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Minister Perry Warns: Jerusalem Situation a 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid), formerly the
head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), warned on Thursday that
the situation in Jerusalem is a "ticking time bomb" which will lead
to a full-fledged third intifada.
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Jordan Pressing Israel not to Allow Jewish Temple Mount Prayer
Jordan's King Abdullah II is pressing Israel not to pass a bill allowing
Jews to exercise their religious rights and pray on the Temple Mount,
the holiest site in Judaism, a senior official of the Hashemite kingdom
revealed on Tuesday.
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'Terror is a Global Epidemic' Says FM after Wednesday Attacks
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman made a connection Thursday morning
between the attacks that occurred in Jerusalem and Ottawa - both state
capitals - on Wednesday.
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Twenty years on, Israeli-Jordanian peace is troubled, but perseveres
Twenty years after Israel signed a historic peace treaty with Jordan,
the pact - deeply unpopular among Jordanians - is a strategic
partnership both sides are determined to protect, experts say.
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Foreign Affairs: Turkey's elusive promised land and the war on Islamic State
By sheer coincidence, the Syrian town of Kobani - where Kurdish and
Islamic State fighters have been squaring off in recent weeks -
happens to be tucked just west of Haran, the Turkish spot from which
Abraham disembarked on his journey to the Promised Land.
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President Sisi says jihadists threaten Egypt's existence
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi says the country is facing a
threat to its existence from jihadists after the military suffered the
biggest loss of life in decades in attacks in Sinai.
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India picks Israel's Spike anti-tank missile over U.S. Javelin: source
India has opted to buy Israel's Spike anti-tank guided missile, a defense ministry source said on Saturday.
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Putin accuses United States of damaging world order
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of
endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the
rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the
West.
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Iran: Prospects for reaching nuke deal by deadline not good
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas
Araqchi said Saturday that prospects for reaching a deal on Tehran's
nuclear program by the November 24 deadline were not good.
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One capital, two deeply divided cities
The sign hanging outside the Silwan home of Abdelrahman al-Shaludi, the
terrorist who carried out Wednesday's attack in Jerusalem, placed
there after his first release from an Israeli prison in 2013, says a lot
about the reality in the eastern part of the city.