Palestinian National Council renounces all agreements with Israel, including Oslo

Despite the announcement, nothing has seemingly changed on the ground; the PLO and the Palestinian Authority have not said they were stopping security coordination.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on Feb. 13, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

(March 7, 2022 / JNS) Palestinian National Council deputy chairman Ali Faisal said there is a binding Palestinian decision to “renounce … all agreements with Israel.”

According to a report by Palestinian Media Watch, Faisal also said that from the Palestinian leadership’s point of view, the Palestinians “have entered a path of resistance in all its forms,” indicating that this includes violence as well.

Israel y Arabia Saudita participan por primera vez en maniobra naval conjunta

El simulacro supervisado por el Comando de la Quinta Flota de EE. UU. con sede en Bahréin, incluyó este año ejercicios de sistemas de defensa no tripulados.

El príncipe heredero de Bahréin, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, y el vicealmirante Brad Cooper en Manama Foto: Mark Thomas Mahmod / Marina de EE. UU.

Las Fuerzas Armadas de Arabia Saudita e Israel, países que no mantienen relaciones diplomáticas, participaron hoy por primera vez de forma conjunta en la mayor maniobra naval en Oriente Medio, liderada por Estados Unidos, informó la Quinta Flota de EE.UU. en un comunicado.

Estas maniobras bienales, denominadas Ejercicio Marítimo Internacional 2022

Erdogan’s interests and Israel’s morality paradigm

Experts have been prioritizing morality over interest in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By RUTHIE BLUM

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, November 27, 2018.   (photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)

Given the current climate, the fanfare in Israel surrounding President Isaac Herzog’s historic trip to Turkey on Wednesday is both disconcerting and puzzling.

Since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, there has been a tendency among pundits to prioritize morality over interests when discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked aggression against the populace of a neighboring sovereign state.

IDF adapts its capabilities to deal with ‘pandemic of Iranian UAVs’

With Tehran viewing itself as a regional power in possession of advanced technology, coupled with a commitment to “self-reliance,” its military industries have produced a sprawling industry of unmanned aerial vehicle mass-production lines.

BY YAAKOV LAPPIN

The Iranian Shahed 129 UAV. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

(March 8, 2022 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces is dealing with a growing “epidemic” of Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles, senior Israeli military officials cautioned on Monday.

The message came a day after the IDF revealed that in March 2021, Israeli Air Force F-35i fighter jets conducted their first interception of other aircraft, shooting down two Iranian-made UAVs as they approached Israeli airspace. Those UAVs were identified as Shahad 197-type Iranian systems, which have a flight range of

Chevron CEO says Israel gas pipeline could supply Europe amid crisis

The EastMed pipeline, meant to transfer natural gas from Israeli waters to Europe via Greece and Cyprus, was announced in 2016.

By BEN ZION GAD, REUTERS

The Leviathan gas platform pictured in the Mediterranean Sea.

(photo credit: ALBATROSS)

Europe's natural gas shortage, which has pushed prices to multi-year highs, has revived talk of the EastMed pipeline – a Mediterranean Sea pipeline that could carry gas from Israel to European customers, Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference.

Wirth downplayed concerns over global oil supplies amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the subsequent potential for an energy crisis.

Seeking converts, Christian missionaries pitch Yiddish Bibles to NY ultra-Orthodox

Missionary group is revamping New Testament in Yiddish for the first time in 80 years, part of a broader outreach effort aimed at the most insular Jewish communities in the US.

By LUKE TRESS

A copy of the New Testament in Yiddish at the New York Public Library. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

As some Christian missionary groups in the United States train their sights on ultra-Orthodox Jews, one has sent out Yiddish-language Bibles including the New Testament to Jewish communities in New York in an effort to convince them to convert to Christianity. The return address on the posted Bibles belonged to a local synagogue.

Zelensky pide hablar ante el Museo del Holocausto de Jerusalén

El presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelensky, de origen judío, pidió dirigirse al Museo del Holocausto de Jerusalén, Yad Vashem, mientras prosigue la invasión rusa en Ucrania, confirmó un portavoz de la institución.

