(ANTIWAR.COM) — In comments on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman declared that from the Israeli perspective, the war in Syria is over, and returning to a pre-war situation, with the Assad government remaining in power. This comes after the rebels in southern Syria had effectively lost all of their territory. It makes sense for Israel to view […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The Israeli military is reporting that they are in the process of studying the legal implications of legally defining kites and balloons as “weapons.” This would be done so that they would have a legal pretext for shooting people in the Gaza Strip preparing to fly either. A series of incidents have occurred on the Israel-Gaza […]
(MEE) — Israeli ministers and media reacted with fury to Argentina’s decision to pull out of a football friendly in Jerusalem, blaming anti-Semitism, Palestinian interference and death threats against Argentina forward Lionel Messi. The prime minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, tried to play down the cancellation of Saturday’s match with Israel, saying “We are moving on, guys“. President Reuven […]
(MEMO) — An Israeli minister has said today that Palestinians who launch kites from Gaza should be assassinated. Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, made the comments while speaking at an event in the city of Sderot, close to the border with Gaza. Erdan is a member of the ruling Likud party and has previously worked as […]
(MEMO) — The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation will discuss, Sunday, a bill that would prohibit the documentation of Israeli soldiers’ human rights violations against Palestinian citizens. On Thursday, Israel Hayom explained that the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu bloc in the Knesset, Robert Ilatov, proposed the bill with the support of his party’s leader, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor […]
(MEMO) — The Israeli security cabinet has started to hold its meetings in an underground bunker in Jerusalem, amid heightened tensions with Iran. The decision, made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was reportedly motivated by a desire to avoid any possible security leaks, particularly as officials reportedly move to formulate policy and decide Israel’s red lines […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Israeli officials announced Friday that they will completely refuse all cooperation with the new UN probe into the Nakba Day killings of 61 Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border. The protesters were killed by Israeli troops. A UN Security Council resolution failed to agree on the probe, when it was vetoed by the United States. The […]
Palestinians protesting at the Gaza fence posed no threat whatsoever and even if they were trying to cross the border, you don’t use live fire to kill them, says Diana Buttu in this inerview with Dennis J. Bernstein. By Dennis…Read more →
Iran denies firing missiles at Israel-occupied Golan Heights, while Israel says it has destroyed most of Iran’s military infrastructure in Syria. (MEE) — Israeli forces destroyed almost all of Iran’s military infrastructure in Syria, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed on Thursday after what were described as heavy exchanges of fire during the night starting over the […]
The Russian government has confirmed that Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel has been invited to attend Russia’s forthcoming 9th May Victory Day Celebration as the guest of honour. He will also hold high level talks with the Russian government and with President Putin.
The Kremlin’s website has published a statement to that effect
