Arab lawmakers are ‘terrorists in suits’, says Israeli foreign minister
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz of the ruling Likud party has called the country’s Arab politicians “terrorists in suits” and rejected opposition moves to use their support to form a minority government following the March 2 election. Speaking to Kan Israel Radio on Sunday, Katz said that many members of the Joint List of Arab […]
Iran threatens to attack Israel, other US allies
Iranian Revolutionary Guards has revealed the country may attack Israel and other United States allies in revenge of US action. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday responded to the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani with a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase used by the US military, Iranian state media said. The IRGC confirmed the […]
Israel tries to stand aside from U.S.-Iranian conflict
Israel sought on Tuesday to stand aside from the conflict between its close ally the United States and Iran, and said it was unclear whether Tehran’s abandonment of uranium enrichment limits meant it was on a path toward a nuclear weapon. The unusually muted Israeli comments on Iran, Israel’s arch-enemy, emerged after Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Israel defends U.S. killing of Qassem Suleimani, puts military on alert
Israel’s prime minister defended a U.S. decision to launch an air strike on Friday that killed powerful Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and the Israeli military was put on high alert, after Iran threatened revenge. Senior defense officials in Israel, America’s closest ally in the Middle East and Iran’s top regional foe, also met to assess […]
Iran’s Commander Death: Netanyahu hurries home after Hezbollah calls for revenge
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to Greece and flew home Friday as Lebanon’s Hezbollah demanded revenge for the killing of a top Iranian commander in a US strike. A source in Netanyahu’s office said that the premier was returning from Athens but did not elaborate. Following Friday morning’s killing of Major […]
Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem, Jerusalem at Christmas
Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday. Gazan Christians will be granted permits to travel abroad but none will be allowed to go to Israel and the occupied West Bank, home to many sites […]
