9/30/16

* US protecting Syria jihadist group - Russia's Lavrov The US is trying to spare a jihadist group in its attempts to unseat Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Russia's foreign minister has told the BBC.

* Shimon Peres funeral: Leaders hail legacy of former Israeli leader World leaders have hailed the vision of the late Israeli leader, Shimon Peres, as he was laid to rest days after his death at the age of 93.

* US, Russia on brink of military showdown in Syria There is a sense in Washington and Moscow alike that a military showdown between the US and Russia is inevitable - direct this time, not through proxies, like the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkish jets last year.

* Ex-Iranian intelligence chief reveals talks with Saudis over Syria TEHRAN - The former Iranian former intelligence minister has revealed that Iran once took the initiative to hold talks with Saudi Arabia over Syria before the situation began to deteriorate in the country but the monarchy did not seize it and vowed to fight Iran's "Islamic revolution".

* Pope Issues Not So Veiled Threat to Russia and Putin Pope Issues Not So Veiled Threat to Russia and Putin - Pope Francis looks on during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential palace in Tbilisi, Georgia, September 30, 2016.

* Rosetta mission ends in comet collision Europe's Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface.

* Netanyahu holds marathon of meetings with world leaders Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is holding a marathon of meetings with world leaders who are arriving in Israel to participate in the funeral of former President Shimon Peres.

* Hamas calls for 'Day of Rage' during Peres funeral The Hamas terror group urged Palestinians to hold a 'Day of Rage' on Friday, coinciding with the state funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, which will be held in Jerusalem on that day.

* IN PHOTOS: Shimon Peres laid to rest Leaders from the past and present, from Israel and abroad, came to accompany Israel's ninth president to his final resting place, as close friend author Amos Oz and his three children also eulogized him.

* Former NATO Chief: The United States Should Be the World's 'Policeman' Anders Fogh Rasmussen was prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, and months later began serving as NATO secretary general until 2014. He is currently promoting his new book, The Will to Lead: America's Indispensable Role in the Global Fight for Freedom.

9/29/16

* Middle East, Europe Will Be Swallowed in War of Gog and Magog, Warns Mystic Rabbi Just a few days prior to the Jewish New Year, Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi, a noted kabbalist with thousands of followers in Israel, has revealed a divine redemptive plan for the world which will see Europe overrun with Muslims, Syria's chaos spilling into the West, the US elections spelling disaster for American Jews, and Israel's importance becoming greater than ever.

* Shimon Peres: A life spanning Israel's history Shimon Peres was born Szymon Perski, on 2 August 1923 in Wiszniew, then Poland now Belarus.

* Globalism Is Anti-Christ, Demonic, Theologians Argue Prominent theologians and scholars are saying this week that while globalism may be a buzzword this election season, too few understand the demonic forces driving this ideology.

* ISIS Has Built 'Hell on Earth' in Mosul It's not quite D-Day, but an array of armies, militias, tribal fighters, and Western support troops are massing for their 'longest day' in Mosul.

* Palestinian media unleashed a campaign of demonization following Peres' passing. Though leaders the world over showered former President Shimon Peres with kind words upon his passing, official Palestinian TV did not follow suit.

* Kashmir attack: India 'launches strikes against militants' India's army says it has carried out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir.

* Solar storm heading towards Earth threatening to break your Sky TV and mobile phones A HUGE solar storm is heading towards Earth which could leave us without mobile phones, satellite TV and even electricity.

* Saudis could pull billions from US economy, hinder access to Mideast bases following 9/11 lawsuits Saudi Arabia and its allies could retaliate against US legislation allowing the kingdom to be sued for the 9/11 attacks, including scaling back investment in the US economy or restricting access to important regional air bases, experts claim.

* Syria war: Russia rejects US calls to halt bombing eastern Aleppo Russia has said it will carry on bombing rebel-held eastern Aleppo in Syria, defying US demands to stop.

* Turkey state of emergency to be extended? Turkey's National Security Council will propose extending the state of emergency introduced after the failed coup in July, it said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

9/28/16

* World leaders to attend funeral for Israel's Shimon Peres A long list of world leaders will attend the funeral of former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at 93.

* Sanhedrin Revives 2,000-Year-Old Blessing for Counting of Jubilee Year Amidst the shofar blasts, this Rosh Hashana will include a mitzvah (Biblical commandment) that hasn't been performed by the Jews in almost 2,000 years: counting the Jubilee. 

* Hamas, Hezbollah 'happy' about Peres's death, PA sends condolences Hamas official denounces Shimon Peres as 'founder of occupation' adding that his death represents 'a new phase of weakness;' Hezbollah labels him a 'criminal;' Mahmoud Abbas sends condolences to family, while PA news agency document's Peres's 'aggression'.

* Iran has missiles that can hit Israel, Revolutionary Guards official says The commander warned that 'the Zionist regime is our biggest target.'

* Foreign states supply Syrian rebels with new Grad rockets - FSA commander Foreign states have supplied Syrian rebels with surface-to-surface Grad rockets in response to the Russian-backed offensive in Aleppo, according to Fares al-Bayoush, rebel commander of the Free Syrian Army.

* Shimon Peres: A life in pictures Remembering the legendary life of Shimon Peres, the last of Israel's founding fathers, 1923-2016.

