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Time Over for Trump, Netanyahu's Bullying  (Gowidenews)- Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm newspaper, underlined that the US Democrats' victory in the recent elections and rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris were strong responses to Washington and Tel Aviv's bullying. "No doubt this week was a start for ending the US and Israel's bullying and the Republican party's defeat in the US House elections struck a heavy blow at Trump," Atwan wrote on Saturday. He also referred to Putin's rejection of Netanyahu's demand for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a conference in Paris to mark 100 years to the end of World War I, saying that it was a strong blow to the Israeli prime minister who is attempting to resolve differences with Moscow on Syria. Atwan reminded that Trump's insulting behavior towards the CNN reporter in a pr...

U.S urges Russia to allow resumed Israeli air strikes in Syria   Nov 7, 2018  Special US envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, said on Wednesday, Nov. 7, “We certainly hope Russia’s permissive approach will continue” for Israeli air strikes in Syria against Iranian targets, despite its supply of S-300 air defense systems to the Syrian government. He noted that Russia has been permissive about the flights in the past – in consultation with the Israelis. The American diplomat spoke after meeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, Nov. 5. However, DEBKAfile’s military sources have seen no sign of Moscow relenting. Quite the reverse; Moscow indicated this week that should Israeli jets enter Syrian airspace to attack Iranian targets, the S-300 would shoot them down. According to our sources, Ambassador Jeffrey’s talks with Netanyahu, attended also by high-ranking IDF officers, encompassed the situation in Syria, including the possibility of a military c...

'We tell Europe: Israel is legal sovereign in Jerusalem' Chairman of J'lem and Heritage Ministry speaks with Arutz Sheva about visit to EP to explain J'lem's legal status as Israeli by intn'l law. Arutz Sheva Staff,  07/11/18 22:23 Arutz Sheva  spoke with Chairman of the Jerusalem and Heritage Ministry, Ron Yishai, about his ministry’s visit to the European Parliament to present the case that Jerusalem is Israeli according to international law. “This is the first time Israel is expressing its clear position as pertains to the international law regarding Jerusalem and Israeli sovereignty regarding Jerusalem. We say to the Europeans for the first time in this forum: Israel is the legal sovereign in all parts of Jerusalem by international law. “Sovereignty was given from the Turks after World War I to the League of Nations, which was the legal organ authorized to decide what to do with this sovereignty, and they gave it to the Jewi...

'We tell Europe: Israel is legal sovereign in Jerusalem' Chairman of J'lem and Heritage Ministry speaks with Arutz Sheva about visit to EP to explain J'lem's legal status as Israeli by intn'l law. Arutz Sheva Staff,  07/11/18 22:23 Arutz Sheva  spoke with Chairman of the Jerusalem and Heritage Ministry, Ron Yishai, about his ministry’s visit to the European Parliament to present the case that Jerusalem is Israeli according to international law. “This is the first time Israel is expressing its clear position as pertains to the international law regarding Jerusalem and Israeli sovereignty regarding Jerusalem. We say to the Europeans for the first time in this forum: Israel is the legal sovereign in all parts of Jerusalem by international law. “Sovereignty was given from the Turks after World War I to the League of Nations, which was the legal organ authorized to decide what to do with this sovereignty, and they gave it to the Jewi...