The Third Intifada – Council on Foreign Relations

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

Published in Middle East, Chaos, Council On Foreign Relations, Improvements, Intifada, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Leadership, Palestinian Politics, Palestinian Territories, Palestinians, Popularity, Security Forces, Supervision, Uprising, Violence, West Bank

The Palestinian territories are descending into chaos, but many in Washington seem unconcerned. The Palestinians in the West Bank have too much to lose from a new uprising, some are arguing, given the recent moderate improvements in their daily lives. Others assert that the Palestinian Authority Security Forces, trained under American supervision, will prevent the [...]

Washington sharpens crisis with Israel, may give Palestinians military shield

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Debkafile, Espionage, Hillary Clinton, Initial Proposals, Israel, Israel Military, jerusalem, Palestinians, Prime Minister, Second Session, Secretary Of State, Terrorism Security

The Obama administration is acting more like an enemy of Israel instead of a friend.
However, in Jerusalem, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu called his inner cabinet into its second session on the crisis that same night. The seven ministers were asked to review the situation after President Obama and secretary of state Hillary Clinton turned [...]

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 [...]

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.
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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 [...]

‘Israel’s obliteration is certain’

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

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the destruction of Israel was assured, while pledging to “defend Palestinians due to their heartfelt beliefs.”
”Israel is going downhill toward decline and fall and God willing its obliteration is certain,” Khamenei said during a meeting with Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, according to the Teheran [...]

Is this Israel’s calm before the storm? – The Globe and Mail

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, assad, Avigdor Lieberman, Calm Before The Storm, Clashes, Deadlock, Flare, Globe And Mail, Globe Mail, Intelligence Assessment, Intifada, Israeli Cities, Israeli Foreign Minister, Likelihood, Neighbors, Nuclear War, Observers, Palestinians, Probability, Sabre Rattling, Syrian Officials

2010 might be calm, but 2011 won’t. I anticipate that 2011 will bring nuclear war to the Middle East as Israel’s neighbors launch a preemptive attack to destroy Israel once and for all.
There might be a Third Intifada with the Palestinians, but it’s hard to know when this could occur. It could be 2010 or [...]

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 [...]

Report: Turkey warns Lebanon that Israel may be planning attack – Haaretz – Israel News

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

Published in Israel, Middle East, Turkey, Air Space, Ankara, Arabic Language, Israel, Israel News, Lebanese Leaders, Lebanese Prime Minister, Lebanese Sources, Lebanon, Northern Neighbor, Nuclear Program, Palestinians, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saad Hariri, Sharq Al Awsat, Suleiman, Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister, World Peace

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week warned Lebanese leaders that Israel may be planning an attack on its northern neighbor, Lebanese sources told the London-based Arabic language daily A-Sharq al-Awsat on Thursday.
At a meeting in Ankara with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and President Michel Suleiman on Monday, Erdogan declared that Israel was [...]

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 [...]