US ponders denying Israel arms needed for conflict with Iran

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Debkafile, Defense Minister, Defense Secretary, Ehud Barak, Espionage, Flare, Hillary Clinton, Hostilities, Iran Military, Israel, Israel Conflict, Israel Military, jerusalem, Military Items, Robert Gates, Secretary Of State, Secretary Robert, Terrorism Security, Washington Sources

debkafile’s military and Washington sources report: The Obama administration is considering withholding from Israel military items urgently needed in case of a flare-up of hostilities with Iran. This would further ratchet up the mounting row over Israel’s decision to build another 1,600 homes in E. Jerusalem. The requests were filed by defense minister Ehud Barak [...]

Nuclear Iran Would Spur Regional Arms Race, Israel’s Barak Says – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in February 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Amanpour, Businessweek, Cnn, Egypt, Ehud Barak, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israeli Defense Minister, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Saudi-Arabia, Turkey

Saudi Arabia would obtain nuclear weapons within a “few months” as part of a broader Middle East arms race if Iran develops nuclear weapons, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said today.
A nuclear-armed Iran would result in “an intensive nuclear wave in the Middle East,” Barak said on CNN’s “Amanpour” program. Turkey and Egypt would probably [...]

Iran Will Have Nuclear-Arms Capability Next Year, Barak Says – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in December 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Anonymity, bombs, Businessweek, Capability, Closed Doors, Ehud Barak, Iran Nuclear, Iranian City, Israeli Defense Minister, Israeli Minister, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Facility, Nuclear Weapon, Parliamentary Committee, Technology

Iran will have the technology to build a nuclear weapon by early next year, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee today, an official said.
The Israeli minister said that a newly discovered nuclear facility near the Iranian city of Qom was immune to attack by regular bombs, according to the parliamentary official, who [...]

Israel hints of broader war in region

Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, War, Defense Minister, Echelon, Ehud Barak, Flames, Gaza Strip, IDF, Israel, Israel Hints, Israel War, Israeli War, Israelis, Jerusalem Post, Losses, Ordeal, Pace, Scope

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 [...]

Hezbollah missile stock ‘tripled’

Posted by Matt in November 24th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Missiles, Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, hezbollah, Lebanon, Lebanon War, Missile, Missiles, Stock, Three Times

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said the Lebanese Hezbollah movement now has three times as many missiles as before the 2006 Lebanon war.
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The Poisoned Congratulations of German Know- It- Alls

Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Israel, 60th Anniversary, 60th Birthday, Birthday Greetings, Cloak, Daily Basis, Ehud Barak, germans, Germany, Guilt Complexes, Henryk M Broder, Intellectuals, Israel, Israel Israel, ISRAEL'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY, Israeli Defense Minister, Knesset, Merkel, Middle East, New Survey, Palestinians, Red Carpet Treatment, Spiegel

ISRAEL’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
Israel’s right to exist is questioned on a daily basis — and not just by radical Palestinians, but also by prominent intellectuals. As the country celebrates its 60th anniversary, they are sending their case against Israel in messages disguised as birthday greetings. But their supposed concern about the Middle East is really just [...]