Washington sharpens crisis with Israel, may give Palestinians military shield

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | 1 comment

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The Obama administration is acting more like an enemy of Israel instead of a friend.
However, in Jerusalem, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu called his inner cabinet into its second session on the crisis that same night. The seven ministers were asked to review the situation after President Obama and secretary of state Hillary Clinton turned [...]

DEBKAfile – A new Israeli border fence linked with Egypt’s iron wall tightens Gaza siege

Posted by Matt in January 10th, 2010 | no comment

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Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu approved Sunday, Jan. 10, the construction of a security barrier along the Israeli-Egyptian border. The $1.5 billion structure will be fitted with radar and sensor instruments for spotting approaching trespassers, terrorists from the Gaza Strip and Sinai, criminal elements and job-seekers while they are still on the Egyptian side of [...]

DEBKAfile – Obama gives Iran another year’s grace for nuclear dialogue

Posted by Matt in December 19th, 2009 | 1 comment

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It looks like Israel will not attack Iran until at least mid-2010 based on a promise by Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
DEBKAfile’s Washington sources disclose Saturday, Dec. 19 that official US warnings that Washington’s patience is running out and tough sanctions are imminent are no more than a smokescreen for three major steps embarked on [...]

Binyamin Netanyahu must decide whether to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities – Times Online

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

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The moment is fast approaching when Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, may have to make the most difficult decision of his career — whether to launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities and risk triggering a conflagration that could spread across the Middle East.
Israeli experts believe the point of no return may be [...]

Report: Israel puts Golan pullout on table – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in November 12th, 2009 | no comment

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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent a message to Syria that Israel would discuss a Golan Heights pullout to advance peace, Arab media reported.
Satellite television channel Al Arabiya reported Thursday that the message, expected to be delivered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Syrian President Bashar Assad, indicates Israel’s willingness to withdraw from the Golan [...]

Israel is in denial over Turkish rage | guardian.co.uk

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | 1 comment

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The apparent inability of Israeli leaders to see their actions as others see them – that is to say, to put themselves in other people’s shoes – may partly explain the depth of the outrage with which they greeted the Goldstone report on last January’s Gaza conflict. Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu seems to have been [...]

Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb – Times Online

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2009 | no comment

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Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has handed the Kremlin a list of Russian scientists believed by the Israelis to be helping Iran to develop a nuclear warhead. He is said to have delivered the list during a mysterious visit to Moscow.
Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb – Times Online