6/30/20

* Arab League Head: Jews in Judea and Samaria Will Spark ‘Religious War’ Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria could ignite “a religious war in and beyond our region.”

* Arab League, UN beat war drums over Israeli sovereignty plan Israeli sovereignty over Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria will cause “a religious war in and beyond our region,” claimed the head of the Arab League in a UN meeting on Wednesday.

* PA 'ready to resume direct bilateral negotiations' with Israel 'No one has as much interest as the Palestinians in reaching a peace agreement,' letter to Quartet says.

* Yossi Dagan calls on American Evangelicals to press White House on sovereignty plan Samaria Regional Council chief urges Evangelical Christians to lobby on behalf of expanded sovereignty plan.

* Watch: Belgian Protesters at Anti-Annexation Rally Call for ‘War Against Jews’ Protesters at an anti-annexation rally in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Sunday were heard shouting anti-Semitic chants including calling for a “war against the Jews in the streets” and warning Jews the “the army of Muhammad will return.”

* The Future of Israel's Borders: International Law and Islamic Law. Part I Today's Palestinian children are taught to hate Jews and glorify -- and handsomely profit from -- violence against them.

* PMW lecture to European Parliament MPs, results in calls to investigate EU funding of Palestinian terror Following a lecture given by Palestinian Media Watch director Itamar Marcus earlier this week to members of the European Parliament, during which he presented a new PMW report entitled “Two loopholes in European Union anti-terror funding laws,” MEPs called for scrutinizing EU’s funding to the PA and for an investigation of how EU money ends up going to Palestinian terror organizations.

* Russia, Turkey, Iran leaders to discuss Syria on Wednesday, Kremlin says The presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey will hold a video conference on Wednesday to discuss the conflict in Syria, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

* France's Macron slams Turkey's 'criminal' role in Libya Turkey and France have engaged in a war of words in recent weeks over each others' role in war-torn Libya.

* UN Official Enters Jericho Calling for “Free Palestinian State” U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolai Mladenov told a mass gathering in the Palestinian Authority on Monday “never to give up” their aspirations for statehood.

6/29/20

* Israel Is On Brink Of War With Iran & Hezbollah: Top Israeli Officials The former Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said that Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah are pushing Israel to the brink.

* Iran, Turkey could Unite to Wage War Against Israel warns Mid-East Experts The notion of a joint Iran-Turkey invasion of Israel is a realistic scenario according to several Middle East experts.

* WATCH – Netanyahu to Christians: Annexation Will Advance Peace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Palestinian Authority to enter negotiations based on President Donald Trump’s peace plan, days ahead of the July 1 deadline for annexation parts of the West Bank, which the prime minister claimed will advance peace.

* Who’s Flying Those MiG-29s In Libya And Why Does It Matter? Even though the 14 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets and Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer bombers delivered by Russia to Libya in May have not yet been used in combat in Libya’s civil war, the question of who exactly is piloting these warplanes has already come up.

* Israeli leaders at odds over West Bank annexation plan Israel's top two leaders appeared to feud Monday about the timing of the country's planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, complicating the task of American officials who were in Jerusalem trying to finalize a plan.

* Israel cancels 'God TV's Evangelical Christian channel The Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting threatened to suspend Shelanu TV’s license, pending a review by the council.

* Israeli campaigners want Jewish ruins included in West Bank annexations The Israeli government faces calls from campaigners to declare sovereignty over ancient Jewish ruins on land in the occupied West Bank that Israel does not plan to annex under U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace blueprint.

* Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law that would have limited state to one abortion clinic The Supreme Court on Monday voted 5-4 to strike down a restrictive Louisiana abortion measure in a major win for reproductive rights activists, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the court’s four liberals.

* God Save Us from the Woke Pastor The skinny jeans. The nonfunctional glasses. The spray tans. The tight muscle shirts. The obscene shopping bill at Nordstrom. And the social justice sermons more fitting for the faculty lounge at Wellesley than for a Bible-believing church.

* Beit El and Shiloh first? Nobody knows what will happen in July, because two days before the possible date, nobody knows what a July annexation will look like.

6/27/20

* United Nations rejects Trump push for Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Over 120 countries have openly defied United States President Donald Trump’s motion to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

* Report: Israel notifies Palestinians it will not annex Jordan Valley Jerusalem has let Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas know that the plan to annex parts of the West Bank will not include the Jordan Valley, Hebrew-language outlet N12 reported on Friday.

* Belgium to vote on recognizing Palestinian state, sanctions on Israel One resolution calls on Belgium “to formally recognize the State of Palestine…and to consider this recognition as a contribution from Belgium to the solution based on the coexistence of two states.”

* 1000 EU parliament members sign letter opposing sovereignty plan More than a thousand European MPs signed a sharp letter of opposition to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, saying it could undermine stability in the region and went against the most basic principles of international relations between states.

* Vexed by annexation: The battle inside the EU over Israel Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg’s foreign minister was certain the U.S. president would break with the European Union and recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

* Hamas hints terror attacks would stop annexation Hamas warned that the Israeli plan was a “conspiracy woven by the Zionist occupation, the American administration and some Arab conspirators against the Palestinian people.”

* Statue Wars come for JESUS as activist claims Christ and Virgin Mary are ‘white supremacy’ It began with Confederate generals and quickly escalated to Columbus and former US presidents; now the monument-removal crusade has come for Jesus, with racial activist Shaun King insisting the depictions are ‘racist propaganda.’

* Pope calls for “establishment of pathways” for hundreds of thousands of Muslim migrants to settle in Europe Muslim migrants should be seeking ways to settle in Islamic countries, not Europe.

