Posted on Sun, January 30, 2011 at 13:47 pm CET
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Netanyahu Comments on Egypt Revolt

Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu made his first official comments on the situation in Egypt during the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel 
Posted on Sun, January 30, 2011 at 01:52 am CET
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The Revolt in Egypt and U.S. Policy

There is no good policy for the United States regarding the uprising in Egypt but the Obama Administration may be adopting something close to the worst option… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Jordan • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, January 27, 2011 at 14:17 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: US Orders to Spy on Israel and Palestinians

The WikiLeaks website last week leaked a secret State Department cable from October 31, 2008, directing United States officials to spy on Israel. The cable, dated only days… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, January 27, 2011 at 01:01 am CET
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The Turkel Commission Report and Initial Reactions

On January 23 the Turkel Commission issued the first part of its report. The commission investigated the issue of the Israeli takeover of the flotilla, during which IDF forces were attacked… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Hamas • Israel • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, January 27, 2011 at 00:20 am CET
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Hamas and PA Remarks on the ‘Palestine Papers’

On January 21 Al-Jazeera TV and the British Guardian leaked a series of documents dealing with the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Other documents… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • The Media 
Posted on Wed, January 26, 2011 at 00:11 am CET
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Palestine Papers: “a First-Class Political Smear Campaign”

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out Monday at Al-Jazeera, calling the Arabic TV network’s release of alleged secret documents from Israeli-Palestinian peace… Continue reading

Topics: Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Qatar 
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 20:26 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Discusses Gaza and West Bank with U.S.

Diskin told the USSC that he continued to support the strengthening of President Abbas and the Presidential Guard, but noted that it was more important… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Palestinian Authority • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 25, 2011 at 20:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Expresses Concern over Fatah

During a November 18 meeting with NEA DAS Robert Danin, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin said that a successfully managed passage at Rafah would… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Israel • Palestinian Authority • 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 Tue, January 25, 2011 at 03:07 am CET
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Testimonies from IDF Naval Commandos Who Participated in the Raid on the Mavi Marmara

Detailed testimony from IDF officers and soldiers, supported by documentation, reveals for the first time the aggressive, brutal fighting carried out by IHH operatives and their accomplices against Israeli forces aboard the… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Jew-Hatred • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 13:49 pm CET
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The “Palestine Papers”: Fabrication of the Day

Several people have asked me what I think about the new “Palestine Papers” which have been “obtained” (that means the PA gave it to them) by al-Jazira, the Guardian, and perhaps others, in imitation of Wikileaks… Continue reading

Topics: Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 01:47 am CET
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Iran’s Conservative Press Blames West for Political Crisis in Lebanon

Iran’s conservative press blamed Western countries for the political crisis in Lebanon, saying they derailed the Syrian-Saudi initiative which attempted to find a solution to… Continue reading

Topics: France • Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Lebanon • Saudi Arabia • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, January 23, 2011 at 21:43 pm CET
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Turkel Commission: Flotilla Raid was in Accordance with International Law

Turkel Commission: Flotilla raid was in accordance with int’l law. Turkish PM Erdogan: Turkel C’tee report has ‘no credibility’. Israel’s PM Netanyahu: Report shows the truth… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • International Law • Israel • Turkey 
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 
Posted on Thu, January 20, 2011 at 12:53 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Ruzie Tussen Verhagen en Koenders over Goldstone Rapport

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin Topambtenaar Pieter de Gooijer van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken… Lees verder

Topics: Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 18, 2011 at 17:13 pm CET
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Medvedev makes ‘historic’ visit to ‘Disputed Territories’

The Russian Federation’s President Dmitry Medvedev visited the ‘disputed territories’ on a “historic” trip as part of his Middle East tour, CNN reported on Tuesday… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Russian Federation • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, January 18, 2011 at 14:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Intensieve Samenwerking Nederland en de VS in Counter-Terrorisme

ambtsberichten van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de samenwerking met Nederland in de strijd tegen terrorisme. Inkijkje in samenwerking… Lees verder

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 00:57 am CET
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Concerns in Iran over South Sudan Referendum

This week, Iran’s conservative press expressed dissatisfaction with and concern over the referendum held in Sudan, in which the African residents of southern Sudan will decide if they… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Sudan 
Posted on Fri, January 14, 2011 at 01:18 am CET
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Christians and Jews Under Attack

The main threat to the Jewish people today is no longer physical, as it was in the past. Rather, it is directed at the legitimacy and survival of the State of Israel itself, the Jewish State… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Christianity • Global Islam • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 01:26 am CET
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Netanyahu Asked Mubarak to Persuade the Palestinians to Resume Direct Talks with Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday “to persuade the Palestinians to move to direct, intensive and serious negotiations… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Israel • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, January 6, 2011 at 20:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks on Gaza Shows Israeli Policy and Why it Made Sense

A new Wikileaks document is being spun by some media to imply something critical about Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip. In fact, the secret cable shows the exact opposite. It also… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 5, 2011 at 12:58 pm CET
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HonestReporting: Palestinians Caught in Another Libel?

Honestreporting issued a communique questioning the reports of mainstream media outlets on the death of a Palestinian woman allegedly killed by inhaling tear gas during a protest against Israel’s security barrier… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Media Bias 
Posted on Mon, January 3, 2011 at 15:40 pm CET
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Mossad: ‘Hezbollah Can Fire 400-600 Rockets a Day in Next War’

Hezbollah would likely shoot between 400 and 600 missiles a day into Israel during a future war, a senior Mossad official told a congressional delegation to Israel in 2009, according to a US diplomatic cable published on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Lebanon • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 3, 2011 at 15:15 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Preparing for ‘Large Scale War’

Israel’s army chief told a US Congress delegation in late 2009 he was preparing for a large war in the Middle East, probably against Hamas or Hezbollah, leaked US diplomatic cables showed on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Lebanon • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks