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01/05/2021
Israel will in the next few days send a diplomat to Abu Dhabi to set up a temporary mission in the United Arab Emirates as a prelude to establishing a permanent embassy, the Kan public broadcaster reported Tuesday.
Eitan Na’eh will become the first Israeli to have full diplomatic status in the Gulf state following the…
01/07/2021
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system on Wednesday in Eilat, the country’s southernmost city, according to Israeli media reports.
The decision was taken to attempt to give cover to twin threats; the presence of terrorist cells located in the Egyptian Sinai, and also because of Iranian-backed…
01/06/2021
Sudan says it has signed the “Abraham Accords” with the US, paving the way for normalization of ties with Israel.
The move came during Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s visit to Khartoum, as he became the first senior American official to land there since President Donald Trump’s administration removed the African country from…
01/05/2021
South Korea has demanded the ship’s release and deployed a destroyer to the area
Iran said Tuesday it had stepped up its uranium enrichment, amid heightened tensions with arch-foe the United States and after Iran seized a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters.
On Monday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)…
01/05/2021
Nearly five years ago to the day, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Pastor John Hagee and his dear friend Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg for an exclusive interview about their relationship and Hagee’s organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Scheinberg’s San Antonio synagogue, Congregation Rodfei Sholom, had recently been…
01/05/2021
The Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Greek government has approved a $1.68 billion agreement to purchase training aircraft from Israel and for an Israeli defense contractor to establish a flight school for Greece’s air force.
The deal, which still must be signed by the two countries’ defense ministries, will see…
01/05/2021
Palestinian assailant approached soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) shot and killed a would-be Palestinian assailant who attempted to attack them with a knife at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank.
Initial reports did not suggest that anybody else was wounded in the attack
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01/04/2021
Authorities arrest Iranian cell on suspicion of planning to carry out attack against Israeli destinations
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) thwarted an Iranian terror attack that was planned to take place in Dubai on the anniversary of the killing of top commander Qasem Soleimani, Hebrew-language broadcaster Channel 12reported on…
01/03/2021
The new year is off to a great start for 300 new Ethiopian immigrants, who just made aliyah in the first immigration flights of 2021.
The flights, arriving on the first day of the year, were part of Operation Rock of Israel, the latest airlift to help Jews in Ethiopia make aliyah and were carried out by the Jewish Agency and other…
12/31/2020
A dozen experts have predicted a wide range of increasing partnerships and connections between Israel and Gulf countries in the new year. This will cover a spectrum of activity from technology to academic and political developments. The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one of the fastest growing…
12/30/2020
‘We are ready and able to respond to any aggression directed at Americans or our interests,’ CENTCOM warns
The strategic nuclear-capable US B-52 bombers flew over the Middle East on Wednesday in a show of force aimed at Iran, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
According to the US CENTCOM, the two bombers took…
12/30/2020
Israeli water treatment technology is being sought after in the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the Abraham Accords.
Thani Al-Shirawi, Deputy Managing Director of Oasis Investments, says that “after normalization, with Israel being advanced in the water filtration business, it was a no-brainer to look for a partner in Israel…
12/30/2020
Syrian air defenses responded to an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Syria-Lebanon border on Tuesday night, which has left one soldier dead and three others wounded, according to a Syrian military source, SANA reported.
The source added that the strike targeted an air defense unit in the area.
The open source intelligence…
12/29/2020
One of the suspects climbed over security fence, briefly entered Israeli territory
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prevented several suspects from infiltrating Israel through the border with Lebanon, the army said in a statement.
According to the IDF, several suspects approached the security fencebetween the two countries on…
12/28/2020
Morocco is the third Arab nation this year to normalize ties with the Jewish state under US-brokered deals
Moroccan officials are in Israel laying the groundwork for the opening of a liaison office in the Jewish state, a source familiar with the topic told AFP on Monday.
The Moroccan “technical” team landed on Sunday, days after…
12/29/2020
Gaza’s rulers, Hamas, and other armed Palestinian terrorist groups send ‘clear message to Zionist enemy’
Palestinian armed terrorist groups began a large military drill in the Gaza Strip Tuesday morning in a show of strength and apparent unity that was designed to send a “clear message to the Zionist enemy.”
“We will not accept…
12/28/2020
Rocket sirens blared in southern Israel early Tuesday morning for the second time in under a week as a projectile fired at Israel from Gaza failed to cross the border.
The alarms went off shortly after midnight in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, near the southern part of the Gaza Strip and Israel’s border with Egypt.
The Israel Defense…
12/28/2020
Immediately following the announcement of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO) recorded the National Anthem of Morocco in honor of the historic agreement.
Arranged for the symphony orchestra and choir by Israeli composer and conductor Nizar El-Khater, the rendition of the anthem was…
