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30 Dec 2012

A surprising process of ‘Israelization’ is taking place among Palestinians in East Jerusalem

A year ago, for the first time, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Israel postal service established a post office in the village of Isawiyah, which lies below Mount Scopus, within the municipal boundaries. Along with the opening of the new branch - part of a plan to improve postal services in East Jerusalem - the village streets were given names and the houses received numbers. These developments followed a petition to the High Court of Justice, submitted by residents with the aid of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. But the municipality could not find a site for the post office, since most of the buildings in the village were illegal structures, so their future was thus in question.
A year ago, for the first time, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Israel postal service established a post office in...
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10 Dec 2012

Arab states agree on aid for Palestinians

Arab League foreign ministers have agreed during a meeting to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinian Authority to make up for punitive measures imposed by the Israeli government after a successful bid for recognition at the United Nations.
Arab League foreign ministers have agreed during a meeting to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the...
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6 Dec 2012

Netanyahu is leading Israel into an abyss

Netanyahu keeps behaving in a way that profoundly contradicts the values of the club of the Free World, of which he wants to be a valued member: His disregard for international law and individual human rights of Palestinians simply doesn t square with the standards of the Free World.
Netanyahu keeps behaving in a way that profoundly contradicts the values of the club of the Free World, of which he...
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5 Dec 2012

Britain to Israel Reverse settlement expansion or Europe will consider further steps

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that European sanctions against Israel in response to its latest plans to build more settlements on disputed land were not an option, but said further steps would need to be considered if the expansion plans were not rescinded.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that European sanctions against Israel in response to its latest...
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5 Dec 2012

Merkel to warn Netanyahu: Promote peace process or face world seclusion

With Israel and European Union states embroiled in a diplomatic crisis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday night in Berlin. Merkel, who has had a rocky relationship with Netanyahu over the past four years, is expected to stress that the Israeli leader must choose between promoting the peace process, including establishing a Palestinian state, or facing international seclusion.
With Israel and European Union states embroiled in a diplomatic crisis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled...
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5 Dec 2012

The demographic success of Israel’s settlement project

The United Nations General Assembly recognised Palestine as a "nonmember state". But it may very well be that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has already missed the boat. With the help of graphic designer, Michal Vexler, we have created an infogram to illustrate and explain how demographic changes within the West Bank obstruct the possibility of the two-state solution.
The United Nations General Assembly recognised Palestine as a "nonmember state". But it may very well be that...
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5 Dec 2012

Cheering U.N. Palestine Vote, Synagogue Tests Its Members Disgust and Delight After New York Synagogue Backs U.N. Move on Palestine

The vote at the U.N. yesterday is a great moment for us as citizens of the world, said the e-mail, which was sent to all congregants. This is an opportunity to celebrate the process that allows a nation to come forward and ask for recognition. The statement, at a time when the United Nations vote was opposed by the governments of the United States and Israel, as well as by the leadership of many American Jewish organizations, reflected a divide among American Jews and a willingness to publicly disagree with Israel.
The vote at the U.N. yesterday is a great moment for us as citizens of the world, said the e-mail, which was sent to all...
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5 Dec 2012

UN tells Israel to let in nuclear inspectors

The UN general assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to open its nuclear programme for inspection. The resolution, approved by a vote of 174 to six with six abstentions, calls on Israel to join the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) "without further delay" and open its nuclear facilities to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Those voting against were Israel, the US, Canada, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.
The UN general assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to open its nuclear programme for...
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3 Dec 2012

UK and France summon Israeli envoys in settlements row

Britain and France have both summoned Israeli ambassadors in protest at Israel's decision to approve the construction of 3,000 new homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The UK said the move would cast doubt on Israel's "stated commitment to achieving peace with the Palestinians". Israel authorised the 3,000 additional housing units a day after the UN voted to upgrade Palestinian status.
Britain and France have both summoned Israeli ambassadors in protest at Israel's decision to approve the construction of...
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2 Dec 2012

Clinton and Hague attack Israel decision to build new settlements

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and British foreign secretary, William Hague, have launched attacks on an Israeli decision to build fresh settlements on occupied territory in the West Bank. The Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to approve the construction of 3,000 new homes is widely seen as a response to the United Nations vote earlier this week that recognised a Palestinian bid to be a "non-member observer state".
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and British foreign secretary, William Hague, have launched attacks on an...
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1 Dec 2012