* Preacher threatens Israel: Your “end is near” - in PA TV sermon In a sermon broadcast by the PA, an unidentified preacher called on Palestinians to wage war against Israel, warning Israel that “its end, Allah willing, is near”.

* Russia Call May Set Stage for China, India Negotiations on Border Dispute Russia has brought together China and India for talks and was set to soon simultaneously host their senior military officials despite deadly clashes between the two countries, the latest sign of Moscow's growing diplomatic clout in Asia.

* Hezbollah, feeling cornered, may start war with Israel this summer, report says Unnamed diplomats say that the terror organization feels besieged and may try to break out by engaging the IDF.

* Is China Preparing An EMP Pearl Harbor Style Attack on America? The coronavirus pandemic has exposed dangerous weaknesses in U.S. planning and preparation for civil defense protection and recovery, and those weaknesses surely have been noticed by our potential enemies: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and international terrorists.

6/26/20

* 24 hours of war in the Middle East leaves region shaking The region is undergoing a half-dozen wars at the same time that pit Iran and its proxies against the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

* Report: Israel notifies Palestinians it will not annex Jordan Valley Kushner asks Israeli PM to suspend annexation bid in order not to harm relations with Gulf states.

* Hamas Warns Israel: Annexation a ‘Declaration of War’ Hamas on Thursday warned Israel it would regret moving forward with plans to extend Israeli law over parts of the West Bank, and doing so was tantamount to a “declaration of war” on the Palestinians.

* Arab League Head: Jews in Judea and Samaria Will Spark ‘Religious War’ Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria could ignite “a religious war in and beyond our region.”

* Hezbollah, feeling cornered, may start war with Israel this summer, report says Unnamed diplomats say that the terror organization feels besieged and may try to break out by engaging the IDF.

* China's Undeclared War on India China's artificial islands in the South China Sea -- equipped with military bases, naval ports and airfields -- pose a strategic threat to neighboring countries.

* The United Nations Has a Lebanon Problem This is an opportunity for both the United Nations to demonstrate its commitment to going further than maintaining the status quo in Lebanon and for the Trump administration to show that it is willing and able to flex its muscle in the international body to usher in positive change to an institution long accused of inaction and complacency.

* End of Tripoli siege raises fears of full-scale proxy war in Libya Diplomatic efforts intensify to avert Cairo’s entry into Libya’s nine-year civil war amid wider tensions.

* 'For Europe to survive, its economy needs to survive': Angela Merkel interview in full Germany’s European council presidency is taking place during an unprecedented crisis. There is a lot of pressure; Germany is expected to sort things out. How nervous are you?

* Belgium Parliament calls for sanctions if Israel annexes West Bank lands A resolution calling for sanctions against overwhelmingly passed in Belgium's Parliament Friday morning.

6/25/20

* United Nations rejects Trump push for Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Over 120 countries have openly defied United States President Donald Trump’s motion to recognise the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

* Trump to make ‘big announcement’ on Israeli sovereignty One of Trump’s top advisers tells reporters that the president will make an announcement, expected to be related to Israel’s planned extension of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

* Palestinian school texts prepare children for “continuous and long-range confrontation against Israel” “There is no trace in the schoolbooks of the argumentation disseminated by the Palestinian Authority in the international arena that the Palestinian Authority is committed to ‘a just peace’ based on the two-state solution.”

* UN envoy Mladenov: The region cannot afford another war Mladenov cautioned that unilateral action by Israel in applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank will radically change facts on the ground.

* Palestinians: Is It Really about 'Annexation'? It is dead wrong to assume that if Israel abandons its plan, most Muslims would give up their desire to destroy Israel and replace it with an extremist Iran-style Islamic state.

* Cold war with Iran complicates how US deals with China The necessity of deterring Iran makes it difficult to draw down US forces from the Middle East and redeploy them against China.

* Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program: Approaching Breakout Iran continues to insist that its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes despite all evidence of its military nature.

* Annexing West Bank Threatens Jordan-Israel Treaty: Analysts Israeli plans to annex swathes of the West Bank would violate its peace treaty with Jordan, heaping pressure on Amman to review its ties with the Jewish state, analysts say.

* Could Iran’s air force ever be a threat to Israel or Europe? US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to spotlight Iran’s air force in recent comments, claiming that if an arms embargo is ended, then Iran’s expanded jet fighters could pose a threat.

* The Vatican vs. Trump A former papal diplomat to the United States made a shocking assertion in a recent letter to President Donald Trump.

6/24/20

* Belgium to vote on recognizing Palestinian state, sanctions on Israel One resolution calls on Belgium “to formally recognize the State of Palestine…and to consider this recognition as a contribution from Belgium to the solution based on the coexistence of two states.”

* Preacher threatens Israel: Your “end is near” - in PA TV sermon In a sermon broadcast by the PA, an unidentified preacher called on Palestinians to wage war against Israel, warning Israel that “its end, Allah willing, is near”.

* 1000 EU parliament members sign letter opposing sovereignty plan More than a thousand European MPs signed a sharp letter of opposition to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, saying it could undermine stability in the region and went against the most basic principles of international relations between states.

* A Call for Kristallnacht Against Christians Murals and stained glass windows of Jesus are a “gross form of white supremacy” and “should all come down,” says non-black leftist Shaun King.

* Vexed by annexation: The battle inside the EU over Israel Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg’s foreign minister was certain the U.S. president would break with the European Union and recognise Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

* Russia Call May Set Stage for China, India Negotiations on Border Dispute Russia has brought together China and India for talks and was set to soon simultaneously host their senior military officials despite deadly clashes between the two countries, the latest sign of Moscow's growing diplomatic clout in Asia.