* Shimon Peres: The architect of Israel's nuclear program Perhaps his greatest achievement was the ability to make Israel's enemies believe that Israel had the ultimate strategic deterrence and a nuclear monopoly in the Middle East.

* Why Israeli Jews lean to the right and American Jews to the left Study reveals wide gaps between Israeli and American Jews on religiosity, politics, Palestinian statehood, and the US-Israel relationship.

* European Commission Demands Money For EU Army The European Union's executive wants to boost the bloc's joint defence and security with an initial investment of 90 million euros (77.5 million) in research, marking a turning point after years of cuts.

* Turkey: Land of Mosques, Prisons and the Uneducated One way the rise of Islamist authoritarianism in a country can be seen is by the rise in the number of mosques, religious schools and prisons -- coupled with a sharp decline in the quality of education. Turkey is no exception.

9/27/16

* Sounding the Horn of the Messiah From Jerusalem  Though it is impossible to say with absolute certainty when the Messiah will come, in an ancient synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, a shofar and jug of oil are patiently waiting on a high shelf for his arrival. 

* Analysts: Russia looking to strong-arm US  As tensions between the two world powers escalate, experts say the Russians are 'going all out' in Aleppo to make US accept its demands. 

* Pentagon: ISIS is preparing a chemical attack  Pentagon spokesman warns the Islamic State is determined to use chemical arms and likely to try them again in Iraq. 

* Syria conflict: Aleppo evacuation corridors needed, WHO says  The World Health Organization wants safe routes to be set up immediately to evacuate sick and wounded Syrians from besieged parts of the city of Aleppo. 

* Clinton attacked a defensive Trump. Tie holds  The first direct face-off between the two US presidential candidates Tuesday, Sept. 27 ended in a slight edge for the Democrats' Hillary Clinton versus Republican Donald Trump. But the score was not decisive enough to radically change the close tie prevailing in the polls when the contenders took the stage. 

* Ahead of Jewish New Year, Israel's population stands at 8.585 million  The average Jewish birth rate has risen while the average Muslim birth rate has fallen, closing the gap between the two sectors. 

* Oil prices slide as Iran refuses to freeze output levels  The political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia spilled into OPEC's informal meeting in Algeria as Iran said it would not freeze oil output and Saudi said the meeting was merely 'consultative'. 

* 'Emergency' need for exorcists after surge in people dabbling in Satanism and black magic  Exorcists are in urgent demand as a result of a sharp rise in people dabbling in Satanism and the occult, experts from the Catholic Church in Italy and the US said. 

* Khamenei tells Ahmadinejad not to run for president  Iran's Supreme Leader tells former president not to stand again in next year's elections. 

* Jihadists Target Spain  "The actions of your ancestors are the reason for our actions today."

9/26/16

* Russia And The West's Insane Syrian War  A war that only Islam can win. 

* No-fly zone would 'require war with Syria and Russia' - top US general  Speaking to the US Senate, the Pentagon's leaders blamed Russia for the Aleppo aid convoy attack, but admitted they 'had no facts'.

* U.S. Federal Court: Facebook's 'moral obligation' to contain jihadist rhetoric  A civil lawsuit filed by Shurat HaDin (the Israel Law Center) was brought on behalf of 20,000 Israelis against Facebook 'for facilitating incitement and for damages in the wrongful deaths of several American citizens killed by terrorists while in Israel.' 

* Syria conflict: US and UK rhetoric 'unacceptable' - Russia  Russia has criticised the US and UK for using "unacceptable" tone and rhetoric in speeches on Syria at the UN, after being accused of "barbarism". 

* Iran gains Mediterranean bases in Italy and Syria  As part of Iran's drive to rule the strategic waves of regional waters, Tehran has negotiated a naval exchange deal with Rome for its warships to be berthed in Italian ports, DEBKAfile's military sources reveal. 

* Israel consortium signs 'historic' 15-year, $10b gas deal with Jordan  Amman electric company to purchase 45 billion cubic meters of gas from Leviathan field in the Mediterranean. 

* As Gaza spirals downward, the IDF watches, digs in for the next fight  Palestinians in the Strip facing growing economic despair, arrested reconstruction and no hope for the future, senior officer says. 

* Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president  Ahmadinejad had not announced any plans to run in the vote scheduled for May, but has made several speeches in recent months, prompting speculation of a political comeback. 

* Jordan: Muslim murders Christian who posted cartoon mocking Islamic Paradise  Nahid Hattar was murdered outside the court where he was facing charges for insulting Islam. 

* Netanyahu: No matter US election results, we'll have a friend in the White House  The prime minster spoke of his meetings with the presidential candidates as well as recent comments made by former prime minster Ehud Barak.

9/23/16

* Russian-Syrian Aleppo tactics await the South  In scores of air raids launched early Friday, Sept. 23, Syrian and Russian bombers pulverized Syrian rebel strongholds in eastern Aleppo, while, on the ground, Syrian military, Hizballah and pro-Iranian Shiite militia forces hammered those targets in one of the most destructive onslaughts yet seen in the nearly six-day Syrian civil war. 

* Top Military Officer: Bad Idea to Share Syria Intelligence With Russians  Moscow takes center stage at hearing on American national security challenges. 

