Iranian authorities announced today that they have dismantled a “terrorist” network linked to Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad, which was planning attacks on “sensitive sites” in Iran, Iran’s official Irna news agency reported today. “Members of a terrorist espionage network linked to the Mossad were arrested,” Irna reported, citing a statement from Iran’s Intelligence Ministry […]
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The Russian Ministry of Justice has called for the dissolution of the Jewish Agency
The Russian Ministry of Justice has called for the dissolution of the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency, Russian media reported. The Sohnut Jewish Agency, based in Jerusalem, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world and helps Jews immigrate to Israel. The Russian news agency Interfax reported that the Ministry of Justice asked […]
German politician: Germany should get an ‘Iron Dome’ like Israel
Just as Israel manages to effectively protect its citizens from Hamas missile terrorism with Iron Dome, Germany also needs an effective addition to the existing Patriot system as soon as possible. At least this is what the head of the CSU regional group Alexander Dobrid claims in BILD. “Putin’s brutal rocket fire in Ukraine shows […]
Israel: Rockets from Gaza, airstrikes from Israel accompany Biden’s visit to the Middle East
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza after firing rockets today, hours after US President Joe Biden flew from Israel to Saudi Arabia as part of his Middle East tour. Israel’s military said it struck a rocket-making facility in central Gaza run by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. According to eyewitnesses, the facilities are being used as a […]
Israel: Biden Announces Additional $100 Million in Support for East Jerusalem Hospitals
US President Joe Biden pledged today that his country will provide an additional $100 million to support East Jerusalem hospitals as part of its long-term support for Palestinian health facilities. Biden announced the pledge from Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem shortly before meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and before departing for Saudi Arabia. […]
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to ‘everyone’ ahead of Biden visit
Saudi Arabia announced today that it will open its airspace to “all air carriers”, a goodwill gesture to Israel, as US President Joe Biden is expected in the kingdom later today. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority “announces the decision to open the kingdom’s airspace to all air carriers” that meet its conditions, it said on […]
Biden reiterates support for two-state solution to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict
US President Joe Biden today reiterated American support for a two-state solution to end the years-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hours before his scheduled meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem. Biden’s visit has been met with intense skepticism by Palestinians, who say their concerns about issues such as the right to self-determination and the construction […]
USA: Saudi Arabia to allow direct charter flights from Israel ‘soon’
Saudi Arabia is expected to soon allow unhindered overflights by Israeli airlines in its airspace, as well as direct charter flights from Israel, for Muslims who want to participate in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, a US official told Reuters. The official announcement could be made during US President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia […]
Biden, Lapid Sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’, Pledge Iran Won’t Get Nuclear Weapons
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons, in a show of unity from allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran. The pledge, part of the “Jerusalem Declaration” that culminated Biden’s first visit to Israel as president, came a day after he […]
US and Israel to sign joint declaration: ‘We will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons’
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint declaration today vowing not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, on the second day of the White House’s Middle East tour. A senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the joint declaration via video conference, explained that the agreement […]
