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Israeli soldiers walk near mobile artillery units near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. (Reuters)

Israel to Establish ‘South Syria Army’ to Stop Iranian Expansion

by Nazir Majli | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israel is planning to establish a Syrian army in the southern region of Syria on the border with the Golan Heights and Jordan to stop Iranian expansion, according to informed Israeli sources. The idea for the “South Syria Army”, which will be affiliated...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu strike a conversation. (Reuters)

Israel, India Sign $2 Billion ‘Iron Dome’ Deal

by Nazir Majli | Jul 7, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have signed a series of agreements on defense and technology, including a deal to buy the Israeli “Iron Dome” missile system, which is worth around $2 billion. The deal also...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Deals Lie behind India’s Shifting Stance in Supporting Israel

by Nazir Majli | Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

Tel Aviv – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off Tuesday a three-day visit to Tel Aviv, described by the Israeli authorities as “historic” for being the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Israel since its establishment. The visit is also marked...

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Girls play near a sign at Mount Bental, an observation post on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, overlooking the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing. (Reuters)

Israel’s Syrian Agendas

by Nazir Majli | Jun 24, 2017 | Features

Tel Aviv – The way in which the Israeli government, headed by Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, is dealing with the Syrian crisis is surprising even the Israelis themselves. It is no coincidence that since the right-wing government sensed the chance of a political agreement...

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Reuters

Kerry, Netanyahu, Abbas Reach ‘Framework Agreement’

by Nazir Majli | Jun 9, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – US and Israeli political sources in Tel Aviv revealed on Thursday two documents showing that US Secretary of State John Kerry was very close to reaching a “declaration of principles” formula with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and...