Israel’s Defense Minister says the flames of the next Israeli war would engulf a ‘broader’ region while admitting that Israelis must be ready to pay a higher price in terms of losses.
“The IDF’s future operations will be broader and more demanding in terms of their scope and pace, with more risks than Operation Cast [...]

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Israel has been described as the Silicon Valley of the Mediterranian.
Check out this 2008 article about Israel from Fox Business.
Israel’s Technology Creates an Investment Goliath
Israel, with fewer than 7 million people, has become a Goliath in the world of technology and medicine.
It is third only to America and Canada in the number of companies [...]

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by Daniel Pipes
Jerusalem Post
June 4, 2009
http://www.danielpipes.org/6389/rapid-and-harsh-turn-against-israel
The much-anticipated meeting between Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu on May 18 went off smoothly, if a bit tensely, as predicted. Everyone was on best behavior and the event excited so little attention that the New York Times reported it on page 12.
As expected, however, the gloves came off immediately [...]

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DEBKAfile’s military sources disclose that Sunday night, May 31, Hamas commanders in Damascus and Gaza ordered all West Bank cells to unleash a terrorist assault on the West Bank with bomb cars, roadside bombs, snipers and missiles. They were told to set their sights on all Palestinian Authority officials including Mahmoud Abbas as well as [...]

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While Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin says MI does not foresee a war breaking out this year, MI does believe that the decisions taken and processes embarked upon this year will determine the direction the Middle East will take in the coming years. As such, 2009 is a crucial year. All of Israel’s enemies are [...]

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Israeli leaders must understand broad implications of North Korean nuke test
Two days ago, in North Korea, World War III officially got underway – the war that would pit “crazy” states such as North Korea and Iran, for example, against states we shall characterize as “moderate,” including Egypt, Gulf states, and Saudi Arabia, which at this [...]

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The tremors of Monday’s North Korean nuclear test have been felt all around the world, no more so in a country seemingly not directly affected by whether or not North Korea is a full-fledged nuclear power. In Israel, there is deep concern, an existential fear even - over the implications that Iran will be next [...]

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This is an excellent example showing that the United States is held responsible for the actions of Israel.
Should the Middle East ever spiral out of control with the use of nuclear weapons by Israel, then the United States will be blamed. It is irrelevant if they are only used for self-defense.
From the article:
“Many, probably most, [...]

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The study’s conclusion is that it probably doesn’t make sense for Israel to attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. Just get used to the idea of a nuclear Iran in a few years.
“It seems, therefore, that policy makers in Jerusalem should begin preparing, mentally and operationally, for a situation in which Iran is a nuclear [...]

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Israeli general Yadlin see little chance of war in the next year. Meanwhile, Jordan sees a war in the 12 to 18 months if the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians does not make progress. And it probably won’t make progress.
Iran will continue enriching uranium to around 3% concentration which is lowly enriched uranium [...]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Russian-language reporters Thursday that Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights.
“Remaining on the Golan will ensure Israel has a strategic advantage in cases of military conflict with Syria,” Netanyahu said during a briefing he gave to the reporters.
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President Obama’s efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel’s nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say.
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A report issued by the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel says the Hamas regime in Gaza has retained its military capability and could be ready for an imminent war with Israel.
The report said hundreds of Hamas soldiers have gone to Iran, Lebanon and Syria for advanced training in light arms, explosives and other [...]

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US President Barack Obama appears to be setting course for a major confrontation with the Israeli people and government.
Reports from both sides of the Atlantic indicate that the new American president plans to show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the people who elected him, just who calls the shots.
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