in Israel. Mounted police units were deployed in Tel Aviv, where protesters clashed with police, who reportedly punched some protesters. עימותים קשים בין שוטרים למפגינים ברחוב יפת. שוטר יסמ שלח אליי אגרוף תוך כדי תנועה על אופנוע. יציאה מפרופורציה של המשטרה pic.twitter.com/tnIT7saqnF — Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) October 3, 2020 The Haaretz said that […]
Tehran and Tel Aviv have engaged in a years-long debate about one another’s nuclear intentions, with Israeli officials accusing the Islamic Republic of trying to build up a nuclear arsenal to attack Israel, and Iran countering by pointing out that the Jewish State is the only nation in the Middle East which actually already has nuclear weapons. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has appealed to the international community to pressure Israel to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and eliminate its stockpile of nukes. “The international community must compel Israel – which has aggression in its […]
Lebanon is ready for US-mediated talks with Israel to resolve a long-standing maritime border dispute, the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, Nabih Berri, said. The two nations are technically in a state of war. The talks will be held under the auspices of the United Nations, at a base near the UN-monitored boundary with Israel, known as the Blue Line, Berri told reporters on Thursday. The Lebanese military will lead the rare direct negotiations between the two nations, which will be mediated by the US. “This is a framework agreement, and not a final one,” Berri noted. Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz […]
One of Israel’s largest defense firms, RAFAEL Defense Systems, delivered the first of two Iron Dome air defense missile system batteries to the U.S. Army, according to armyrecognition.com. On Monday, Israel Missile Defense Organization in the Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D) at Israel’s Ministry of Defense, delivered the first of two Iron Dome batteries to the U.S. Army. A symbolic event was held at RAFAEL’s Iron Dome production line. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “These batteries will be employed in the defense of US troops against a variety of ballistic and aerial threats,” the company said on Twitter. Rafael […]
UFC champion Israel Adesanya has denied that he is using steroids after fans noticed an unusual swelling on his right pectoral during his UFC 253 win over Paulo Costa. Adesanya’s “painful” pectoral swelling was the source of much speculation when it was noticed on the broadcast in advance of his middleweight title defense against Costa last Saturday night. Almost immediately, several internet sleuths falsely determined that the swelling was a result of gynecomastia, which is an increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in men often caused by an imbalance of the estrogen and testosterone hormones and is often caused by steroid […]
The Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s claimed the lives of more than a thousand Israelis as well as thousands of Palestinians. Could such a scenario unfold again, 20 years after the so-called second Intifada? A former IDF colonel is highly doubtful this will play out. As Palestinian anger with the historic agreements inked between Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE earlier this month continues to grow, reports have emerged that a third Intifada, or a popular uprising, is just around the corner. Since mid-August, when the United Arab Emirates announced it would normalise ties with Israel and Bahrain following suit shortly […]
Prime Minister Designate Mustapha Adib announced that he would be stepping down on Saturday, saying Lebanon’s political factions “failed to refuse to politicize the process of forming a government.” Adib was appointed in August, after Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned in the turmoil following the Beirut explosion, which killed nearly 200 people. Prime Minister designate Adib’s surprise resignation raises questions on the future of US-mediated Lebanese-Israeli talks aimed at resolving the two Middle Eastern nations’ long-standing maritime dispute. Less than 24 hours before Adib’s announcement, a spokesman for Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed that the two countries had agreed to […]
Morgan Cooper holds newborn Lourice as her husband Saleh Totah and 4-year-old son look on. Lourice was delivered in June in a home birth in an inflatable swimming pool in the family’s home in the West Bank city of Ramallah. They planned to travel to the U.S. but faced bureaucratic obstacles. Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR hide caption toggle caption Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR Morgan Cooper holds newborn Lourice as her husband Saleh Totah and 4-year-old son look on. Lourice was delivered in June in a home birth in an inflatable swimming pool in the family’s home in the West Bank city of Ramallah. They planned […]
Oman has a lot to lose if it decides formally to normalise ties with Israel, argues Pakistani political analyst and author Sabtain Ahmed Dar, shedding light on Muscat’s longstanding special relations with Tehran, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s foreign policy priorities and the sultanate’s role as the Muslim world’s peace broker. After the Sultanate of Oman openly praised the conclusion of peace pacts between Israel and the monarchies of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially signed at the White House on 15 September, the Israeli and Arab media started speculating that the sultanate may very soon follow in the footsteps […]