* Netanyahu invites Abbas to speak at Knesset in UN speech  PM invites Abbas to address Knesset, slams "moral farce" of UN at speech to United Nations General Assembly; says "road to peace runs through Jerusalem and Ramallah, not New York." 

* Syria conflict: Aleppo pounded as military presses offensive  Warplanes have continued to pound the northern city of Aleppo, as Syria's military presses ahead with its new offensive to retake rebel-held areas. 

* Did WW3 Just break out in the Middle-East ?  Attacks on US Tentacles are Timed to Clinton's Crash. 

* Quartet calls Israel out for ongoing settlement activity  'The real settlements Palestinians are after are Haifa, Jaffa and Tel Aviv,' Netanyahu declared. 

* Netanyahu's Explosive Speech to the UN  In a dramatic speech on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, openly confronting them with their blatant bias against Israel while holding out his hand in friendship. 

* Palestinians: "The Mafia of Destruction"  Question: How do Palestinian patients obtain permits to receive medical treatment in Israeli and other hospitals around the world? Answer: By paying bribes to senior Palestinian officials in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 

* Israel convinced EU will keep Hamas on its terror list  Israel convinced that the European Union will keep Hamas on Europe's terror list despite legal opinion to remove it. 

9/22/16

* Syrian buildup with Druze OC for major Golan op  Six steps by the Assad regime in the last few days, reported by DEBKAfile's military sources, point to preparations for a massive Syrian army offensive, backed by Hizballah, pro-Iranian Shiite militias and Iranian Rev Guards officers, for clearing the strong rebel presence out of the Syrian Golan. 

* Arabs changing strategy on Israeli nuclear facilities  Senior diplomat confirms Arab states won't seek IAEA vote regarding the oversight of Israel's nuclear facilities. 

* Inside the Ring: China, Russia Rapidly Building Arms for Space War  The nominee to lead the U.S. Strategic Command warned Congress this week that China and Russia are rapidly building space warfare capabilities and the United States is lagging behind in efforts to counter the threat. 

* Rouhani: Zionists pressuring US to violate Iran nuclear deal  Speaking at UN General Assembly debate, Iranian president attacks Israel over "web of apartheid politics and atrocities." 

* US probes 'IS chemical rocket attack' on American troops in Iraq  Islamic State militants may have fired a chemical rocket at American troops based in Iraq, the US military says. 

* Fatah cartoon pushes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction publishes cartoons drawing on classic anti-Semitic libels. 

* Obama 'naive and messianic' towards Israel, minister says  Tzachi Hanegbi predicted that both Netanyahu and Obama were pleased to be rid of one another, despite the smiles on show for the cameras in New York. 

* Ancient Hebrew scroll burned in centuries-old fire finally deciphered  To unlock the mysteries contained in the charred parchment, the remains of the Ein Gedi Scroll were analyzed in Israel using a micro-CT scanner. 

* Abbas vows to submit UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements  PA president in UNGA speech says will seek UN motion against "the terror of the settlers against the Palestinian people." 

* Top EU lawyer says Hamas should be dropped from terror list  Advocate general says decision to blacklist Palestinian Islamist group shouldn't have been made based on 'media reports and the internet'.

9/21/16

* Iran threatens to 'turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust' if Israel missteps  "If the leaders of the Zionist regime make a mistake then the Islamic Republic will turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust," reads banner on military truck in missile parade. 

* Analysis: Cease-fire collapse means indefinite bloodletting in Syria  This cease-fire, agreed between the US and Russia, received its death blow Monday, when a humanitarian aid convoy was bombed west of Aleppo, killing 21 people and destroying 18 of the 21 trucks. 

* Russia to send flagship aircraft carrier to Syria  Moscow looks to bolster naval deployment off coast of Syria, as war appears to escalate after failed cease-fire. 

* PA: Terrorist stabbers are 'unarmed' victims of 'executions'  Palestinian officials and reporters consistently portray terrorists as innocent victims executed under the 'pretext' of terrorism. 

* Holocaust Museum to world leaders at UN: 'Confront Iran on Holocaust denial'  'We want to make sure that the upcoming discussion at the United Nations is informed by facts about official Iranian efforts to promote racism and extremism in the form of Holocaust denial.' 

* UN Security Council holds crisis meeting on Syria  As ceasefire falls apart and bombing rolls on, UN officials desperately cling to hope that truce can be reinstated. 

* Counter-pivot: China, Russia hold massive South China Sea war games  China is attempting to counteract the near total isolation it has incurred from regional states as a result of its maritime claims by using a regional show of force together with the Russian military. 

* Obama: Israel cannot 'permanently occupy, settle Palestinian land'  In final, wide-ranging UN address, US president also says Palestinians must reject incitement, recognize 'legitimacy of Israel'. 

* Obama touts US military aid in meeting with Netanyahu  President Barack Obama says a $38 billion U.S. military assistance deal for Israel will ensure that Israel's military has the full capabilities it needs during a time of great uncertainty. 

9/20/16

* The Temple Has 'Reappeared' - You Won't Believe How  Last week, some visitors to the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem reported that they had seen the Second Temple reappear, and though the Messiah hasn't yet arrived, the reports were indeed accurate. 