* Rhetoric aside, China and the EU need each other more than ever The first meeting of China’s leaders with their new European Union counterparts was unusual in every respect.

* Turkey and Iran work together on Iraq and Libya, is Israel next? Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif went to Turkey on June 15, one of the most high level meetings he has had during the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Why U.S. and EU Officials Are Worried Putin Might Make Another Move in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments about the legitimacy of Russia’s borders in a documentary broadcast on Russian television have rattled some U.S. allies, fearful that he might be laying the groundwork for a further military incursion into Ukraine.

* The EU, India and Russia do not want to pick sides in a US-China contest, but they may have to What do the EU, India and Russia have in common? Very little, at first glance. But they do share one highly important thing. Brussels, New Delhi and Moscow would all like to tread a middle path between the US and China.

6/23/20

* Statue Wars come for JESUS as activist claims Christ and Virgin Mary are ‘white supremacy’ It began with Confederate generals and quickly escalated to Columbus and former US presidents; now the monument-removal crusade has come for Jesus, with racial activist Shaun King insisting the depictions are ‘racist propaganda.’

* Vexed by annexation: The battle inside the EU over Israel Two months before Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, Luxembourg’s foreign minister was certain the U.S. president would break with the European Union and recognise Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

* Egypt, Jordan likely to opt for symbolic response if Israel annexes West Bank parts: report Ramallah's outreach to Turkey's President Erdogan reportedly prompted anger in Cairo and Amman.

* IDF generals urge Trump to stand behind Netanyahu’s sovereignty plan “Mr. President, thanks to your friendship and visionary leadership, we stand now at an historic crossroad in the 4,000-year history of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel."

* Hamas hints terror attacks would stop annexation Hamas warned that the Israeli plan was a “conspiracy woven by the Zionist occupation, the American administration and some Arab conspirators against the Palestinian people.”

* North Korea Threatens ‘Sensational Event’ to End America A statement from North Korea’s embassy in Moscow observing the 70th anniversary of the still-ongoing Korean War this weekend threatened a “sensational event” leading to the destruction of the United States.

* PA and Fatah promise terror against Israel An editorial in the official PA daily yesterday focused on glorifying Fatah’s past terror attacks. This served as an introduction to its warning of future terror, should Israel annex land as proposed in US President Trump’s Middle East peace plan.

* Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter—and That Could Be Tricky Israel is proving to the Gulf States that it is a more reliable partner in some respects than big powers like the US, China, or Russia.

* Gantz: We won't wait forever for the Palestinians Defense Minister hints he may support unilateral application of sovereignty if PA continues to say no to talks or peace.

* Far from toppling statues, former Soviet Union puts up new monuments to Stalin After Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces almost unveiled a mural of late dictator on June 22, Moscow-born former MK Ksenia Svetlova explores a troubling new trend of Stalin worship.

6/22/20

* Is China Preparing An EMP Pearl Harbor Style Attack on America? The coronavirus pandemic has exposed dangerous weaknesses in U.S. planning and preparation for civil defense protection and recovery, and those weaknesses surely have been noticed by our potential enemies: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and international terrorists.

* Kochavi: Iran is the most dangerous country in the Middle East Despite the distance, Tehran's role in funding terror groups along Israel's borders makes it Israel's top threat.

* Pope calls for “establishment of pathways” for hundreds of thousands of Muslim migrants to settle in Europe Muslim migrants should be seeking ways to settle in Islamic countries, not Europe.

* The Key to Stability in Syria: Renewing Relations with Kurds The Assad regime's presence has led to chaos in Syria. Assad not only brought civil war but allowed Iran to use Syrian territory to bolster its influence.

* China’s Global Aggression could Trigger War of Gog and Magog Rabbi Explains While much of the media is focused on the riots in the US and Europe, China has been quietly advancing its world domination agenda.

* Tel Aviv to recognize same-sex and interfaith couples City of Tel Aviv moves to recognize marriages not recognized by the State of Israel, including same-sex marriages and interfaith marriages.

* Will the EU Ever Stop Appeasing Iran's Mullahs? Germany, Britain and France also appear to have turned a blind eye to a recent statement made by the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who raised serious concerns about possible clandestine and undeclared nuclear sites in Iran.

* The Silk Road - A Superhighway of Ideas and Trade For 2,000 years, the Silk Road has been a conduit for economic, cultural, political and religious interactions between East and West.

* Orban Shocked by Disorder in Multicultural West: ‘Statues are Being Toppled, Gang Wars Fought In Streets’ Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán says he does not know if he should “laugh or cry” when his national conservative government is attacked by liberals from multicultural countries where “statues are being toppled” and there are “gang wars” in the streets.

* Turkey: Erdoğan Wishes "Many More Happy Conquests" In Turkish jargon, the difference is simple: It is "conquest" when we do it and "invasion" when others do it.

6/20/20

* PA foreign minister fans the flames of “religious war” PA Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki has twice recently fanned the flames of religious war among Palestinians and the entire Muslim world.

* Report: Trump peace plan could leave Jewish heritage sites under Palestinian control New report claims Trump Middle East peace plan would place heritage sites across Judea and Samaria in a Palestinian state.

* PA threatens Israel: You will taste the sword! PA TV Live is one of the two official TV stations run by the PA. During the last few weeks, the PA has used this station to promote violence and terror via music videos, as Palestinian Media Watch has documented in several reports.

