A reduction has noted in weapons shipments, funds to Iran’s Syria project. Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks overlooking the border between Israel and Syria. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS) With Iran continuing to entrench itself throughout the Middle East, … Read More
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on 21 January that it had hit alleged Iranian military facilities in Syria, including weapons depots in the area of Damascus International Airport, an intelligence centre, and a training camp, in response to a … Read More
An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on Feb. 11, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90. (February 4, 2019 / JNS) Israel’s now overt war against Iran has moved to the airwaves as well. … Read More
SYRIA and Israel are heading for a war which no outside force will be able to prevent following retaliatory strikes by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) last week, a Middle East expert has warned. The IDF’s retaliation comes after surface-to-surface … Read More
On the political and military fronts, Israel outmaneuvers its enemies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured another diplomatic victory for Israel with the dramatic announcement that Chad and the Jewish State would be reestablishing diplomatic relations. The Muslim majority nation had severed ties … Read More
After Iran denies it is has military presence in Syria, Netanyahu advises Iran to ‘get out of there fast’, vowing to intensify air campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu (Binyamin Netanyahu) Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Iran that … Read More
A study published by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University has reviewed the history of arms deals between China, some Arab countries and Iran. China’s arms exports to the Middle East began in the mid-1970s, and by 2017 it … Read More
Ties between the once-staunch allies continue to plummet, a trend that shows no signs of reversing. The complex, and often toxic, Israel-Turkey relationship Report: Israel, Turkey working to re-establish normal ties Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin … Read More
Iran is the most sophisticated, dangerous adversary Israel has ever faced. It has adopted a decades-long strategy of attrition until destruction. But Israel, frenetically focused on the here and now, lacks a systematic plan to confront it – and other … Read More
PA cabinet says Israel’s withdrawal from UN cultural agency an attempt to “evade responsibilities”. UNESCO headquarters in Paris – iStock The Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet on Thursday blasted the Israeli decision to withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read More