Back to Gaza again

"There's no country on Earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders," said President Obama. When he made this perfectly sensible statement he was not thinking of the Palestinians in Gaza, helpless victims of Israeli bombs and missiles in some cases dropped or fired by F-16 fighters or Apache helicopters manufactured in the US.
"There's no country on Earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders," said...
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30 Nov 2012

In Gaza, surge of support for Hamas starts to fade

After prayers, men old enough to remember the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, which began a decades-long occupation of Gaza, say Hamas has finally won a fight with Israel and should march on Tel Aviv. But as the nervous ecstasy of conflict gives way to a grim status quo, there are signs, even here, that any power Hamas has derived from its recent confrontation with Israel is fading. The change in sentiment is coming gradually, along generational and gender lines, and suggests a limit to any political benefits for Hamas gained through armed conflict.
After prayers, men old enough to remember the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, which began a decades-long occupation of Gaza, say...
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30 Nov 2012

Israel Moves to Expand Settlements in East Jerusalem

Israel is moving forward with development of Jewish settlements in a contentious area east of Jerusalem, defying the United States by advancing a project that has long been condemned by international leaders as effectively dooming any prospect of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel is moving forward with development of Jewish settlements in a contentious area east of Jerusalem, defying the...
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30 Nov 2012

UN vote gives Palestinians new diplomatic powers

When the weak November sun rose on the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday morning, it revealed, naturally enough, a city little changed from the night before. Palestinian society remains divided politically and geographically between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the West Bank governed by the Palestinian Authority (PA).
When the weak November sun rose on the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday morning, it revealed, naturally enough, a...
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26 Nov 2012

EU looks to compile blacklist barring entry to ‘known violent’ Israeli settlers

The European Union is recommending a blacklist of "known violent settlers" who will be blocked from entering EU member states, a Western diplomat told Haaretz. The diplomat said no final decision has been made at the foreign ministers level, but that the EU's committee of Middle East experts has recommended going ahead with the process. The issue is expected to come up for discussion at one of the upcoming EU foreign ministers meetings.
The European Union is recommending a blacklist of "known violent settlers" who will be blocked from entering EU member...
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25 Nov 2012

Israeli spy satellites spot Iranian ship being loaded with rockets for Gaza

Israeli spy satellites have spotted an Iranian ship being loaded with missiles that analysts say may be headed for Gaza, The Sunday Times reported. According to the report, the cargo may include Fajr-5 rockets, like those that were fired by Hamas toward Israel and the stockpiles of which the Israel Defense Forces depleted during the recent round of fighting across the Gaza border, in addition to Shahab-3 ballistic missiles, which could be stationed in Sudan to pose a direct threat to Israel.
Israeli spy satellites have spotted an Iranian ship being loaded with missiles that analysts say may be headed for Gaza,...
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25 Nov 2012

Hamas Announcement Further Clouds Truce Talks

Confusion continued Saturday over the status of cease-fire talks Egypt is conducting between Hamas and Israel, as the Hamas prime minister announced progress regarding restrictions on the movements of fishermen and farmers in the border area, which the Israeli prime minister's office denied.
Confusion continued Saturday over the status of cease-fire talks Egypt is conducting between Hamas and Israel, as the...
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23 Nov 2012

Gaza without Gazans: History of an Israeli fantasy

On December 17, 1948, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion told his cabinet, "We might benefit from conquering Gaza. But it's clear to me that Gaza won't be in our hands even if we conquer it 1,000 times." Statements like this made some consider Ben-Gurion a prophet. In reality, Israel invested great effort in "taking" Gaza, but could never decide whether it really wanted it.
On December 17, 1948, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion told his cabinet, "We might benefit from conquering Gaza. But it's...
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23 Nov 2012

Clinton warns Netanyahu not to punish Palestinian Authority for UN bid

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during her talks in Israel this week not to take any extreme actions in response to the Palestinian move in the United Nations for recognition as a non-member state. Clinton said such steps against the Palestinian Authority could bring about its collapse. The Palestinians are planning to ask the United Nations General Assembly to vote on upgrading its status from non-member entity on the symbolic date of November 29.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during her talks in Israel this week...
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23 Nov 2012

