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Islamic Jihad reportedly planning strike against Israel. Gaza terrorists said to have bought Libyan rockets. Tehran begins producing anti-armor rockets. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has increased its presence along the Israeli border with Egypt. The IDF fears Gaza-based terror organizations are planning attacks from the Sinai Peninsula similar to those two weeks ago that [...]
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Officials: Report expected to uphold Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza Strip, place Ankara in negative light; ‘Mavi Marmara’ suit shelved amid fears Israel could win legal challenge, says Kuwaiti daily. The Foreign Ministry is drawing up talking points and writing press releases in the run-up to Friday’s expected release of the Palmer Commission report on the Mavi Marmara incident. [...]
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Abbas tells Jordanian paper that PLO will continue fight for Palestinian refugees even if a Palestinian state is recognized on the pre-1967 lines. Jordan’s King Abdullah II advised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider the Palestinian statehood bid, Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Madina reported Tuesday. King Abdullah, after consulting with a team of international lawyers, explained to Abbas that [...]
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Arab World,Latest | Read More »

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s bill would cut off US contributions to any UN entity that upgrades status of Palestinian mission. WASHINGTON – A senior US Republican lawmaker announced on Tuesday she was seeking to cut off US funds to any United Nations organization that embraces an upgrade to the Palestinians’ diplomatic status this autumn. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [...]
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in International,Latest | Read More »

Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilnai says cell in Sinai plans to carry out an attack against Israel along its border withEgypt. IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz on Tuesday warned terrorist organizations not to test the strength of the IDF, saying that all attacks against Israel would be answered with a harsh response. Speaking at a [...]
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in IDF,Latest | Read More »

Generals ruling Egypt are faced with a dilemma to pursue a more assertive policy towards Israel in line with public opinion CAIRO – Ahmed al-Shahat clambered up the façade of Israel’s high-rise Cairo embassy, scaling over 21 floors, to pull down the flag of the Jewish state and replace it with Egypt’s national colours. “Raise [...]
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in International,Latest | Read More »

“If Assad falls there will be big short-term advantages. It is a heavy blow to Iran, Hezbollah,” National Infrastructure Minister says. The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad is not something Israel will mourn, even though it is not clear who will come after him, National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday. “I don’t [...]
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Manfred Gerstenfeld offers glimpse into anti-Semitic chants in Dutch world of soccer Anti-Semitism is a recurrent problem in the world of soccer. Nowhere else, however, is the origin of wide-spread anti-Semitic chants in stadiums as bizarre as in the Netherlands. Earlier this month, anti-Semitic slogans were the subject of a court case brought by BAN, [...]
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Editorial,Latest | Read More »

Poll finds Israeli teens identify with the right, want Lieberman to be prime minister and don’t want Israel to concede territories. A new poll whose results were released on Monday has found that most youth in Israel tend to identify with the right side of the political map. According to the results reported onChannel 10 News, [...]
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Latest | Read More »

Israeli security officials believe Gaza militants have purchased anti-aircraft, anti-tank rockets from Libya over past six months; say supply has significantly enlarged militants’ arsenal, but not necessarily improved it Palestinians in Gaza have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets from Libya during its six-month civil war, enlarging but not significantly improving their arsenal, Israeli officials said [...]
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Latest,Terror | Read More »