Image copyright – Handout via Reuters Image caption – Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war At least 53 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in the east Syrian village of … Read More
The ineffectiveness cries out to the heavens, especially considering reports that Israel helped Egypt with intelligence and the use of drones against ISIS strongholds. The massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Sinai on Friday – the deadliest jihadi terror … Read More
One of Iran’s top military commanders has said the Islamic Republic will intervene in any future conflict between Israel and its paramilitary ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Mohammed Ali Jafri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said it … Read More
Artillery are seen lined up in the village of Suway’iah, near the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 10, 2017. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images BEIRUT – Pro-government forces defeated the Islamic State group in its last major stronghold in Syria, state media and … Read More
> Netanyahu: Israel will act in Syria ‘in accordance with our security needs’ > Russia: Moscow never promised withdrawal of Iranian troops from Syria While Jerusalem’s voice is heard, its positions are often not fully taken into account. IDF soldiers … Read More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov JERUSALEM, Israel – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a stunning admission on Tuesday. He said Russia had not promised that Iranian and pro-Iranian forces would withdraw from Syria. Lavrov’s statement followed Sunday’s announcement of … Read More
The Israeli army is not about to cross the border despite the Saudis’ anger at Iranian meddling and the Syrian drone that Israel shot down in the north. The first leader to exploit claims that Saudi Arabia is trying to … Read More
Israeli leaders should push for more military restraint, and to moderate their jingoistic rhetoric, to avoid further escalation. The situation on Israel’s northern border isn’t ‘intolerable’- yet. It’s still not clear whether the current escalation to the north of Israel … Read More
A federal judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking the implementation of a new iteration of the Trump administration’s travel ban. The ban, which was scheduled to fully go into effect today, would block all would-be travelers … Read More
Hours after Israel’s rare strike in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that, “If anyone tries to hurt us, we’ll hurt them.” What was defined by the Israeli army as a Syrian provocation in the morning had become a chance … Read More