* France wants international Mideast conference this year  French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault urges using UN General Assembly meeting as a 'moment' to kick-start peace talks. 

* Obama: Israel cannot 'permanently occupy, settle Palestinian land'  In final, wide-ranging UN address, US president also says Palestinians must reject incitement, recognize 'legitimacy of Israel'. 

* Syria conflict: UN suspends all aid after convoy hit  The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. 

* "World Cannot Continue to Believes it's Funding Greenhouses in Gaza": UN Ambassador Danon  Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced a diplomatic offensive on Monday, to prevent international financial assistance to the Palestinians from falling into the hands of Hamas. 

* Eastern Europe: The Last Barrier between Christianity and Islam  Perhaps it was a coincidence that Cardinal Christoph Sch√∂nborn, Archbishop of Vienna and tipped to be the next Pope, chose September 12, the anniversary of the Siege of Vienna, when Turkey's Ottoman troops nearly conquered Europe, to deliver a most dramatic appeal to save Europe's Christian roots. 

* '70% of European Jews won't go to shul on High Holy Days despite heightened security'  Poll by EJA and RCE finds decrease in synagogue attendance and increase in security measures for Jewish communities. 

* RED MOON Russia begins moon landing trials as Moscow 'plans large lunar settlement' by 2045  Putin's scientists are using communist-era gravity machines ahead of manned mission to the moon between 2025 and 2045. 

* Iraqi Shi'ite Alliance Begin Push to Retake Mosul  Iraqi forces have begun a military campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS, starting with the Tigris River town of Shirqat. 

* There is 'no God of war,' pope tells faith leaders, war victims  World Day of Prayer for Peace unites 500 religious representatives in talks and prayers to combat religious violence and persecution.

9/19/16

* Rockets on Golan, Pentagon flouts Obama, no truce  The Pentagon and US army are not following the orders of their Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama in the execution of the military cooperation accord in Syria concluded by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Sept. 12. 

* Assad: Airstrike on my troops is flagrant American aggression  Syrian President accuses US and its allies of supporting terrorist groups like ISIS after coalition airstrike kills 62 regime troops. 

* US terror blasts suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami in custody  The New York and New Jersey bombings suspect is in custody after a shootout with police that began when he was found sleeping in a bar doorway. 

* Al-Aksa mosque preacher calls on Allah to blow up Moscow, DC  "Oh Allah in these blessed days and from your al-Aksa mosque, the center of blessings...we seek you to vanquish America and Russia." 

* UK to veto EU 'defence union'  British defence minister Michael Fallon has said the UK would veto the creation of EU military capabilities so long as it remained a member of the bloc. 

* Syria conflict: Aid convoy 'hit by air strike' near Aleppo  Aid trucks have been hit by an air strike near the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports say, hours after the military declared the current cessation of violence was over. 

* Russian election: Big victory for Putin-backed party United Russia  United Russia, backed by President Vladimir Putin, has won a majority in the country's parliamentary election, far ahead of rival parties. 

* Palestinian summer camps named after terrorists  PLO encourages terror by naming summer camps after terrorists. 

* Are Israeli researchers a step closer to halting the spread of breast cancer?  Using mice models, Tel Aviv University researchers stop breast cancer metastasis in its tracks and significantly extend lives. 

* EU Director of Counterterrorism: We failed to understand terror  The director of counterterrorism in the European Union, Gilles de Kerchove, admitted that Europe had failed to understand terror threats.

9/17/16

* Under tight security, hajj pilgrims return to scene of deadly stampede  A year after an estimated 2,300 worshippers were killed, safety measures enforced at site near Mecca. 

* Obama hands Syria over to Putin  The Syrian cease-fire agreement that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Friday night, September 9, in Geneva hands Syrian affairs over to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the country's military. 

* Saudi royal involved in aiding terrorists, says Guantanamo detainee  Allegations of Saudi involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks still persists in the US despite denials by the FBI and White House. 

* US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail 'unbreakable bond'  Agreement inked at ceremony in Washington will see Israel receive $3.8 billion annually - up from $3 billion - from 2018-2028. 

* Education Minister: Bible Most Important School Subject  Israel's Education Minister Naftali Bennett this week stressed that the Bible and Jewish faith are the most important topics children learn in school. 

* Juncker proposes EU military headquarters  The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg. 

* Gaia space telescope plots a billion stars  The most precise map of the night sky ever assembled is taking shape. 

* Jerusalem 5800: Much more than just Jerusalem  Planners say the capital must expand to the north, south and east, including an international airport, subways, and much more. 

* There Goes Turkish Secularism  At least a thousand Muslims worshipped in the mosque of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential palace in Ankara on August 6. 

* Apocalypse Star Nibiru, Messiah Could Arrive Before Jewish New Year: Expert  Rabbi Alon Anava, a proponent of educating people about the potential threat of Nibiru, said last week that the dwarf star some believe is poised to destroy two-thirds of the world's population in anticipation of the End of Days is the cause of recent extreme weather events. 

9/16/16

* Israel's Duplicitous Temple Mount Policy  There is a ring of truth to what Rabbi Israel Eichler, an Orthodox member of Israel's Knesset, once said about anti-Semites. Jew haters, he told fellow parliamentarians, are only echoing what Jews themselves are saying. 