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Test of Cease-Fire

Health officials said on Friday that a 20-year-old Palestinian was killed and nine others wounded in a clash with Israeli soldiers in the southeast Gaza Strip, testing the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel and punctuating wild celebrations here on Thursday.
Health officials said on Friday that a 20-year-old Palestinian was killed and nine others wounded in a clash with...
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23 Nov 2012

For Israel, Gaza Conflict Is Test for an Iran Confrontation

The conflict that ended, for now, in a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel seemed like the latest episode in a periodic showdown. But there was a second, strategic agenda unfolding, according to American and Israeli officials: The exchange was something of a practice run for any future armed confrontation with Iran, featuring improved rockets that can reach Jerusalem and new antimissile systems to counter them.
The conflict that ended, for now, in a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel seemed like the latest episode in a periodic...
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23 Nov 2012

The voices of Gaza’s children

The only protection the Awajaa family has against the Israeli rockets is a thin tarpaulin, stretched out over a small plot of land. The tent, where they have been living on and off since their house was turned to rubble in the 2008-09 Israeli war on Gaza, is one of the first houses on the border, located a mere few hundred meters away from Israel. "We are the first people to be attacked, and we are the people who can t escape, as it is just empty lands around us,"said 15-year-old Omsiyat, the eldest of seven children.
The only protection the Awajaa family has against the Israeli rockets is a thin tarpaulin, stretched out over a small...
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22 Nov 2012

Gaza journalists defiant in face of attacks

The targeting of local journalists in Gaza has been seen as the Israeli government's latest attempt at preventing the broadcasting of what many Palestinians consider to be the achievements of their resistance against Israeli aggression. On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinian journalists. Mohammad al-Koumi and Houssam Salam, both cameramen for al-Aqsa television, were hit while traveling in a car clearly marked as belonging to the broadcast media, according to the station. Mohammad Abu Aisha, a journalist with al-Quds Educational Radio, was also killed later that day, when an airstrike hit his car.
The targeting of local journalists in Gaza has been seen as the Israeli government's latest attempt at preventing the...
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22 Nov 2012

Israeli Press Declares Hamas Came out Ahead on Ceasefire

Hamas too has managed to extract minor victories from the conflict, according to analysts. For one, the Islamist leaders of the Gaza Strip inserted a clause in the ceasefire agreement which calls for at least a partial lifting of the blockade Israel imposed on the Palestinian area after Hamas came to power in 2006. Furthermore, the fact that the Hamas leadership didn't collapse in the face of heavy bombardment, along with the fact that their rockets continued to rain down on Israel throughout the conflict, has been interpreted as a success.
Hamas too has managed to extract minor victories from the conflict, according to analysts. For one, the Islamist leaders...
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22 Nov 2012

Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire ageeEgypt announces cease-fire in Gaza conflict

The Egyptian government announced Wednesday night that Israel and Palestinian leaders in the Gaza strip have agreed to halt hostilities after eight days of Israeli bombardment of the enclave and hundreds of rocket strikes inside Israel.
The Egyptian government announced Wednesday night that Israel and Palestinian leaders in the Gaza strip have agreed to...
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21 Nov 2012

Palestinian ambassador tells Israeli counterpart: Hamas must go

"The Hamas offices that were destroyed are not important. The real offices are the mosques, which are connected to a widespread network of tunnels. Everything happens underground," the Palestinian ambassador said. "Hamas has no regrets over the destruction in Gaza. On the contrary. Hamas gets a great deal of economic and political benefit from the terrible destruction because of the large donations that will come from the world and the political image of the organization that stands on the front line against Israel."
"The Hamas offices that were destroyed are not important. The real offices are the mosques, which are connected to a...
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21 Nov 2012

Obama Gains Leverage Over Netanyahu With Support for Israel

After a year in which Mr. Netanyahu made no secret of his support for Mitt Romney, now might seem a perfect time for Mr. Obama to return the favor. And yet, as Israel and Hamas - and their proxies, the United States and Egypt - struggle to agree on a cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza, he has not done so.
After a year in which Mr. Netanyahu made no secret of his support for Mitt Romney, now might seem a perfect time for Mr....
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20 Nov 2012

