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Syrian military officials’ first criticism of Russia, alleging Moscow’s collusion with Israel

Apr 16, 2019 @ 16:39Apr 25, 2019 @ 10:17 Diane Shalem 1710 Views 45 Comments Israel air strike at Masyaf, Putin-Netanyahu deal in Syria, Syria criticizes Russia

Russia comes under fire from Damascus for the first time, since its 2015 intervention on behalf of the Assad regime,

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Notre Dame fire under control. Medieval wooden interior, priceless art lost

Apr 15, 2019 @ 21:28Apr 25, 2019 @ 10:18 Diane Shalem 1413 Views 39 Comments Notre Dame fire

It took 400 firemen 8 hours up until 3 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 to bring the fire under control at

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Belarusian, North Korean missile engineers killed or injured in Israel’s air raid of Masyaf

Apr 14, 2019 @ 21:45Apr 25, 2019 @ 10:19 Diane Shalem 2255 Views 45 Comments Belarus, Iran, Israel air raid, Masyaf missile production center, North Korea, Syria

The Israeli air strike on the Scientific Studies and Research Center in the Syrian town of Masyaf on Saturday, April

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Trump warns Putin of US umbrella over Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Apr 13, 2019 @ 13:31Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:39 Diane Shalem 2976 Views 62 Comments Binyamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iranian targets in Syria, Israeli air strike Syria, Vladimir Putin

Tehran had no reason to expect Russian Pantsir, S-300 or S-400 air defense missiles to begin knocking out the Israeli

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Syria: Israeli missiles struck “military positions” near Hama

Apr 13, 2019 @ 9:25Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:40 Diane Shalem 1419 Views 15 Comments Isareli air strike in Syria, Masyaf, weapons upgrade factory

The official Syrian news agency claims that early Saturday, April 13, Israeli aircraft fired missiles from Lebanese airspace at “one

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Israel’s moonshot failed to touch down in final seconds

Apr 11, 2019 @ 22:58Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:41 Diane Shalem 1403 Views Israel's moonshot

Beresheet, the privately-funded SpaceI-IAE moon project successfully completed all its assigned maneuvers but failed to touch down on the moon.

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Likud topped up to 36 seats by soldiers’ vote. New Right still out

Apr 11, 2019 @ 9:25Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:42 Diane Shalem 1206 Views Israel's election, New Right

The final count of double envelopes, including soldiers’ ballots, on Thursday p.m., April 11, gave Likud another seat with 36

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After tight race, Netanyahu to lead rightist bloc to center stage for a long haul

Apr 10, 2019 @ 12:07Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:43 Diane Shalem 1571 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, coalition negotiations, new government

Blue-Right party leader Benny Gantz commented on Wednesday, April 10: “The skies are bleak, but this is not yet final.”

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Trump’s blacklisting of Iran’s Guards bodes tougher US oil sanctions, more IDF air strikes in W. Iraq as well as Syria

Apr 6, 2019 @ 14:45Apr 10, 2019 @ 12:12 Diane Shalem 2866 Views Israeli attacks on Iran in Iraq, US brands IRGC terrorists, US sanctions Iran

President Donald Trump’s planned designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization on Monday, April 8 ,

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Russian Military Elite honors Zachary Baumel in a grand memorial ceremony

Apr 4, 2019 @ 15:24Apr 10, 2019 @ 12:12 Diane Shalem 2923 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Russian defense ministry ceremony, Russian-Israel relations, Vladimir Putin, Zachary Baumel

A special memorial ceremony for the missing Israeli soldier Zachary Baumel took place at the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday,

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