* European Union Hypocrisy in Opposing Israeli Sovereignty Over Its Heartland | Opinion In accordance with President Trump's "Deal of the Century," Israel is set to apply its civilian law and administration to 30 percent of Judea and Samaria (also known as the "West Bank") in the coming weeks. 

* Why are there more wars in the Middle East than anywhere else? The number of airstrikes and battles taking place in the Middle East make it the most war-torn region in the world.

* Jews Worldwide Now Moving to Israel in Unprecedented Droves as Prophesied in Jeremiah The latest forecast from Jerusalem says that Israel is expecting 90,000 Jews from the diaspora to emigrate to Israel by the end of 2021.

* Far-Right Antisemitism ‘Urgent Terror Threat,’ Report Finds Far-right antisemitism is an “an urgent and ongoing terror threat to Jewish communities,” a top Jewish group in the UK has found.

* Report: King Abdullah refuses to speak to Netanyahu over annexation plans Jordanian King Abdullah II is refusing to communicate with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his government's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported Monday.

* Senior Turkish Official Calls on Muslim ‘Umma’ to Free Jerusalem Turkey’s top religious official vowed over the weekend to continue Islam’s struggle “until Jerusalem is completely free” and called on the Muslim world to rally against Israel.

* Report: China Added 30 Nuclear Warheads to Its Arsenal in 2019 China added 30 warheads to its nuclear arsenal in the past year, making it one of six countries in the world to increase its stockpile since 2019, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed on Monday.

* Germany’s Merkel Pushes E.U. Global Government Role: ‘The World Needs More Europe’ Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined her objectives Thursday for Germany’s forthcoming six-month presidency of the European Union, saying a more global role and enhanced international governance are a way forward for the troubled bloc.

* Carrie Severino: SCOTUS LGBT Decision Will ‘Create a Tsunami of New Litigation’ Against Religious Groups The Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) reinterpretation of a federal prohibition against employment discrimination based on sex — which now includes sexual orientation and “gender identity” — will “create a tsunami of new litigation” against religious organizations, explained Carrie Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network, offering her remarks on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour.

6/19/20

* Settlement leader warns Netanyahu: Don’t abandon us like ‘disgraceful’ Ariel Sharon plan As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forges ahead with his plans for extended sovereignty over Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, settlement leaders are becoming more concerned that some Jewish communities will be cut off and isolated within a future Palestinian state.

* Jordan's king warns that Israel's West Bank areas annexation will bolster Hamas: report Abdulah II said to warn annexation likely to radicalize Palestinians, shatter Israel's diplomatic efforts.

* Extending Israeli Sovereignty Promotes Regional Stability The Middle East is an unstable mess that's not going to stabilize any time soon.

* EU’s elder statesman: Annexation flouts biblical tenet ‘Thou shalt not steal’ Luxembourg FM Jean Asselborn warns move would ‘make it very difficult’ for the EU to sign future agreements with Israel, explains why his country would recognize Palestinian state.

* US Islamic scholar calls on followers to rise up against 'tyrant' America "You are seeing what a police state is like. You have to demand your rights from that tyrant," he said.

* How could the India-China standoff impact Israel? GEOPOLITICAL AFFAIRS: India and China are key countries, and Israel wants a growing strategic partnership with India and amicable relations with China.

* The West Bank’s Status Quo is More Dangerous than Applying Sovereignty Contrary to the alarming charge that the application of sovereignty over parts of the West Bank would transform Israel into a binational state, doing so would not affect 95% of the West Bankers who have been living under the rule of the Palestinian Authority since January 1996.

* Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield results in Libya, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday, and added the NATO allies could also cooperate in the eastern Mediterranean.

* Gantz: Iran’s ‘blatant’ nuclear violations threaten Israel and global stability Defense minister hails IAEA resolution criticizing Tehran for blocking inspector’s access to suspect sites; vows Iran will never get atomic weapons.

* Rare Solar Eclipse Marks 3,332nd Anniversary of 12 Spies Entering Land of Israel The first solar eclipse of 2020, a rare annular eclipse, will appear in the heavens over Israel on Sunday, precisely coinciding with the anniversary of the day that Moses sent 12 spies into the Land of Israel.

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

6/18/20

* PA threatens Israel: You will taste the sword! PA TV Live is one of the two official TV stations run by the PA. During the last few weeks, the PA has used this station to promote violence and terror via music videos, as Palestinian Media Watch has documented in several reports.

* Jordan's FM visits Palestinians amid Israeli annexation plan The Jordanian foreign minister has made an unannounced visit to the West Bank to “convey a message” to the Palestinian president.

* Borrell: Annexation to have ‘significant consequences’ for EU-Israel ties There will be “significant consequences” for the EU-Israel relationship if Israel extends its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank, European Union High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell warned in remarks to the European Parliament on Thursday.

* U.S. Diplomat: Stop “Dreaming” About Normal Relations With Assad New sanctions promise to “foreclose any potential economic benefit from a so-called military victory.”

* Why Iran is more dangerous than North Korea - analysis Obviously for Israel, Iran is the only direct danger as the North has no real interest in the Jewish state.

* Europe Must Join the Fight Against the Iranian Regime Ayatollah Khamenei has underscored once more why the U.N. arms embargo against Iran must not be allowed to expire in October.

* Germany’s Merkel Pushes E.U. Global Government Role: ‘The World Needs More Europe’ Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined her objectives Thursday for Germany’s forthcoming six-month presidency of the European Union, saying a more global role and enhanced international governance are a way forward for the troubled bloc.

