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For Trump’s previous ambassador to Israel, the lack of diplomatic pushback is the change itself—a sign of enduring, bipartisan recognition.
Rasheedul Mowla, who faces up to 20 years in prison, “was ready to kill and die for” ISIS, according to the NYPD commissioner.
The walking tours along the border, which were advertised last week and quickly sold out, were nixed following an “operational security assessment” of the area.
Jonathan Miller, Israel’s deputy envoy, stated that “our actions are guided not by ambition of expansion but purely by necessity, security and prevention.”
Jerusalem and Ankara are said to be working toward a deconfliction mechanism similar to the one Israel previously maintained with Russia.
The IDF-approved tours of the far side of the Golan Heights are scheduled to get underway next week.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons fears that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles are unsecured.
Israeli forces targeted weapons caches and infrastructure near the Golan Heights.
Hakan Fidan pointed the finger at Jerusalem for “fueling regional instability.”
Israeli forces came under attack during operations in Tasil; Israeli jets target military infrastructure near Hama and Damascus.
Witnesses report masked men disappearing some two dozen men from the minority sect.
Turkey has replaced Russia as the dominant power in Syria, a prominent expert tells JNS.