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Hamas seen using new Russian weapons to break Israelis’ will following invasion

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2008 | no comment 
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A leading Israeli analyst said Hamas has been preparing its forces for an expected Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip, Middle East Newsline reported. Jonathan Spyer, a senior researcher at the Global Research in International Affairs Center, said Hamas was adopting Hizbullah’s strategy of asymmetrical warfare meant to significantly improve its combat abilities.
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Israel successfully tests missile interceptor: report

Posted by Matt in July 6th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Israel has successfully tested a new defence system designed to intercept rockets fired from southern Lebanon and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, public radio reported on Sunday.
The “Iron Dome” system is expected to be fully operational within a year and will be able to intercept the military-grade Katyusha rockets used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia and the [...]

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Hamas threatens to storm Egypt’s border

Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment 
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A leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Wednesday threatened to storm Egyptian border if Israeli blockade on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip remains in place.
Osama al-Muzini’s threat was made as he warned from “public explosion,” adding that the angry people’s outburst “will go in all directions” and that Rafah border [...]

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Why Israel Is Talking to Its Enemies

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment 
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Shrugging off Bush’s warning against “appeasing” its enemies by negotiating with them, the Israeli government is engaging in Egyptian-brokered cease-fire talks with Hamas, the militant Islamic rulers of the Gaza strip. At the same time, through Turkish diplomats, it is sending out feelers to Damascus to discuss Israel’s possible return of the Golan Heights in [...]

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Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria: Hopes Meet Reality

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Syria, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By George Friedman
In geopolitics, we are frequently confronted with what appears to be a great deal of movement. Sometimes it is the current geopolitical reality breaking apart and a new one emerging. Sometimes it is simply meaningless motion in a fixed geopolitical reality — nothing more than the illusion of movement generated for political reasons [...]

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Disappearing Act

Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Israel, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

by Barry Rubin
Exaggerations of Israel’s demise are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain.
The question is: why is this suddenly happening now and–even more important–what is the impact of this fad going to be? The answer to the second question is very surprising so keep reading.
The suddenness of this trend is illustrated by a telling anecdote. [...]

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Israeli military intel: Tel Aviv within range of Hamas rockets by 2010

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Israel’s military intelligence has projected that Hamas would be capable of producing missiles with a range of up to 50 kilometers.
The military has concluded that Iran wants the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip to achieve the capability of firing missiles and rockets at targets in Tel Aviv, about 50 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. [...]

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