Tag: Libya
Jordan FM Visits Ramallah to Talk Israeli Sovereignty, Egypt Takes a Pass
Egypt's absence is a message to Ramallah as to how much they actually care if Israel applies Israeli law over Jewish communities.
Bernie Articulates Nightmare Middle East Vision: US Must Support Hamas, Tehran
We know you're Jewish, Bernie, we just don't know why God did it to us.
Report: Despite Earlier Threats, Turkey Willing to Negotiate Israel’s Pipeline to Europe
Turkish media reports state that now, after their country's maritime agreement with Libya, the world can no longer ignore Turkey.
PA, Human Rights Watch are Angry UN Won’t Say Israel Violates Children’s Rights
Save the Children said the decision shows that "states with powerful friends can get away with destroying children’s lives with impunity.”
Jewish Tourism Minister: Normalizing Ties with Israel ‘Sensitive Matter’
Needless to say, Trabelsi was attacked on Tunisian social media for the very fact of giving an interview to Israeli TV.
UN Report: ISIS Still Commands 30,000 Fighters, Many Near Israel’s Border
Only two weeks ago, the IDF attacked and destroyed a squad of seven ISIS soldiers who crossed into the Golan Heights from Syria.
National Opportunity: Israel’s Treasury Expecting $5 Billion Surplus
By law, if a decision is not made by the end of the year, the surplus money will automatically go to finance the budget deficit – bringing it down to about 1.5 percent, 50 percent below the budget deficit target.
Moroccan MP to Israeli Former Defense Minister: War Criminal, Leave Our Country
While Peretz just stood and stared silently at his attacker, another member of the Israeli delegation, former Deputy Foreign Minister Majalli Wahabi, a Druze, defended Peretz, or, actually, attacked the Moroccan MP.
Fearing Iranian Expansion Dr. Kissinger Warns Against Destroying ISIS
"In these circumstances, the traditional adage that the enemy of your enemy can be regarded as your friend no longer applies," writes Kissinger. "In the contemporary Middle East, the enemy of your enemy may also be your enemy."
US Supreme Court Restores Partial Travel Ban
Applicants who claim relationships with anyone in the country are unaffected by the ban on visa applicants from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.
Tel Aviv City Hall Lit With Flag of Egypt in Solidarity For Deadly ISIS...
"Tonight we light up the @TelAviv Municipality with the flag of #Egypt. Those seeking peace will not rest until such horrific acts will end."
Jewish Survival Through Jewish Unity, Theme of New AZM President
Heideman's task will be to fashion unity from a widely-disparate consortium of Zionists.
IDF Chief: Hezbollah in Deep Internal and Economic Crisis
Eizenkot added that an additional potential threat would emanate from advanced weapons systems falling into the hands of terror groups due to the political collapse of states in the region.
Netanyahu Quietly Dissing Livni’s UN Appointment
Sometimes a statement is all about what one does not say…
US Vetoes UN Appointment of PA Bigwig Because the PA Is Not a Country
'For too long the UN has been unfairly biased in favor of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in Israel.'
Pew: Close to 1 Million Citizens of Banned Muslim Countries Entered US Since 2006
Refugees from Syria did not start to enter the US in large numbers until fiscal 2016, but 86% of Somalia’s 72,652 entrants from fiscal 2006 to 2015 were refugees.
European Union Worried By ‘Highly Unpredictable’ Trump Administration
The European Union is working to remain united after Brexit, and what it perceives as a threat in US Pres. Trump's new unpredictable foreign policies.
US Embassy: Israeli Passport Holders Born in Arab Nations OK to Enter
The clarification issued by the US Embassy in Tel Aviv says Israeli passport holders born in Arab nations but without Arab passports are A-OK.
No-Longer-Diplomatic Dan Shapiro Weighs In On US Refugee Ban
America's former envoy to Israel had plenty to say about the actions of his new president and PM Netanyahu.
US to Ban Syrian Refugees, Israel Accepts 100 Syrian Orphans
The Trump order will include an exception for minority-religion refugees (Christians) fleeing religious persecution in their home country (Muslim).
Protester Attacks Ashton Kutcher, Airbnb, for Listing Judea and Samaria Homes [video]
Ashton shuts her down quite effectively.
Clashes with Pro-Israel Students at Rochester’s SDS Anti-Israel Event
A man who said his family had been forced from Libya in 1967 because they were Jewish asked, “Is this for education purposes?” He noted that he is not considered a refugee on campus because he is not Palestinian.
UN Report on Failed Gaza, PA Governments: It’s All Israel’s Fault
We went looking for those items that best reflect how the report turns facts and figures on their heads to come up with the preconceived conclusion: it's all the fault of the Israeli occupation, and once Israel is out of the picture you'll see how those Palestinians will become Switzerland of the Middle East.
Analysis: Trump’s Anti-Terror Plan Calls for Tough Immigrant Vetting, International Coalition Against ISIS [video]
There was absolutely no new policy idea in the Trump speech Monday night, but there was an implied promise to encourage all levels of law enforcement to be less restrained in pursuing their targets.
‘What’s Changed about Being Jewish in Scotland?’ Fear, Study Finds
"I don’t find anything that is good about being Jewish in Scotland." (F, 60s, Glasgow)
Analysis: Trump’s Praise for Saddam Challenges GOP Presidents Who Took him Down [video]
In the immortal words of FDR, when someone asked him about the wisdom of supporting Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, “He may be an SOB but he’s our SOB.”
Report: Between 700 and 900 Immigrants Died at Sea Last week
The boats have mostly left from Libya, where many women said the smugglers had beaten and raped them.
Report: Al Qaeda in Yemen Starts Using Surface-to-Air Missiles
Although surface-to-air missiles are new to Al Qaeda in Yemen, they've been in use by the terror group elsewhere for years.
Report: ISIS is Building Air Force in Sirte
ISIS is reportedly training a terrorist air force in Sirte, Libya, with flight simulators and fighter jets.