Israel May Hold New Elections After Netanyahu’s Rival Fails To Form Government

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Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz has failed to form a new government by the deadline, dashing his hopes of toppling longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pushing Israel closer to an unprecedented third election in less than a … Read More

Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust, Capping a Dramatic Political Year

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Netanyahu becomes first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to be charged with bribery, in case involving quid-pro-quo with telecom tycoon. Benjamin Netanyahu  Credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister is accused … Read More

Benjamin Netanyahu Indicted on Bribery, Fraud, Breach of Trust Charges

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday on corruption charges in three separate cases, according to Israel’s Justice Ministry. The news comes as Netanyahu, leader of Israel’s conservative Likud Party, and Benny Gantz, leader of the more liberal Blue and … Read More

UN Security Council rebukes US on Israeli settlements

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All members of the UN Security Council — except the US — rejected Washington’s decision to no longer consider settlements a violation of international law. Four European nations said the move hindered peace efforts. The UN Security Council on Wednesday … Read More

Pompeo Issues Historic Policy Reversal: Israeli West Bank Settlements ‘Not Illegal’

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In a major, if entirely expected, complete reversal of Obama-era policy on the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday the Trump administration is reversing the official US stance on the illegality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. “After … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 November 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, As a follow up to last week’s Update on how the same media outlets can’t even tell you how cold it is without a reminder that global warming is the culprit, you may be surprised to learn … Read More

Two Palestinians killed as renewed Israel, Gaza rocket fire intensifies

A rocket is fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza on November 12, 2019. (Reuters) Two Palestinian were killed on Wednesday as renewed attacks between Israel and Gaza continue to intensify, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported the Gaza Health Ministry … Read More

IDF estimates: Islamic Jihad will keep firing rockets

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IDF Spokesperson estimates that Islamic Jihad intends to continue firing rockets in a similar fashion to yesterday. IDF Spokesman Hedi Zilberman                IDF Spokesperson’s Unit IDF Spokesperson Hedi Zilberman on Wednesday morning summarized the … Read More

Russia ‘given Israel’s top interceptor missile’

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A Stunner missile blasts off. Photo: Ministry of Defense Missile technology could be used to defeat Raytheon’s state-of-the-art defense systems Russia has obtained Israel’s most advanced interceptor missile, which could be reverse engineered to crack the latest Israeli and US … Read More

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