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| March 7, 2013
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Expert: “Without Israel, Cyprus & Saudi Arabia are toast, and they know it.”

Strategy analyst Mark Langfan: “Without Israel, oil would be $1,000 a barrel. Without Israel, the US would have to fund an extra $200 billion yearly defense budget to defend southern NATO countries from a Muslim caliphate’s northward tsunami.”

By Gil Ronen

 

The U.S. is not doing Israel any favors by granting it special status as a strategic ally, according to New York based strategy expert Mark Langfan. He predicts a domino effect in which other U.S. allies in the region would collapse, if, G-d forbid, Israel does..

Domino effect“Without Israel, Cyprus and Saudi Arabia are toast,” Langfan told Arutz Sheva, “and they know it.” Continue Reading »

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| March 6, 2013
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Mere Feet From IDF, Syrian Jihadis with Antiaircraft Gun Watch & Film

Apparently Assad has lost control of the area as rebel Syrian gunmen’s video, on Golan border, shows IDF patrol passing by just a few dozen feet away.

By Gil Ronen

 

Syrian jihadist rebels from the Al Furkan Regiments have posted an Internet video that shows them just a few dozen feet away from an IDF patrol, on the Israel-Syria border.

IDF patrol seen from rebel positionAccording to Yoni Alper of Terror Watch, the video was shot next to a UN position and a man seen may be a UN soldier.

The location of the video is Kakhtania, which is a part of Kuneitra, on the Golan Heights. Continue Reading »

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| March 6, 2013
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert asks Amb. Oren: When are you guys going to bomb Iran?

Satirical news host Stephen Colbert, pokes fun at Israeli ambassador Oren over  Obama’s upcoming trip to Israel.

 

 Two weeks ahead of Obama’s planned trip to Israel, a week after Chuck Hagel was confirmed as U.S. secretary of defense, and just days after speaking at AIPAC’s annual conference, Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren was a guest on Tuesday’s The Colbert Report.

Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren on The Colbert Report. – Screenshot
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Stephen Colbert, who is well-known for his feigned conservative, right-wing political leanings, introduced the topic of Israel by saying that he was “certainly a better friend than Barack Obama, who has repeatedly snubbed our ally ‘Yisrael’ by refusing to visit the country,” a reference to the fact that Obama’s upcoming trip will be his first since assuming office in 2008. Continue Reading »

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| March 6, 2013
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Gaza fishermen massacre endangered Giant Devil Rays

Arab media clearly showed Gaza fishermen hauling the devil rays ashore, where they were then slaughtered, but British, French & Italian media labeled the presence of hundreds of dead devil rays on Gaza shores a great mystery, claiming that they had simply washed up there.

By Israel Today Staff

 

A series of photos showing hundreds of dead giant devil rays (a smaller cousin to the manta ray) laid out on the beaches of the Gaza Strip caused something of a media phenomenon last week.

Endangered Giant Devil Rays massacred in Gaza

Endangered Giant Devil Rays massacred in Gaza – Photo: Israel Today

Palestinian media initially reported that local Gaza fishermen were overjoyed that the endangered species had made a comeback in their waters, and that huge numbers of the creatures were being hauled in to market. Continue Reading »

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| March 5, 2013
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Top US Mid-East General: Sanctions on Iran arn’t working

Head of the US Army’s central command reports that even though the sanctions are not working, it’s not too late to bring Iran ‘to its senses’.

World powers meet in Kazakhstan, for nuclear talks aimed to restore ‘int’l confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program’

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Top US commander in the Middle East, General James Mattis, said the current sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities are not working. He said Tehran has a history of denial and deceit and is enriching uranium beyond any plausible peaceful purpose.

General James Mattis – Photo: AFP

General Mattis, head of US Central Command, spoke to the Senate Armed Services Committee and said that it may still be possible to use sanctions and other pressure to bring Tehran to its senses, however, he says Iran is using the negotiations to buy time. Continue Reading »

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| March 5, 2013
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Jordan’s King, Iran & Assad

Egypt is in turmoil as the non-Islamists & secularists refuse to accept the fact that the Islamic Brotherhood hijacked their revolution.

