The assault gives Israel leverage to pressure the US to get concessions that will make things difficult for Iran. In any case, Israel need not rush to respond. It would be wise to keep Iranian nerves in tense anticipation, allowing the Iranian rial to continue plummeting and enabling internal criticism of the regime to intensify.

Until the turn of the millennium, almost no one paid attention to this radical Shiite faction in Yemen. The Houthis originated in Zaydism, a branch of Shiite Islam that settled in the north of Yemen back in the 9th century. Yahya bin al Hussein insisted on a Zaydi caliphate of his own.

The incoming Israeli consul general in New York speaks with Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview.

For years, there have been rumors circulating about the research work authored by Abu Mazen in Moscow and his recruitment by the KGB • Now, the entirety of his work, with its outright antisemitic lies, has been exposed.