JERUSALEM, Israel – "A prize for terrorist organizations and their campaign against Israel.” That is how outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid characterized a vote last week in the United Nations.
The resolution accuses Israel of annexing and occupying Palestinian territory in the West Bank, the biblical lands of Judea and Samaria.
In this exclusive clip from The Watchman, host Erick Stakelbeck is joined by the founder and CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, former Israeli Brigadier General Amir Avivi, who shares a hard hitting strategy on how to break the terror wave rising in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria. Is Israel’s war on terrorism at a crossroads? How should the Jewish State respond to the ongoing bombardment of violent outbreaks?
Gas production has started at Karish, an offshore field at the centre of a maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, London-listed Energean said Wednesday. Agreement paving way to potentially rich gas exploration.
Israeli forces on Tuesday morning raided a Nablus bomb factory, killing multiple Lions' Den operatives including Wadee al-Houh, the terror group's top commander. The counterterrorism operation came barely two weeks after Jerusalem urged the Palestinian Authority (PA), which is responsible for security in Area A of the West Bank, to act against the threat emanating from Nablus.
Ramallah has consistently skirted its obligations under the Oslo Accords, with PA Health Minister Mai al-Kaila even sending "praises and respect" to the Lions' Den, necessitating Israeli action against the terror group.
Here's what you need to know about the danger that the Lions' Den poses to stability and peace in the region.