* Apocalypse Star Nibiru, Messiah Could Arrive Before Jewish New Year: Expert  Rabbi Alon Anava, a proponent of educating people about the potential threat of Nibiru, said last week that the dwarf star some believe is poised to destroy two-thirds of the world's population in anticipation of the End of Days is the cause of recent extreme weather events. 

* Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet  Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the Internet. 

* Gold coin with face of young Nero found in Jerusalem, dated to soon after crucifixion  'Exceptional' find featuring Roman emperor dates from 56CE - 23 years after Jesus was crucified, 14 years before Second Temple destroyed.

* Israel prepares civilians for threat of 230,000 enemy rockets  According to latest Home Front Command assessments, 1% of incoming enemy rockets would score direct hits on buildings in Israel. 

* New course at Berkeley University: How to get rid of Israel*  This course is only the beginning of the next wave of anti-Semitism that has spread throughout US campuses. 

* Shurat HaDin: Obama Secretly Transferred $1.7 Billion to Iran to Keep It Out of Terror Victims' Reach  Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, representing American the families of terror victims who have won US court judgments against the government of Iran for its support of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel, on Tuesday released a letter it sent US Congress members alleging that the Obama Administration kept secret the details of the $1.7 billion in cash payments to Tehran in January 2016 in order to evade efforts by their clients to recover those funds to satisfy outstanding court awards. 

* US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail 'unbreakable bond'  Agreement inked at ceremony in Washington will see Israel receive $3.8 billion annually - up from $3 billion - from 2018-2028. 

* Is Mosul heading for a last 'apocalyptic' IS stand?  Whatever else the battle for Mosul may involve, it will not be the element of surprise. 

* Juncker proposes EU military headquarters  The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg. 

* Murder in God's name is 'satanic' pope says at mass for jihadi-slain priest  Pontiff honors Jacques Hamel, whose throat was slit by extremists in northern France in July. 

* Education Minister: Bible Most Important School Subject  Israel's Education Minister Naftali Bennett this week stressed that the Bible and Jewish faith are the most important topics children learn in school. 

* Gaia space telescope plots a billion stars  The most precise map of the night sky ever assembled is taking shape. 

* Jerusalem5800: Much more than just Jerusalem  Planners say the capital must expand to the north, south and east, including an international airport, subways, and much more.

9/15/16

* Israel prepares civilians for threat of 230,000 enemy rockets  According to latest Home Front Command assessments, 1% of incoming enemy rockets would score direct hits on buildings in Israel. 

* New course at Berkeley University: How to get rid of Israel*  This course is only the beginning of the next wave of anti-Semitism that has spread throughout US campuses. 

* Shurat HaDin: Obama Secretly Transferred $1.7 Billion to Iran to Keep It Out of Terror Victims' Reach  Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, representing American the families of terror victims who have won US court judgments against the government of Iran for its support of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel, on Tuesday released a letter it sent US Congress members alleging that the Obama Administration kept secret the details of the $1.7 billion in cash payments to Tehran in January 2016 in order to evade efforts by their clients to recover those funds to satisfy outstanding court awards. 

* US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail 'unbreakable bond'  Agreement inked at ceremony in Washington will see Israel receive $3.8 billion annually - up from $3 billion - from 2018-2028. 

* Is Mosul heading for a last 'apocalyptic' IS stand?  Whatever else the battle for Mosul may involve, it will not be the element of surprise. 

* Juncker proposes EU military headquarters  The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg. 

* Murder in God's name is 'satanic' pope says at mass for jihadi-slain priest  Pontiff honors Jacques Hamel, whose throat was slit by extremists in northern France in July. 

* Education Minister: Bible Most Important School Subject  Israel's Education Minister Naftali Bennett this week stressed that the Bible and Jewish faith are the most important topics children learn in school. 

* Gaia space telescope plots a billion stars  The most precise map of the night sky ever assembled is taking shape. 

* Jerusalem5800: Much more than just Jerusalem  Planners say the capital must expand to the north, south and east, including an international airport, subways, and much more.

9/13/16

* 'I've got a bullet for you, Netanyahu'  Israeli Arab arrested for threatening Prime Minister. 

* Russia: Dissolve US-Arab-Israeli Syria war room  In another move to grab control of the Syrian arena, the Kremlin marked the start of the US-Russian brokered ceasefire in Syria on Sept 12 with a push for the United States to dissolve the war room that has been running anti-Assad operations from a venue north of the Jordanian capital Amman. 

* Top Israeli defense official in US to sign massive military aid deal  Yaakov Nagel set to meet with US National Security Adviser Susan Rice to finalize 10-year, $38 billion package. 

* There Goes Turkish Secularism  At least a thousand Muslims worshipped in the mosque of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential palace in Ankara on August 6. 

* Iran launches new navy ship as tensions rise with U.S. in Gulf  Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched a new 55-metre-long naval ship on Tuesday that is capable of transporting a helicopter and up to 100 men, according to the website of state TV. 

* Exclude Hungary from EU, says Luxembourg's Asselborn  Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its "massive violation" of EU fundamental values. 

* IDF says Syria fired missiles at its jets, but denies claim aircraft was downed  IDF issues rare response to foreign report, saying Syrian missile were nowhere near vicinity of Israeli aircraft. 