Volodymir Zelensky Foto: President.gov.ua CC BY 4.0

El centro memorial del genocidio judío en Israel discutirá la propuesta con el embajador de Ucrania en Israel, según los reportes, mientras que Yad Vashem no dio más detalles sobre la solicitud.

El Museo del Holocausto es una reconocida institución en el ámbito a nivel mundial, y Zelensky podría intentar buscar mayor proyección y legitimidad internacional al pedir dirigirse a este centro.

‘Vision 2030 reforms brought myriad opportunities for Saudi women in science’: petroleum engineer

Women in Saudi Arabia continue to pursue their passion and make progress in various industries under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030. (Shutterstock)

JEDDAH: The encouragement of women’s exploration of the sciences is enabling young Saudi female petroleum engineers to pursue their passion and empower future generations.

Saudi Arabia is renowned for being the world’s largest oil exporter and the second-largest Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries member country, covering 2 million square km of the Arabian Peninsula. According to the General Authority of Statistics, the Kingdom saw a 10.8 percent increase in oil-related activities in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone.

Israel le dará 2.000 permisos más de entrada a trabajadores de Gaza

Serán para los palestinos que viven en Gaza.

Trabajadores de Gaza tratando de ingresar a Israel hace un tiempo. Foto: Archivo

Israel dejó todo acomodado para entregarle 2.000 permisos laborales a trabajadores palestinos que residen en Gaza. Esta cifra eleva el número total de habitantes de ese lugar que trabajan en el país a 12.000.

El enlace militar israelí con los palestinos, conocido como COGAT, afirma que el cambio de política depende de un motivo clave. La estabilidad de seguridad frecuente entre Israel y Gaza.

Giving nukes to Iran will be the greatest error of the 21st century - opinion

The nuclear deal is close to being signed in Vienna.

By SACHA ROYTMAN DRATWA

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech in Tehran earlier this month.   (photo credit: OFFICIAL KHAMENEI WEBSITE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

One of the greatest lessons of the Holocaust should be that when someone threatens war, invasion and genocide against a people, we should believe they mean it.

Whether in the media or by Western politicians, many in the 1930s dismissed Hitler’s violent statements and acts against Jews as mere grandiloquence. Some claimed he was just using rhetorical devices about Jews for other political purposes.

La UE afirmó que es necesaria una “pausa” en las conversaciones nucleares con Irán debido a “factores externos”

El jefe de política exterior de la Unión Europea, Josep Borrell, afirmó hoy que se necesitaba “una pausa” en las conversaciones en curso sobre el acuerdo nuclear entre Irán y las potencias mundiales, y culpó a “factores externos” por la demora.

Los comentarios de Borrell se producen cuando parecía inminente una hoja de ruta para que Estados Unidos se reincorporara a un acuerdo del que se retiró unilateralmente en 2018 y para que Irán vuelva a limitar su programa nuclear que avanza rápidamente.

“Se necesita una pausa en las conversaciones de Viena, debido a factores externos. Un texto final está esencialmente listo y sobre la mesa”, escribió Borrell en Twitter. “Como coordinador, junto con mi equipo, continuaré en contacto con

La supuesta recomendación que Bennett hizo a Zelensky

Enlace Judío – El sitio israelí Walla! News publicó este viernes presuntos detalles de una de las últimas conversaciones del primer ministro israelí Naftali Bennett y el presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky, en medio de los esfuerzos de Jerusalén para tratar de mediar entre Rusia y Ucrania.

De acuerdo con un alto funcionario ucraniano citado por el portal, el pasado martes Bennett recomendó a Zelensky aceptar plenamente la propuesta presentada por el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin para dar fin a la guerra, lo que implicaría que Ucrania acepte difíciles concesiones.

Zelensky y funcionarios de su gobierno, según el reporte, se negaron tajantemente a lo recomendado por Bennett.

En la llamada, iniciada por Bennett, este le dijo a Zelensky: “Si yo fuera tú, pensaría en mi vida y la de mi gente y aceptaría la oferta”, según el alto funcionario

Israel's Bedouin: What is the truth behind the crime-ridden headlines?

