Monday, 9 December 2024 | The rapid collapse of the Syrian Bashar al-Assad regime, whose government was overthrown on Saturday, has left Israel among the many watching the situation with hope for a new era of peace and concern about an uncertain future. And Israel is doing more than just watching: They have also been
Continue Reading »Monday, 9 December 2024 | What is happening these days in the Middle East cannot be found even in the most optimistic scenarios heard 14 months after the surprise attack of October 7. The Shiite axis designed to strangle Israel is collapsing before our eyes. Qassem Soleimani’s “ring of fire” vision, designed to allow Iran
Continue Reading »Monday, 9 December 2024 | In a rapid and calculated move, elite Israel Defense Forces [IDF] units—special forces, armored brigades and paratroopers—have deployed to critical points across Syrian territory, including the summit of Mount Hermon and areas beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone. These operations, executed without resistance following the hasty retreat of Assad’s forces,
Continue Reading »Monday, 9 December 2024 | A nativity scene that went on display at the Vatican on Saturday features a photo of the infant Jesus on a keffiyeh. The traditional Arab scarf has been adopted by Palestinians as a symbol of their national aspirations. The image comes at a time when a revisionist Palestinian narrative
Continue Reading »Friday, 6 December 2024 | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Ground Forces Command on Thursday reviewed its operations in Gaza and northern Israel, preparing for continued combat against Hamas in the coming years, regardless of potential hostage deals. The briefing highlighted challenges and lessons learned from the fighting in Gaza, which marked the military’s first
Continue Reading »Friday, 6 December 2024 | The Israeli branch of Amnesty International on Thursday publicly rejected the claim by the group’s international headquarters that the Jewish state is perpetrating genocide against Palestinians. “Amnesty Israel does not accept the main findings of the report by Amnesty International Global Movement which accuses Israel of genocide,” the Israel branch
Continue Reading »Friday, 6 December 2024 | During the last 14 months, Hamas and Hezbollah have dragged the Palestinians and Lebanese into wars that have claimed the lives of thousands of people—all to serve their patrons in Iran. Instead of admitting their defeat, both in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, the terrorists, at the behest of Iran’s
Continue Reading »Friday, 6 December 2024 | The Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, was heavily damaged in an arson attack on Friday. The fire was reported at 4:10 a.m. local time in the suburban area of Ripponlea, the Victoria Police Center told JNS. According to the local authorities, Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a call of
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 December 2024 | Egypt proposes a new arrangement in Gaza following talks that were held at the Egyptian intelligence headquarters between Hamas and Palestinian Authority [PA] representatives. An Egyptian senior official has told Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth that the new plan includes a gradual cessation of fighting in Gaza with the Israeli side
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 December 2024 | An Israeli diplomat accused the United Nations [UN] of fixation on anti-Israel resolutions brought by the world’s worst human rights abusers just hours before the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution approving a high-level conference in support of the two-state solution. On Tuesday, the General Assembly voted by a 157–8
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