* ISIS calls on terrorists in Europe to increase pace of attacks  Western officials say planned terror attacks are thwarted 'every day'. 

* 'NUKE' BOMBER PATROL Nuclear-capable US B-1B bombers fly over South Korea in show of force - days after Kim Jong-un's latest nuke test  American military leaders describe North Korea's nuclear progress as 'an unacceptable threat'. 

* British 'white widow' reportedly training women jihadists to attack West  British 'jihadist bride' Sally Jones is reportedly heading a new wave of all-female Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) cells with their children in tow, helping them to prepare revenge attacks on the West.

9/12/16

* Syria war: Cessation of hostilities comes into effect  A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. 

* Obama hands Syria over to Putin  The Syrian cease-fire agreement that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Friday night, September 9, in Geneva hands Syrian affairs over to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the country's military. 

* On this day, December 7, 1956  This war has gone on for a very long time, and today, in all the reminiscences, and eulogies, and encomia, and lamentations, virtually no one has explained why, for the simple reason that essentially no one among the political and media elites knows why. 

* China, Russia set to stage military drills in S. China Sea  China and Russia were to start war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defence ministry said, in a show of force after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area. 

* US military: Iranian behavior getting worse in Persian Gulf  Iran has stepped up its harassment of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, angering the U.S. military and members of Congress. 

* 'Facebook removed 95% of terror incitement requested by Israel'  Ministers Shaked and Erdan and execs from social media giant agree to form task force to fight online incitement - but option of passing a law forcing social networks' hand is till on table. 

* Analysis: Long-term prospect for Syria remains bleak  Leading Israeli analysts are not optimistic that the cease-fire will hold over the long run or lead to a peaceful political settlement of the war. 

* Turkey army chief vows to press on with Syria operation  Offensive against Islamic State and Kurdish forces to continue until borders secured and 'all terrorists' routed. 

* France and Germany propose EU 'defence union'  Germany and France have drawn up plans for closer EU defence cooperation, including a new military HQ and swifter deployment of overseas missions. 

* Under tight security, hajj pilgrims return to scene of deadly stampede  A year after an estimated 2,300 worshippers were killed, safety measures enforced at site near Mecca.

9/10/16

* Temple Institute Opens School for Levite Priests in Preparation for Third Temple  The Temple Institute has brought the Third Temple one step closer by establishing a school for Jewish priests (kohanim) to learn how to perform the Temple Service. 

* Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves  Russia and the US have agreed to co-ordinate air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria, part of a detailed agreement to reduce the violence there. 

* Iranian officials meet with Hamas, agree to face 'Zionist danger' together  Belying yet again the Washington establishment's dogma that Sunnis and Shia do not work together. 

* Archaeologists restore ancient tiles from Second Temple in Jerusalem  "This represents the first time that archaeologists have been able to successfully restore an element from the Herodian Second Temple complex," says expert. 

* Saudi Arabia Hajj: Millions begin annual pilgrimage  About 1.5 million Muslims have begun the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, unperturbed by a 2015 stampede which killed more than 2,000 people. 

* Dore Gold: Archaeology is best defense of Jewish connection to Jerusalem  City of David hosts 17th archaeological conference. 

* North Korea's 'biggest' nuclear test sparks sanctions push  The UN Security Council has agreed to begin drawing up new sanctions against North Korea over its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. 

* Germany descending into martial law over fear of Islamic State attack  Germany's failed project of bringing in over one million Muslim refugees in the space of a year has seen an explosion of crime and widespread sex assaults. 

* 'Extremist Islamic terror is spreading throughout Europe'  'Europe is facing great challenges with the spread of Islamist terror,' Netanyahu tells Arutz Sheva ahead of trip to Netherlands.. 

* Iran: The Return of Ahmadinejad & Co.  Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying he wants to "redefine revolutionary ideals" set up by the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, appears to be launching a campaign to run in the upcoming Iranian presidential elections, in February, 2017.

9/9/16

* Dore Gold: Archaeology is best defense of Jewish connection to Jerusalem  City of David hosts 17th archaeological conference. 

* North Korea's 'biggest' nuclear test sparks global outrage  World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. 

* John Kerry lands in Geneva for Syria peace talks with Russia's Sergey Lavrov  US secretary of state had delayed departure to Switzerland while seeking to narrow differences between Washington and Moscow on proposed truce. 

* Putin-Erdogan deal for Syria is ME exit for Obama  The fledgling 'initiatives' reverberating this week in Washington, Moscow, Ankara, Jerusalem and the G20 summit were nothing but distractions from the quiet deals struck by two lead players, Russia and Turkey to seize control of the region's affairs.

* Jerusalem Mayor Convinces Czech PM to Restore the Capital City on Israel Maps  The Czech Education Ministry reversed its decision requiring the company that prints atlases for the country's schools to stop naming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Education Minister Katerina Valachova told Czech Radio on Tuesday, the Prague Daily Monitor reported. 

* Germany descending into martial law over fear of Islamic State attack  Germany's failed project of bringing in over one million Muslim refugees in the space of a year has seen an explosion of crime and widespread sex assaults. 

* Hezbollah to move into south Syria, just across Israel border  IDF says it's watching and 'prepared for any scenario' as the Shiite terror group sets up shop next door. 

