by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2018 Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas issued a furious response after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut nearly half of the U.S. contribution to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. “Damn your money,” Abbas said during a two-hour speech on Jan. 14. The Palestinian leader added that he would […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 Israel’s Defense Minister has warned Syria not to use its air-defense systems against its warplanes after the Syrians fired at Israeli jets attacking a convoy suspected of supplying weapons to the Hizballah militant group. “The next time the Syrians use their air-defense systems against our planes, we will destroy […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 30, 2016 Israel expects to have total air dominance in the Middle East for the next four decades with the arrival on Dec. 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. “The future is here,” Israeli Air Force (IAF) Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Tal Kalman said, adding that “the F-35 will allow […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2016 Israeli warplanes struck a facility storing surface-to-air missiles near the Syrian city of Homs, a report said on June 7. If confirmed, the Israeli Air Force mission would be the first carried out in Syria under new Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. According to Syrian website Zaman Al Wasl, which […]