Turkey continues to veto cooperation between Israel and NATO – extending a policy that stretches back years and which diplomats had hoped would cease amid a U.S.-backed reconciliation effort – according to Greek Ambassador Spiros Lampridis. Speaking to the Jerusalem Post, Lampridis outlined both the scope of programs nixed by...

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More than one faction within the Syrian opposition has committed to attacking Israel, and fears have only deepened as jihadists moved to seize areas near Israel’s border with Syria. A Syrian opposition activist stationed in Europe, however, is suggesting that there might be a different future for Israeli-Syrian relations should...

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Russian media outlets are reporting that the country’s president Vladimir Putin has authorized an $800 million sale of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Tehran, potentially setting up a scenario in which Iranian airspace would be denied to Israeli aircraft conducting a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Analysts fear that the introduction of the...

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Israel has issued another round of permits allowing Palestinians to work within the country’s 1949 armistice lines, part of a series of gestures designed to bolster U.S.-backed peace negotiations. The additional 5,000 permits come amid Palestinian moves that, in a certain sense, are the exact opposite of confidence building measures:...

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The results of Australia’s election Saturday night, which saw Tony Abbott’s Liberal Party sweep into power, are expected to result in stronger relations between Canberra and Jerusalem: Abbott has said he wants to return bilateral relations to the era of former Liberal leader John Howard, who was an unapologetic supporter of Israel....

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Hamas has seen its internal and regional position slip to such an extent that U.S. analysts are now calling on policymakers to deliver a death blow to the Iran-backed terror group. It is unpopular at home and is being stymied abroad. The fear now is that Hamas will try to...

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France has been at the international forefront of emphasizing both that Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime has used chemical weapons, and of calling for action against the regime. Some of the differences between France and its more cautious Western allies have been written off as Paris seeking to intervene in what...

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Greens leader Christine Milne on the eve of the country’s election rushed to emphasize her party’s rejection of efforts to boycott Israel, after opponents made it a key issue. The Australian reported last week on the back-and-forth between the NSW Greens and the opposition, which had made the support by...

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Reuters reports this morning on the aftermath of a four-day show conducted last week by the Israel Diamond Exchange, which is looking to become a global hub for the industry. The outlet took pains to emphasize that the show was not a small event: Hundreds of companies crowded the world’s...

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NBC News last week described Israel as a “sanctuary” for wounded Syrians, with doctors having tended to scores of patients who have fled the war-torn country. More than 120 Syrians have received medical treatment in various Israeli facilities during the two and a half years of the Syrian civil war....

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