* Internet anti-Semitism is "new kind of threat," says Danon  US: Don't call legitimate criticism of Israel 'anti'-Jewish. 

* Riyadh makes rude remarks against Iran for Hajj inquiry  A top Saudi cleric is revving up the kingdom's rhetoric against Iran, saying in comments published on Tuesday that Tehran's leaders are 'not Muslims', in response to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Hajj message released on Monday. . 

* Check mate? Russia continues to stack up military & diplomatic wins in Middle East  Moscow's engagement in the Middle East is about more than simply its national interests. 

* PA President Mahmoud Abbas Was a KGB Agent: Report  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was allegedly a KGB agent in Syria in the 1980s, the Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday on a Channel 1 news broadcast. 

9/8/16

* Jerusalem Mayor Convinces Czech PM to Restore the Capital City on Israel Maps  The Czech Education Ministry reversed its decision requiring the company that prints atlases for the country's schools to stop naming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Education Minister Katerina Valachova told Czech Radio on Tuesday, the Prague Daily Monitor reported. 

* Germany descending into martial law over fear of Islamic State attack  Germany's failed project of bringing in over one million Muslim refugees in the space of a year has seen an explosion of crime and widespread sex assaults. 

* Hezbollah to move into south Syria, just across Israel border  IDF says it's watching and 'prepared for any scenario' as the Shiite terror group sets up shop next door. 

* Internet anti-Semitism is "new kind of threat," says Danon  US: Don't call legitimate criticism of Israel 'anti'-Jewish. 

* Riyadh makes rude remarks against Iran for Hajj inquiry  A top Saudi cleric is revving up the kingdom's rhetoric against Iran, saying in comments published on Tuesday that Tehran's leaders are 'not Muslims', in response to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Hajj message released on Monday. . 

* Check mate? Russia continues to stack up military & diplomatic wins in Middle East  Moscow's engagement in the Middle East is about more than simply its national interests. 

* PA President Mahmoud Abbas Was a KGB Agent: Report  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was allegedly a KGB agent in Syria in the 1980s, the Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday on a Channel 1 news broadcast. 

9/7/16

* School to Train Levite Priests for Third Temple Service to Open in Jerusalem  The Temple Institute has brought the Third Temple one step closer by establishing a school for Jewish priests (kohanim) to learn how to perform the Temple Service. 

* Syrian regime reportedly uses chlorine gas in Aleppo  Dozens of people treated for breathing problems in Aleppo after regime helicopters drop barrel bombs which may have contained chlorine gas. 

* Saudi Grand Mufti: Iranians aren't Muslims  As tensions between the Muslim states rise, Saudi and Iranian religious leaders trade accusations and insults. 

* 'Hezbollah, Syrian army preparing large operation near Israel border'  Iranian media reports that its proxy Hezbollah has already deployed a large contingency of fighters in the Quneitra area, located between Syria and Israel's Golan Heights. 

* Islamic State group: Turkey and US 'ready to invade capital'  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. 

* Mortar fire explodes in Israeli Golan Heights; none injured  Origin of projectile not initially known. 

* Jerusalem back on the map in Czech text books  Applauding the decision, Barkat praised the government for not giving in to Palestinian demands. 

* 'Extremist Islamic terror is spreading throughout Europe'  'Europe is facing great challenges with the spread of Islamist terror,' Netanyahu tells Arutz Sheva ahead of trip to Netherlands. 

* Jews Forbidden to Pray Anywhere in Muslim Quarter, Says Israeli Police  In a hearing before the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court regarding young women who prayed in the Old City, a police representative declared that Jewish prayer is illegal without police permit in the Muslim Quarter and violates public order. 

9/6/16

* How Syria, Ukraine crises tie in with US elections  Instead of grappling with global crises, the G20 summit taking place in Hangzhou, China, is revealed as having been turned into a platform for a further plunge in the cold war revived afresh between the United States and Russia. 

* Iranian officials meet with Hamas, agree to face /Zionist danger' together  Belying yet again the Washington establishment's dogma that Sunnis and Shia do not work together. 

* Iran: The Return of Ahmadinejad & Co.  Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying he wants to "redefine revolutionary ideals" set up by the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, appears to be launching a campaign to run in the upcoming Iranian presidential elections, in February, 2017. 

* The clergy should use cyberspace to exhibit real Islam: Leader  At the start of his Dars-e Kharij of Fiqh speech, as the new school year for the Hawzas commenced, Ayatollah Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, reflected upon multiple expansive plots to deviate the minds and hearts of the young, and the people from the essence of religion. 

* Iranian vessel sails dangerously close to US ship in Gulf  US officials say that an Iranian ship sailed directly in front of a US Navy vessel in a way that was "unsafe and unprofessional". 

* Archaeologists restore ancient tiles from Second Temple in Jerusalem  "This represents the first time that archaeologists have been able to successfully restore an element from the Herodian Second Temple complex," says expert. 

* With Syria 'safe zone' plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act  Turkey has for several years called for world powers to help create a zone to protect civilians in its war-torn southern neighbor. 

