Police predict continued violence in Jerusalem – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Clashes, East Jerusalem, haaretz, Hamas, Israel, Israel News, Jerusalem Israel, Jerusalem News, Palestinian Protesters, Police Officers, Police Violence, Rage, Rioters, Violent Protests

Fifteen police officers and some 40 Palestinian protesters were injured in East Jerusalem on Tuesday in a series of clashes during the orchestrated “Day of Rage” announced by Hamas.
Police predict that Palestinian rioters will continue to stage violent protests on Wednesday in East Jerusalem and elsewhere.
Police predict continued violence in Jerusalem – Haaretz – [...]

Iran tried to buy nuclear bomb from Pakistan as early as 1987 – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in March 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, general, Atomic Bomb, Civilian Purposes, Evidence That Iran, haaretz, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel News, Journalist, Middle East Analyst, News Iran, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Program, Pakistan, Research Fellow, Simon Henderson, Washington Institute For Near East Policy

Iran attempted to buy a nuclear bomb from Pakistan as early as 1987, a leading Middle East analyst has told Haaretz.
Documents obtained by Simon Henderson, a research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former journalist, offer crucial evidence that Iran’s nuclear program is not wholly for civilian purposes as it [...]

US will raise the heat until Israel toes the line on Iran

Posted by Matt in March 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Concessions, Debkafile, East Jerusalem, Espionage, Hullabaloo, Iran, Israel, Netanyahu Government, New Homes, Palestinians, Pitch, Terrorism Security, Toes, Washington Sources

While exploiting Israel’s ill-timed announcement of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem for concessions to the Palestinians, Washington will keep the hullabaloo against Israel at top pitch until the Netanyahu government toes the line on Iran, debkafile’s Washington sources report.
DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

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 [...]

EDITORIAL: Iran triumphs over America – Washington Times

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

Published in Iran, Assumptions, Conflict Avoidance, Council Member, Editorial, Exercise, Game Result, Gary Sick, Iran Nuclear, Iran Team, Israel, National Security Council, Nuclear Program, Premises, Real World, Simulation Game, Team Leader, Triumphs, Washington Post, Washington Times, Wins

Iran wins in the simulation. Iran will win in the real world too. I guess that’s not what you wanted to read.
The [simulation game] result: Iran won.
Gary Sick, the Iran team leader and former Carter-era National Security Council member, was surprised. “We started out thinking we were playing a weak hand, but by the end, [...]

The Harvard Law Record – Noam Chomsky: Iran pursuing nuclear weapons out of fear

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

Published in Iran, general, Communism, Conclusion, Countries, Fear, Harvard Law Record, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Marxism, National Safety, Noam Chomsky, Nuclear Weapons, Posture, United States, Way Of Thinking

This is typical Leftist thinking. Troublemaker countries like Iran are truly victims. Who is the victimizer? Countries that are successful and powerful like America and Israel.
This is a sick and dangerous way of thinking that literally says bad is good and good is bad. This thinking is just as dangerous as Marxism/Communism.
His conclusion is [...]

Fears that Iran Wants to Trigger Mideast War

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

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, War, Allies, Confrontation, Economic Sanctions, Envision, Fears, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Mideast War, Neighbors, New War, Nuclear Activities, Sanctions On Iran, Syria, tehran, United States, West Bank, World Citizen

As the United States steps up its campaign to impose economic sanctions on Iran, fears are growing in Washington and in the Middle East that Iran will try to trigger a new war in the region in order to shift attention from its nuclear activities, throw the U.S. and its allies off balance, and put [...]

Hamas, Hezbollah Could Push Israel To War | AVIATION WEEK

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

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Aviation Week, Conflict, Defense Analysts, Hamas, hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel War, Lead, Neighbors, Proxies, Syria

Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah. Though neither seems particularly eager for a full-blown conflict with Israel at present, defense analysts see a number of developments that could lead to [...]

Israel’s Latest Sin—Honoring Its Heritage | FrontPage Magazine

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Bethlehem, Bullying, Cave Of The Patriarchs, Frontpage Magazine, Hebron, Heritage, Israel, Israeli Cabinet, Palestinian Violence, Protests, Sin

When the Israeli cabinet announced the other day that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem, would be included in a list of Israeli “heritage” sites, it touched off a wave of Palestinian violence and threats—along with diplomatic protests that were all too concordant with the Palestinian bullying.
Israel’s Latest Sin—Honoring [...]

ME anger at Israeli ‘escalations’ | BBC News

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Anger, Arab Press, Bbc, Bbc News, Clashes, Condemnation, Escalations, Israel, Israel News, Israeli News, Israeli Police, Protestors

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protestors over the issue of holy sites have provoked a wave of condemnation in the Arab press for Israel’s behaviour.
BBC News – ME anger at Israeli ‘escalations’