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Israel Determined to Halt Missle Deal
Monday, May 13, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Binyamin Netanyahu is "fully determined" to halt sales by Russia of advanced missiles to Syria when he visits Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom said Sunday.
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Syria to Supply "Game Changing Weapon"
Sunday, May 12, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Syria will supply Lebanese terror group Hizbullah with "game-changing weapons" despite air strikes reportedly aimed at cutting off the flow of arms to the Lebanese Shiite terror group, Hizbullah's leader said on Thursday.
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Obama and Netanyahu's New Red Line
Thursday, May 9, 2013
By: Barry Segal
According to recent reports, US President Obama and Israel's PM Netanyahu have agreed on a new plan to block Iran's nuclear program, which calls for narrowing the gap between the Israeli and American red lines.l.
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Israel Carries Out Second Airstrike
Monday, May 6, 2013
By: Barry Segal
A series of explosions were heard in Damascus overnight Saturday in a second air attack within hours against Syria, believed to have been carried out by Israel.
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Proof Syria Is Using Chemical Weapons
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Israel has clear evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad's army using chemical weapons against rebels, a senior diplomatic source said this week.
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The Hornet's Nest in the Middle East
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
By: Sarah Ann Haves
Looking at the condition of Syria today, with over 70,000 people dead and millions displaced from their homes, along with the horrors and atrocities associated with war, one wonders how worse it can get.
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Bolton: Situation with Iran "Very Perilous"
Saturday, April 27, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Speaking in an interview with media sources, former US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said that the situation with Iran "is very perilous" because the regime "is close to achieving its twenty year long objective of getting nuclear weapons.
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U.S. Aid Requires Israel to Co-ordinate
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
By: Barry Segal
It was hard to miss the thread connecting Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and his American counterpart Chuck Hagel at the press conference Monday morning and the speech of Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz that evening in Tel Aviv.
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Quiet on Golan Borden Is Over
Monday, April 22, 2013
By: Barry Segal
"The 40 years of quiet on the Golan Heights are over," said Israeli Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz this week.
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Museum Seeks to Deny Jewish Rights to Israel
Monday, April 15, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Palestinian Authority officials joined a ceremony on Thursday to lay the cornerstone for a new museum of "Palestinian culture, history and society" near Ramallah, in yet another effort aimed at reconstructing history and attempting to strip the Jewish people from their rights to the Land of Israel.
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Korea Crisis Could Spur Iran Action
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
By: Barry Segal
With North Korea issuing apocalyptic threats of war, world powers are anxious not to have with Iran a situation like North Korea," said an international security analyst this week.
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Netanyahu: We Cannot Forfeit Our Security
Monday, April 8, 2013
By: Barry Segal
PM Binyamin Netanyahu spoke at the Holocaust Remembrance main event during which he quoted antisemitic statements from Iran as evidence the hatred against Jews that existed during the Holocaust is still in existence.
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IAF Air Strikes in Gaza
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
By: Barry Segal
For the first time since the conclusion of Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, Israel has initiated a strike on Gaza.
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Israel Becomes Largest Jewish Population Center
Monday, April 1, 2013
By: Barry Segal
During Passover, the Jewish population of Israel has passed the symbolic 6 million mark the same number of Jews believed to have been killed during the Nazi Holocaust while the country's total population is now 8 million.
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The Charm Offensive -- Did it Work?
Thursday, March 28, 2013
By: Sarah Ann Haves
With the hopeful Passover greeting of "Next Year in Jerusalem", many Jews have been contemplating how the recent visit to Israel by U.S. President Barack Obama will affect the U.S.-Israel relationship in years to come.
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Jordan Shuts Syria Crossing
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Passover, a seven day remembrance of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt, begins this year in Israel at sunset Monday, March 25, and concludes at nightfall on Tuesday, April 2.
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Passover 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Passover, a seven day remembrance of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt, begins this year in Israel at sunset Monday, March 25, and concludes at nightfall on Tuesday, April 2.
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Obama in Israel
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The White House has released what it says is a map of Israel. The only problem is that Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights are missing.
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Netanyahu Presents New Government
Monday, March 18, 2013
By: Barry Segal
PM Binyamin Netanyahu presented the new government to President Shimon Peres Saturday night, ahead of its swearing in at the Knesset Monday.
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Hamas Increases Terrorist Efforts
Friday, March 15, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Hamas in Gaza has increased efforts to set up terrorist cells in the West Bank.
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Syria Conflict Threatens Lebanon
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman called this week for international action to help Lebanon cope with a deluge of refugees from the war in neighboring Syria.
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Syrian Rebels Fire on Border
Monday, March 11, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The IDF has begun reinforcing its presence along the border. Israel has warned it can't 'stand idle' as Syria's war spills over.
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Netanyahu to Announce Coalition This Week
Sunday, March 10, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The Likud Beytenu is close to signing a coalition agreement with the Yesh Atid party, paving the way for Benjamin Netayahu to form a new government.
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UN: No Progress in Iran Talks
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, said this week he was "unable to report any progress" in the organization's talks with the Islamic Republic over its atomic program.
