Yearly Archives: 2020

Will Austin’s appointment see Israel move from EUCOM to CENTCOM?

Future US Pentagon chief Austin: I had a great relationship with Benny Gantz. During testimony before Congress in 2015, Gen. Lloyd Austin, then head of the US Central Command, told members of the House Armed Services Committee that he had a “great relationship” with former IDF chief of staff Benny …

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Iran, not Israeli-Palestinian conflict, likely Biden's priority – Shapiro

The Biden campaign however has already spoken of initial steps such as restoring direct diplomacy between the US and the PA. Iran is the only issue in the Middle East that is likely to make it onto US President-elect Joe Biden’s priority list, former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro …

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Palestinians vow to continue ‘struggle’ against Israel

Palestinians on Tuesday marked the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the First Intifada and vowed to pursue the “struggle” against Israel until the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state. The First Intifada, also known as the Rock-Throwing Intifada, began on December 9, 1987 and ended in September …

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Taiwan F-16 upgrade remains on schedule: Air Force

Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) The goal of upgrading 22 of Taiwan’s more than 140 F-16 A/B jet fighters to F-16Vs in 2020 remains achievable, according to a recent report by Taiwan’s Air Force.

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PLA anti-submarine warfare aircraft conducts depth charge attack drills, seen as deterrent to Taiwan secessionists

In a rare report shared with media, an anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was shown dropping a new type of depth charge in a recent training exercise, demonstrating its capability to not only detect, but also launch attacks on submarines, analysts said on Sunday.

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Observers Say Beijing's Planned Blacklist of Taiwan Secessionists Could Backfire

Beijing has confirmed that it is drafting a list of pro-independence advocates in Taiwan, a move that some observers say reveals the Chinese government’s intention to criminalize what it calls “Taiwan secessionists” after an anti-secession example had been set recently in Hong Kong.

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