Israeli election delays ‘deal of the century’

Israeli election delays ‘deal of the century’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 23, 2019 The release of the Trump administration’s plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) will be delayed “significantly” due to the still unsettled Israeli election, according to an Israeli news report. In the weeks before the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials estimated that the […]

One year after Netanyahu report, IAEA finds traces of uranium at secret Iran site

One year after Netanyahu report, IAEA finds traces of uranium at secret Iran site

FPI / September 16, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Sept. 9 that a site in Iran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a year ago called a “secret atomic warehouse” showed traces of uranium that Iran has yet to explain. The UN’s nuclear agency also confirmed that Iran has […]

Syria, Hamas hail Hizbullah strikes on northern Israel; U.S. blames Iran

Syria, Hamas hail Hizbullah strikes on northern Israel; U.S. blames Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, September 2, 2019 Hamas and the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad were quick to praise Hizbullah’s Sept. 1 attack on northern Israel as the United States warned Iran and its terror organization against further “hostile actions.” Hizbullah terrorists operating out of southern Lebanon fired multiple anti-tank missiles at Israeli positions and […]

Report: Israeli strikes on Iraq greenlighted by U.S., Russia

Report: Israeli strikes on Iraq greenlighted by U.S., Russia

FPI / August 28, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com The United States and Russia gave the go-ahead for Israel to launch airstrikes on Iranian weapons warehouses in Iraq, a report said. Citing a Western diplomatic source, the Arabic-language Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on Aug. 21 that an understanding between the nations stresses that Israel should not officially declare […]

Netanyahu: I want Israel to be one of the least bureaucratic countries

Netanyahu: I want Israel to be one of the least bureaucratic countries

FPI / July 16, 2019 By World Israel News.com Israel is known as the Startup Nation but it is nevertheless tough to do business in the country, which is saddled with regulation. The Netanyahu administration has committed itself to reducing that regulatory burden and on Sunday released its annual Regulatory Burden Reduction Summary. According to […]

Home after Bahrain conference, Palestinian participants flee arrest by crossing into Israel

Home after Bahrain conference, Palestinian participants flee arrest by crossing into Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2019 Two of three Palestinian businessmen who attended the recent U.S.-led economic workshop in Bahrain avoided arrest by Palestinian security forces by crossing the Green Line to Israeli-controlled territory, reports say. One of the businessmen who participated in the conference, Salah Abu Miala, was arrested on June 29 and later […]

IDF strikes Syrian missile battery which fired on jets in Israel territory

IDF strikes Syrian missile battery which fired on jets in Israel territory

FPI / May 29, 2019 By David Isaac, World Israel News.com Israel struck a Syrian missile battery after it launched a missile at one of its fighter jets in Israeli airspace on Monday, the IDF said. The missile landed in Syrian territory after missing its target. “Earlier today, a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at an […]

Netanyahu declares ‘night of tremendous victory’; NY Times called it a ‘setback’

Netanyahu declares ‘night of tremendous victory’; NY Times called it a ‘setback’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2019 After an election in which his Likud Party exceeded expectations, an exuberant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “The people of Israel again showed their trust in me, for the fifth time, and even greater trust.” The New York Times viewed the outcome as “humbling” and a “setback”. […]

Mideast bombshell: U.S. recognizes ‘Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights’

Mideast bombshell: U.S. recognizes ‘Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2019 President Donald Trump on March 21 declared that the United States recognizes Israel’s claim to the Golan Heights. “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of […]

Peace plan update: Jordan’s king in Washington, Netanyahu touts Arab ties

Peace plan update: Jordan’s king in Washington, Netanyahu touts Arab ties

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2019 A flurry developments on the Middle East peace front are preceding the Trump administration’s expected unveiling next month of its peace plan for the region. On March 11, the Trump administration’s Middle East peace team met in Washington with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. On March 12, Prime Minister Benjamin […]