Failed Israeli-Russian deal opens SW Syria to Syrian bombardment, Iranian/Hizballah presence
Syria’s moves in the southwest this week followed Russia’s failure to persuade Israel to stand aside and allow Assad’s army
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US troops fight with Syria, Hizballah, Lebanon
Israeli diplomats have filed a quiet demarche with Washington over the participation of US special forces in a joint operation
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Trump: Iran must disarm militias, never gain nuke
“We can declare with one voice that Iran must not be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon ever, ever and
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Who’s afraid of Donald Trump in the Middle East?
Not much can be ascertained about President-elect Donald Trump’s administration future policies for the Middle East – any more than
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Obama backtracks on Israel defense package to counter Iran nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama has retracted on his pledge of an extra defense package to compensate Israel for the damage
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Why Israel prefers a hot line to a military coordination center with Russia
There is a big difference between the latest headlines saying that the IDF and the Russian military will coordinate their
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Jordan launches war on ISIS in Iraq, Turkish warplanes hit ISIS in Syria. US, Israel involved in both ops
The Middle East woke up Friday, July 24, to two new full-fledged wars launched by Jordan and Turkey for cutting
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Nuclear deal pushes Israel aside in Washington, raises Iran to leading US partner and ally
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bitterly accused the “leading international powers of gambling our collective future on a deal with
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Herzog’s four pledges for his first 100 days as prime minister are unworkable
While the opinion polls tab Yitzhak Herzog, co-leader of the opposition Zionist Camp party (former Labor) a highly credible contender
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Netanyahu tries to head off Iran’s machinations after Obama empowers Tehran as favored Mid East ally
Almost the last words Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu heard Sunday, March 1, as he took off for Washington to
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