A Rain of Rockets How Hamas Terror Works along the Border

Hamas is firing rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip each day, bringing normal life to a halt for Israelis living near the border. Each time the sirens wail, residents are forced to flee into shelters. Many feel that any kind of retaliation is justified if it helps ease their fears.
Hamas is firing rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip each day, bringing normal life to a halt for Israelis living...
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20 Nov 2012

Hamas blames Israel for ‘delay’ of truce deal

"It's one thing for this agreement to be signed, it's quite another for it to be implemented," said Greste. "But here's what we do understand is to be contained in this agreement: Firstly, that Israel has agreed to stop targeted assassinations of Hamas leaders. Secondly, that Hamas has agreed to stop firing rockets over the border into Israel," said Greste. "Thirdly, that the border restrictions into Gaza will be eased, but we don't know quite what that means - we don't know what restrictions will be lifted."
"It's one thing for this agreement to be signed, it's quite another for it to be implemented," said Greste. "But here's...
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20 Nov 2012

Israel continues shelling on Gaza

At least six more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli latest raids, raising the day's toll to 26, while fighters from Gaza fired rockets that killed two Israelis, bringing the death toll in Israel to five since Wednesday.
At least six more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israeli latest raids, raising the day's toll to 26,...
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19 Nov 2012

Gaza death toll soars despite calls for truce

Israeli airstrikes have pounded Gaza for a sixth day successive day, raising to 84 the number of Palestinians killed, as the UN Secretary General calls for an immediate ceasefire. Gaza health officials said that 84 Palestinians, at least 23 of them children and several women, had been killed since Israel's airstrikes began.
Israeli airstrikes have pounded Gaza for a sixth day successive day, raising to 84 the number of Palestinians killed, as...
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17 Nov 2012

Israel continues deadly Gaza air raids

Israel and Palestinian fighters have traded air strikes and rockets for a fourth day, with Israel hitting the Hamas prime minister's office and also downing a rocket aimed at Tel Aviv. The death toll from the conflict climbed on Saturday to 45: 40 Palestinians, at least 13 of them civilians, including women and children, and three Israeli civilians.
Israel and Palestinian fighters have traded air strikes and rockets for a fourth day, with Israel hitting the Hamas...
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17 Nov 2012

Israel Steps Up Aerial Strikes in Gaza

Israel expanded its four-day assault on Gaza on Saturday, broadening its airstrikes from military targets to the civilian political infrastructure, leveling the headquarters here of the Hamas prime minister and striking police and security buildings.
Israel expanded its four-day assault on Gaza on Saturday, broadening its airstrikes from military targets to the...
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15 Nov 2012

Israel attack on Gaza Familiar tension, new circumstances

Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals on a familiar course that could end with another major confrontation - but in unpredictable new circumstances created by the "Arab Spring."
Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals on a...
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15 Nov 2012

Israeli peace activist: Hamas leader Jabari killed amid talks on long-term truce

Hours before Hamas strongman Ahmed Jabari was assassinated, he received the draft of a permanent truce agreement with Israel, which included mechanisms for maintaining the cease-fire in the case of a flare-up between Israel and the factions in the Gaza Strip. This, according to Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin, who helped mediate between Israel and Hamas in the deal to release Gilad Shalit and has since then maintained a relationship with Hamas leaders.
Hours before Hamas strongman Ahmed Jabari was assassinated, he received the draft of a permanent truce agreement with...
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15 Nov 2012

War by all means – How the IDF fights in 2012

Operation Pillar of Defense is targeted not only at Hamas' military infrastructure, but also at changing perceptions in Israel, Gaza, and the international media. The military and media offensives blend and blur into each other, while weapons and defense systems are used for PR purposes and the battle is carried on not just in the air and on the ground but in cyberspace.
Operation Pillar of Defense is targeted not only at Hamas' military infrastructure, but also at changing perceptions in...
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15 Nov 2012

Israel kills Hamas militant Ahmad Jabari

Ahmad Jabari was a high-ranking member of Hamas and in command of the movement's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip. He was killed in an Israeli air strike on his car in Gaza on November 14. Jabari began as a member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party, but switched his allegiance to Hamas after serving 13 years in an Israeli prison, where he met several Hamas leaders
Ahmad Jabari was a high-ranking member of Hamas and in command of the movement's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam...
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15 Nov 2012