Source Israeli Defense ministry said that the government returns to negotiations to buy U.S.-made V-22 Osprey tiltrotors. Israeli Defense Ministry has expressed an interest in acquiring 12 Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys again. Sources also confirmed that Israel requested buy of 12 tiltrotors, additional AE 1107C Rolls Royce Engines, AN/AAQ-27 Forward Looking InfraRed Radars, plus related equipment. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – On top of that, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is pushing for the purchase of Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys, an acquisition long desired by the Israeli Air Force but put on hold in February over budget concerns. Israel has sought […]
Aerospace giant Boeing was awarded a $2,2 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on 24 September to manufacture and deliver Small Diameter Bombs under a multiyear buy contracting arrangement. The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is awadred under the Small Diameter Bomb Increment I weapon program. “This contract provides for a guaranteed minimum Lot 15 award and a five-year ordering period for Small Diameter Bomb Increment I, focused lethality munition, containers and carriages for the Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales partner nations, according to a recent DoD statement. – ADVERTISEMENT – […]
ROME—A San Francisco State University-sponsored talk by convicted Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled was canceled by Zoom and YouTube, according to the Lawfare Project, a pro bono U.S. group that supports Jewish causes around the world. Khaled—who is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine group, which the U.S. has labeled a terrorist organization—helped hijack an Israel-bound flight from Rome in 1969, and was scheduled to give a talk as part of an event hosted by the university’s Department of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies on “Teaching Palestine.” When the talk was announced last month, Lawfare […]
Congressional staffers have heard State Department representatives say the government has yet to close on the sale of the United States Ambassador’s residence in Israel—but documents obtained by The Daily Beast reveal that State is misleading Congress on the sale. Israeli land registry documents, obtained by The Daily Beast, show legal notification that a Delaware-registered company, Bayit by the Sea, has a lien, or legal claim, to the plush federal property as of Wednesday, September 23rd. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment. Four sources have confirmed that Bayit by the Sea (bayit means “house” in Hebrew) […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/16/1080250147_0:3:3072:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_022704cdaec87760e7e872aada7cc94c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009211080521587-almost-dozen-participants-in-anti-government-demonstrations-in-israel-arrested—reports/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Nearly a dozen people were arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Israel, where a new coronavirus-related lockdown has been introduced, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reports. Thousands of protesters headed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem on Sunday. Some demonstrators started disturbing the peace and assaulting police officers, The Jerusalem Post said. One driver raced toward a crowd of protesters in his car, hitting the breaks at the last moment. The driver was arrested. A total of 11 protesters were detained by police on Sunday, according to the newspaper. […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis If there is one country in the entire world that does not want to follow any international law with respect to invading another country, bombing places it does not like, and making fun of foreign policy, is Israel. Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu told us years ago, acts upon the basis of the Talmud. Netanyahu unequivocally said in 2014: “We will legally define the Talmud as the basis of the Israeli legal system.”[1] The central question is simply this: what does the Talmud book say about the Goyim? Well, they meant to serve Jews; they are animals, and […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis If there is one country in the entire world that does not want to follow any international law with respect to invading another country, bombing places it does not like, and making fun of foreign policy, is Israel. Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu told us years ago, acts upon the basis of the Talmud. Netanyahu unequivocally said in 2014: “We will legally define the Talmud as the basis of the Israeli legal system.”[1] The central question is simply this: what does the Talmud book say about the Goyim? Well, they meant to serve Jews; they are animals, and […]
