President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military ties as he sought to reassure American Jewish voters of his commitment to the two countries’ close alliance on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican rival, Mitt Romney. Obama used a White House ceremony to announce the United
Terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza fired two rockets at southern Israel on Friday night, shattering the calm of the Sabbath. Both rockets exploded in agricultural areas in the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no physical injuries or property damage. On Wednesday, a rocket was fired into Israel from Gaza, striking an open area in
Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Wednesday that Jerusalem is "committed to doing everything it can in order to stop Iran from going nuclear." I am "fully aware of the difficulties and complexities involved in preventing Iran from attaining nuclear weapons," Barak told graduates of the IDF National Security College. Israel is facing "difficult
The Arab League has released a statement warning Israel to stay away from the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The mosque is located on the Temple Mount, which Judaism teaches is the holiest site in the world. Surprisingly, the Arab League statement termed the mosque “the holiest of the Arab and Islamic holy sites.” Normally, Mecca is
I was caught In the middle of a railroad track (Thunder) And I knew there was no turning back (Thunder) My mind raced, And I thought what could I do (Thunder) And I knew, There was no help, no help from you (Thunder) Reports began circulating on Thursday that Iran's nuclear facilities have been hit
Iran now has 11,000 centrifuges enriching uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says. Ahmadinejad reported the figure at a meeting with the country's Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khameini and senior regime officials late Tuesday. It is Khameini who makes the decisions about nuclear policy, and who has complete control over nuclear development technology projects.
A branch of the Al-Qaeda terror group based in Sinai claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the repeated attacks on the pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Jordan and Israel. The claim of responsibility by the group, which calls itself “Supporters of Jerusalem”, came three days after the pipeline was blown up for the 15th
A video produced by the Temple Institute in Jerusalem, has apparently turned the Arab world upside down, sparking claims of "insults" to Egypt's new president and prompting the Temple Institute to clarify its motivations for creating the 90-second film. The Temple Institute is an educational, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the Biblical commandment to build
Iran's UN envoy accused Israel on Wednesday of plotting and carrying out last week’s suicide bomb attack on a bus in Bulgaria in which five Israeli tourists were killed. Five Israelis were killed when a terrorist blew himself up near a bus that was carrying Israeli tourists in Burgas. Israel accused Iran and Hizbullah
Amid intensifying violence in Syria, concern is mounting that al-Qaeda is trying to change the nature of the conflict against President Bashar al-Assad’ regime and is resorting to suicide bombings to “hijack” the revolution, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Wednesday. According to the NYT, while the Syrian opposition continues to deny any
