The „Committee for the Evaluation of the Defense Establishment Budget and the Balance of Power“ is led by former National Security Council head Yaakov Nagel, and is often referred to in Hebrew media as the Nagel Commission or Nagel Committee.
The commission was established in 2023 before the outbreak of the war, to create recommendations for the defense ministry regarding the possible areas of conflict facing Israel in the years ahead.
The Nagel Committee issued a report on Monday detailing the defence budget and security strategy, where they raised concerns over Turkey’s aspirations and possible future tensions with Israel, according to Israeli media.
The committee said these tensions could escalate into conflict and highlighted the risk of Syrian factions aligning with Turkey and creating further threats to Israel‘s „security“.
(January 3. 2025)
Although the majority of high-ranking officials in the HTS-led administration refrain from making categorical claims about Israel, they constantly stress that Iran and Hezbollah, not Israel, are Syria’s main enemies.
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Ayman Al-Asimi, a senior member of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and former spokesperson for the Syrian opposition delegations during the Astana talks, made headlines with his remarks to BBC Arabic. He stated unequivocally that Syria’s only opponent is Iran.
(December 12, 2024)
In 2003, he went to Iraq to fight against American forces. After three years of war, he was captured by the U.S. military and spent over five years in prison, including a stint at the notorious Abu Ghraib torture center.
While in Iraq, Jolani fought with ISIS and was even a deputy to its founder. Immediately upon release in 2011, ISIS sent him to Syria with a rumored $1 billion to found the Syrian wing of al-Qaeda and participate in the armed protest movement against Assad that arose out of the Arab Spring.
(October 1, 2024)
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults agree that a third major party is needed in the U.S. because the Republican and Democratic parties “do such a poor job” of representing the American people, marking the 12th consecutive majority-level reading in Gallup’s trend that stretches back more than two decades. While down five percentage points from last year’s record high, it is still on par with the average 56% support level over the course of the trend since 2003.
In an interview with Mark Levin, Waltz explained the “philosophy” of the incoming administration for the Middle East. “The problems in the Middle East by and large originate from Tehran, not from Tel Aviv. We’re going to stand by and support our greatest ally in the Middle East,” he said. “We’re aligned from a national security, intelligence and values standpoint.”
Waltz described this policy as instituting a “complete philosophical, wholesale national security shift.”
Human rights advocates in the United States and around the world on Monday condemned outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden for continuing to fuel Israel‘s genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip with a pending $8 billion weapons package.
Since Axoisrevealed late Friday that his administration had notified Congress of the deal, Biden has faced a fresh flood of outrage, with critics calling the president „morally bankrupt“ and his decision to keep arming Israel „willful madness.“
Since the onset of Israel‘s military onslaught on Gaza in October 2023, at least 45,885 Palestinians have been killed and 109,196 wounded, the Palestinian health ministry reported on Tuesday.
Scott Jennings, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump, made the remark on CNN on Monday, saying that the U.S. would be able to overcome the Arctic territory because „there‘s not that many people there.“
Newsweek has contacted Trump‘s transition team and Scott Jennings for comment via email.
The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory that‘s home to a large U.S. military base.
(December 23, 2024)
The United States built the canal in the early 1900s as it looked for ways to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels between its coasts. Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.
Trump reacted to Trudeau‘s resignation with a post on his Truth Social platform.
„Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned,“ Trump said in the post.
„If Canada merged with the U.S.,“ Trump continued, „there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!“
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as Liberal leader, and is proroguing Parliament as the Liberal Party of Canada embarks on the journey to replace him.
In an historic announcement outside his official Rideau Cottage residence, Trudeau declared his intention to stay on as prime minister until a new leader is chosen.
Die FPÖ berät am Dienstag den Fahrplan für mögliche Koalitionsgespräche. Herbert Kickl wird sich am Nachmittag in einer Pressekonferenz zu Wort melden.
Die Gefahr des linksextremen Österreichs, von beiden obengenannten Parteien kräftig an die Wand gemalt, ist glücklicherweise nun abgewendet. Leistbares Wohnen und freie Presse waren zu extreme Forderungen, wirklich wahr. Diese Gefahr des oft heraufbeschworenen linksextremen Österreichs ist zwar in etwa so groß wie jene, auf dem Dachstein von einem Hai getötet zu werden. Aber: Austrian Sharknados sind eine Möglichkeit, die man wirklich nie aus den Augen verlieren sollte!
Nehammer spricht außerdem über seine Sichtweise, warum die Dreier-Koalition nicht zustande gekommen sei. Nach dem Aus der Neos hatte er „große Sorge“, ob die Koalition mit der SPÖ funktionieren kann. SPÖ-Chef Andreas Babler sei oftmals nicht eindeutig gewesen, was er wolle, so Nehammer. Für eine gewisse Zeit habe es einen „guten Verhandlungsfortschritt“ gegeben. Dann habe es von Seiten der SPÖ und Andreas Babler ein „Comeback der Klassenkampf-Rhetorik“ gegeben. Die SPÖ habe sich gewehrt, Rahmenbedingungen für den Investitionsstandort Österreich zu schaffen.
Eine Neuwahl des SPÖ-Vorsitzenden wollte der PR-Unternehmer Rudi Fußi erzwingen. Dafür wären die Unterstützungserklärungen von zehn Prozent der SPÖ-Mitglieder notwendig gewesen. Diese hat er nicht erreicht, wie er am Dienstag eingestehen musste.
Dabei hatte Fußi vor zwei Wochen noch behauptet, bereits 46.000 Unterschriften, also von rund einem Drittel der Mitglieder zu haben. Die seien aber zum Großteil nicht von SPÖ-Mitgliedern gewesen, sagte er am Dienstag in einer Pressekonferenz vor schütterer Kulisse.
Artikel 1. Österreich ist eine demokratische Republik. Ihr Recht geht vom Volk aus.
Vom ersten Treffen der Verhandler der Zuckerl-Koalition im neuen Jahr am vergangenen Donnerstagnachmittag bis zur Rede von Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen am Montagnachmittag waren es 100 Stunden, die das Land zuletzt politisch verändert haben. Die „Krone“ hat die Ereignisse für Sie noch einmal chronologisch zusammengefasst.