TUC Calls For Israel Sanctions To “End Apartheid” By Asa Winstanley, Electronic Intifada. September 18, 2020 TUC Calls For Israel Sanctions To “End Apartheid”2020-09-182020-09-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/trades-union-congress-2020_0-e1600440109463.png200px200px Above photo: The Trades Unions Congress held its 2020 conference online only. TUC. The British Trades Union Congress has condemned Israel’s annexation plan, calling it “another significant step in the creation of a system of apartheid” in the West Bank. Passed on Tuesday, the motion is thought to be the first time the British trade union umbrella body has described Israeli policies as apartheid. The TUC motion calls for the UK to “take firm and decisive measures, including sanctions” against Israel […]
At a campaign rally in North Carolina on 8 September, President Donald Trump praised Washington-brokered deals to normalise relations between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, while also saying that the US was not involved in the Middle East for oil, but because “we want to protect Israel.” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced US leaders for ruining the West Asia region and slammed ‘Israel Firsters’ for betraying their own people while seeking to offer wide-ranging support for Israel. Zarif tweeted that US President Donald Trump’s recent statements showed “where his family’s loyalty […]
Protests And Rockets As Gulf States Sign Deals With Israel By Tamara Nasser, Electronic Intifada. September 17, 2020 Protests And Rockets As Gulf States Sign Deals With Israel2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/200915_-_abraham-accords-e1600347910164.jpg200px200px Above photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Emirati foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani at the White House, 15 September. Oliver Contreras/Sipa Press. At a White House ceremony on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain officially established diplomatic relations with Israel. The signing of the US-brokered Abraham Accords formalizes decades of clandestine relations between Israel and the two Gulf states. US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/10/1080472475_0:0:3073:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_1f734c0015fd81381ec65d0b0d4d48bf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009161080472511-moscow-hopes-uae-bahrains-normalisation-deals-with-israel-will-bring-stability-to-mideast/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia hopes that the United Arab Emirates’ and Bahrain’s normalisation deals with Israel will promote regional stability and will not affect the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Wednesday. “If this results in comprehensive peace in the Middle East and the solution of all the problems, including the Palestinian problem, of course, we welcome this,” Bogdanov said. According to the diplomat, Russia has been “assured that both Bahrain and the UAE are committed to the Arab peace initiative and the solution of the Palestinian problem […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/10/1080190509_0:215:3072:1943_1200x675_80_0_0_39be78b6fd69503587d3fa182d7c813d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009161080470283-rockets-fired-from-gaza-strip-towards-israel-idf-says/ The Israeli military said earlier that an alert has been activated in the city of Sderot and in the Gaza Envelope area following the reported attack. A bunch of rockets have been launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory, the Israeli Defence Forces said in the early hours of Wednesday. Sirens warning of rocket fire sounded in southern Israel, it added. 🚨 Air-raid sirens are sounding in southern Israel 🚨 — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 16, 2020 Meanwhile, alleged footage of the rocket launch from Gaza has been shared on social media. […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates officially opened normal relations Tuesday, signing diplomatic agreements during a White House ceremony that was hosted by President Trump. “The blessings of the peace we make today will be enormous,” Netanyahu said. “First, because this peace will eventually expand to include other Arab states and ultimately, it can end the Arab-Israeli conflict once and for all; second, because the great economic benefits of our partnership will be felt throughout our region … and third, because this is not only a peace between leaders – it’s a peace […]
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TEL AVIV—Assuming last-minute disputes about mask-wearing and social distancing can be ironed out in time, the South Lawn of the White House will once more be the site of a historic Middle East peace deal signing. Two deals, in fact, as both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalize ties with Israel. Rejecting the presence of a Jewish state in the Middle East has been a totemic political and moral commitment in the Arab world for 75 years now. Travel to or from Israel was prohibited, as was all trade and cultural exchange and sporting competition. For years even the mention […]
Palestinians used to pride themselves with the achievements of their diplomacy, says a Fatah member, critical of his government. Now, however, that past glory is gone as Gulf states prefer to sign deals with Israel, bypassing the PA. Final preparations are currently underway in Washington, where Israel will sign its peace and normalisation agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain respectively. However, the event has not been met with much enthusiasm on Palestinian streets. Anger is Boiling Tuesday has already been declared as the day of rage across the West Bank, with Palestinians expected to raise their flag in objection […]
The recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize their relations is part of Israel’s strategy to garner as much support as possible in the Arab world to legitimize its crimes in Palestine, Miko Peled, a human rights activist, told Radio Sputnik’s By Any Means Necessary Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington, DC, on Sunday to attend a Tuesday ceremony at the White House, where he will sign agreements with ministers from the UAE and Bahrain to normalize Israel’s diplomatic relations with the two Persian Gulf nations. The pacts will be Israel’s third and […]
September 14, 2001: The Day America Became Israel By Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (Ret.), Popular Resistance. September 14, 2020 September 14, 2001: The Day America Became Israel2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/thediplomat_2014-03-11_22-27-43-e1600095746273.jpg200px200px Above photo: President Bush signing the AUMF into law. Wikimedia commons. This article is dedicated to the memory of an activist, inspiration, and recent friend: Kevin Zeese. Its scope, sweep, and ambition are meant to match that of Kevin’s outsized influence. At that, it must inevitably fail – and its shortfalls are mine alone. That said, the piece’s attempt at a holistic critique of 19 years worth of war and cultural militarization would, I […]
Slightly less than a month after the United Arab Emirates announced that they would normalise ties with Israel, there was another dramatic announcement, this time coming out of neighbouring Bahrain. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that Bahrain had followed in the footsteps of the UAE and given a green light for the establishment of full diplomatic relations with Israel, with reports suggesting that Bahraini monarch Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa is expected to attend a ceremony at the White House slated for next Monday and will sign a peace pact with the Jewish state. Hub of Tolerance For Rabbi […]
Israel and the US, which pulled out of the WHO this year, tried to reverse a UN call on member states to join forces in battling Covid-19, including by halting hostilities and sanctions that hinder the pandemic response. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly supported a comprehensive resolution for “intensified international cooperation and solidarity to contain, mitigate and overcome the pandemic and its consequences.” The draft was adopted by 169 countries, with Ukraine and Hungary abstaining. Washington was only backed by Tel Aviv in voting against the document. Notably, the US is the worst-hit country in the world, having reported […]
Following the normalization of relations between Israel and Bahrain, Palestine’s ambassador to Manama was recalled to Ramallah on Friday. On Friday, just weeks after its Persian Gulf neighbor the United Arab Emirates extended recognition and full diplomatic relations to Israel, the Kingdom of Bahrain did the same. In response, the Palestinian Authority has ordered its diplomatic envoy to the island nation to return home. Similar to the UAE, Bahrain is a close US ally and hosts large US military bases; both were also encouraged to recognize Israel over the objections of other Arab states by the US, which brokered both deals. […]
The kingdom of Bahrain will join the United Arab Emirates in signing a peace treaty with Israel next week, US President Donald Trump has announced, becoming the second Gulf Arab nation to do so after US mediation. “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today!” Trump tweeted on Friday, making the long-rumored Bahrain deal official. He also posted the text of a joint statement with King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirming that a representative of the Gulf monarchy will attend the September 15 ceremony at the White House and sign a Declaration of Peace with […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009111080433463-israel-bahrain-agree-to-normalize-relations/ The move comes less than a month after Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to sign a peace treaty and establish normalized ties, with Abu Dhabi becoming the third Arab nation in the Middle East to do so. President Donald Trump has issued a joint statement by the United States, Israel and Bahrain announcing Tel Aviv and Manama’s intention to establish full diplomatic relations. “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal – the second Arab country to make peace with Israel […]
A plan for the Syria provinces Bassam Abu Sharif for VT Damascus (English and Arabic) It is clear that Washington, Tel Aviv and Riyadh are working to drain Syria in all fields: militarily, socially and economically, and Washington has been plundering the natural resources of Syria for some time and is now escalating to burn crops as part of the starvation war, which Trump launched with the “Caesar Act”, and by training mercenaries to carry out human and agricultural depletion operations. . The Syrian Arab Army, which has achieved victories and cleansed large areas of the homeland of Syria, has heavy […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080412938_0:396:2935:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_11d5022e5a4a0a07172345f4e897abe8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009091080412968-us-wants-israel-to-strengthen-scrutiny-of-chinese-investments-state-dept-official-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US State Department wants Israel to take stronger action to mitigate risks of China’s investments in its economy, Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker said on Wednesday. “We discussed with Israel our ongoing concerns about China… We want to see that work continue and grow stronger,” Schenker said at a Brookings Institution webinar. He said that the issue was raised again by the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his latest visit to Israel in August. Initial steps were taken after a straightforward message was delivered to Israel […]
