Author: Diane Shalem

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Israel attacks Iranian-Hizballah concentrations – report

Jun 1, 2019 @ 21:24Jun 14, 2019 @ 19:44 Diane Shalem 1649 Views Hermon, IDF, Syrian rocket attack

Israel reportedly struck Iranian-Hizballah concentrations near Damascus overnight after two rockets from Syria were aimed at IDF Mt. Hermon positions

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Netanyahu is implicitly touted by Trump and Putin in his fight for re-election

May 30, 2019 @ 15:23Jun 13, 2019 @ 14:33 Diane Shalem 1602 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Blue-White Party, Donald Trump, Israeli election, Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu received an unforeseen boost on Wednesday, May 29, while he was announcing a new election on

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Israel faces second election this year after Netanyahu fails to form cabinet

May 30, 2019 @ 1:05Jun 13, 2019 @ 14:34 Diane Shalem 1346 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Joint US-Russian-Israeli committee, new Israeli election, Sept 17 election

On Sept. 17, Israelis face their second election this year. After midnight Wednesday May 29, the 21th Knesset dissolved itself

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Netanyahu bucks his foes’ bid to rout him for failing to form a governing coalition

May 27, 2019 @ 21:22May 28, 2019 @ 22:14 Diane Shalem 1356 Views Avigdor Lieberman, Binyamin Netanyahu, Blue-White Party, elections, government negotiations

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, even after failing to form a government, may opt for a new election rather than let

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A Swiss diplomat & Iraq’s President – go-betweens for first, US-Iranian talks

May 26, 2019 @ 12:52Jun 13, 2019 @ 14:35 Diane Shalem 1639 Views Barham Salih, Swiss diplomat, Trump administration, US-Iran talks

The two back-channels through which the Trump team sought to initiate exploratory talks with Tehran have run into a blank

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Theresa May steps down as UK prime minister, leaving divided party

May 24, 2019 @ 12:50May 24, 2019 @ 12:50 Diane Shalem 1164 Views BREXIT, Conservative Party, Theresa May, UK

The British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned on Friday, May 24, regretting failure in her three-year term to deliver on

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Firefighters out in force on Friday as sizzling temperatures rise

May 24, 2019 @ 10:27May 24, 2019 @ 10:27 Diane Shalem 697 Views Israel wildfires

Most of the 3,500 people rescued from their homes on Thursday to escape raging wildfires were advised not to try

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Lieberman returns to defense in next Netanyahu government. IDF will stop firing at Gaza rioters

May 23, 2019 @ 11:26May 23, 2019 @ 11:26 Diane Shalem 964 Views Avigdor Lieberman, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Qatar funds

Avigdor Lieberman stands ready to regain the defense portfolio in the cabinet Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hopes to put together

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Iran inches towards restarting nuclear program after attacking Gulf oil infrastructure

May 21, 2019 @ 17:41Jun 13, 2019 @ 14:37 Diane Shalem 1351 Views Arak plutonium, Iranian fourfold enrichment

How big a threat is Iran’s decision on Monday, May 20, to increase fourfold production of low-grade enriched uranium and

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Rocket attack near US Baghdad embassy had Iran’s signature. Trump spurns Saudi bid for US strike on Yemeni Houthis

May 20, 2019 @ 10:11Jun 13, 2019 @ 14:38 Diane Shalem 1385 Views Israel missile strike, Saudi-King-Trump, US-Iran, Yemeni Houthis

Both sides said they don’t seek war, yet US-Iranian war tensions were notched up again on Sunday, May 19, by

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