Tag Archives: Israel

Monday, 12 December 2016 WASHINGTON – The Israeli and Russian armed forces coordinate their actions in order to avoid “inadvertent” clashes in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Israel was one of the first countries to set up communications with Russia in an effort to prevent accidents and dangerous …

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 :  Conan O’Brien recently took a trip to Israel to see the country, to meet the people and, of course, to make an ass of himself in the name of culture exposure. This included training with the women of the Israel Defense Forces, who tried their …

Monday, 7 August 2017 :  Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, close its Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station’s broadcasts from local cable and satellite providers, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on Sunday. The closure did not appear imminent, however, and an Israeli …

Friday, 28 July 2017 An Israeli government-owned aerospace corporation has developed a new drone technology: a portable, multi rotor drone that self-destructs on impact with its target. The Israelis have developed the miniature drones as a guided explosive to neutralize soldiers, snipers or other drones. The drone was developed by …

Thursday, 27 July 2017   JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he would work to close the Jerusalem offices of Qatar-based al-Jazeera, accusing the television news network of inciting recent violence in the city. Jerusalem is experiencing one of its most tense periods in years as …

Monday, 24 July 2017 JERUSALEM: Israel sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank on Saturday and its police broke up a crowd of stone-throwing Palestinians in Jerusalem as international concern mounted over the deadliest outbreak of violence between the 2 sides for years. The Palestinian Health Ministry said one …

Thursday, 20 July 2017 JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he believed that a $2 billion submarine deal with Germany will be signed after a police investigation into corruption allegations in the affair is completed. A German government official said on Tuesday a signing ceremony for …

Wednesday, 19 July 2017 JERUSALEM – Several Palestinians were injured, at least one seriously, when they clashed with police near Jerusalem’s Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound after Muslim evening prayers on Tuesday, according to Palestinian medical officials. A hospital official said one man had suffered a serious head wound from a …

Thursday, 13 July 2017 ANKARA – Turkey and Israel are determined to sign an agreement to construct a pipeline to supply gas from Israel’s Leviathan and Tamar fields to the European Union by the end of the year, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Wednesday, cited by local media. He …

Thursday, 13 July 2017 MOSCOW – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman expressed hope on Wednesday that someday all other countries in the world will move their embassies to Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 mandated that the US mission would be relocated from Tel Aviv no later than 31 …