Tag: Israel
Paraguay and Honduras ready ‘in principle’ to move embassies to Jerusalem
Following on the heels of the United States and Guatemala, Paraguay and Honduras have announced that they are ready “in principle” to relocate their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to Israel’s Army...
Report: Saudi crown prince meets senior Israeli officials in Egypt, discuss future ties
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met with senior Israeli officials during his visit to Egypt this week, the London-based Arab newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Wednesday.
The report said the meeting focused on the normalization of...
It’s time for Israel to cut off Qatar
Since May 2017, Qatar has been waging a multifront battle with the Arab quartet. The camps are clear-cut: In Qatar’s corner are Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey and Iran. In the other corner are...
With U.N. exhibit, Israel sends message that ‘3,000 years of history cannot be denied’
As part of his five-day visit to the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stop at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York on Thursday to check out a special...
The AIPAC comfort zone
Pro-Israel activists gather this week in Washington, D.C., for the annual AIPAC policy conference. As usual, there is much speculation about the future of U.S. policy and complaints about the pro-Israel lobby.
If the Trump...
Under shadow of Hezbollah’s growing arsenal, Israeli home front gets busy
With Hezbollah pointing more than 120,000 projectiles at Israeli cities, towns and villages, it is clear to emergency and defense planners that any eruption of a new armed conflict will not resemble previous wars.
The...
Prince William to make first-ever official royal visit to Israel this summer
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will make an official trip to Israel, the first-ever by a member of the royal family, as part of a tour of the region this summer.
“The Duke of...
Israel’s intelligence contribution to U.S. security: The Cold War years
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel and the United States have a long history of close intelligence cooperation. Apart from the regular provision of useful strategic and political intelligence, Israel’s wars against the Soviet-armed and trained Arab...
What we thought of the Rev. Billy Graham
Perhaps the saddest thing about the death of the Rev. Billy Graham on Feb. 21, at the age of 99, was the fact that virtually every obituary gave prominent mention to what was arguably...
Looking ahead: Longer term prospects for an Israel-Iran nuclear war
ABSTRACT: With Prime Minister Netanyahu just reaffirming that Israel will strike both Iranian and Syrian targets as needed - most recently, after an Iranian drone briefly entered Israeli airspace, and an IAF F-161 plane...