There are thousands of Bedouin living in the Negev; their story must extend deeper than crime-ridden headlines. So, who are the Bedouin of the South?

By SARAH BEN-NUN

IDF FORCES on horseback clash with Bedouin during a protest against forestation, in the Negev village of Sawe al-Atrash, Jan. 13.   (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)

“Nineteen arrested in large brawl at Soroka hospital in Beersheba,” a headline read in November. A fight broke out between two Bedouin families from Rahat, about 20 km. north of Beersheba. The reason it made the news was the location – brawls happen all the time.

There are thousands of Bedouin living in the Negev; their story must extend deeper than crime-ridden headlines. So, who are the Bedouin of the South?

The MOST Beautiful Place in Israel Right Now!

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Los reyes de Jordania, inquietos por las maniobras del príncipe Hamzah, que les disputa el trono

Problemas en la Corte jordana, con Abdallá y Rania enfrentando a un inesperado enemigo: uno de los hermanos de él.

Manuel Román

Los reyes de Jordania. | Gtres

En todas partes cuecen habas. La Corte Jordana también viene atravesando problemas, pues sus Reyes, Abdalá II y Rania se ven amenazados por uno de los hermanos del monarca, que trata de arrebatarles el trono. Está detenido desde hace meses. Los Soberanos jordanos, además, han tenido que aclarar estos días el origen de las cuentas que figuran a sus nombres en la banca suiza. Rania continúa siendo una de las Reinas más bellas, de igual modo que lo fueron las cuatro esposas del anterior Rey Hussein, todas ellas frecuentes protagonistas de las revistas del color.

The Russian-Ukraine war may be a gas opportunity for Israel - editorial

Heavy sanctions issued against Russia mean that Europe is now receiving 10% less gas than before.

By JPOST EDITORIAL

A worker checks pipes at a gas compressor station on the Yamal-Europe pipeline near Nesvizh, some 130 km (81 miles) southwest of Minsk, December 29, 2006.

(photo credit: REUTERS/VASILY FEDOSENKO)

Just like Israel was unexpectedly thrust into the middle of negotiations to seek an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew to Moscow and held multiple conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, another unexpected war-related issue is also bringing Israel to the spotlight and presenting it with a unique opportunity.

Cosas que NO DEBES HACER en ISRAEL

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Dead Sea Guardians - Crowdfunding

‘Dead Sea Guardians’ documents the efforts of environmental activist Oded Rahav to gather a group to swim across the Dead Sea for the first time to attract attention to its plight.

By SUE SURKES

Oded Rahav, Yusuf Matari and Munqeth Meyhar link hands in the Dead Sea in a still from the movie Dead Sea Guardians. (Ram Gil)

A lyrical film about one man’s efforts to draw attention to the shrinking Dead Sea is doing the rounds of local cinemas and international film festivals.

“Dead Sea Guardians” charts the ultimately successful bid of environmental entrepreneur and activist Oded Rahav to put a group together that would swim across the earth’s saltiest body of water for the first recorded time.

Iran has used advanced air defense batteries against Israel in Syria

Since Iran has deployed new air defense batteries in Syria last year, the IAF has had to change how they carry out their strikes.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi (3rd R) walks during a ceremony to unveil Iran's medium range anti-aircraft air defense system Mersad (Ambush) in Tehran, April 11, 2010.   (photo credit: REUTERS/VAHID ALAEE/DEFENCE MINISTRY/HANDOUT)

Iran has used advanced air-defense batteries against Israeli planes carrying out war-between-war operations in Syria in an attempt to challenge IAF pilots.

Tehran first deployed the batteries to Syria last year as Israeli strikes against Iranian weapons and military infrastructure intensified.

Bennett’s mission to Moscow could help Ukraine. But can he stop a new Iran deal?

The Israeli prime minister sought to mediate a halt to Putin’s aggression. But the wild card is Russia’s role in brokering a new Iran deal that poses an existential threat to the Jewish state.