Israel’s proxy war in the Caucuses continues By Art Stepanian for VT Armenia Since Azerbaijan and Israel started sleeping together, anti-Armenian propaganda has oozed from the pens of a gang of mostly Israeli and diaspora Jewish writers. Despite their transparent allegiance, these pretend-journalists have the temerity to demand that readers take them for unbiased journalists. That’s what is known as chutzpah in Yiddish. The list of these shameless hacks includes Adele Nazarian, Tal Buenos, Brenda Shaffer, Maxime Gauin, Justin Schwartz, Justin Amler, Arye Gut, the late Alexander Murinson, and a dozen others, enough to fill a motel for a convention of liars. Probably the most prolific of the gang is one Nurit Greenger of Los Angeles. Born in Israel in 1947, Nurit describes herself as a “one-woman Hasbarah […]
Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn’t Disclose Grant From Israel By Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. September 5, 2020 Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn’t Disclose Grant From Israel2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/bds-580×433-2x.jpg200px200px The Israel Allies Foundation. There’s been a lot of talk about foreign governments intervening in our political process over the last few years, but some stories certainly don’t permeate mainstream discourse. A case in point was on display this week. The Forward reported that the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) received a grant from the Israeli government for more than $100,000 last year. The IAF is a nonprofit that was established in 2007 to […]
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Serbia’s decision to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the city which is a major bone of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, violates international law and is deeply concerning, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “We are deeply concerned about Serbia’s decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The annexation of Jerusalem by Israel was rejected by the international community and the United Nations”, the Turkish ministry said, adding that “the relocation by any country of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem is a clear violation of international law”. The statement […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104856/41/1048564103_0:84:1600:984_1200x675_80_0_0_4d736c5fe0fb5901f69367fdaa8e5660.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009041080361985-bahrain-allows-planes-from-israel-to-cross-its-airspace-to-reach-uae–reports/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Bahrain has allowed planes, heading from Israel to the United Arab Emirates, to cross its national airspace, Bahraini media reported. On Wednesday, a similar move was announced by Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made several days after the first commercial flight from Israel arrived in the UAE via the Saudi airspace. Bahrain satisfied the UAE’s request for allowing any flights to cross its national airspace, the Bahrain News Agency reported on late Thursday, citing a source at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications. Last month, Israel and the United Arab Emirates […]
Hamas, Israel agree to end weeks-long escalation of violence along Gaza fence …from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Qatar breaches the void between David and Goliath to stop the exchanges of Gaza’s fire balloons with the IDF’s bombing attacks, where the arithmetic does not work out for Hamas very well. Let’s cross our fingers that it holds. Badly needed supplies are flowing in, beginng with fuel, and to be followed by coronavirus assistance, of which Gazans have gotten very little, while Israel struggles with its own Covid problems including the recent strike from the public testing facilities. It seems they were […]
The militant group controlling the Palestinian enclave has said it reached an “understanding” with Tel Aviv that would help ease tensions in Gaza following weeks of hostilities as the region fights a Covid-19 outbreak. An agreement has been reached to “contain the escalation” and halt Israel’s “aggression,” the group said in a statement on Monday, adding that the deal was mediated by a Qatari envoy, Mohammed al-Emadi. Hamas did not provide the exact details of the accord but said that both sides agreed to “restore calm”, adding that the deal would also facilitate a “number of projects” that would benefit Gaza […]
