Israel
With annexation gaffe, Netanyahu blunders into first real crisis with Trump
Not since blaming the mufti for the Holocaust has Netanyahu made such easily refutable claims, and the rare misstep suggests he may be letting...
’54 Palestinians die’ as Israel refuses medical permits
By Farah Najjar
Februrary 13.2018
Israel was responsible for at least 54 Palestinian deaths last year as it rejected hundreds of medical permit requests it received from Gaza residents...
Netanyahu Should Be Charged With Bribery and Fraud, Israeli Police Say
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
JERUSALEM — The Israeli police recommended on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of...
Chaos and High Risks in Syria
Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Backed Syria Attack
By Ivan Nechepurenko, Neil MacFarquhar
and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
February 14, 2018
Four Russian nationals, and perhaps...
After day of fighting, the fog of almost-war creeps in
Papers on Sunday take in Saturday's northern battle, trying to figure out why Iran would suddenly push Israel so openly and whether Russia is...
Israel escalates war, testing Russia
Israel launches 'large-scale' attack in Syria after fighter jet crashes
Military spokesman says four Iranian targets near Damascus were destroyed in retaliation
Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Sat...
Moscow Concerned With Escalation of Tensions as Israel Attacks Syria
10.02.2018
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on the global community to respect Syria's sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the countries of the Middle...
US dismisses fears of wider war after deadly Syria clashes
Reuters, Washington
Friday, 9 February 2018
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader...
Lebanon will fully use energy block disputed by Israel – minister
February 9, 2018
Lebanon’s energy minister said on Friday there would be full exploration in an offshore energy block that partially lies in waters disputed...
Israel warns Hezbollah against targeting gas facilities
February 9, 2018
Israel will consider targeting its infrastructure as “a declaration of war by Lebanon and Syria”, Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and...