Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

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

Published in Israel, War, Exercises, Frontier, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Army, Israel War, Lebanon, Simulation, Syria

Officials said the Israel Army has been conducting exercises in preparation for a two-front war. They said the military envisions fighting along the southern Israeli frontier with the Gaza Strip as well as with Lebanon and Syria.
Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

Israel warns of revenge Hizbullah attack during Passover

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, April, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Holiday Rush, Imminent Threat, Intelligence Community, Israel, Israeli Tourists, Passover, Revenge

Officials said the intelligence community has determined an imminent threat by Hizbullah abroad. They said Hizbullah was planning to kill or abduct Israeli tourists or executives amid the expected holiday rush in April.
Israel warns of revenge Hizbullah attack during Passover

Iran: Finish Off [Israel] “Once and For All” if it Strikes

Posted by Matt in February 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Finding A Way, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Irib, Lebanon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Military Operation, Phone Conversation, President Bashar Assad, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters, State Broadcaster, Syrian Counterpart, Syrian President Bashar Assad, Wednesday Evening, Zionist Regime

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel “must be resisted” and finished off “once and for all” if it launches a military operation in the Middle East, Reuters cited an Iranian report as saying on Thursday.
“We have reliable information … that the Zionist regime is after finding a way to compensate [...]

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 [...]

Lebanon: Conflict widens to Syria

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

Published in Favorites, Middle East, Syria, Alignment, Backdrop, Deterrence, Future War, Hizbullah, Israel, Lebanon Conflict, Regional Bloc, Syria

The need to project deterrence itself derives from a series of significant changes currently under way on the ground in Lebanon – reflecting Syria’s ever tighter alignment with Hizbullah and the pro-Iranian regional bloc of which it is a part.
These changes take place against the backdrop of awareness that the tactics likely to be adopted [...]

Israel’s Next Hizbullah War May Escalate Into Fight With Lebanon – Defense/Middle East – Israel News – Israel National News

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Border, Defense News, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Army, Israel National News, Israel News, Israel War, Jewish State, Lead, Lebanon News, Middle East, News Israel, Northern Lebanon, Rearmament, Terrorist Army, Washington Post

If Israel and Hizbullah ever go to battle again, it may lead to a full-out war between the Jewish State and Lebanon. According to the Washington Post, Hizbullah’s rearmament deep in northern Lebanon would force Israel to fight the terrorist army far past the border.
Israel’s Next Hizbullah War May Escalate Into Fight With Lebanon [...]

Israel Warns of ‘Ever-Growing’ Hizbullah Arsenal, Vows to ‘Stop’ Rocket Shipments from Syria, Iran

Posted by Matt in January 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, arsenal, damascus, Fears, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Military Commander, Newsdesk, Syria

Israel has warned of the growing Hizbullah arsenal, expressing fears that the Shiite group is still seeking to avenge the assassination of its former military commander Imad Moughniyeh in Damascus two years ago.
Naharnet Newsdesk – Israel Warns of ‘Ever-Growing’ Hizbullah Arsenal, Vows to ‘Stop’ Rocket Shipments from Syria, Iran

Top Risk No. 2: Iran | The Call

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

Published in Geopolitical, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Elections In Lebanon, Hizbullah, Ian Bremmer, Iran Government, Nationalism, Outpost, Presidential Election, Protests, Regime, Risk 2, tehran

By far the biggest purely geopolitical risk in 2010 comes from Iran. Its government now faces growing pressure on three fronts. At home, the regime has had a tough time since last June’s presidential election; hardliners had initially consolidated, but are now under intensifying pressure as domestic protests continue. Regionally, Tehran has lost considerable influence, [...]

Israel and Iran: The gathering storm | The Economist

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

Published in Iran, Israel, Atomic Bombs, Cataclysmic Changes, Dreams, Economist, Gathering Storm, Gaza, Groups, Hamas, Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Officials, Jewish State, Lead, Lebanon, Middle America, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Regimes

By Israel’s reckoning, Iran will have the know-how to make nuclear weapons within months and, thereafter, could build atomic bombs within a year. Even if Iran does not seek to realise its dreams of wiping out the Jewish state, Israeli officials say a nuclear-armed Iran would lead to “cataclysmic” changes in the Middle East. America [...]

‘Iran asked Hamas, Hizbullah to coordinate Israel attacks’ | Headlines News | Jerusalem Post

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

Published in Iran, Al Madina, Beirut, Hamas, Headlines News, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Iran Nuclear Negotiator, Israel, Israel Jerusalem, Israel News, Jerusalem Post, Khaled Mashaal, Launch, Lebanese Web, Met, Politburo, Report Said That

A Lebanese Web site on Sunday quoted Saudi newspaper al-Madina as reporting that Iran nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili met with Hamas and Hizbullah officials, including Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, in Damasucs and asked them to orchestrate “operations” against Israel.

The report said that Jalili also traveled to Beirut and urged Hizbullah and Amal representatives to [...]