Thursday, June 10, 2021

6/10/21

 Netanyahu's final days: Last weekend at Balfour or last-minute surprise? The leak of the coalition deals was proof of sabotage attempts from within the coalition, knowledgeable sources said.

What Washington can expect from the new government in Israel Washington doesn’t know Naftali Bennett, the likely next prime minister of Israel.

G7 attendees 2021: Which leaders will be at summit? Boris Johnson is welcoming leaders from around the world to the UK on Friday as he hosts the latest G7 summit.

Biden warns Russia against 'harmful activities' at start of first official trip US President Joe Biden has launched his first official overseas trip with a warning to Russia that it faces "robust and meaningful" consequences if it engages in "harmful activities".

China is the elephant in the room at the G-7 Joe Biden wants Europe to buy in on his “get tough on Beijing” strategy. It’s not going to be easy.

Russia Building ‘Genetic Information Database’ of All Citizens The Moscow Times on Tuesday reported that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is organizing funds for President Vladimir Putin’s pet project of building a “national genetic information database.”

Biden Embraces a Trump Policy in Backing Arab-Israeli Deals The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel, and working to strengthen existing deals.

What Turkey wants from Biden's meeting with Erdoğan next week The meeting between President Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan next week on the sidelines of a NATO summit may provide both countries with a fresh start if they reach a consensus on some of their most acute problems.

Turkey's Erdogan Whips Up Antisemitism "Anywhere which was connected with these people or with these prophets who were all Muslims becomes a Muslim territory.... So any place like this [Israel] had to be freed.... had to be liberated.

The Lessons of the Yom Kippur War, Pre-Emptive Strikes, and Iran The Yom Kippur War was a war Israel almost lost. The accepted story is that Israel was taken by surprise; that Egypt and Syria managed to launch simultaneous attacks against an unprepared IDF.