Israelis Launch Major Assault on Gaza, Killing Hamas Commander

Israel on Wednesday launched one of the most ferocious assaults on Gaza since its invasion four years ago, hitting at least 20 targets in aerial attacks that killed the top military commander of Hamas, drew strong condemnation from Egypt and escalated the risks of a new war in the Middle East.
Israel on Wednesday launched one of the most ferocious assaults on Gaza since its invasion four years ago, hitting at...
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13 Nov 2012

Netanyahu’s government has quietly doubled funding for settlements, says finance minister

Benjamin Netanyahu's government has quietly doubled the portion of Israel's national budget allocated to Jewish settlements in the West Bank settlements, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said in an interview on Monday. "During the current government's term, we doubled the budgets [allocated] to Judea and Samaria. We did it with a low profile, in agreement with the mayors," Steinitz told Galei Yisrael, a regional radio station based in the West Bank.
Benjamin Netanyahu's government has quietly doubled the portion of Israel's national budget allocated to Jewish...
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9 Nov 2012

Israel’s Netanyahu comes in for criticism in wake of U.S. presidential election

The reelection of President Obama has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly vulnerable as Israel s own national election campaign begins to gather steam. A strong favorite to win the Jan. 22 vote, Netanyahu is coming under criticism from political rivals who accuse him of having tilted toward Mitt Romney and alienated Obama, who as a second-term president could take a firmer stance toward Israel.
The reelection of President Obama has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly vulnerable as Israel s own...
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9 Nov 2012

Liberman heads to Vienna to thwart Palestinian statehood

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman warned on Thursday that there would be "far-reaching implications" to the Palestinians bid to upgrade their UN status to that of non-member state later this month. "This unilateral step has broken the rules and crossed a red line," Liberman said before heading to Vienna to attend an urgent meeting of Israeli ambassadors to Europe.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman warned on Thursday that there would be "far-reaching implications" to the Palestinians...
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4 Nov 2012

Iran suspending 20% uranium enrichment as goodwill gesture before U.S. talks

Iran has suspended its 20-percent uranium enrichment levels in what it claims is a goodwill gesture ahead of scheduled talks with the United States, the Guardian reported Sunday, citing news services in the region. Twenty percent uranium enrichment is thought to be only a short step from the capacity to build a complete nuclear device
Iran has suspended its 20-percent uranium enrichment levels in what it claims is a goodwill gesture ahead of scheduled...
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30 Oct 2012

Netanyahu Israeli strike on Iran nuclear plants will only serve to calm Mideast

An Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities won't destabilize the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview to a French magazine on Tuesday, adding, moreover, that such a move would only serve to restore security in the region.
An Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities won't destabilize the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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30 Oct 2012

Likud approves merger with Yisrael Beitenu

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party has approved an electoral pact with the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu. Opinion polls predict that Monday's move will help the prime minister win elections in January. Netanyahu had angered many Likud party faithful with his surprise announcement last week of the merger with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's party.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party has approved an electoral pact with the ultranationalist...
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29 Oct 2012

International sanctions on Iran hurt arms flow to Hezbollah

International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, but the Lebanese guerrilla group remains a potent force, a top Israeli military official said Monday. He said Hezbollah has an arsenal far larger and more sophisticated than it possessed during a monthlong war in 2006, when it fired thousands of rockets at Israel.
International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, but the...
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29 Oct 2012

Sudan denies Iran link to Khartoum plant allegedly attacked by Israel

Sudan denied that the facility it claimed was attacked by Israel was linked to Iranian military activities, accusing Israel on Monday of spreading false information to justify the alleged air strike. Last week, Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Belal Osman accused Israel of striking the Yarmouk plant in the nation's capital, claiming that four Israeli planes attacked the arms factory.
Sudan denied that the facility it claimed was attacked by Israel was linked to Iranian military activities, accusing...
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25 Oct 2012

Israeli TV admits: No rockets were ever fired from UNRWA schools in Gaza during “Cast Lead”

Israel s highest-rating news programme, Channel Two News, has published a statement correcting false claims that rockets were fired from schools operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) during the Gaza war in 2008-2009. The statement makes clear that Israeli officials themselves acknowledged that such claims were false and that there was no evidence to support them.
Israel s highest-rating news programme, Channel Two News, has published a statement correcting false claims that rockets...
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22 Oct 2012

