The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has arrived in Israel for his first tour as a president in the Middle East, Agence France-Presse reports. The presidential plane Air Force One landed a while ago at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, where it is waiting to be greeted by President Isaac Herzog and […]
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Iran: Biden’s visit to Israel will not provide security for Tel Aviv
Iranian President Ebrahim Raishi said today that the tour that his American counterpart Joe Biden is starting today in the Middle East will not provide security for Israel. Biden is expected to arrive today in Israel, the first stop of his tour of the Middle East in which he will also visit Saudi Arabia. “If […]
Biden Middle East Tour
The US president is criticized for his trip to the Middle East. On the campaign trail he promised to declare the Saudi crown prince undesirable – now he’s upgrading him. The street in front of the Saudi embassy in Washington was recently renamed: “Jamal Khashoggi Street”. It was no coincidence that the self-government of the […]
New German ambassador to Israel St. Seibert
Former government spokesman Steffen Seibert will be Germany’s new ambassador to Israel, he announced today in a tweet. “Germany’s relationship of friendship and cooperation with Israel means a lot to Germans, to me personally. After the barbarity and monstrous crime of the Holocaust, friendship with Israel is not a matter of course for us,” Mr. […]
Israel: Biden’s tour of the region may herald the creation of a common market in the Middle East
Israel’s Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said today he hopes US President Joe Biden’s tour of the region this week will lead to the creation of a common market in the Middle East that will include Saudi Arabia. Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday and then travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday. The White House has […]
Iran says US, Israel plan for defense pact with Arab states will raise tensions
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that US and Israeli plans for a joint defense pact with Arab states to counter the threat of Iranian drones and missiles will increase regional tensions, Reuters reported. “The entry of foreigners into the region will not create security and stability, but is itself the main cause of tension […]
Rare meeting between Mahmoud Abbas and Benny Gantz ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel and Palestine
Six months after their meeting in Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met in preparation for the visit of US President Joe Biden. The rare meeting on Thursday night took place on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and was intended to “discuss political and military […]
Why Israel is threatening to bomb one of Assad’s palaces
By Paul Iddon In August 2003, Israeli warplanes “struck” the summer palace of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the province of Latakia in the west of the country. The Israeli jets reportedly flew so low that they broke the windows of the palace. Assad was not there at the time in question, while he was […]
Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the general directorates of defense policy of Greece – Israel
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the general directors of the General Directorates of National Defense Policy and International Relations (GDPEADS) of the Ministries of National Defense (MIND) of Greece and Israel, Dr. Konstantinos P. Balomenos and Brigadier General (Res.) Dror Shalom, during the working meeting they had, yesterday, on the sidelines of […]
A Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire in the West Bank
A Palestinian was killed today during an Israeli army raid in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said. Rafik Riad Ghanem was killed “in Jenin this morning,” the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced. He was 20 years old, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency. At the moment the […]
