Category Archives: Islam

“Netanyahu swiftly expressed concern last Friday after Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the U.S. was prepared to begin nuclear talks with Iran aimed at restoring the 2015 deal”

AXIOS Scoop: U.S. and Israel to convene strategic forum on Iran by Barak Ravid February 24, 2021 The United States and Israel have elected to reconvene a strategic working group on Iran, with the first round of talks on intelligence surrounding … Continue reading

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Former Israeli senior defense officials express support for Biden’s position not to lift Iran sanctions unless it returns to 2015 deal

JERUSALEM POST Ex-IDF generals, top Mossad officials urge Biden to return to Iran deal by Staff February 22, 2021 A group of former top officials from Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, the IDF and the Mossad sent a letter on Monday … Continue reading

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“Israel believes that going back to the old agreement will pave Iran’s path to a nuclear arsenal”

JERUSALEM POST Israel: US paving path to Iranian nuclear bomb with push to rejoin JCPOA by Tovah Lazaroff, Reuters February 19, 2021 Israel warned that the United States was helping Iran develop a nuclear weapons arsenal with its decision late … Continue reading

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Schumer opponent Khaled Salem favors “definitive action” against terrorist organizations that destabilize the region”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Democratic Senate candidate: Israel should ‘end’ Hezbollah, Hamas by Staff February 17, 2021 Senate candidate Khaled Salem, an Egyptian-born American who is running as a Democrat against Sen. Chuck Schumer in the 2020 mid-term … Continue reading

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“It could even bring Iran closer to the State of Israel. It just shows how sport can unite and break down barriers”

I24NEWS Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei expected in Israel for Grand Slam in Tel Aviv February 14, 2021 Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei, who fled his country after speaking out against the regime more than a year ago, is due to land … Continue reading

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“The result of the 2006 election showed that majority of Palestinians fully supported Hamas’s call for ending corruption in the Palestinian Authority, imposing Islamic law and, most importantly, continuing the armed struggle against Israel”

GATESTONE Palestinians: What Real Education Means by Khaled Abu Toameh February 16, 2021 The last Palestinian parliamentary election, held on January 25, 2006, resulted in a victory for Hamas, the Islamist movement controlling the Gaza Strip. The next parliamentary election … Continue reading

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UAE—now at peace with Israel—won’t resume UNRWA funding

REUTERS UAE halts funding to UN Palestinian agency in ‘reset’ of aid programme February 8, 2021 The United Arab Emirates does not plan to resume funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, which was halted last year, until … Continue reading

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“Iran began breaching its nuclear deal with major powers step by step in 2019 in response to US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the deal and Washington’s reimposition of sanctions on Tehran”

JERUSALEM POST Iran produces uranium metal, IAEA says, in latest breach of deal by Reuters February 10, 2021 Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal, the UN atomic watchdog confirmed on Wednesday, despite Western powers having warned … Continue reading

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“Top nuclear expert was killed by the Mossad, who used a one-ton remote-controlled gun smuggled into Iran piece by piece over eight months”

JEWISH CHRONICLE Truth behind killing of Iran nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh revealed by Jake Wallis Simons February 10, 2021 The Iranian nuclear scientist who was shot dead near Tehran in November was killed by a one-ton automated gun that was … Continue reading

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“The International Criminal Court decision on Palestine is a setback for a single standard of human rights. It is a victory for terrorism and an unwillingness to negotiate peace”

GATESTONE Is Palestine a State? by Alan M. Dershowitz February 9, 2021 The highly politicized International Criminal Court just declared statehood for Palestinians. They did it without any negotiation with Israel, without any compromise, and without any recognized boundaries. They … Continue reading

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