Fatah fares poorly in West Bank elections, despite Hamas boycott

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas suffered a blow to his prestige in Saturday's Palestinian local election, as Fatah rebels - who were kicked out of the movement for running against official Fatah candidates - beat the official candidates in three cities.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas suffered a blow to his prestige in Saturday's Palestinian local election,...
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22 Oct 2012

Israel’s former Mossad chief urges dialogue with Iran, calls Obama policy ‘brave’

A former head of Israel's Mossad on Monday urged the West to solve the nuclear dispute with Iran through diplomacy rather than military action. Ephraim Halevy expressed backing for U.S. President Barack Obama's approach to Iran, saying that Republican challenger Mitt Romney's anti-Iran rhetoric closes the door to dialogue.
A former head of Israel's Mossad on Monday urged the West to solve the nuclear dispute with Iran through diplomacy...
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17 Oct 2012

Israel ‘set calorie limit’ for Gaza Strip

The Israeli military calculated the number of calories Gaza's residents would need to consume to avoid malnutrition during a sweeping blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory between 2007 and mid-2010, according to a document the Israeli defence ministry released under a court order.
The Israeli military calculated the number of calories Gaza's residents would need to consume to avoid malnutrition...
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15 Oct 2012

After incursion into Israel airspace, Iran unveils new self-made drone

Iran developed a new class of drones, able to conduct reconnaissance and bombardment missions, a top Iranian military official said on Sunday, hours after Tehran's defense minister lauded Hezbollah for sending an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace.
Iran developed a new class of drones, able to conduct reconnaissance and bombardment missions, a top Iranian military...
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13 Oct 2012

Israel threatens action against Gaza aid ship

Israel has warned to confront by force a Gaza-bound ship if it tries to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory, a Finnish foreign ministry spokesman has said. "The foreign ministry has been informed by Israel that it would intervene if the ship Estelle which is flying the Finnish flag tries to break [Israel's] blockade against Gaza from the sea," spokesman Risto Piipponen said on state television on Saturday.
Israel has warned to confront by force a Gaza-bound ship if it tries to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory,...
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11 Oct 2012

West Bank settlers stealing tons of soil from Palestinian land

Roughly a month ago, infrastructure work began in one of the house-trailer neighborhoods in the West Bank settlement of Ofra. Brown soil was needed to cover the foundations. In properly functioning places, such soil is bought and paid for, but not in Ofra. Tzvi, a local farmer, nicknamed "Kishu," found an alternative: He sent a rented tractor and truck to the outskirts of the settlement, next to the Palestinian villages of Silwad and Deir Dibwan, where they simply stole dirt. Tzvi claims that the land belongs to him.
Roughly a month ago, infrastructure work began in one of the house-trailer neighborhoods in the West Bank settlement of...
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10 Oct 2012

Iran’s Khamenei West won’t lift sanctions if Tehran drops nuclear bid

The West is lying when it claims that harsh economic sanctions imposed on Iran will be lifted if the Islamic Republic halts its nuclear progress, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, adding that the "enemies" were exaggerating the extent of the sanctions' damage.
The West is lying when it claims that harsh economic sanctions imposed on Iran will be lifted if the Islamic Republic...
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8 Oct 2012

Iranian FM If Israel wanted to attack, it would have long ago

Iran's foreign minister said in an interview Monday that Israel would have attacked his country long ago if it could and wished to do so. "If the Israelis had wanted to attack us, and if they could have done so, they would have done so long ago," said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Monday to the German news weekly Der Spiegel.
Iran's foreign minister said in an interview Monday that Israel would have attacked his country long ago if it could and...
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8 Oct 2012

Israel launches strikes on Gaza after rocket fire

The Israeli military has carried out strikes on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired about 50 mortar rounds and rockets into Israel. Several children were among those injured when Israeli forces shelled areas east of Khan Younis.
The Israeli military has carried out strikes on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired about 50 mortar rounds...
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4 Oct 2012

Iraq 2002, Iran 2012: Compare and contrast Netanyahu’s speeches

Ten years before his red line speech at the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the United States Congress and called for bringing down Saddam Hussein before he developed nuclear weapons. "There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking and is working and is advancing towards the development of nuclear weapons - no question whatsoever," Netanyahu, then a private citizen, told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 12, 2002. "And there is no question that once he acquires it, history shifts immediately."
Ten years before his red line speech at the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before...
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3 Oct 2012