* ISIS Terrorists Cannot Be Allowed to Reclaim Iraq Iraqi security officials say the number of ISIS fighters in Iraq is now between 2,000-3,000, which includes around 500 militants who have made their way to Iraq after escaping from prisons in Syria.

* High court rulings leave Trump in the minority President Trump has aggressively stoked America’s culture wars since taking office but major Supreme Court rulings on Monday suggested — in a season already marked by sweeping calls for police reforms and racial justice — that he's on the losing side.

* Jews Worldwide Now Moving to Israel in Unprecedented Droves as Prophesied in Jeremiah The latest forecast from Jerusalem says that Israel is expecting 90,000 Jews from the diaspora to emigrate to Israel by the end of 2021.

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

6/17/20

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

* Iran still works to obtain weapons of mass destruction tech – German intel Iran, along with Pakistan, North Korea and Syria, aims to complete and improve existing arsenals and develop new weapons through illegal procurement efforts in Germany.

* PMW alleges Palestinian Authority submitted 'falsified documents' to International Criminal Court PA President Abbas did not present ICC with the same version of the speech that he previously gave in Arabic.

* Putin Stopped Obama from Destroying Israel new Report Reveals It has recently come to light that a plot to potentially destroy Israel at the UN Security Council was upended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

* Travesty of Justice at the International Criminal Court? Prosecutor Bensouda Should Be Disqualified. The Prosecutor's Response seems to create new international law where non-binding resolutions can change legally binding agreements in order to prosecute Israeli leaders and Israeli Jews for war crimes.

* Minister: Israel could see 90,000 new immigrants by the end of 2021 'This must be a national priority,' Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata said.

* Turkey’s ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine takes shape in Libya Erdogan's adventurism could precipitate a deeper conflict and crisis in the Mediterranean region, extending north toward Greece.

* NATO must deal with, not ignore Turkish problem: French official NATO must not bury its head in the sand with regard to Turkey’s recent behaviour towards its allies, a French defence ministry official said on Wednesday, accusing the Turkish navy of harassing a French warship on a NATO mission.

* Turkey in military action on three Mid-East fronts, now adds Yemen Turkey is boosting its military intervention in Mid-East conflicts to gain a hand in determining – and cashing in on – their outcome.

* As America's rioters erase its past, Israel resurrects its 3000 year-old history Trashing America’s past is violent and unlawful but Israel’s elected Government is lawfully reinstating the Jewish People’s past. Op-ed.

* Report: China Added 30 Nuclear Warheads to Its Arsenal in 2019 China added 30 warheads to its nuclear arsenal in the past year, making it one of six countries in the world to increase its stockpile since 2019, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed on Monday.

6/16/20

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

* Far-Right Antisemitism ‘Urgent Terror Threat,’ Report Finds Far-right antisemitism is an “an urgent and ongoing terror threat to Jewish communities,” a top Jewish group in the UK has found.

* EU urges US to join new Mideast peace effort European Union foreign ministers on Monday urged the United States to join a new effort to breathe life into long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, but they rejected President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan as the basis for any international process.

* Report: Trump peace plan could leave Jewish heritage sites under Palestinian control New report claims Trump Middle East peace plan would place heritage sites across Judea and Samaria in a Palestinian state.

* Hamas calls for ‘resistance’ against Israel’s West Bank annexation plans A senior Hamas official called for the proposed annexation to be met with resistance among Palestinian groups.

* Trump Must Hold Hamas' Terror Proxies Accountable By employing HAA as a proxy, Hamas can carry out terrorist attacks while maintaining plausible deniability.

* Carrie Severino: SCOTUS LGBT Decision Will ‘Create a Tsunami of New Litigation’ Against Religious Groups The Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) reinterpretation of a federal prohibition against employment discrimination based on sex — which now includes sexual orientation and “gender identity” — will “create a tsunami of new litigation” against religious organizations, explained Carrie Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network.

* U.N. rights experts condemn Israel's annexation plan and U.S. support U.N. human rights experts said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied West Bank would violate international law banning the taking of territory by force, and urged other countries to actively oppose it.

* Three Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clash with China Three Indian soldiers were killed during a clash on the border with China, the Indian army stated on Tuesday. The deaths came on the heels of weeks of increased tensions between the two nations.

* Turning tide in Libya's war leaves foreign powers scrambling With renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar's fighters retreating from Libya’s capital and militias supporting the UN-backed government on the offensive, the foreign countries powering Libya’s civil war are scrambling to adjust to a new reality.

* The Four Horsemen Of America’s Apocalypse It takes a lot to build a civilization, and though it is much easier to destroy a civilization, it takes a lot to do that, too.

6/15/20

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

* PA foreign minister fans the flames of “religious war” PA Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki has twice recently fanned the flames of religious war among Palestinians and the entire Muslim world.

* Report: King Abdullah refuses to speak to Netanyahu over annexation plans Jordan has repeatedly condemned Israel's proposed annexation plans.

* Exclusive: Israel builds new Jerusalem road that will link settlements as government weighs West Bank annexation Construction is under way on a major new ring road for Jerusalem that Israeli officials say will benefit all of its residents, but critics of the project say is another obstacle to Palestinian hopes to make East Jerusalem the capital of a future state.

* Senior Turkish Official Calls on Muslim ‘Umma’ to Free Jerusalem Turkey’s top religious official vowed over the weekend to continue Islam’s struggle “until Jerusalem is completely free” and called on the Muslim world to rally against Israel.

* Why are there more wars in the Middle East than anywhere else? The number of airstrikes and battles taking place in the Middle East make it the most war-torn region in the world.