By MUDAR ZAHRAN

 

When the revolution was still raging in Egypt, I wrote an article calling on the world to support Egypt’s secularists. It was they and the leftists that ignited and sustained the revolution which toppled Hosni Mubarak; the Islamists waited until Mubarak was about to fall, and then joined.

Jordan King Abdullah

Jordan King Abdullah – Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

When the Egyptian presidential elections took place, the Islamists had the money, the media and the global connections and therefore got one of their own in the presidential palace.

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| March 5, 2013
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British consul general to Israel, flee attacking Ramallah students

Sir Vincent Fean’s lecture at Birzeit University meets students’ fury. Envoy’s car mobbed upon leaving campus, no harm comes to consul or UK staff, only the car.

By Attila Somfalvi

 

British Consul General in Jerusalem Sir Vincent Fean was attacked Tuesday at the Birzeit University in Ramallah. He was unharmed.

Sir Vincent FeanSir Fean was scheduled to be the university’s guest lecturer on Tuesday, and planned to speak about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Britain’s policies in the Middle East.

His arrival on campus met with a large student protest. Dozens of Palestinian students heckled the British envoy, chanted and held banners protesting what they said was Britain’s support for the establishment of Israel and its policies. Continue Reading »

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| March 5, 2013
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UN group scrubs Gaza marathon over Hamas’ ban on women

UNWRA announced that the race next month was scrapped because Hamas demands that women be barred.

By IAN DEITCH, Associated Press

 

JERUSALEM — A U.N aid agency canceled the Gaza marathon on Tuesday after the Palestinian territory’s militant Hamas rulers banned women from participating in the annual sporting event.

UNRWA

UNWRA, which assists Palestinian refugees and also sponsors and organizes the event, announced that plans for the race next month have been scrapped because of the Hamas demand that women be barred.

A statement from agency said that “this disappointing decision follows discussions with the authorities in Gaza who have insisted that no women should participate” in the marathon.

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| March 4, 2013
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Egyptian Report: Hamas refused to smuggle missiles with tracking devices

 

The espionage components detected inside the rockets were of an unknown source, and expressed fears that Egyptians working in the arms smuggling trade may be targeted, an Egyptian news website reported Monday.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

Hamas refused to receive a shipment of missiles that were smuggled into the Gaza Strip from Libya across the Sinai desert, after it was discovered that they contained espionage and surveillance devices which would enable Israel to track the missiles, an Egyptian news web site reported Monday.

Assorted collection of mortars and shells. Photo: Reuters

The site, Youm7.com [Seven Days] quoted “informed sources” close to the people smuggling the weapons shipment across Sinai, saying that 28 long-range missiles were moved during the past few days from Libya via desert routes until it got to the mountainous areas in central Sinai.

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| March 4, 2013
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Israel-Gaza border closed due to Hamas’ refusal to pay transport fees

Israel’s refusal to cut cost of transporting goods through Karm Abu Salem border crossing, resulting in temporary closure.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Hamas said Monday that Israel closed the Karm Abu Salem border crossing because the Hamas-run Ministry of Economy had asked that the cost of delivering goods be reduced.

Hatem Uwaidah, a senior official with the ministry, claimed that the cost of transporting goods through the border crossing was 1200 NIS.

He said that 700 NIS of the fee goes to Israel, while the remaining 500 NIS go to the Hamas government.

Israel, he added, is refusing to lower the cost of transporting goods or discuss other proposals to facilitate the work at the border crossing. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2013
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Barak: Peace deal with Palestinians is impossible at this time

Israel’s Defense Minister says at AIPAC conference in Washington, ‘fully fledged agreement is not reasonable’ and suggests interim agreement  for immediate future. ‘If that is unobtainable we should consider unilateral action,’ Barak added.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Defense Minister Ehud Barak made a surprising statement Sunday when he said that a “fully fledged” peace deal with the Palestinians was currently impossible.

