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| April 20, 2016
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IDF general admits Israel assisting Arab allies fight ISIS

 

Speaking to Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, revealed for the first time, that the IDF was providing intelligence assistance to Egypt & Jordan in their fight against ISIS.

By Reuters

 

“Israel provides Jordan and Egypt with intelligence assistance in their fight against ISIS,” the IDF deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, said on Wednesday, describing the US backed Arab neighbors as stable despite the insurgent threat.

Jordanian soldiers – Photo: EPA

Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979, followed by Jordan in 1994. They are the only Arab countries to have treaties with Israel, a matter unpopular with many Egyptians and Jordanians and which generally keeps Amman and Cairo quiet about the ties.  Continue Reading »

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| June 21, 2015
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Foreign Press Association Protest Israel’s Foreign Ministry Over ‘Denigrating’ Gaza Press Coverage

view videoAlthough widely recognized for it’s accurate portrayal of the majority of coverage from Gaza, Israel’s Foreign Ministry, not wishing to alienate the press further, removed the cartoon ridiculing the foreign coverage saying it was ‘misunderstood’.

By i24news

 

Israel’s foreign ministry has taken down a video that angered foreign journalists by ridiculing their coverage of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, saying it had been “misinterpreted.”

Israeli video showing foreign correspondent taken in by Hamas – YouTube screenshot

“The goal of the video was to illustrate the crimes of Hamas,” ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said on Sunday. “When that was misinterpreted, we decided to remove it.” Continue Reading »

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