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Analysis: Beijing walks a thin line as Hong Kong erupts at the worst possible time

Analysis: Beijing walks a thin line as Hong Kong erupts at the worst possible time

Hong Kong – This week’s violent protests in Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill couldn’t come at a worse time for China’s stability-obsessed Communist… Read More ›

Palestinians Urge Egypt, Jordan to Reconsider Going to U.S.-Led Conference

Palestinians Urge Egypt, Jordan to Reconsider Going to U.S.-Led Conference

Egypt, Jordan will attend the conference on the Palestinian economy, Palestinians afraid the US will kill its dream of statehood.   Palestinian officials on Wednesday… Read More ›

IDF to cut number of civilian guards in Israeli settlements in West Bank

IDF to cut number of civilian guards in Israeli settlements in West Bank

In a letter sent to heads of several communities, including those subjected to terror attacks in the past, the military says although the decision is… Read More ›

After alleged Syria strike, PM says Israel acting against ‘enemy in vicinity’

After alleged Syria strike, PM says Israel acting against ‘enemy in vicinity’

In apparent acknowledgment of missile attack on sites in southern Syria, Netanyahu says IDF is constantly working to prevent foes from establishing bases along the… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

Jerusalem – Israel Upgrades Its Air-raid Warning System

  Jerusalem – The Israeli military says it has overhauled its air-raid warning system in order to minimize disruptions to the general population. The army… Read More ›

Trump boasted about his ‘secret’ deal with Mexico while waving a piece of paper explaining exactly how it works

Trump boasted about his ‘secret’ deal with Mexico while waving a piece of paper explaining exactly how it works

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday boasted to reporters that details of his new Mexico deal were “secret” — but he was also holding notes… Read More ›

Washington Not Asking Friedman to ‘Walk Back’ Comments About Annexation

Washington Not Asking Friedman to ‘Walk Back’ Comments About Annexation

“Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank,” Friedman said in the interview.  … Read More ›

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Israelis should not celebrate U.S. ambassador’s talk of West Bank annexation

Opinion: Uniting all the territory to the east and west of the Jordan River is not contrary to Palestinian aspirations, it is what they want… Read More ›

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Mossad tipped off UK on Hezbollah bomb plot in London in 2015 – report

Kan reports terror group later attempted to move its explosives stockpiling efforts to other countries, which were also notified by the spy agency   Israel’s… Read More ›

New York – US: Man Sought Guns, Grenades For Times Square Terror Attack

New York – US: Man Sought Guns, Grenades For Times Square Terror Attack

New York – A New York City man plotted to use guns, grenades and suicide vests to bring bloodshed to Times Square, federal prosecutors said… Read More ›

Fact-checking Trump’s CNBC interview

Fact-checking Trump’s CNBC interview

During his Monday morning interview with CNBC, President Donald Trump claimed that China has “lost 15 to 20 trillion dollars in value since the day… Read More ›

Iran’s Minister Says They Circumvent Sanctions but Admits Difficulties

Iran’s Minister Says They Circumvent Sanctions but Admits Difficulties

Namdar Zanganeh said that “the US has reached an ‘evil maturity’ in tightening the noose on Iran’s economy,” according to Radio Farda.   Iran’s oil… Read More ›

The arrogance of Israel’s Military Intelligence

The arrogance of Israel’s Military Intelligence

Opinion: Maj. Gen. Tamir Heyman would be better off repairing the disarray of his department and spending less time making clearly ill-advised if not inflammatory… Read More ›

38 years later, pilots recall how Iran inadvertently enabled Osiraq reactor raid

38 years later, pilots recall how Iran inadvertently enabled Osiraq reactor raid

Surviving participants in Israeli air strike that destroyed Saddam’s nuclear site gather to retrace mission that ‘remade the Middle East’   Thirty-eight years after Operation Opera —… Read More ›

New York – Wall St. Ends Up Sharply On Rate Cut Hopes, Trade Optimism

New York – Wall St. Ends Up Sharply On Rate Cut Hopes, Trade Optimism

New York –  Wall Street’s major indexes charged higher on Friday, as sharply slowing U.S. job growth boosted hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts… Read More ›

Democratic presidential candidates hammer Trump over deal with Mexico

Democratic presidential candidates hammer Trump over deal with Mexico

  Democratic presidential candidates hammered Trump for touting his security deal with Mexico to avoid being slapped with heavy tariffs from the United States. Many… Read More ›

Trump Administration Official: Our Policy Has Not Changed

Trump Administration Official: Our Policy Has Not Changed

US ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in a Friday interview to the New York Times he thinks “Israel has the right to retain” some… Read More ›

High food prices leave Israel’s elderly without traditional Shavuot fare

High food prices leave Israel’s elderly without traditional Shavuot fare

78-year-old Sol is this year forfeiting her usual cheese biscuits, while 74-year-old David worries that he and his wife are not getting enough vitamins and… Read More ›

G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war

G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war

Japan warns ‘market confidence could be eroded’ if there is no rapid resolution to the ongoing conflict between Beijing and Washington   FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP)… Read More ›

Chicago – Buttigieg Campaign Grows, Looking To Sustain Early Momentum

Chicago – Buttigieg Campaign Grows, Looking To Sustain Early Momentum

  Chicago – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been quickly growing his upstart campaign, expanding its footprint in early states, adding veterans of previous… Read More ›