The other threat to Israel | The Call

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

Published in Israel, Accuracy, Economy, Game, Guided Missile, Heart, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Population, Israelis, Lebanon, Missile Attacks, Missiles, Target, Tel Aviv

Other threats are more serious. One day soon, Hezbollah will have access to missiles with the range and accuracy to effectively target Tel Aviv from anywhere inside Lebanon. That will be a game-changer for Israel’s security, its economy, and its politics. More than half of Israel’s population and the heart of its economy are centered [...]

Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza on alert against Palestinian threats

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

Published in Israel, Arab Communities, Debkafile, Espionage, Factions, Fatah, Gaza Strip, Halil, Hamas, Israeli Arabs, Israelis, jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Muslim Leaders, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Violence, Palestinians, Rage, Rivers Of Blood, Terrorism Security, West Bank

Although Monday, March 15, went by without an unusual level of Palestinian violence, aside from sporadic rock-throwing incidents against Israelis, Fatah factions opposed to Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas called on the Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli Arabs to mark Tuesday as a “Day of Rage.”
In the [...]

The Associated Press: Iran vows to stand by Hezbollah against Israel

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, Israel, Associated Press, Evil Ways, Final War, hezbollah, Iranian President, Israel, Israel War, Israelis, Neighbors, News Agency, News Iran, News Press, State News, War In The Middle East

The next war in the Middle East will be the final war between Israel and its immediate neighbors. One of these two groups will not survive.
“The preparations should be of the level that, if they (the Israelis) want to repeated the mistakes of the past (by attacking), then their case should be closed once [...]

In Dubai attack, signs of Mossad shadow war – washingtonpost.com

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

Published in Israel, Deaths, Dubai, Europe And The Middle East, German Police, Golda Meir, Hostage, Israel, Israelis, Meir Israel, Military Airfield, Mossad, Munich Massacre, Olympic Team, Operatives, Palestinians, Prime Minister, Rescue Attempt, Revenge, Shadow War, Signs

In 1972, a group of armed Palestinians raided the rooms of Israel’s Olympic team in Munich, killed two athletes and took another nine hostage. A botched rescue attempt by German police ended in the deaths of all of the Israelis in a wild shootout at a nearby military airfield.
Golda Meir, Israel’s prime minister at the [...]

AFP: Hezbollah threatens Israel’s infrastructure if attacked

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

Published in Israel, Middle East, Afp, Beirut, Ben Gurion Airport, Guerilla, Hassan Nasrallah, hezbollah, infrastructure, Israel, Israelis, Jewish State, Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, Southern Suburbs, Stronghold, Tel Aviv Airport, Video Link

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Tuesday to unleash his guerilla group’s military might on Israel’s infrastructure, including Tel Aviv airport, should the Jewish state attack Lebanon.
“I say to the Israelis: if you attack Beirut’s Rafiq Hariri airport we will attack Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv,” he said in comments transmitted via video link [...]

Syria is no different from Hamas or Hezbollah – Haaretz – Israel News

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

Published in Israel, Syria, damascus, Future War, haaretz, Hamas, hezbollah, Israel, Israel News, Israelis, Population Centers, Population Israel, Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister, Terrorism, Weak Point

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem recently told Israelis that “you know that war at this time will reach your cities.” The statement bolsters the recognition that the Syrian strategy in a future war will be based on targeting population centers in Israel. It seems that after the enemy’s attempts to act through conventional military means [...]

Israelis brace for Hezbollah’s revenge – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in January 25th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, hezbollah, Israeli Targets, Israelis, Jewish State, Revenge Attacks, Security Sources, Upi

According to security sources, Hezbollah has sought to carry out at least six revenge attacks against Israeli targets outside the Jewish state, but all were thwarted.
Israelis brace for Hezbollah’s revenge – UPI.com

A New Kind of War | Foreign Policy

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

Published in Israel, Middle East, Compounds, Conflict, End Result, Foreign Policy, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Heart, Houses, IDF, infrastructure, Islamist, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Israelis, Landmines, Palestinians, rockets, Tank, tunnels

The end result of Operation Cast Lead, last year’s conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was quite clear. During three weeks of fighting over December 2008 and January 2009, more than 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed and at least 2,500 houses in the strip were demolished. There is an ongoing [...]

In Israel, racial profiling doesn’t warrant debate, or apologies – Haaretz – Israel News

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

Published in Israel, Airplanes, Apologies, Ben Gurion International Airport, Debate, Face Cream, haaretz, Heathrow, Hebrew Term, Israel, Israel News, Israelis, Jfk, Matter Of Factly, Racial Profiling, Racial Stereotypes, Toothpaste, Tubes, Warrant

So why, I asked, are we still allowed to board airplanes at Ben-Gurion International Airport with bottles and tubes of liquid brought from home, while in Heathrow or JFK they confiscate our face cream and toothpaste?
“Oh, that’s simple,” he answered matter of factly. “We use racial profiling, they don’t.”
To Israelis, the practice of picking [...]

Israel: Who Needs Peace, Love, And Understanding, Anyway? – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in January 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Independent Palestinian State, Israel, Israelis, Neighbors, Newsweek, Palestinians, Peace Love And Understanding, Peace Process, Provisions

Peace will come when one side is defeated and feels defeated. While Israel consistently defeats its neighbors, the feeling of defeat is not there. War will have to get a lot more brutal before one side feels defeated.
Why many Israelis now believe that pursuing peace with the Palestinians is passé.
Only about 40 percent of Israelis [...]