* Powers Play with Fire in Libya Cameron's friends tell me that he and Sarkozy were both pushed into the Libyan adventure by then US President Barack Obama who wished to test his "leadership from behind" theory which, in turn, flattered the European midgets.

* Russian Ministers set to head to Turkey for crunch talks on Libya Ankara supports Fayez al Serraj’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).

* EU won’t ally with US against China, foreign policy chief says before Pompeo meeting The bloc will not pick a side in the escalating US-China conflict, Josep Borrell says.

* Israeli bus driver given ‘disciplinary hearing’ for talking about Jesus A bus driver in Israel could lose his job for sharing the Gospel with passengers, according to his employer.

* European Union Hypocrisy in Opposing Israeli Sovereignty Over Its Heartland In accordance with President Trump's "Deal of the Century," Israel is set to apply its civilian law and administration to 30 percent of Judea and Samaria (also known as the "West Bank") in the coming weeks.

6/13/20

* STRATEGY OF NATIONAL DIVISION by Bob Maginnis America is suffering an epidemic of division which threatens to radically alter this country. The source of that division is more than meets the eye and so is the solution.

* Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Allow Iran to Gain Nuclear Weapons Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, adding the international community must join the U.S. and reimpose crippling sanctions on Tehran.

* Iranian Forces Amass on Israeli Border – Report Two strikes in Syria last week attributed to Israel targeted Iranian forces with deadly effect.

* Palestinian PM: Ramallah will declare state along pre-1967 border if Israel annexes West Bank Mohammad Shtayyeh says partial West Bank annexation an 'existential threat' to Palestinians.

* Gantz to EU Foreign Minister: 'Israel committed to peace' DM Gantz told EU Foreign Min. Israel was committed to peace, asked for help dealing with Iran.

* Palestinians prefer living under Netanyahu over Abbas, report says “I prefer Israeli sovereignty, a hundred percent,” said one PA resident.

* Egyptian Tank Platoons Amass on Libya Border Readying to Challenge Turkey A journalist with the BBC has documented Egyptian M1A2 Abrams Tank companies being deployed to the border with Libya.

* The longer Erdoğan is in power, the more Turkey looks like Iran – opinion By following a similar policy as Iran, the Erdogan administration started to use the Palestinian-Israel case as a significant tool to obtain support from the Muslim community.

* The Chinese are coming: NATO chief Stoltenberg warns Beijing nearing West in multiple ways NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the West “cannot ignore” either the military or economic rise of China, and admitted that the world is “facing a shift in the global balance of power.”

* China’s Xi Jinping is phoning EU friends rather than Donald Trump – but delicate conversations loom Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phone calls with top European leaders have become far more regular than those with his United States counterpart Donald Trump, as Beijing pivots to a Europe that is itself facing pressures from the US.

* ‘Raise a gun’: Calls for violence against Israel by Hamas in light of Trump plan Palestinians hold a protest march in Ramallah against the Trump peace plan as the Hamas terror group leader calls for Palestinians to wage war on Israel.

6/12/20

* The Quiet Struggle Over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount There is a quiet struggle going on over control of East Jerusalem’s Noble Sanctuary (Haram al-Sharif) or Temple Mount.

* Israel to prepare census of Palestinians living in future annexed areas Ramallah estimates that tens of thousands of Palestinians will be impacted by the annexation move.

* Is the Palestinian issue a core cause of Middle East turbulence? None of the threats facing today's Arab world is triggered by the Palestinian Arab issue and none affected by the lack of a solution. Op-ed.

* Israel: Settler leader denounces Trump Mideast plan, criticizes Netanyahu 'Trump plan will lead to a Palestinian terror state,' Yesha Council chief says.

* Sanhedrin Decision Pertaining to Trump’s Deal of the Century The Sanhedrin released a statement on the soon-to-be enacted peace plan proposed by President Trump.

* Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad faces renewed challenges at all levels BEHIND THE LINES: Bashar Assad is not about to fall, But economic deterioration, regime infighting, sanctions and unrest are combining to place his regime under renewed, severe pressure.

* The longer Erdoğan is in power, the more Turkey looks like Iran – opinion By following a similar policy as Iran, the Erdogan administration started to use the Palestinian-Israel case as a significant tool to obtain support from the Muslim community.

* Religious and Cultural Obstacles to China’s BRI in the Middle East The successful implementation of China’s BRI strategy will largely depend on its ability to overcome the Middle East’s weighty political, economic, religious, cultural, and security problems.

* International Involvement in Temporarily Assuaged India-China Border Tensions International powers are beginning to choose sides in the border dispute between China and India over the highest altitude real estate in the world. Though a “positive consensus” has been reached, this particular border has a long history of conflict.

* World Council of Churches wants EU sanctions on Israel if annexation goes ahead Umbrella Christian group urges bloc to end trade agreement with Jewish state if it extends sovereignty over parts of West Bank, says move ‘cannot lead to justice or to peace’.

6/11/20

* Senior source to 'Post': If Israel annexes, it will annex all settlements Hotovely says differentiating major blocs from other settlements “will never pass.”

* Turkey: Israeli West Bank annexation 'will have consequences' PA foreign minister says Israeli plan 'must be prevented' but adds willingness to negotiate.

* For First Time Since 2nd Intifada: Abbas Makes Secret Preparations in Case Annexation Goes Through The Palestinian Authority has begun to hide sensitive documents as it braces for possible violence if Israel applies sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli media reports on Tuesday.

