Posts Tagged: israel
Sounds of Silence: Iran-Saudi Arabia Fight Shows Consequences of US Pullback from Region
JNS.org - Amid heightened tensions between the two most powerful Muslim nations in the Middle East, experts say the loudest sound might be American silence. Sheikh Nimr...
Israel Preparing for Next War With Hezbollah, Implementing Plan to Prevent Terrorist Infiltration of Border Communities
Following Monday's Hezbollah attack on an Israeli military patrol along the Lebanese border, the IDF is continuing to prepare for future confrontations with the Iranian-backed terrorist organization,...
Iranian Chess Player Refuses to Compete Against Israeli in International Tournament
An Iranian chess grandmaster refused to compete against an Israeli player at a tournament in Switzerland this week, Iran's semi-official state news agency Mehr reported on Tuesday. According...
IDF Refutes Hezbollah Version of Attack on Israeli Patrol Along Lebanese Border
Reports in Hezbollah-affiliated media outlets about Monday's explosion along the Lebanon-Israel border were later refuted by the Israeli army. Hezbollah news sources Al-Manar and Al-Ahed claimed the organization...
Optimistic Thoughts for 2016
We come into 2016 with a degree of unease, as the world looks somewhat bleak at the moment. Terror attacks have become routine in Israel again,...
Unnerved Tel Aviv Parents Keep Their Children Home From School Fearing Gunman on the Loose
As the manhunt continued for the perpetrator of last Friday's shooting at a popular outdoor pub in central Tel Aviv, parents defied defense officials' urging for normalcy and...
‘He Had a Little Smile on His Face While He Was Shooting,’ Tel Aviv Eyewitness Says of Pub Killer (VIDEO)
In interviews with Israeli media outlets on Friday afternoon, eyewitnesses recalled the harrowing scene of a terror shooting attack at a popular bar in central...
Israeli Car Pummeled in Palestinian Rock Attack in Jordan Valley
An Israeli driver was lucky to spare injury, when his car was attacked by Palestinian rock-throwers in the Jordan valley on Thursday, the Israeli news site 0404 reported. The incident occurred near...
Report: Germany Tells Hezbollah Israeli Response to Kuntar Retaliation Will be ‘Forceful and Costly’
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah rejected German diplomats' warnings against retaliating for the alleged Israeli assassination of a senior Hezbollah operative near Damascus, Lebanese newspaper Aliwaa reported on Wednesday. According to the report, German...
‘Sophisticated’ Economist Revives Facile Cartoon Smearing Israel
The following cartoon was posted recently on the Facebook page of The Economist: The cartoon was originally published by The Economist in July 2014, during the war between Hamas and Israel. As...
Report: Hamas Accelerating Its Tunnel-Digging Operations Toward Israeli Border Towns
Hamas has accelerated its tunnel-building operations near the Gaza border towards Israeli towns and villages, Israeli military officials said according to Walla news. Less than two years after Israel delivered Hamas' tunnel...
Even the UN Can’t Ignore Israel’s Great Qualities
When Israel was ranked 18th out of 188 countries and territories in the world on the United Nations Human Development Index a few weeks ago,...
Israeli Government Approves Huge Budget to Improve Condition of Arab Sector
The Israeli government approved a NIS 15 billion budget on Wednesday to reduce the socioeconomic gap between the country's Jewish and Arab sectors, Israeli news site Walla reported. The...
Argentinian Author Compares Palestinian Terrorists Who Killed His Israeli Brother to Nazis
Renowned Argentinian author Marcelo Birmajer leveled sharp criticism at the Palestinians carrying out terrorist attacks against Israelis, the Israeli news site nrg reported on Wednesday. Birmajer, whose brother Rabbi Eduardo...
