Rockets hit Israel’s Eilat port

(Reuters) – A suspected short-range rocket salvo from the Egyptian Sinai, an area where Islamist militants have operated in the past, struck Israel’s and Jordan’s Red Sea ports on Monday, Israeli police said.

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Scapegoating Israel: It’s Easy and Absurd

Just earlier this week, Iranian President Mahmoud Amhadinejad announced that the United States and Israel would attack two countries in the Middle East.  Charles Krauthammer suggests he has in mind Lebanon and Syria.

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Interesting that he believes Israel would attack Syria now…  Wonder which city?

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Netanyahu hints at flexibility on Jerusalem

“Everybody knows that there are Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem that under any peace plan will remain where they are,” Netanyahu said in response to the question read by the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Malcolm Hoenlein.

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Peres calls British ‘anti-Israeli,’ sees UK anti-Semitism

LONDON (JTA) — Israeli President Shimon Peres has caused a storm in England after accusing the British establishment of being "deeply pro-Arab" and "anti-Israeli."

In a recent interview with the Jewish news website Tablet, Peres said also that there is anti-Semitism among the British.

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Obama trying to win Israel support for three-way meet with Palestinians

The Obama administration is attempting to win Israel’s agreement to a Palestinian effort to hold a trilateral meeting next week to set the terms of reference, agenda and timetable for direct negotiations with the Palestinians.

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‘We will resume suicide attacks’

Islamic Jihad plans attacks from West Bank after IAF Gaza raids. Islamic Jihad said on Sunday that it had decided to resume suicide attacks against Israel from the West Bank.

Philistine Temple Ruins Uncovered in Goliath’s Hometown

Bar Ilan University archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Philistine temple in the ancient city of Gath, home of the Biblical Goliath, buried in one of the largest tels (ancient ruin mounds) in Israel.

“Interestingly, the architectural design of this temple, with its two central pillars, is reminiscent of the architectural image that is […]

Putin’s War on Israel

Now that another Middle East war seems imminent, concerns are growing about the new powerful weapons that are available to Palestinian terrorists. It appears to be virtually unknown that these weapons are being steadily supplied by Putin’s Russia. In the present atmosphere of the everlasting “reset” of relations between the U.S. and Russia, it is […]

Ahmadinejad: US and Israel plot wars within three months

debkafile’s Iranian sources quote President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying: "We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot, according to which they seek to launch a psychological war on Iran.

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Israel: Palestinians have set ‘impossible’ conditions for direct peace talks

Vice PM Shalom slams Palestinian terms for direct talks, AFP reports; Abbas expected to tell Arab League that indirect talks with Israel have not progressed enough to justify face-to-face negotiations.

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