Israel at 70: 7 Challenges and Opportunities in Israel and the Jewish World
Breaking Israel News provides an exclusive breakdown of Israel’s challenges and opportunities as the country celebrates its 70th anniversary.
Saudi Crown Prince Vows To Acquire Nuclear Weapons If Iran Does
‘Without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible,’ Saudi Arabian Prince Salman told CBS in an interview.
Netanyahu: Israel Stopped Airplane Terror Attacks in Europe
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of ambassadors from several of NATO countries that Israeli intelligence had prevented “several dozen major terrorist attacks” on European cities, including some 9-11 type plots that “involved civil aviation”.
Lines in the Sand
An alliance of pro-US Sunni Arab states is emerging
Pope Francis Embraces Top Imam in Vatican Pow-Wow
Pope Francis met with the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday, embracing his Sunni Muslim visitor in a sign of improved ties between the two religions.
Pope Meeting With Imam While Blaming West for Extremism
On Monday, Pope Francis will host Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar and considered to be the highest authority in Sunni Islam. This meeting puts the world’s 2.2 billion Catholics and 1.7 billion Sunni Muslims at the same table to discuss mutual interests for the first time.
Middle East Reaching Boiling Point as Saudi Arabia Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran
The Saudi government has broken off all diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday, with the Iranian government accusing the Saudis of stoking tensions in the Middle East.
Guarding American Interests in the Sunni-Shiite War
The rapid (although not unpredicted) entry of radical Sunni jihadists into Mosul, Tikrit and other largely Sunni areas of Iraq, and their movement toward Baghdad, has prompted cries from left, right and center about the failure of U.S. policies in the region.
