Behind Israel’s contentious judicial reform national debate

Behind Israel’s contentious judicial reform national debate

by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2023  Freedom Is Not Free Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday suspended his plan to overhaul the nation’s judicial system after mass protests and strikes rocked the Jewish state and its critical ties with neighbors and the United States. “When it is possible to prevent a civil war through […]

Preemptive strike? Israel presses its Iran solution with U.S. as Biden security policy implodes

Preemptive strike? Israel presses its Iran solution with U.S. as Biden security policy implodes

FPI / March 8, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct In meetings with top U.S. defense officials over the past two weeks, Israel has attempted to create a united front against the rising threat from Iran and its stable of terrorist proxies. On March 7, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic Adviser Ron Dermer were in Washington […]

The Trumping of Netanyahu? Caroline Glick’s warning about Israel’s election

The Trumping of Netanyahu? Caroline Glick’s warning about Israel’s election

by WorldTribune Staff, June 9, 2021 The 12-year consecutive term of Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister likely came to an end last week when Yesh Atid Party head Yair Lapid and Yamina Party head Naftali Bennett announced that they had secured an agreement to form Israel’s next government. “According to Lapid, Bennett and their […]

Netanyahu publicly rebuffs Blinken on Iran policy

Netanyahu publicly rebuffs Blinken on Iran policy

by WorldTribune Staff, May 25, 2021 During a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly rebuked Team Biden’s Iran policy. “We discussed many regional issues, but none is greater than Iran. And I can tell you that I hope that the United […]

Israeli forces deceive, bombard Hamas forces with announcement of ground offensive

Israeli forces deceive, bombard Hamas forces with announcement of ground offensive

by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2021 Late on Friday evening, the Israel Defense Forces announced without evidence that a ground offensive was underway in the Gaza Strip. Hamas operatives accustomed to taking shelter in civilian facilities took the bait and elite operatives scurried to its network of tunnels and into the direct path of of […]

Trump brokers normalized ties between Israel and Sudan

Trump brokers normalized ties between Israel and Sudan

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2020 President Trump’s decision to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism helped pave the way for Sudan to reach a deal on the normalization of relations with Israel. The deal, announced by Trump on Friday, makes Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with […]

Historic Abraham Accord marks first peace deal with Arab states since 1994

Historic Abraham Accord marks first peace deal with Arab states since 1994

by WorldTribune Staff, September 15, 2020 Leaders from Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain gathered with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to sign the Abraham Accords, establishing full, normalized relations between Israel and the two Gulf Arab states. The historic deal brokered by Trump is the first time Arab nations […]

In ‘nightmare’ for Iran, Trump brokers Israel-UAE peace agreement

In ‘nightmare’ for Iran, Trump brokers Israel-UAE peace agreement

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump brokered a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations, the White House announced on Thursday. The agreement was sealed in a phone call on Thursday between […]

Arab League video summit to fight Israel’s sovereignty move included in peace plan

Arab League video summit to fight Israel’s sovereignty move included in peace plan

by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2020 The Arab League has scheduled an urgent conference to forge a plan to confront Israel’s plans to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria. The meeting, scheduled for April 30 at the request of the Palestinian Authority, will bring together Arab foreign ministers via video conference, rather than […]

Detailed ‘Deal of Century’ offers incentives to Palestinians who call for ‘day of rage’

Detailed ‘Deal of Century’ offers incentives to Palestinians who call for ‘day of rage’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan on Tuesday which called for the creation of a Palestinian Arab state with a capital in eastern Jerusalem. The so-called “Deal of the Century”, billed as the most-detailed such Mideast peace plan ever, would eventually double the Palestinians’ […]