Posted on Tue, May 1, 2012 at 20:58 pm CEST
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Now Anyone Can Understand That Israel Isn’t About to Attack Iran

Or, as Homer Simpson would explain it, “Doh!”… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, February 29, 2012 at 00:31 am CET
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Middle East Myths Metastasize, Iran War Hysteria Rages Onward

Much written and said about the Middle East has always been fantasy. And number one on that list is the war hysteria with Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • Israel • Politics • Security and Defense • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, February 22, 2012 at 19:35 pm CET
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Iran Cuts Down to Six Weeks Timeline for Weapons-Grade Uranium

Tehran this week hardened its nuclear and military policies in defiance of tougher sanctions and ahead of international nuclear talks… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • International Atomic Energy Agency • Iran • Security and Defense • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Thu, February 9, 2012 at 01:06 am CET
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The World Media Goes Bonkers: An Israel-Attacks-Iran Case Study

For the second time in a few months we have seen a crazy global Israel-About-to-Attack-Iran Story… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • The Media 
Posted on Thu, January 26, 2012 at 15:46 pm CET
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Saudi Air Force to Outnumber, Outclass and Outgun Israel’s Advanced US Jet Fleet

With its latest acquisitions from Washington and Europe, the Saudi Air Force will have more fighter-bombers of more advanced models that the Israeli Air Force… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, January 17, 2012 at 22:45 pm CET
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Israel-US Relations: Netanyahu Called Off Joint US-Israel Drill

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, not the Obama administration, decided to call off the biggest ever joint US-Israeli military exercise… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, January 15, 2012 at 15:47 pm CET
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US, Israel in open rift over Iran

US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • Iran • Israel • Politics • Security and Defense • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 20:44 pm CET
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US, Israel and Iran: Cyber Warfare in the Middle East

The Middle East is set for a Cyber War… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Israel • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, September 9, 2011 at 02:07 am CEST
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Erdogan drives toward armed clash with Israel

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan this week coolly moved his country step by provocative step towards an armed clash with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 30, 2011 at 22:40 pm CEST
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The perils of a remilitarized Sinai

Will the Egyptian military be permitted to remilitarize the Sinai… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Israel • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, August 20, 2011 at 22:52 pm CEST
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Israel regrets Egypt deaths, strives to reduce tension between Jerusalem and Cairo

Israel’s defense minister Barak issued a public statement of Israeli regret for the deaths of Egyptian policemen in the course of a terrorist attack… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Palestinian Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 18, 2011 at 20:06 pm CEST
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Quadruple Terror Attack Near Eilat; IDF Strikes Gaza in Response

Terrorists opened fire on innocent Israeli civilians near Eilat and IDF soldiers… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Jihadism • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, July 18, 2011 at 23:53 pm CEST
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U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen honored for his input in IDF’s war readiness for Iran

Adm. Michael Glenn Mullen is rightly acclaimed as the American military leader who contributed more than any other in the past decade… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, June 25, 2011 at 23:17 pm CEST
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Israel’s Unilateral Withdrawals from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

In the last decade, Israel unilaterally withdrew from two areas: the security zone in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel • Lebanon 
Posted on Sun, June 5, 2011 at 23:17 pm CEST
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Naksa Day Clashes: U.S. says “Israel has right to defend itself”

The United States said Sunday Israel has the right to defend itself, just as every sovereign nation although it is “deeply troubled” over clashes… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, April 20, 2011 at 19:50 pm CEST
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The State of the “Peace Process,” An Enlightened Mass Media Viewpoint

Mass media editorials are worth analyzing not because they influence government policy — they don’t — but because they reflect current… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Media 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 10:21 am CEST
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Israeli Leaders Succumbed to a “Ceasefire” Deal, but Hamas will Press On with its Terrorist Campaign

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were expected at long last to instruct… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, March 25, 2011 at 20:00 pm CET
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Israel: Politicians Warn Against Palestinian State

The upcoming UN General Assembly session in September, where many countries are poised to recognize a Palestinian state, does not… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 00:03 am CET
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An Effective Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

So-There is really nothing we can say that will make Jew-haters change their point of view. And why is it we feel compelled… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Gaza and Westbank • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jew-Hatred 
Posted on Tue, March 1, 2011 at 21:25 pm CET
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Iran to Build Permanent Naval Base in Syria

Just two days after two Iranian warships reached the Syrian port of Latakia via the Suez Canal, an Iranian-Syrian naval cooperation accord was signed… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Iran • Russian Federation • Syria • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:09 am CET
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Israel on High Alert for Iranian Warships’ Suez Transit Carrying Missiles for Hizballah

Cairo’s approval Friday, Feb. 18 for two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean has brought Israel and Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 23:23 pm CET
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Two Iranian warships transit Suez for Syria, tighten siege on Israel

Twenty-four hours after Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the Egyptian upheaval had no military connotations for… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • Israel 
Posted on Tue, January 25, 2011 at 20:47 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Envoy Discusses Security with Israel

In all of his meetings, General Jones described his mandate as developing a security plan to address the needs that will arise from the establishment of a Palestinian state, factoring in the… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 25, 2011 at 19:49 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Reviews Progress with Palestinian Leaders

In separate July 1 meetings with CODEL Kerry, PA PM Salam Fayyad reviewed progress on Roadmap implementation, while PLO Negotiations Affairs Chief Saeb Erekat… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 22, 2011 at 00:06 am CET
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Israel’s Labor Party Self-Destructs

A pivotal moment in Israeli political history. The Labor Party, the founding political organization of the state, ruler of the country for its first 29 years, and perennial member of… Continue reading

Topics: Israel