Israel: A Regional War May Be Approaching

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Coastline, Enemies, Explosives, Fatah, Foreign Minister, Hamas, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah, Hostilities, Iran, Israel, Israel War, Last Saturday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, New Ways, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Proxies, Regional War, Syria

A regional war may well be approaching. The actions and statements of Iran and its Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian proxies over the past week or so indicate that this is what Israel’s enemies are gunning for.
The latest developments are menacing. Last Saturday, Iran’s unelected president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened to open up a new round of [...]

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‘Israel’s obliteration is certain’

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Decline And Fall, Destruction Of Israel, God, Iran, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad Leader, Israel, Obliteration, Palestinians, Ramadan, Supreme Leader Ayatollah, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Teheran Times

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the destruction of Israel was assured, while pledging to “defend Palestinians due to their heartfelt beliefs.”
”Israel is going downhill toward decline and fall and God willing its obliteration is certain,” Khamenei said during a meeting with Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, according to the Teheran [...]

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Syria slips Hezballah Fateh-110 missiles able to destroy Israeli cities

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Missiles, Advance Preparation, Batteries, Debkafile, Espionage, Fateh 110, Hezballah, hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Cities, Kilometers, Lebanon, Missiles, Mountain Areas, Slips, Solid Propellant, solid-fuel, Syria, Terrorism Security, Underground Silos, Warhead

The Fateh-110 is still more lethal, accurate and dangerous than the SA-2 and SA-3. it confronts Israel now with a Hezballah armed with a solid-fuel propellant, road-mobile, single-stage, short-range ballistic system weighing three tons with a half-ton warhead and a range of 250 kilometers. It is not deployed in surface batteries but fired from mobile [...]

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Israel Coming Unhinged? A Loose Cannon in a Volatile Region

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Conflagration, Credence, Israel, Levant, Loose Cannon, Middle East, Pundits, Regional Battle, Volatile Region, Whispers

Another war is looming in the Middle East, say the pundits. It is hard to ignore the whispers — now louder — when they are regularly punctuated by hostile statements from various officials in the region, leading further credence to a possible conflagration.
The likely site of the newest regional battle is the Levant. Funnily enough, [...]

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Syria vows to respond to any Israeli ‘aggression’ – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Syria, Beri, damascus, haaretz, Israel, Israel News, Israeli Aggression, Israeli News, jerusalem, Lebanon, Parliament, Parliament Speaker, President Bashar Assad, Syria, Syrian President Bashar Assad, War Of Words

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday vowed to stand by Lebanon’s side against any Israeli “aggression,” in an escalating war of words between Damascus and Jerusalem.
Assad’s remarks to Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabil Beri were the latest in a renewed round of threats and counter-threats that began last week.
Syria vows to respond to any Israeli ‘aggression’ [...]

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Israeli hit squad that killed Hamas commander ‘had Irish passports’ – World news, News – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Belfasttelegraph, Hamas, Irish Documents, Irish News, Irish Passports, Military Commander, News News, News Uk, Police Authorities, Uk Members, United Arab Emirates, World News

Members of a hit squad that assassinated a top Hamas military commander used Irish passports to enter and leave Dubai, it’s been claimed.
The suspected Israeli hit team, including at least one woman, entered the United Arab Emirates using Irish documents, police authorities said.
Israeli hit squad that killed Hamas commander ‘had Irish passports’ – World [...]

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Is this Israel’s calm before the storm? – The Globe and Mail

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, assad, Avigdor Lieberman, Calm Before The Storm, Clashes, Deadlock, Flare, Globe And Mail, Globe Mail, Intelligence Assessment, Intifada, Israeli Cities, Israeli Foreign Minister, Likelihood, Neighbors, Nuclear War, Observers, Palestinians, Probability, Sabre Rattling, Syrian Officials

2010 might be calm, but 2011 won’t. I anticipate that 2011 will bring nuclear war to the Middle East as Israel’s neighbors launch a preemptive attack to destroy Israel once and for all.
There might be a Third Intifada with the Palestinians, but it’s hard to know when this could occur. It could be 2010 or [...]

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Israel warns Syrian leader over war comments – CNN.com

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, War, Avigdor Lieberman, Bashar Al Assad, Cnn, Israel, Israel Israel, Israel War, Israeli Foreign Minister, President Bashar, Syria, Syrian Leader, Syrian President Bashar Al

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued a stark warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday that he and his family would lose their hold on power if Syria were to attack Israel.
Israel warns Syrian leader over war comments – CNN.com

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Israel pushing Middle East to war: Syria’s Assad – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, War, Bashar Al Assad, Bashar Assad, Foreign Minister, Israel, Israel War, Middle East, Miguel Angel Moratinos, President Bashar, Syria, Syrian News Agency, Syrian President Bashar Al, War Peace, Washingtonpost

“All the facts point that Israel is driving the region toward war, not peace,” the official Syrian news agency quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying during a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
“Israel is not serious about wanting peace,” he added.
Israel pushing Middle East to war: Syria’s Assad – washingtonpost.com

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Egyptian sources: Israel prepares to strike Iran from Gulf and N. Iraq

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | 3 comments

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Charting, Egyptian Sources, Espionage, Fifth Fleet, Gulf Waters, IDF, Intelligence, Iran Nuclear, iraq, Israel, Israeli Navy, Nuclear Installations, Persian Gulf, Shorelines, Special Forces, Special Operations Forces, Terrorism Security

They report that the Israeli Navy together with the US Fifth Fleet have for some weeks been charting Persian Gulf waters and Iranian shorelines in preparation for attacks by Israeli naval and special operations forces.
IDF intelligence and special forces officers, they also say, have been marking out routes for their air and ground forces to [...]

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