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| November 27, 2012
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Iran caught planning nuclear devise stronger than bomb used on Hiroshima

Leaked diagram obtained by the Associated Press shows Islamic Republic ran computer simulation for a weapon 3 times more powerful than that used during World War II.

 

 

A diagram obtained by The Associated Press shows that Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.

Iran nuclear diagram

The undated diagram that was given to the AP by officials of a country critical of Iran’s atomic program allegedly calculating the explosive force of a nuclear weapon. Photo by AP

The diagram was leaked by officials of a country critical of Iran’s atomic program to bolster their arguments that Iran’s nuclear program must be halted before it produces a weapon. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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Lebanon’s MPs: Nasrallah risking Lebanon’s safety & stability

Senior lawmakers in Beirut criticize Hezbollah leader’s recent threats to attack Israel, saying his remarks “do not serve stability and dialog.”

 

Days after Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened to rain thousands of rockets on Israel “from the Lebanese border to Jordan to the Red Sea, from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat,” Lebanese lawmakers warned on Tuesday that the terror group chief’s remarks pose a threat to Lebanon’s stability.

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah speaks to supporters - Photo: REUTERS

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah speaks to supporters from his hiding place via camera – Photo: REUTERS

MP Dory Chamoun, the leader of Lebanon’s center-right, mainly Christian National Liberal Party, told Lebanese daily Al-Joumhouria that by threatening to attack Israel in a speech in Beirut on Sunday, Nasrallah had “gone beyond all the norms and conventions that recognize the existence of an independent country called Lebanon, with a standing army and a multi-faceted population”.

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| November 27, 2012
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France will recognize Palestinian upgraded status at UN

FM Fabius tells French Parliament that he will vote in favor of Palestinian non-member status at UN, but says Palestinian state can only be achieved ‘through negotiations’ with Israel.

By Reuters

 

France said on Tuesday it would vote in favor of Palestinian non-member status at the United Nations, boosting Palestinian efforts to secure greater international recognition.

‘Concern for coherency.’ Fabius – Photo: AFP

Frustrated that their bid for full UN membership last year was thwarted by US opposition in the UN Security Council, Palestinians have launched a watered-down bid for recognition as a non-member state, similar to the status the Vatican enjoys. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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IDF Probe: Lone Terrorist infiltrated Israel undetected

Solitary terrorist successfully infiltrates border fence, entering home with mother & 4 children before getting shot dead.

Security forces say terrorist unaffiliated to any known terror organization.

Yoav Zitun

 

How did one terrorist manage to infiltrate the border and stab a Moshav Sdei Avraham resident? This question stands at the center of an investigation being conducted in the Gaza Division since Monday morning.

IDF soldiers protecting settlement during ‘alert’ [illustrative] – Israel and Stuff/PP

On Monday, shortly before 4 am an infiltrator broke into the home of Yael Matzpun at the Eshkol Regional Council.

An initial probe into the incident, found that if not for the mother’s resourcefulness, the incident could have ended with casualties. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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Federal funding used for Arab Propaganda: PBS , YOUR Bias is Showing!

CAMERA reports: PBS, which is a recipient of federal funding, contributed to the demonization of Israel on Sunday, in an entirely partisan, factually flawed and unbalanced broadcast.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

PBS’ “Newshour,” with host Hari Sreenivasan, followed the direction of the majority of mainstream media programs last Thursday in presenting a wholly biased and inaccurate portrayal of the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip following the end of Operation Pillar of Defense.

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Hamas – Reuters

The news program aired two back-to back-stories– one focusing on Israel, the other focusing on Arabs in Gaza– about the resumption of normal life in the region, both of which presented only one side of the situation, completely omitting the Israeli narrative. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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Egyptian Security seizes arms shipment en route to Hamas via northern Sinai

Palestinian, Ma’an news agency cites Egyptian security official saying that captured truck held Katyusha rockets and high-grade explosives.

 

Egyptian forces seized a truck carrying arms en route to the northern Sinai, a report by Palestinian news agency Ma’an said on Tuesday, adding that the vehicle carried Grad-type katyusha rockets as well as high-grade weapons.

Egyptian soldiers standing guard - Reuters - August 10, 2012.

Egyptian soldiers standing guard on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border, to from the Sinai peninsula over to Gaza, August 10, 2012. Photo by Reuters

Speaking to Ma’an, an Egyptian police commander in the northern Sinai said that three suspects were arrested in the incident, and that they were interrogated over the shipment. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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Hamas’ motorcycle lynch mob actually killed a renegade ‘super-terrorist’

Badawi was a member of the Islamist group Jaljalat – Thunder – which takes its inspiration from Al Qaeda and is more hardline than Hamas’

The family has received many people to express their condolences. If Ribhi was a traitor, they would have stayed away.

 

By Ian Gallagher

 

Tearful and scared, a three-year-old girl knows little of what lies behind the tension and turmoil gripping her homeland.  She merely holds tight a picture of her father the way she will want to remember him.

Badawi a member of the Islamist group Jaljalat, takes its inspiration from Al Qaeda & is more hardline than Hamas.