Rift in Israel Between Netanyahu and Barak

A growing rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, a political rival, centers on Israel s strategic relations with the United States as Mr. Barak tries to turn the tension between Mr. Netanyahu and Washington to his political advantage.
A growing rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, a political rival,...
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2 Oct 2012

Iran transfers $10 billion to Syria

The Iranian economy is finding it difficult to cope with the economic sanctions, but the extensive financial aid to Syrian President Bashar Assad has not stopped and is creating a rift at the top of the Iranian regime. The London-based Times newspaper reported Monday that Tehran has transferred some $10 billion in support of Assad's war against Syrian rebels. Western intelligence sources say the failure to decide the Syrian conflict in favor of Assad has caused a split between Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's spymaster in the past 14 years, Qassem Suleimani
The Iranian economy is finding it difficult to cope with the economic sanctions, but the extensive financial aid to...
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29 Sep 2012

Israel PM in ‘full agreement’ with US on Iran

The US president and the Israeli prime minister have expressed agreement on the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said. Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu sought on Friday to ease tensions over how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme, presenting a show of solidarity over how to confront Tehran.
The US president and the Israeli prime minister have expressed agreement on the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a...
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28 Sep 2012

Israeli Foreign Ministry Calls for More Sanctions on Iran

An internal report prepared by Israel s Foreign Ministry calls for an additional round of international sanctions against Iran, an Israeli official confirmed on Thursday, in what appeared to be a rare Israeli acknowledgment that there might still be time to try to stop the Iranian nuclear program by means other than military action.
An internal report prepared by Israel s Foreign Ministry calls for an additional round of international sanctions...
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28 Sep 2012

Iran Close to Making a Bomb, Netanyahu Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the United Nations on Thursday that he believes Iran s ability to make an atomic weapon will be irreversible by next spring or summer - a far more specific time frame than he had asserted before - and he argued that a "clear red line" must be drawn to warn the Iranians they must halt their nuclear fuel enrichment before then.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the United Nations on Thursday that he believes Iran s ability to make...
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25 Sep 2012

NetanyahuÂ’s Iran Blunders – NYTimes.com

Netanyahu has talked himself into a corner on Iran. He has set so many "red lines" on the Iranian nuclear program nobody can remember them. He has taken to fuming publicly over President Obama's refusal to do the same. Of late he has juggled metaphors: Iran is now "20 yards" from "touchdown." His cry-wolf dilemma comes right out of a children's book. It was in 1992 that he said Iran was three to five years from nuclear capacity.
Netanyahu has talked himself into a corner on Iran. He has set so many "red lines" on the Iranian nuclear program nobody...
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22 Sep 2012

Deaths in Israel-Egypt border shootout

One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a very big terror attack", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Friday.
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot...
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17 Sep 2012

In Israel, we speak Republican

In January 2009, on the eve of the Israeli general elections, and before the newly elected U.S. president, Barack Obama, was sworn in, the leading candidate for the premiership, Benjamin Netanyahu, met with his then-adviser and former consul general in New York, Alon Pinkas. Netanyahu asked Pinkas, who was close to the leaders of the Democratic Party, to help him build a bridge to the new administration.
In January 2009, on the eve of the Israeli general elections, and before the newly elected U.S. president, Barack Obama,...
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16 Sep 2012

Netanyahu Says Iran Is “20 Yards” From Nuclear Bomb

Having been rebuffed by President Obama last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took to the American airwaves on Sunday to make the argument that the only way to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon was to draw a "red line" that, if crossed, would trigger military intervention
Having been rebuffed by President Obama last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took to the American...
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15 Sep 2012

Panetta: ‘Little red lines’ on Iran a political ploy

In an interview with Foreign Policy's National Security Channel, Panetta dismissed Netanyahu's engagement of Obama on the issue of preemption, saying, "The fact is [that] presidents of the United States, prime ministers of Israel or any other country - leaders of these countries don't have, you know, a bunch of little red lines that determine their decisions."
In an interview with Foreign Policy's National Security Channel, Panetta dismissed Netanyahu's engagement of Obama on...
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13 Sep 2012