"מתכוונים לכך שכל האופציות בנוגע לאיראן נמצאות על השולחן". ברק באיפא"ק (צילום: AFP)

Barak in Washington – Photo: AFP

Speaking at the AIPAC conference in Washington Barak proposed signing an interim agreement which would guarantee Israel’s security. He warned that if such an agreement cannot be reached, Israel would have to take unilateral steps to prevent a bi-national state. Continue Reading »

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| March 4, 2013
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Imagine Pan-Turkish Union with Israel & Arabs as Equals

Imagine a union among all the countries of  North Africa, the Middle East, & the Caucasus.

 

As I normally request when publishing an exciting article by Sinem Tezyapar, if all you have to contribute is that she shouldn’t be trusted for whatever reason—kindly keep that to yourself. I encourage our educated readers to argue with and even shoot down anything Sinem offers, but, please, respect my personal guarantee, based on a fairly long relationship with her and her movement, that she absolutely means what she says.

Yori Yanover, Editor

Over the last few years, I have been often asked: is Turkey leaving the West? Continue Reading »

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| March 3, 2013
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Watch: Egypt hit by Plague of Locusts

Swarm of some 30 million locusts descends on Cairo & Gaza.

Experts say authorities ignored UN warning.

By Roi Kais

 

A plague of locusts descended Saturday on agricultural farms in Giza and on Cairo. Egyptian Agricultural Minister Salah Abad Almoman said the swarm is comprised of an estimated 30 million insects and was causing great damage.

Plague of locusts hits Egypt – screenshot from video below

In Cairo, residents burned tires to create a black fog to keep the locusts from settling in the city. Swarms were also reported to have reached Egypt‘s Red Sea city of Zafarana, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Cairo, and then the Upper Egyptian city of Qena where locusts appeared in at least three major villages. Continue Reading »

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| March 3, 2013
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WATCH: Michael Coren & Hillel Neuer discuss The U.N. Human Rights Council

Israel and Stuff.com

 

Ron Prosor, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, wrote on his facebook page, 12 Feb 2013, the following:

Last night I met with 60 students from the Columbia University Law School in New York. The students asked great questions and we had an interesting discussion.

Photo: Ron ProsorIsrael's Ambassador to the United Nations12 Feb 2013Last night I met with 60 students from the Columbia University Law School in New York. The students asked great questions and we had an interesting discussion.One of the students asked me about Israel's complex relationship with the UN.Although they were all law students, my answer was mathematical:22 Arab states56 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation132 'Non Aligned Movement'And what is the result?A triple standard.One standard for 86 democratic countries.A second standard for 106 non-democracies.And finally - a very special standard for the world's one and only Jewish state - Israel.This is the UN's "Triple Standard" equation.

One of the students asked me about Israel’s complex relationship with the UN.

Although they were all law students, my answer was mathematical:

22 Arab states
56 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
132 ‘Non Aligned Movement’

And what is the result?

A triple standard.
One standard for 86 democratic countries. Continue Reading »

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| March 3, 2013
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What Was Arafat Given After Killing U.S. Diplomats?

After Palestinians murdered US diplomats and a Presidential candidate, the US saw fit to bestow on Arafat int’l notoriety, a fortune, plenty of invitations to the White House, trips to the UN & a Nobel Peace Prize to start with.

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History is sometimes made in the unmaking — with some of the critical facts in an appalling event being hurriedly and knowingly swept under a rug like so many pieces of broken glass. This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of such an event in the making and masking of history.

In the early evening of March 1, 1973 (like today, a Friday), eight gunmen from the Black September Organization — the same terrorist group which had created havoc six months earlier at the 1972 Munich Olympics — stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Khartoum where a going-away party was being held for George Curtis Moore, second-ranking officer at the U.S.

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