Israel Supposedly the Source of Trump/Russia Intel Flap

Israel Supposedly the Source of Trump/Russia Intel Flap

The decision by President Trump to share sensitive intelligence with the Russians that was provided by Israel has created another flap for the administration. Trump reportedly told the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak about an ISIS plot to attack airplanes using laptops. That intelligence was provided to Washington via the […]

Hezbollah says future war would be on Israeli territory

Hezbollah says future war would be on Israeli territory

Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday that any future conflict between the Shi’ite group and Israel could take place inside Israeli territory, as tensions rise between the arch foes. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, also said in a speech televised live that the group was dismantling all its military positions along Lebanon’s eastern border with Syria, […]

Israeli government shutters state news show with just an hour’s notice

Israeli government shutters state news show with just an hour’s notice

JERUSALEM — Just an hour after Israel’s Press Council warned that media freedom in the country was “at risk,” the government shut down the state broadcaster’s venerable nightly news show. The anchorwomen from Channel One’s evening news cried before the cameras after being informed that a sudden political decision meant that it would be the […]

National Security Adviser touts President Trump’s ‘disruptive’ approach to foreign policy

National Security Adviser touts President Trump’s ‘disruptive’ approach to foreign policy

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster characterized the foreign policy style of President Donald Trump as ‘disruptive’ in a speech this week, adding context to recent Trump statements that have left supporters and detractors alike wondering as to where the President definitively stands on key issues. “Some people have described him as disruptive. They’re right. And […]

Hamas softens stance on Israel, drops Muslim Brotherhood link

Hamas softens stance on Israel, drops Muslim Brotherhood link

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday dropped its longstanding call for Israel’s destruction, but said it still rejected the country’s right to exist and backs “armed struggle” against it. In a policy document presented in Doha by its leader Khaled Meshaal, Hamas also said it would end its association with the Muslim Brotherhood, a […]

Israel launches airstrike against Hezbollah targets near Damascus International Airport

Israel launches airstrike against Hezbollah targets near Damascus International Airport

Israel launched a pre-dawn airstrike on a military arms depot near the Damascus International Airport in Syria, the Voice of America reports. The weapons supply belonged to Hezbollah, which has received stockpiles of missiles and munitions from Iran over the last several years, spiking recently as Hezbollah has been an active participant in the Syrian […]

Evicted Israeli settlers wait and wait for Netanyahu’s promised new home

Evicted Israeli settlers wait and wait for Netanyahu’s promised new home

EMEK SHILOH, West Bank — Nachum Schwartz cautiously eyed the rugged landscape where he hopes to build his new home. “You see here, where there are thorns? That means no one ever lived or worked here and there is nothing written down about any ownership,” he said. The point is especially potent to Schwartz, who […]

Hezbollah gives media tour of fighting positions, says Israel is now on the defensive

Hezbollah gives media tour of fighting positions, says Israel is now on the defensive

Hezbollah granted a contingent of journalists a tour of their fighting positions in southern Lebanon, warning Israel that they do not seek new hostilities, but are prepared for war. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border have been mounting as Hezbollah continues to arm and prepare for another war with Israel. Iran has supplied Hezbollah with tens […]

U.S. defense secretary says Syria dispersed warplanes, retains chemical weapons

U.S. defense secretary says Syria dispersed warplanes, retains chemical weapons

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes in recent days and that it retained chemical weapons, an issue he said would have to be taken up diplomatically. The United States launched dozens of missiles earlier this month against a Syrian air base in response to a chemical attack […]

Israel says Assad’s forces still have several tonnes of chemical weapons

Israel says Assad’s forces still have several tonnes of chemical weapons

Israel’s military said on Wednesday it believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces still possess several tonnes of chemical weapons, issuing the assessment two weeks after a chemical attack that killed nearly 90 people in Syria. Israel, along with many countries, blames the strike on Assad’s military. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said French intelligence services […]

Israel assassinated a senior Hamas member

Israel assassinated a senior Hamas member

Tel al-Hawa, Gaza (3:35 A.M.) – Hamas has disclosed that one of its senior members, Mazen Pokha, was assassinated in the late evening of the 24th of March 2017, in the neighborhood of Tel Al-Hawa by an “Israeli agent with a suppressed pistol,” according to Hamas spokesman. Hamas have also written on their social media […]