Israel’s internal crisis continues Protesters block a highway in Raanana On July 23 Israel’s parliament ratified a first bill of the judicial reform, limiting the powers of the country’s Supreme Court. This was met by a continuation of the protests by Israelis who see the moves as a threat to their democracy. 2023 Israeli judicial reform – Wikipedia The protest...
Israel’s anti-terror operation in Jenin The IDF has been conducting operations in the Jenin refugee camp to uncover bomb-making laboratories and arrest terrorism suspects. The incursion was prompted by increased Palestinian terrorism in the region, and the IDF is still searching for remaining terrorists. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the operation and stated that there would...
Arab media around the Middle East now say it is time to pressure Israel, while it is vulnerable due to internal strife. The Syrian newspaper Al Watan which is affiliated with President Assad’s regime, wrote that “dozens of soldiers have announced that they will not participate in military training,” and added that “the legal amendments are dismantling the Israeli occupation army.” Israel’s...
Iran planning to kill Jews in the Diaspora Iran plans to kill Jews in the diaspora The Jewish Chronicle (17 February) carried an article with the headline ‘Iran mapping Jews in diaspora for kill squads. Iran has been “mapping” the Jewish diaspora for an assassination campaign that will be triggered if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a Jewish woman who met Ayatollah Khamenei has told...
The Queen never visited Israel Not because she did not want to but because the Foreign Office prohibited such a visit. In a moving speech, Lord Polak paid tribute to the Queen in the House of Lords – but levelled searing criticism at the Foreign Office for preventing her from visiting Israel. The Tory peer, who was director of Conservative Friends of Israel for more than 25 years, criticised the...
Israel’s success against Islamic Jihad Israel’s 66-hour campaign targeting the military leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was a major success on multiple levels. The first was military: Israel succeeded in taking out the entire PIJ command structure, rapidly achieved its military objectives, striking over 170 strategic targets with limited collateral damage, and then quickly brokered...
Biden signs ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ On his visit to the Middle East US President Joe Biden signed a joint strategic declaration with Prime Minister Yair Lapid on 14 July in Jerusalem, in which the US vowed to use “all elements in its national power” to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. “The United States stresses that integral to this pledge is the commitment never to allow Iran to...
Israel moves to fifth election in three years On June 20th Israel’s weakened coalition government decided to dissolve parliament and call new elections. The vote, expected later this year, could bring about the return of a nationalist religious government led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or another prolonged period of political gridlock. In a nationally televised news...
Introduction In the January 2022 edition of Light for the Last Days I wrote that there were three world situations threatening wars which could have far reaching consequences. Russia and Ukraine, China and Taiwan and Iran and Israel. Now the Russia and Ukraine war has happened. Will the other two follow? The world was in shock after weeks of denying that he had any intention to invade...
Introducción En la edición de enero de 2022 de Luz para los últimos días, escribí que había tres situaciones mundiales que amenazaban con guerras que podrían tener consecuencias de largo alcance. Rusia y Ucrania, China y Taiwán e Irán e Israel. Ahora ha ocurrido la guerra de Rusia y Ucrania. ¿Seguirán los otros dos? El mundo está en estado de shock después de semanas en que ha negado que tenía...