* Israel to Accommodate Thousands of Arabs on Holiday of Abraham's Sacrifice of Ishmael  In preparations for Eid al-Adha, marking the Quran's version of the Torah story of the binding of Isaac, which this year falls on Sept. 11 (as well as on the 10th and the 12th, depending on local moon spotting), the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Gen. Yoav Mordechai announced a long list of accommodations to be made by his unit to facilitate observing the festival in Judea and Samaria and in the Gaza Strip.

9/5/16

* IDF attacks in Syria  IDF forces attacked Syrian mortar enclavements in retaliation for mortar bombing in Central Golan Height. 

* 'ISIS kilometers away from Israel's northern border'  A new video shows ISIS-linked coalition advancing on the Yarmouk Valley region located in the triple border junction between Israel's Golan Heights, Jordan and Syria, Channel 2 reports. 

* North Korea fires three ballistic missiles as G20 leaders meet in China  North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies held a summit in China, the North's main diplomatic ally. 

* Obama cabinet member speaks at Islamist conference  The US Secretary of Homeland Security warmly "empowered" Islamic group while attending their conference. 

* Ahead of hajj, Iran accuses Saudis of 'murdering' pilgrims  A year after stampede kills over 2,000, supreme leader levels fresh criticism at regional rival Riyadh for mismanaging annual event. 

* Was Israel's satellite sabotaged on US rocket pad?  A day after Israel's Amos-6 communications satellite was lost in a highly unusual explosion/fast fire of the SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and its Amos 6 satellite payload at Cape Canaveral, some Israel aerospace industry experts are beginning to suspect sabotage. 

* High Priest is Chosen by Sanhedrin, Temple Service Could Be One Week Away A significant step was recently taken towards reinstating the Temple service when the nascent Sanhedrin selected Rabbi Baruch Kahane as the next Kohen Gadol (high priest). 

* IDF Preparing for Inevitable ISIS Attack  Recent violence in the Sinai Peninsula is raising a lot of questions in Israel's defense establishment. 

* Iran to Turkey: Get out of Syria  Iran claims Turkey's offensive "a violation of Syria's sovereignty," as Turkey marches deeper into Kurdish-claimed territory. 

* Report: US secretly agreed to waive Iran nuclear restrictions  US, allies, secretly agreed to waive restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in order to lift economic sanctions. 

* Kurds defy US ultimatum, fight Turkish invasion to Syria west of the Euphrates  Syrian Kurdish militia commanders are flouting the ultimatum US Vice President Joe Biden handed them Wednesday, Aug. 24 to retreat to east of the Euphrates or else forfeit US support. 

* Blair tells French media Brits are confused by Brexit, could end up staying in Europe  Despite Prime Minister Theresa May's insistence that "Brexit means Brexit," Europhile ex-PM Tony Blair told French radio station Europe 1 that Britain's EU membership could yet be saved. 

* Netanyahu Tells Kids to Study Bible, Seek Coexistence  Much to the delight of parents, the new school year has begun in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had two related messages for students: study the Bible and seek peaceful coexistence. 

* Is God 'God' By Any Other Name?  In a recent interfaith video, Pope Francis argued that all religions worship God, whether we call Him God, Buddha, Jesus Christ or Allah. 

* Ex Mossad chief: Israel's biggest threat is potential civil war, not Iran  "If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war." 

* US calls Iran's actions in Arabian Gulf 'unsafe' and 'provocative'  General Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon press briefing that Iran was alone it's carrying out of what he said was the "unprofessional" harassment of navy vessels in international waters.

9/3/16

* High Priest is Chosen by Sanhedrin, Temple Service Could Be One Week Away A significant step was recently taken towards reinstating the Temple service when the nascent Sanhedrin selected Rabbi Baruch Kahane as the next Kohen Gadol (high priest). 

* IDF Preparing for Inevitable ISIS Attack  Recent violence in the Sinai Peninsula is raising a lot of questions in Israel's defense establishment. 

* Iran to Turkey: Get out of Syria  Iran claims Turkey's offensive "a violation of Syria's sovereignty," as Turkey marches deeper into Kurdish-claimed territory. 

* Report: US secretly agreed to waive Iran nuclear restrictions  US, allies, secretly agreed to waive restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in order to lift economic sanctions. 

* Kurds defy US ultimatum, fight Turkish invasion to Syria west of the Euphrates  Syrian Kurdish militia commanders are flouting the ultimatum US Vice President Joe Biden handed them Wednesday, Aug. 24 to retreat to east of the Euphrates or else forfeit US support. 

* Blair tells French media Brits are confused by Brexit, could end up staying in Europe  Despite Prime Minister Theresa May's insistence that "Brexit means Brexit," Europhile ex-PM Tony Blair told French radio station Europe 1 that Britain's EU membership could yet be saved. 

* Netanyahu Tells Kids to Study Bible, Seek Coexistence  Much to the delight of parents, the new school year has begun in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had two related messages for students: study the Bible and seek peaceful coexistence. 

* Is God 'God' By Any Other Name?  In a recent interfaith video, Pope Francis argued that all religions worship God, whether we call Him God, Buddha, Jesus Christ or Allah. 

* Ex Mossad chief: Israel's biggest threat is potential civil war, not Iran  "If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war." 

* US calls Iran's actions in Arabian Gulf 'unsafe' and 'provocative'  General Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon press briefing that Iran was alone it's carrying out of what he said was the "unprofessional" harassment of navy vessels in international waters.