Israel releases 1973 war papers to warn Syria

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak decided to release the minutes of the deliberations on an air blitz against Damascus – held in Jerusalem before and during the Yom Kippur War 37 years ago – as a strong warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad, debkafile’s military and intelligence sources reveal.

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New Arab Muslim Coalition against Israel; Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq according to Ahmadinejad

Ahmadinejad went on to denigrate "the Zionist entity as the embodiment of the deception of the capitalist world order and the materialistic ideas."

He spoke of major change awaiting the world starting from "our region" and explained: "A resistance front has been formed by the peoples of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq […]

Israel real estate booming, global markets in the dumps

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel, despite perennial fears of war, has emerged as one of the hottest – and least likely – property markets in the world: Since real estate collapsed around the globe in 2008, at least one industry watchdog lists it as the fastest-rising property market on earth.

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Syria arming Hezbollah with scuds; claims able to launch 15 tons of explosives at Israel every day

In May, the Sunday Times reported that shipments of weapons from the Adra base were going to Hezbollah, and that Iran was sending missiles and other weapons to that base via Damascus airport nearby. The paper also said Hezbollah had been given a section of the base for barracks, warehouses and a fleet of […]

The U.N. war on Israel and anyone who helps her.

Canada paid the price yesterday for its principled foreign policy stance, especially for its support of Israel, when it lost its bid to Portugal for a non-permanent seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council. In an indication as to how much the world has changed, it was the first time since the world […]

Israeli settlement freeze ends with peace talks in doubt

Israel allowed its 10-month settlement construction freeze in the West Bank to expire on Monday, defying a U.S. call to extend the moratorium which Palestinians have said is necessary to keep peace talks going.

Minutes after the moratorium expired, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to continue "expedited, honest talks" […]

Obama to UN: Peace talks should press on until completed

United States President Barack Obama said on Thursday that peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians should press on until they are completed.

 

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Clinton warns of ‘last chance’ for Mid-East peace talks

The US secretary of state has said the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time" to resolve the conflict.

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Obama wants signed agreement, not peace

During the first year, Obama wants to see Netanyahu, Abbas and their respective teams holding meetings at a hectic pace in order to iron out differences in the run up to signing the peace deal. When the two sides hit roadblocks, US officials will intervene.

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Iran threatens Israel’s Dimona reactor, will destroy Israel in nuclear war

A top Iranian general said Friday, Sept. 3: "Iran hopes there won’t be a need to target the nuclear facility of the Zionist regime, but if there is, Israel would receive dreadful retribution." Gen. Hasan Firouzabadi, supreme commander of Iran’s military and Revolutionary Guards armed forces, went on to say, "Our developed weapons can hit […]