Obama White House excluded Congress from military aid deal with Israel

Obama White House excluded Congress from military aid deal with Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2016 The Obama administration touted its largest ever $38 billion military aid deal with Israel which was finalized without the input of Congress and is being criticized by Israeli defense contractors. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said Congress is not bound by the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and discounted […]

Game changer: Without Obama’s deal, Moscow could not have launched bombing strikes on Syria from Iran

Game changer: Without Obama’s deal, Moscow could not have launched bombing strikes on Syria from Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2016 Russia would never have used Iranian air bases for attacks in Syria before U.S. President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Teheran, When the world was sanctioning Iran, “the Russians kept the regime at arm’s length,” the Jerusalem Post said in an analysis on Aug. 18. Two weeks ago, the […]

Israeli ‘smart fence’ firm says business is booming; Trump’s wall? No problem

Israeli ‘smart fence’ firm says business is booming; Trump’s wall? No problem

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2016 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has vowed that a wall will be put up at the U.S. southern border and that Mexico will pay for it. And, now, an Israeli firm says it will build Trump’s wall. Magal Security Systems Ltd. said it is ready, willing and able to […]

Russia called better friend than U.S. for allowing Israel to attack targets inside Syria

Russia called better friend than U.S. for allowing Israel to attack targets inside Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2016 Israeli jets are being allowed to attack targets inside Syria despite Russia’s “anti-aircraft umbrella,” an Israeli analyst said. Most recently, the Israel Air Force attacked a Syrian target in Kuneitra after mortar fire “leaked out” from the Syrian civil war to Israel’s Golan Heights. Israel “could have been heavily […]

Egypt, Israel conduct first high level meeting in decade

Egypt, Israel conduct first high level meeting in decade

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2016 Israel and Egypt moved toward improved ties on July 10 as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Jerusalem. It was the first high level meeting between top officials of the two countries in nearly a decade and comes as Israel’s military has […]

Netanyahu defends ‘strategic’ Israel-Turkey agreement; Critics slam ‘national humiliation’

Netanyahu defends ‘strategic’ Israel-Turkey agreement; Critics slam ‘national humiliation’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2016 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stressing the “strategic importance” of Israel’s agreement to normalize relations with Turkey. After meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Binaldi Yildirim in Rome on June 27 to sign the reconciliation accord, Netanyahu pointed to the deal’s strategic value for Israel’s security, economy and energy […]

Ahead of normalization with Israel, Turkey’s Erdogan meets Hamas leader

Ahead of normalization with Israel, Turkey’s Erdogan meets Hamas leader

by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2016 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al on June 24 reportedly to ease tensions amid Turkey’s announcement that it will normalize ties with Israel. Erdogan met with Masha’al in Istanbul to discuss “ways to resolve the disagreements among Palestinians as well as Turkish humanitarian assistance,” […]

Israel builds the wall — underground — to block tunnels

Israel builds the wall — underground — to block tunnels

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2016 Israel is constructing a wall that will cover 60 miles of land around its border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart Hamas terror tunnels. The concrete structure, at a cost of $570 million, will be built tens of meters above and below ground and will be […]

Palestinian gunmen kill 4 in Tel Aviv mall; UN’s Ban ‘shocked’ at praise for attacks

Palestinian gunmen kill 4 in Tel Aviv mall; UN’s Ban ‘shocked’ at praise for attacks

by WorldTribune Staff, June 9, 2016 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed “shock” after Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip celebrated the June 8 terror attacks that left four dead at a popular shopping and restaurant district in Tel Aviv. “The Secretary-General is shocked that the leaders of Hamas have chosen to welcome this […]

Rice complains as U.S. pledges largest military aid package in history to Israel

Rice complains as U.S. pledges largest military aid package in history to Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2016 National Security Advisor Susan Rice scolded Israel while at the same time pledging a record U.S. military aid package to the Jewish state. Rice, in an address to the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum on June 6, said that “even in these days of belt-tightening, we are prepared to […]