…from SouthFront.org Hikers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights found at least 5 armed and unguarded Merkava Mk. IV battle tanks. The doors of the battle tanks were open with equipment and munitions left completely unguarded inside. The incident took place amid the growing tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces in both the Golan Heights area and along the Israeli-Lebanese contact line. During the past weeks, the Israeli military was actively deploying troops and equipment to reinforce their positions in these areas. It is highly likely that the abandoned battle tanks were a part of these reinforcements. So, if Israeli […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008311080330860-hamas-announces-deal-to-end-escalation-with-israel/ According to the Gaza-based Shehab news agency, the deal was brokered by Qatari envoy Mohammed el-Amadi. The Hamas militant group has announced that it is de-escalating tensions in Gaza in exchange for certain relief measures that will help people in the area deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the group’s statement says, as quoted by AFP. “A number of projects that serve our people in the Gaza Strip will be announced and will contribute to alleviating it in light of the coronavirus wave that has befallen the Gaza Strip, as well as a return to […]
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The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree ending a decades-long boycott of Israel. On Monday, Israeli airline, El Al will make its first official flight to the UAE. Among its passenger is President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who will help work out details of a recent deal between the two countries. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree ending a decades-long boycott of Israel. On Monday, Israeli airline, El Al will make its first official flight to the UAE. Among its passenger is President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008291080311516-uae-orders-cancellation-of-economic-boycott-against-israel-reports-say/ Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi announced their plans to normalise their ties earlier this month, with the United Arab Emirates becoming the first Gulf state to establish relations with Israel. United Arab Emirates President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a decree allowing financial and commercial deals with Israel to be struck, the Emirates News Agency reported on Saturday. The decree is aimed at “supporting bilateral cooperation in order to arrive at (the establishment) of bilateral relations”, the news agency said. The deal between Israel and the Emirates, brokered by the United States […]
…from SouthFront.org Israel and the United Arab Emirates are going to create a military intelligence-gathering infrastructure on Yemen’s Socotra Island, according to Arab and French sources. The 3,650km2 island, located south of the Yemeni mainland in the Indian Ocean, overlooks the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The straight is a sea route chokepoint between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. Most exports of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf that transit the Suez Canal or the SUMED Pipeline pass through both the Bab el-Mandeb and the Strait […]
Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi announced their intention to normalize relations after reaching an agreement, brokered by the US, to do so, that also envisages Israel stepping away from its intention to extend its sovereignty over some parts of the West Bank. Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced their intention to cooperate in creating intelligence-gathering bases on a Yemeni island in a strategic area that overlooks the Bab al-Mandad Strait, according to PressTV, citing JForum’s report, itself based on unnamed sources. The alleged base is set to be built on Socotra Island, the largest land mass in the Yemeni archipelago. […]
Why did a car dealer as a militia listed as terrorist by the FBI, their crime…ARSON…to send “guards?” Why would the Kenosha Police be so friendly the the ‘3 Percenters,’ a Aurora based terrorist group that the FBI has put on his watch list and that DHS has warned police, the Kenosha Police, to be watching for… Learn the facts behind this and so much more: VT: The shooting of Jacob Blake is now an FBI case. We know why. It is tied to a series of incidents that aren’t really “civil rights” but rather domestic terrorism. When we tracked down […]
The Commissioner of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in the Middle East, Ambassador Haissam Bou Said has argued that Israel sits on the throne of violations, and there are allied and non-allied superpower countries that place political obstacles to opening up to international committees. His remarks to Syria Times e-newspaper came one day before more than 20 phosphorous bombs were fired by the Israeli occupation forces on Lebanese territories in the area between Houla and Mais Al-Jabal towns. Israel’s recent violation of the law of war is not surprising, as this entity breaches human rights through its acts against unarmed people […]
The Israeli Defence Forces reported a “security incident” early Wednesday amid clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces along the Israel-Lebanon border. The fighting reportedly began on Tuesday night, several hours after Lebanon rejected an Israeli proposal to reform the United Nations peacekeeping force’s mandate and powers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Lebanese political party and militant group Hezbollah not to “test” Israel on Wednesday in the previous night’s border incident. “Israel sees firing at its troops as a very serious incident,” Netanyahu said. “We will not tolerate any act of aggression and we will react forcibly to any […]
Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the title and employer of Aram Nerguizian. He is a senior associate with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. BEIRUT — Analysts are looking forward to potential cooperation among the defense industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following the Aug. 13 announcement that the two countries are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal. “It is monumental for both Israel and the UAE that they are now on an unprecedented path to normalization. How this might or might not affect the […]
Being Secretary of State is, as it turns out, is really just a side hustle for Mike Pompeo. He’s happy to have the gig if it helps advance his personal political ambitions, but should the burdens or restrictions associated with being America’s chief diplomat ever get in the way of those ambitions, time and time again, this heir to the legacy of Thomas Jefferson chooses himself or his political party over his country. He, like his boss, has turned his solipsism into his brand. As Donald Trump turned the White House, his pardon power and the oath of citizenship into campaign […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was left with little support after he attempted to extend UN sanctions against Iran, despite the US having withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal. Despite this loss, Pompeo has been on a campaign in Bahrain and other parts of the Middle East, pushing an anti-Iran narrative. Miko Peled, the author of “The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and of “Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” asserted to Loud & Clear hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou that Iran is only brought up by Washington when Israeli Prime Minister […]
Pressure On Netanyahu Mounts As Israel Bombs Gaza Again By Steve Topple, The Canary. August 24, 2020 Pressure On Netanyahu Mounts As Israel Bombs Gaza Again2020-08-242020-08-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/netanyahu-protested-e1598295796710.jpg200px200px Above photo: Israeli PM – YouTube and Wikimedia. Additional images and reporting by PA News Agency. Embattled Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been facing pressure at home and abroad amid his government’s continued bombing of the Gaza strip. With protests in both Jerusalem and the UK, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has continued. And the Israeli PM is refusing to back down on all fronts. Netanyahu: pressure at home The PA news agency reported that on Saturday 22 August, thousands of protesters marched […]
by Gordon Duff, Senior Editor Turkish troops are shelling villages across Idlib, not much shelling, just enough. Then they show up to evacuate those they just shelled, with Reuters, al Jazeera and other media teams with them. Then the media blames Syria for a humanitarian crisis with hopes Trump will back the Muslim Brotherhood’s play against both Russia and Syria. The real story is an old one, a secret society, one that crosses all 3 religions of the book, which explains why Christian evangelists, Saudi Wahhabists and Zionist extremists are joined at the hip against democracy across the planet. Why is […]
The Israeli firm NSO Group, whose Pegasus spyware, once installed, can read text messages and other data on a phone, and access the microphone and camera, is in a legal battle with Facebook, which claims its software compromised hundreds of phones – including those of journalists and human rights activists – via WhatsApp. The Israeli government reportedly mediated the sale of spyware produced by Israel-based NSO Group Technologies to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations, reports Haaretz.The Israel-based technology firm whose spyware, called Pegasus, facilitates remote surveillance of smartphones, is believed to have sold hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of […]
Although half a year ago the leaders of Israel and Sudan agreed to step up efforts that would lead to a normalisation agreement, not much has been done to pursue that goal. And a Khartoum-based analyst says, it is partially because of disagreements within Sudan’s transitional government. Less than a week after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the historic declaration that his country would soon sign a peace deal with the United Arab Emirates, reports have emerged that other countries might follow in the steps of Abu Dhabi and recognise the Jewish state. One of such states was reportedly Sudan, […]
Israel Cuts Fuel, Gaza Goes Dark By Tamara Nassar, Electronic Intifada. August 22, 2020 Israel Cuts Fuel, Gaza Goes Dark2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/gaza-flames-and-smoke-rise-after-bombing-2020-e1598107224502.jpg200px200px Above photo: Flame and smoke rise as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 16 August. By Ashraf Amara for APA Images. The Gaza Strip’s only power plant shut down on Tuesday after Israel stopped the transfer of fuel to the territory. The halting of fuel transfers is among a series of collective punishment measures Israel has imposed on Gaza. Israel has claimed the measures are a response to incendiary balloons released from Gaza. The launching of […]