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| November 27, 2012
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Int’l team of Experts exhume Arafat, seeking evidence of murder

The hospital in Switzerland that carried out original examinations of Arafat’s clothing say results are expected in several months.

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The body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed on Tuesday by a team of international experts trying to discover if he was poisoned, as many Palestinians believe. Several hours later, the remains were reburied.

Yasser Arafat Photo: Reuters

Yasser Arafat
Photo: Reuters

French magistrates opened a murder inquiry in August into Arafat’s death in Paris after a Swiss institute said it had discovered high levels of radioactive polonium on his clothing, which was supplied by his widow, Suha.

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| November 27, 2012
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Americans in Israel Sue Clinton for American Funding of Palestinian Terror

2 dozen Americans in Israel are suing Hillary Clinton for negligence, relying on the basis that they are among those that Congress sought to protect through the safeguards & regulations that the White House, State Department and USAID are disregarding.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Two dozen Americans in Israel are suing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for negligence in allowing the United States to fund the Palestinian Authority, which used money for terror.

The suit was filed in a federal U.S. court in Washington by the Israel Law Center (Shurat HaDin), which has revolutionized the war against terror through “lawfare,” winning colossal lawsuits against terrorist organizations and banks that handle their funds. Continue Reading »

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| November 27, 2012
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UK News Reports: Britain could support Palestinian bid at UN as support for PA

Financial Times says Britain wants to bolster Abbas’ PA as Hamas became strengthened following Israel’s military offensive in Gaza

London’s support comes conditional on peace talks without preconditions & no cases being brought against Israeli officials at (ICC) The Hague.

 

 

Britain is considering a change in in its position on the Palestinian bid at the United Nations in an attempt to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ stance, U.K. newspaper Financial Times reported late Monday.  London’s support is conditioned on continued peace talks with Israel and the  PA refraining from bringing cases against Israeli officials to the International Criminal Court, the newspaper said. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2012
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Negotiations in Egypt begin hammering out cease-fire details with Israel & Hamas

US links end to munitions smuggling to easing security restrictions on Gaza

Washington’s unequivocal support of Israel’s right to self defense is key element in making cease-fire possible.

By HERB KEINON

 

 

Washington understands well that Israel’s restrictions on the Gaza Strip are related to arms smuggling, and that a total relaxation of the restrictions would necessitate assurances that arms stop pouring into the enclave, a senior US official said Monday.

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence - Photo: REUTERS

IDF vehicle patrols along Gaza border fence – Photo: REUTERS

 

The official’s comments came as Egyptian mediators began separate talks Monday with Hamas and Israel to flesh out details of last Wednesday’s cease-fire.

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| November 26, 2012
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Report provides details into Gaza’s smuggling operation

Before Assassinated by Israel, Top Hezbollah terrorist, Imad Mughniyeh, headed efforts to arm Gaza terrorists with rockets & missiles according to Lebanese news website.

By Roi Kais

 

A feature by the Now Lebanon news website describes the evolution of the Arab-Iranian weapons smuggling network to the Gaza Strip in the backdrop of recent discussion on the source of the rockets used by Palestinian terrorists against Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense.

Imad Mughniyeh – Photo: AFP

The report was prepared by Lebanese journalist and Hezbollah sympathizer Kassem Kasir.

According to the sources quoted in the article, Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon met with Syrian President Bashar Assad after 2006’s Second Lebanon War. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2012
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IDF Shoots & Kills Gaza Terrorist

IDF Soldiers killed a Gaza terrorist early Monday morning after he broke into a Jewish home & stabbed a girl before escaping.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Soldiers killed a suspected Gaza terrorist early Monday after he broke into a Jewish home and stabbed a girl before fleeing.

The IDF discovered a hole in the nearby Gaza security fence, and footprints from the area matched the shoes of the intruder, who had escaped to the Moshav Sde Avraham’s greenhouses after he tried to kill the girl.

Soldiers caught up with him and tried to arrest him, and then shot and killed him when he tried to escape. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2012
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‘David’s Sling’ successfully neutralizes incoming medium-range missile for 1st time

Israeli & U.S. missile defense agencies successfully tested the David’s Sling anti-missile missile system by intercepting incoming medium-range missile.

Defense Ministry says, ‘David’s Sling’ is to provide Israel with an additional layer of protection against enemy’s ballistic missiles.

By Lilach Shoval & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Following the success of Iron Dome in protecting the public from rocket attacks, Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency completed a successful test of the David’s Sling system (also known as Magic Wand) by intercepting a medium-range missile, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The David’s Sling anti-missile system fires its Stunner missile to intercept an incoming rocket.

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| November 26, 2012
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Hamas unexpectedly supports Abbas’s UN statehood bid

Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal calls PA president to back bid in unexpected change of heart Hamas spokesman Abu Zuhri says group backs any political gain Abbas can achieve at UN that is not “causing harm to the national Palestinian rights.”

By REUTERS

 

The Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it was backing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s attempt to win more clout for Palestinians at the United Nations, the latest sign of a rapprochement between the political rivals.

The Palestinians are registered as an observer entity at the UN and Abbas wants to see them upgraded to a “non-member state” in a UN General Assembly vote on November 29, giving him access to other international organizations.

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