Netanyahu faces snap election calls after defense minister quits

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minister’s resignation left the government with a razor-thin majority. Avigdor Lieberman quit on Wednesday … Read More

Opinion: Citizens of Israel, Get the Bomb Shelters Ready

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In Iran, Syria, Lebanon and beyond, they’re watching, listening and drawing conclusions from Israel’s conduct during the last round of hostility with Gaza. Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen … Read More

Israel and Hizballah trade threats over Iran-supplied precision-guidance missiles

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Israel has sent a final warning to the Lebanese government that it will destroy Hizballah’s new factories for upgrading its missiles unless they were shut down, DEBKAfile’s military sources report. Iran recently supplied Hizballah with precision-guidance munitions. Their components would … Read More

Brig.-Gen. Hossein Salami also claimed that Iran was improving its ballistic missiles.

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Brig.-Gen. Hossein Salami also claimed that Iran was improving its ballistic missiles. > Iran to Israel: Fingers are on the trigger, missiles are ready to launch > Iranian Revolutionary Guard general: ‘Resistance is the only way’ Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran’s … Read More

Thousands of measles cases reported after outbreaks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

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Members of a UK Strictly Orthodox community, who were not immunised, also reported to have caught the disease while visiting Israel. The measles-rubella vaccine has been rejected by some parents (Photo: Getty Images)  A major outbreak of measles in Israel has … Read More

Israel-Arab ties warm up after long deep freeze

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The Omani sultan hosted Mr Netanyahu, despite the absence of diplomatic relations – AFP Israel’s leaders often refer to their country being in a “tough neighbourhood” but recently there have been some extraordinary signs of friendliness with parts of the … Read More

Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader, leads ‘Death to America’ chant in Iran

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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who recently compared Jewish people to termites, led a “Death to America” chant Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran. Farrakhan’s trip came ahead of the Trump administration’s re-implementation of U.S. sanctions against … Read More

Iran’s President Warns of a ‘War Situation’ as the U.S. Reimposes Sanctions

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(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,” raising Mideast tensions as America’s maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic … Read More

TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet

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Tehran strategic networks attacked, Hadashot TV says, hours after Israel revealed it tipped off Denmark about Iran murder plot, and days after Rouhani’s phone was found bugged. In this Feb. 3, 2007 file photo, an Iranian technician works at the … Read More

Hamas, Israel reportedly reach ceasefire agreement

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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement and Israel reportedly reached an agreement to ease violence on the borders between the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The Al-Hayat newspaper reported that Egyptian intelligence officials managed to reach an agreement between … Read More

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