* Report: Palestinian leadership fails to rally crowds for protest against annexation  PA President Mahmoud Abbas's government is facing long - brewing crisis of democratic legitimacy.

* Palestinians prefer living under Netanyahu over Abbas, report says There may be a huge gap between the opinions of Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and PA residents concerning Israel’s sovereignty plans, Channel 13’s Arab affairs commentator Zvi Yehezkeli reported on Tuesday.

* The Great Threat to America — and to American Jewry On the burning streets of America today, leftist Jew-hatred is on clear display.

* Gantz to EU Foreign Minister: 'Israel committed to peace' DM Gantz told EU Foreign Min. Israel was committed to peace, asked for help dealing with Iran.

* Iran's Expanding Influence into Iraq's Christian Areas "In 2017, after the Nineveh Plains were liberated from ISIS, Iran's influence started its increase."

* Russia And Turkey, Foes In Libya Strife, May Yet Find Accord: Analysts Russia and Turkey, who have formed a sometimes rocky alliance over the past four years, back opposing sides in Libya's wrenching war but may yet find a deal over the conflict that would leave the West as bystanders, analysts say.

* US national debt hits $26 TRILLION, soaring by $1 trillion just in one month The latest data from the Treasury Department shows that the US gross national debt has exceeded $26 trillion for the first time, as the nation grapples with economic relief from the Covid-19 pandemic.

6/10/20

* Muslims in Al-Aksa Caught Admitting: Jews Would Turn Temple Mount into “Heaven” In a recent video, the Jordanian Opposition Coalition broadcast the true sentiments of Muslims on the Temple Mount.

* Netanyahu to Annex 3 Broad-Consensus Blocs in First Stage, Not Jordan Valley, Officials Say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce the annexation of three large Jewish towns in the West Bank in the very near future, but will not make any declarations for now regarding the Jordan Valley or other settlement blocs, top Israeli officials said.

* For Netanyahu, despite mounting opposition, annexation is already paying off Theories abound to explain the PM’s move to claim parts of West Bank: a campaign tactic, a legacy bid, an opportunity granted by Trump. All are true, but that’s not the full story.

* Israel must maintain its peace deal with Jordan, Gantz tells settlers Israel must ensure its 1994 peace deal with Jordan is preserved, Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz told settlers as he met with them to discuss annexation and the US peace plan.

* India and China hold talks to defuse border standoff The two sides made headway in their talks on Wednesday, officials in Delhi said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

* The Chinese are coming: NATO chief Stoltenberg warns Beijing nearing West in multiple ways NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the West “cannot ignore” either the military or economic rise of China, and admitted that the world is “facing a shift in the global balance of power.”

* China, under the Veil of Virus, the Schoolyard Bully. Will the US Please Stop It? Beijing's hostility is likely a message to New Delhi that China will aggressively target any attempt by an increasingly pro-Western India to establish a military alliance with the U.S and its allies and obstruct China's far-reaching claims of sovereignty in the Western Pacific Ocean and beyond.

* Iran urges Russia, China to resist U.S. push to extend arms embargo Iran on Wednesday called on Russia and China to resist a push by Washington to extend a U.N.-imposed arms embargo due to expire in October under Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with six powers.

* Muslims can pray in Jerusalem. It’s easy. Come in Peace. Allowing their citizens to visit Israel may bring Arab leaders to accept that Israel is ready to welcome people who come in peace. Op-ed.

* Christian denominations in Israel, US widely against settlement annexation Last month, all the major Christian churches in Israel and the region strongly criticized the annexation components of Trump’s plan.

6/9/20

* What would Israel annexing the West Bank mean? Uncertainty remains over when, how or if Netanyahu will push for annexation.

* Palestinian PM: Ramallah will declare state along pre-1967 border if Israel annexes West Bank Mohammad Shtayyeh says partial West Bank annexation an 'existential threat' to Palestinians.

* A deal that pleases no one? Israeli settlers tell RT West Bank annexation gives too much to Palestinians (VIDEO) For left-wingers, Israel’s plan to absorb parts of the West Bank would harm Palestinian statehood.

* Trump is Better Than the Two-State Solution President Trump has always shown unflinching courage in international affairs—except when it comes to the "Deal of the Century" plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

* Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Allow Iran to Gain Nuclear Weapons Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, adding the international community must join the U.S. and reimpose crippling sanctions on Tehran.

* Iran Close to Nuclear Weapons Breakout Importantly, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has failed on several occasions accurately to detect Iran's nuclear activities.

* China’s Xi Jinping is phoning EU friends rather than Donald Trump – but delicate conversations loom Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phone calls with top European leaders have become far more regular than those with his United States counterpart Donald Trump, as Beijing pivots to a Europe that is itself facing pressures from the US.

* Arab MKs submit bill to limit Israel's borders and sovereignty to pre-1967 lines Joint Arab List MKs propose bill to 'end anomaly' and return Israel to indefensible pre-1967 borders.

* Trump’s Plan Inspires Israelis to Expand Israel to Inside PA Controlled Regions of Judea-Samaria Car windshields throughout Judea and Samaria were plastered with flyers calling for a strategy against Trump’s Deal of the Century.

* Locusts Swarms Cover 13 Countries; Expected to be 8,000 Times Larger Than Last Year The swarms of locusts that covered Africa last year returned, pushing several nations into a food crisis.

6/8/20

* Iranian Forces Amass on Israeli Border – Report Two strikes in Syria last week attributed to Israel targeted Iranian forces with deadly effect.

* ‘Raise a gun’: Calls for violence against Israel by Hamas in light of Trump plan Palestinians hold a protest march in Ramallah against the Trump peace plan as the Hamas terror group leader calls for Palestinians to wage war on Israel.