JONATHAN S. TOBIN

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett delivers an address at the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv, on March 1, 2022. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

(March 6, 2022 / JNS) After more than a week of being criticized for his lack of outrage about Russia’ invasion of Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Naftfali Bennett sought to reverse the script by undertaking a mission of peace that no one else seemed able to attempt.

Flying to Moscow to meet authoritarian President Vladimir Putin with the acquiescence of both the United States and Ukraine’s embattled President

Nick Cave: Invasion of Ukraine isn’t the same as Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The iconic musician was responding to a fan’s query expressing disappointment that he had expressed solidarity with Ukrainians but not with Palestinians.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cast member Nick Cave talks during a news conference promoting the movie "20,000 Days on Earth" at the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 10, 2014 (photo credit: REUTERS/THOMAS PETER)

Iconic Australian singer/songwriter Nick Cave recently wrote to a fan that the current Russian invasion of Ukraine can’t be compared to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Cave, who has always resisted calls to boycott Israel on his previous trips here and who will be returning on August 23 for a show at Live Park Rishon Lezion, was

Liderazgo decidido por doquier salvo en EEUU Abrid las espitas, abrid el gasoducto EastMed

El liderazgo empieza desde arriba, y el de Zelenski –incluso el de Europa– contrasta vivamente con el fallido liderazgo de casi cualquier rincón de la Administración Biden. En la imagen, Zelenski se reúne con el presidente de EEUU, Joe Biden, en la Casa Blanca el 1 de septiembre de 2021. (Foto: Brendan Smialowski/AFP, vía Getty Images).

En estos momentos, las fuerzas ucranianas parecen superadas en efectivos y armamento por el Ejército ruso. Si el presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, consigue finalmente imponerse sobre Ucrania y su capital, Kiev, asegurémonos de que sea su Waterloo.

Impulsada por el liderazgo firme y pugnaz mostrado por el presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, la reacción global a la invasión de Putin se ha vuelto rápida y contundentemente contra Rusia. Las sanciones al Banco Central ruso y las

We need air defenses from Israel, not goodwill statements, Lviv commander tells ToI

Maksym Kozytskyy urges Israel to join others providing arms, telling The Times of Israel that Iron Dome systems would have let Ukraine ‘prevail in the air’.

By LAZAR BERMAN

Lviv Oblast governor Maksym Kozytskyy in his office in Lviv, March 3, 2022 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine needs Israeli weapons far more than it needs sympathetic statements from Jerusalem, a top official in western Ukraine said Thursday, joining the country’s leadership in urging Jerusalem to help arm their embattled military.

“We don’t need the support, but we need the weapons to protect ourselves,” Lviv Oblast governor Maksym Kozytskyy told The Times of Israel.

Iran nuclear talks rocked by Russian demand for sanctions exemption

Moscow seeks guarantees regarding trade with Iran that would undermine west’s response to Ukraine invasion.

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

The revived deal would lift US sanctions in return for Tehran complying with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/AP

Russia has been accused of trying to take the Iran nuclear deal hostage as part of its wider battle with the west over Ukraine, after it threw a last-minute spanner into plans for an agreement to lift a swathe of US economic sanctions on Tehran.

After months of negotiations in Vienna, a revised deal was expected to be reached within days under which US sanctions would be lifted in return for Tehran returning to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear nonproliferation deal.

Las consecuencias geoestratégicas de la agresión de Rusia a Ucrania

La invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia cambia el orden internacional quizá para siempre y traerá importantes cambios estratégicos para el mundo.

Mapa que muestra dos supuestos planes rusos publicados por separado por Bild ​ y el Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales enero 2022 – Foto: Wikipedia – CC0

En apenas diez días, los que van del ataque ruso a Ucrania hasta hoy, el mundo ha cambiado y quizá para siempre. Muchas serán las consecuencias geopolíticas de esta invasión -y no guerra como dice la izquierda de medio mundo- por parte de Rusia a este país europeo, en una ocupación injusta, injustificada y desproporcionada en los medios militares utilizados.