Israel seeks court permission to expand 40 West Bank settlements

The prosecution admitted that construction continued in these communities even after the Elon Moreh ruling of 1979, which stipulated that the army had power to confiscate land only for pure military purposes, and not for civilian settlements. But, the state argued, that ruling "does not prevent exploiting the potential of these communities."
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11 Sep 2012

White House declines Netanyahu request to meet with Obama

The White House's response marks a new low in relations between Netanyahu and Obama, underscored by the fact that this is the first time Netanyahu will visit the U.S. as prime minister without meeting Obama.
The White House's response marks a new low in relations between Netanyahu and Obama, underscored by the fact that this...
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11 Sep 2012

United States and Israel Engage in Public Spat Over Iran Policy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel harshly criticized the Obama administration on Tuesday over recent statements that the United States would not set deadlines or draw "red lines" for Iran over its disputed uranium enrichment activities, calling such comments a signal to the Iranians that they could build atomic bombs with impunity.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel harshly criticized the Obama administration on Tuesday over recent...
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8 Sep 2012

Netanyahu ‘lost his temper,’ reprimanded U.S. envoy over Iran, says congressman

U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers confirmed that during a meeting held in Jerusalem two weeks ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro over U.S. President Barack Obama's policy concerning Iran.
U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers confirmed that during a meeting held in...
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6 Sep 2012

Making Iran Into Enemy Number One

After hearing that as a result of Benjamin Netanyahu's latest fear-mongering, many Israelis were buying masks to protect themselves from a possible confrontation with Iran, I decided to go on the website of AIPAC, America's most powerful pro-Israel lobby. It was astounding to see that every other article on their website mentions Iran. It actually begins with a photo of Ahmadinejad and Iran's Foreign Minister in one of Iran's nuclear power plants. The titles were: "IAEA to press Iran," "Iran struggles to reflag oil tankers," "Iranian universities shut female students," "Prevent a nuclear capable Iran," and "Congress approves new Iran sanctions."
After hearing that as a result of Benjamin Netanyahu's latest fear-mongering, many Israelis were buying masks to protect...
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6 Sep 2012

Palestinians bury victims of Israeli attack

Funerals have been held in the Gaza Strip for three of the six Palestinians killed in two Israeli attacks in under 12 hours. Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical sources said. "We have received three bodies," Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry, said.
Funerals have been held in the Gaza Strip for three of the six Palestinians killed in two Israeli attacks in under 12...
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4 Sep 2012

In the Iranian poker game, Netanyahu and Barak have overplayed their hand

Israel Hayom, the newspaper seen as having close ties to the PM, has been laying off the war drums lately. Senior Haaretz analyst Amos Harel wonders: Does this indicate that Netanyahu is seeking a ladder to climb down from the tree?
Israel Hayom, the newspaper seen as having close ties to the PM, has been laying off the war drums lately. Senior...
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4 Sep 2012

Former CIA chief tells Haaretz: Decision on Iran strike can wait

A decision on attacking Iran need not be taken at present, as current assessments point to its achieving nuclear-weapons capabilities no earlier than 2013 or 2014, former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Michael Hayden told Haaretz on Monday.
A decision on attacking Iran need not be taken at present, as current assessments point to its achieving nuclear-weapons...
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3 Sep 2012

Obama mulls declaring the ‘red lines’ that would trigger U.S. attack on Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama is considering making declarations regarding the United States' "red lines" that if crossed, may bring about an American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the New York Times reported on Monday. According to the report, President Obama is mulling a series of overt and covert actions with the goal of helping Israel save face and convince Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on an attack on Iran's nuclear program.
U.S. President Barack Obama is considering making declarations regarding the United States' "red lines" that if crossed,...
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30 Aug 2012

On the receiving end of Israeli ‘impunity’

The death of 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was a "regrettable accident", an Israeli court has ruled, in a verdict that was neither surprising nor unfamiliar. Corrie was crushed by an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) bulldozer razing Palestinian homes on March 16, 2003. She was among a group of international peace activists volunteering in the Gaza Strip to protect Palestinian houses from demolition.
The death of 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was a "regrettable accident", an Israeli court has ruled,...
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29 Aug 2012

France opens Arafat murder inquiry

A French court has opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, prosecutors said, following claims by his wife that he may have been poisoned. French officials on Tuesday said prosecutors had agreed to begin an inquiry, but they have yet to appoint an investigating judge.
A French court has opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, prosecutors said,...
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