Erdoğan: Hagia Sophia ‘resurrection’ harbinger for Al-Aqsa ‘liberation’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Friday that the “resurrection” of the ancient Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul as a mosque bodes well for the “liberation” of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. He...
Mideast experts, officials debate Israel’s sovereignty move and the need to ‘finally define borders’
As questions over Israel’s application of sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria linger, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan,...
Iran warns Israel against creating ‘narratives’ regarding Natanz incident
Iran on Tuesday warned Israel against creating “norm-breaking narratives” regarding attacks on its nuclear facilities, saying that doing so crossed a “red line.”
Referring to the recent explosion at its underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,...
Why Cairo has stayed (mostly) silent as Israel considers sovereignty
When Mossad chief Yossi Cohen flew to Egypt last week to meet with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamal and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, he was likely confident that the meeting...
Palestinian Authority takes pride in terror against Israel
The Palestinian Authority and Fatah continue to tell Palestinians that their source of pride is terrorism, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Tuesday.
According to the PMW report, in the five-minute documentary “Lexicon of the Revolution,”...
Fearing Israeli sanctions, P.A. banks refuse to disburse terrorists’ salaries
At least four Palestinian banks are refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority to distribute salaries to terrorists and their families, Israel-based research institute Palestinian Media Watch reported on Monday.
According to PMW’s head of...
Gaza-based Jaysh Al-Islam threatens Israel with jihad if sovereignty proceeds
The Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Islam has released a video threatening Israel with a violent response if it declares sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, according to a report shared exclusively with JNS...
Top Palestinian official: Third intifada could ‘absolutely’ be on the way
The Palestinians have a right to confront Israel, and a third intifada may be on the way, said senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath on Friday.
Shaath, an adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, said...
Report: Palestinians angry at Arab-world indifference to Israeli sovereignty bid
Palestinian frustration and anger with the Arab world for its general indifference to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria are growing, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Friday.
According to the...
Rival Palestinian factions declare unity: ‘We have no enemy except for Israel’
Representatives of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Thursday united against Israel’s plans to extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
At a press conference in Ramallah, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub declared, “We are now...