Israeli Air Force Unleashes Second Retaliatory Attack on ISIS in Syria

Early Monday morning the Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched a second strike on ISIS locations inside Syria, dropping 10 tons of explosives.  This attack followed a similar attack on Sunday after an ISIS terrorist cell opened fire on the Israeli Golani Reconnaissance Battalion operating along the Syrian border. In a strong statement, Prime Minister Benjamin …

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What Lies Ahead for Israel?

With a new American president-elect, what is in store for Israel?  These are interesting, yet tenuous, days for the Jewish state, for sure.  Enduring the remaining 70 days of an American administration that has been less-than-supportive of Israel is the first order of business. What can possibly happen in 70 days?  Plenty!  Several days ago, …

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Israel Signs $10 Billion Gas Deal with Jordan, Others to Come

Israel and Jordan have signed a second major deal in which Israel will supply 45 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Jordan. Following a 2014 deal in which Israel committed to provide Jordan significant supplies of gas from the Tamar gas field, they followed up earlier this week with a second deal, worth $10 billion, …

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Netanyahu, Abbas, Rouhani all Speak at UN General Assembly

I was able to catch about half of Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN live earlier this morning.  In it, the Prime Minister addressed the threats from Hamas and Iran, and indicated that Israel will not accept the UN "dictating our security."  He vowed never to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.  In addition, he …

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