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Netanyahu Granted Extension to Form Government
Monday, March 4, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday night gave PM Benjamin Netanyahu a two-week extension, as permitted by law, to continue his efforts to form a coalition government.
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Netanyahu's Woes -- Forming the Government
Thursday, February 28, 2013
By: Sarah Ann Haves
One of the key focuses of the new Israeli government, formed after the January 22nd national election, will be Jerusalem's relationship with Cairo.
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Republicans Warned on Defecting Hagel Filibuster
Monday, February 25, 2013
By: Barry Segal
If just a few Republicans defect on Tuesday when the Senate resumes consideration of the nomination, Hagel is assured approval.
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5,000 Flee Syria Daily
Thursday, February 14, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The UNHRC has reported a disconcerting increase in the number of people fleeing Syrian President Bashar Assad's atrocities.
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Syria Toll May Be 90,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013
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US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday the death toll in Syria may have reached 90,000, citing figures given to him by his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal.
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Ahmadinejad in Egypt
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo Tuesday, marking the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since 1979.
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Hamas' Covenant with Death
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
By: Shira Sorko-Ram
Today, 1,000,000 Israelis live in the line of constant fire of rockets from Gaza, which average three launches a day.
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Region's Armies on High Alert
Monday, February 4, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The armies of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan are all on high alert, a Lebanese newspaper claimed Sunday. The report in A-Diar said the alerts were due to Israel's strikes on a Syrian missile transport and on a sensitive Syrian military installation.
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Israel Airstrikes in Syria
Friday, February 1, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Israel launched an airstrike inside Syria overnight Tuesday near the border with Lebanon, according to US and regional officials.
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Obama Secretly Pledges Divided Jerusalem
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Now that he has secured his second term, President Barack Obama has already secretly pledged to the Palestinians he will press Israel into a new round of so-called land-for-peace negotiations, a top Palestinian Authority negotiator has claimed.
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Assad: "I Will Win Even If Damascus Is Destroyed"
Monday, January 28, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Citing French sources, Asharq Al-Awsat, days ago quoted the exchange between Syrian President Assad and the international envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.
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Iran to Deploy Warships to Mediterranean
Monday, January 21, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Iranian naval commander Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Thursday that "The Navy's 24th fleet of warships will move through the Red Sea, Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea for three months."
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Israel's New Challenge After the Elections
Thursday, January 17, 2013
By: Sarah Ann Haves
One of the key focuses of the new Israeli government, formed after the January 22nd national election, will be Jerusalem's relationship with Cairo.
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Obama: Israel Doesn't Know What's Good for It
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Jeffrey Goldberg has revealed US President Barack Obama said repeatedly recently that Israel does not know what its own best interests are.
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Netanyahu: Security Is Better
Monday, January 14, 2013
By: Barry Segal
In Sunday's cabinet meeting, PM Binyamin Netanyahu rebuffed criticism from his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, who accused Netanyahu of spending NIS 11 billion on preparations for a strike on Iran that never materialized.
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Sen. Graham Slams Hagel Appointment
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
By: Barry Segal
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday that "Chuck Hagel would be the most antagonistic Secretary of Defense toward the state of Israel in our nation's history."
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Palestinian Authority Changes Name
Monday, January 7, 2013
By: Barry Segal
The Palestinian Authority has officially changed its title to the State of Palestine.
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Is Israel Illegal?
Friday, January 4, 2013
By: Shira Sorko-Ram
There is one phrase that every media network in the world knows and uses -- "occupied territory."
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Hamas Could Replace Palestinian Authority
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
By: Barry Segal
PM Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Hamas could replace the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, before or after a peace agreement.
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Syria Violence Spikes
Monday, December 31, 2012
By: Barry Segal
Israel's government minister Moshe Yaalon this week disclosed the US was preparing to intervene in Syria.
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US to Intervene in Syria?
Sunday, December 30, 2012
By: Barry Segal
Israel's government minister Moshe Yaalon this week disclosed the US was preparing to intervene in Syria.
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Israel's 2013 Elections
Thursday, December 27, 2012
By: Sarah Ann Haves
Current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to form the next government, leading the nation as Israel's prime minister into 2017, if his new government lasts that long.
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Hizbullah Fighting for Assad
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
By: Barry Segal
The Lebanese terrorist group Hizbullah has confirmed its members are in Syria.
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First Damascus, Then Tel Aviv
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
By: Barry Segal
The leader of the radical Salafist movement in Jordan, whose organization actively supports the Syrian rebels, this week warned that once the Damascus opposition achieves its primary goal, it will set its sights on Israel.
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Third Intifada Boast
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
By: Barry Segal
Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron have declared the establishment of the National Union Battalions, saying "This is the beginning of a third Palestinian intifada."
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Judea and Samaria See Riots
Monday, December 17, 2012
By: Barry Segal
More than 4,000 Palestinian Authority Arabs rioted against Israel's security forces throughout Judea and Samaria on Friday afternoon.
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