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Southern Israel is being inundated with thousands of illegal migrants from Africa, local government and police sources have told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the influx has resulted in a noticeable rise in violence and inter-communal tensions. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443737212&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing. Full Story… Israel is urging the United States and other countries to start preparing now for the possibility that Washington’s proposed dialogue with Iran will fail, by readying a "Plan B" that includes "paralyzing sanctions" and other measures against Tehran. The U.S. has resisted this idea so far. Full Story… Iran is ready to take real and decisive action if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Monday. Full Story… Members of an international Al-Qaida cell based in the northern Sinai Peninsula are suspected of planning to attack the gas lines running between Israel and Egypt, the Egyptian daily al-Masry al-Youm reported Sunday. Full Story… Under pressure from the Pentagon, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been forced to back out of a joint partnership with a Swedish aerospace company to compete in a multi-billion dollar tender to sell new multi-role fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Full Story… Thousands of haredim took to the streets of Jerusalem on Saturday evening, in violent protests against the Karta parking lot in the capital being open on Shabbat. According to initial reports, rocks were thrown and policemen trying to disperse crowds were pushed and shoved. Full Story… JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama‘s envoy will hold a second meeting in a week with Israel’s defense minister, an Israeli official said on Friday, announcing talks on Monday likely to focus again on a dispute over settlements. Full Story… U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his call for Israel and the Palestinians to fulfill their obligations toward achieving peace in a letter sent to the king of Morocco. Full Story… JERUSALEM — The Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, and George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration’s Middle East envoy, will confer Monday for the second time in a week to pursue regional peace efforts, a senior Israeli official said Friday. Full Story… |
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