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04/16/2021
Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised to step up its uranium enrichment process.
“We will do whatever it takes to prevent the extremists from succeeding, and definitely will prevent this regime from having a nuclear weapon,” Israeli...
04/17/2021
Israel attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday in response to a rocket that landed in a southern Israeli field Thursday night, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
"IDF fighter jets and aircraft recently attacked a munitions manufacturing site, a weapons smuggling tunnel and a military post belonging to the Hamas...
04/16/2021
Top diplomates of Israel, UAE, Greece, and Cyprus meet in Cyprus to discuss challenges to peace
Israel will do "whatever it takes" to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said on Friday.
Speaking after a summit in Paphos, Cyprus, with his Greek and Cypriot counterparts and a senior...
04/16/2021
After months of deadlock, Iran, the U.S. and the remaining five parties to the 2015 nuclear deal in April agreed to resume negotiations in Vienna to restore the accord. While U.S. and Iranian officials won’t hold direct discussions for now, bringing them to the same gathering for two rounds of meetings so far in the Austrian capital...
04/16/2021
Tehran announced on Friday morning that it has successfully enriched uranium to 60% purity, according to a senior Iranian lawmaker.
Tehran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf confirmed the development in a tweet, praising the country's nuclear scientists for the achievement.
"I am proud to announce that at 00:40 last night,...
04/14/2021
The foreign ministers of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Greece and Cyprus will meet in Paphos, Cyprus on Friday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The statement issued Thursday said it would be the first meeting of its kind involving the four nations, as part of efforts to advance regional strategic interests.
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04/15/2021
The IDF struck targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist group throughout the Gaza Strip on Thursday night in response to rocket fire earlier from the Strip towards Israel, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
The targets included a munitions manufacturing site, a weapons smuggling tunnel and a military post, according to the...
04/13/2021
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is naming two recently discovered asteroids after an Israeli student who found them during an asteroid-hunting project, it was announced on Friday.
Aseel Nama, a biomedical engineering student at the Technion–-Israel Institute of Technology, grew up in the Arab town of Deir...
04/15/2021
Rouhani asserts that Iran not aiming to create nukes, vows to slash enrichment to 2015 threshold if US rejoins
Tehran could begin enriching uranium to weapons-grade level, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday in his remarks on state TV, as cited by the Russian TASS agency.
He stressed, however, that creating nuclear...
04/15/2021
Israelis flock to parks and nature reserves to hold the traditional holiday barbecues
Israel Air Force fighter jets traversed the skies of the Jewish state on Thursday to celebrate its 73rd Independence Day after the annual flyover was limited the previous year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This time around Israelis were be...
04/14/2021
As Israel concluded its Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Terror Victims, a day of sadness and introspection, the country’s citizens have prepared for a shift in mood, with the start of Independence Day celebrations at sunset on Wednesday, in a nearly coronavirus-free environment.
After a year of lockdowns and limitations,...
04/14/2021
Israel came to a standstill at 11 am on Wednesday as a two-minute siren sounded across the country to commemorate 23,928 of its fallen soldiers and 4,176 civilians slain in terrorist attacks on Memorial Day.
At the main state ceremony held in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “We are marking 73 years of resurrection,...
04/14/2021
CUFI Coffee Break
During the Six Day War of 1967, Egyptian President Nasser lost sovereignty over the Sinai Peninsula. His successor, President Anwar Sadat, was determined to regain it. In an effort to negotiate with Israel, he flew to Jerusalem and met with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The negotiations looked promising, but...
04/14/2021
US President Joe Biden's administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on Tuesday.
A State Department spokesperson said the administration would move forward with...
04/12/2021
Hosting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at his office in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel and the US agree on never allowing Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.
“As you know, the US-Israel defense partnership has continually expanded over successive administrations and our cooperation is crucial...
04/13/2021
Khartoum's intelligence and security officials said set to visit Jewish state soon
Sudan's first delegation to the Jewish state since the historic normalization is expected to visit Israel in the coming days, Israel media reported on Tuesday.
According to reports from the Jerusalem Post and Kan public broadcaster, the visit is...
04/13/2021
An Israeli ship called the Hyperion and owned by an Israeli company was attacked near the shores of the Fujairah emirate in the United Arab Emirateson Tuesday, according to reports in Lebanon. The attack came a day after Iran vowed to avenge the explosion at its Natanz nuclear facility, which it blamed on Israel.
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04/12/2021
The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, over a deadly crackdown in November 2019, the bloc said in its Official Journal on Monday.
The travel bans and asset freezes are the first EU sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses...
04/11/2021
A taxation treaty that would boost investment ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is in the works and could be finalized within the coming weeks.
The treaty is expected to help facilitate more than $2 billion in annual bilateral trade in the coming years and could grow to as much as $6.5b. a year within the coming...
04/12/2021
The renewal of indirect talks last week between the United States and Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—appears to have escalated tensions in the Middle East, as Israel makes it clear to its ally that it will not accept Iranian nuclear capability.
Israeli media reported on Sunday...