* Palestinians Ramp Up Incitement to Murder Jews The Palestinians, always quick to adapt to new circumstances, are taking full advantage of the coronavirus crisis to incite the murder of Jews.

* PA TV children’s host promises end of Israel and glorifies terrorist “heroes” The end of Israel is inevitable and terrorists are “heroes” – this is the message from the popular PA TV children’s host Walaa Al-Battat in a new song she recorded that was broadcast on PA TV Live.

* Egyptian Tank Platoons Amass on Libya Border Readying to Challenge Turkey A journalist with the BBC has documented Egyptian M1A2 Abrams Tank companies being deployed to the border with Libya.

* Senior Chabad leader rejects Trump peace plan In a letter to the prime minister, Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yeruslavski, secretary of Israel's Chabad rabbinical court, expresses the movement's position against establishment of a Palestinian state.

* Return of Nation-States Need Not be a Threat The trend we witness in world politics is away from the initial forms of globalization and toward a reassertion of the nation-state as one of the two key players in international economic and business relations, the other player being transnational businesses.

* Palestinians promoting UN resolution against Israeli annexation: report Israeli Ambassador Danon says will work with 'allies to thwart hostile initiatives'.

* Palestinians: The Problem with 'Peace' As far as the Palestinian leadership is concerned, Israel and the US administration are now the main enemies of the Palestinians. It is prohibited to talk to any Israeli or US official.

* Caroline Glick: The great threat to America and to American Jewry Whether Trump wins or loses in November, the radicalization of white progressives at the heart of the mayhem represents the greatest threat to social cohesion in the United States.

6/6/20

* Secret Deal Results in Saudi Arabia Challenging Turkey for Control of Temple Mount An article in the Hebrew-language Israel Hayom on Sunday reported on secret negotiations that have been held between Israel and Saudi Arabia since December that would result in including Saudi clerics in the Waqf council that oversees the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

* Palestinian officials: We will respond to annexation with violence Palestinian strongman Jibril Rajoub says clashes will be inevitable if Israel annexes settlements, warns every young Palestinian “can turn into a powder keg.”

* 58% of Israelis Believe West Bank Annexation Could Lead to a 3rd Palestinian Uprising, Survey Finds Half of the Israeli public supports applying Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, a new survey found, while 58 percent of respondents believe unilateral annexation by Israel could lead to a third Palestinian intifada.

* What Trump bringing in Russia to join G-7 means for Israel - analysis There is also often sensitive intelligence sharing at these meetings.

* 'God is Dead': US rioters vandalize churches and synagogues Some church and synagogues were defaced by Black Lives Matter slogans, some had hateful messages targeted to the houses of worship. Op-ed.

* ‘America has Officially Entered a Civil War it won’t Recover from’ Hidden Rabbis Warn All of the US is in shock as rioting continues into the eighth straight day all around the country. 

* Iran, Russia, China, Turkey celebrate 'collapse' of US The goal of these countries during the current US crisis is to use it to their advantage to achieve gains.

* Israel Believes Assad's Syria Is Restarting Its Chemical Weapons Programs Virtually all the state actors in the region find it more expedient to remain locked in perpetual small-scale warfare than to take on the political risks of negotiating in good faith with their adversaries—a move which could delegitimize them with their own allies.

* China ‘needs to win over Europe’ after loss of trust and impact of US rivalry As the United States puts pressure on its allies to stand against China, Beijing must act to rebuild its relations with the European Union, business and diplomatic observers have said.

* The Spread of the Debt Virus The current U.S. budget deficit could soon exceed a record $4 trillion. The massive borrowing is being driven both by prior budget profligacy and a hurried effort by the Donald Trump administration to pump liquidity into a quarantined America.

6/5/20

* 'God is Dead': US rioters vandalize churches and synagogues Some church and synagogues were defaced by Black Lives Matter slogans, some had hateful messages targeted to the houses of worship. Op-ed.

* Iran Calls On World to Join in Destroying “the Lab-Created Virus: Israel” Iran’s Channel 2 TV aired a video last month titled “COVID-1948,” comparing Israel to the coronavirus.

* Palestinians in Turkey: What Erdogan Says vs. What Erdogan Does While Erdogan is paying lip service to the Palestinian cause and praising Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist group by the US, EU, Canada and Australia, Palestinian refugees who fled to Turkey from Syria are complaining of discrimination and mistreatment by the Turkish authorities.

* Can Israel’s friends save it from the EU’s wrath? Israel probably won’t face economic sanctions from Europe if it moves forward with sovereignty in the West Bank, but there are other ways to make Jerusalem pay.

* Palestinian officials: We will respond to annexation with violence Palestinian strongman Jibril Rajoub says clashes will be inevitable if Israel annexes settlements, warns every young Palestinian “can turn into a powder keg.”

* Russia delivers advanced MiG-29 fighters to Assad The handover to Syria of a squadron plus of Russian MiG-29 fighter jets is confirmed by Moscow.

* Analysis: Turkey is winning in Libya, but challenges remain Turkey wants an immediate political solution to the conflict in Libya - with or without Haftar's collaboration.

* Staring Into the Abyss of US-China Decoupling Israel resides at the cusp of the widening US-Chinese divide, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Israel attests.

* Iran, Russia Smuggling Weapons to Libyan Terror Factions U.S., Libyan officials see evidence of illicit arms network fomenting chaos in Libya.

* China Working to Assume Control of U.N. Agencies Trump admin vows to combat Chinese manipulation of global body.