1967:THE WAR THAT TRANSFORMED THE MIDDLE EAST
Israel: A refuge or a colonial project? Pt.3 Israeli historian Tom Segev September 7, 2010
1948 EXPULSION OF PALESTINIANS REMAINS OPEN WOUND
A refuge or a colonial project Pt.3 Israeli historian Tom Segev September 6, 2010
ZIONISM PROMISED EUROPEAN MIDDLE EAST STRONGHOLD
A refuge or a colonial project Pt.2 Israeli [...]

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“Hezbollah today now has four times as many rockets as it had during the 2006 Lebanon war. These rockets are longer-range. Every city in Israel is within range right now, including Eilat,” he said.
The Red Sea resort of Eilat is the most southern point in Israel.
He said the rockets also have bigger payloads and are [...]

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debkafile’s military sources disclose that Syria and the Lebanese Hizballah have set up a joint military command for sinking Israeli warships, and Hamas has brought all 13 Palestinian rejectionist organizations under one roof for a sustained bid to intensify terror operations against Israel.
DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

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Middle East peace is probably not possible at this time. Currently, Israel and its neighbors are preparing war – meaning we have already entered a pre-collapse (pre-war) state. Any event, whether planned or not, could start a major war between parties. The fact that 13 armed groups have joined forces to attack Israel increases the [...]

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Many signs point to Israel preparing an attack against Iran or a new offensive in southern Lebanon against Hizbollah. This can be inferred from logistical and military procurements by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the last few weeks,
Israel in early August ordered 284 million gallons of JP8 aviation fuel, a special kerosene-based jet fuel [...]

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Israeli Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tira, former IDF artillery chief, has the unmitigated gall and impudence to urge that Israel attack Iran just before the Congressional mid-term elections when Pres. Obama’s hands will be tied in terms of any punishment he can mete out for the country’s misbehavior. Here’s a little taste of what [...]

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Western intelligence and Persian Gulf sources report that on August 30, Hizballah put its forces on a state of war alert and issued a partial call-up of reservists. According to debkafile’s military sources, Hizballah appears to be preparing a major attack on Israel straight after the ceremonial start of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington Thursday [...]

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he Lebanon-based Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah and the Syrian army have initiated a significant military cooperation in joint preparation for the possibility of a future armed conflict with Israel, the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai reported on Monday.
Report: Hezbollah, Syria to join forces in future clash with Israel – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

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The Alrai daily newspaper in Kuwait reported on Saturday that Israel is planning to attack Hizbullah weapons storage and production facilities in Syria. According to unnamed Western sources who were quoted in the report, the IDF has strengthened its troop presence in the Golan Heights and Galilee panhandle. European sources told the paper that Israel [...]

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According to the report, Frederick Hoff, assistant to US Middle East Peace Envoy George Mitchell, told Lebanese Army chief of staff Jean Kahwaji that Israel was ready to implement a plan to destroy within four hours all Lebanese military infrastructure, including army bases and offices, should a similar confrontation [like the recent border incident] occur [...]

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