Ex-SEALS & CIA Operatives Launch Campaign Against Obama

Former intel officials have launched a campaign against Obama, accusing the president of security leaks & claiming direct credit for the Osama bin Laden operation.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

A group of former military and intelligence officials launched a campaign against President Obama on Wednesday, accusing him of claiming undue credit for the Osama bin Laden raid and suggesting the administration leaked classified security information in an effort to prevent Israel from attacking Iran.

President Obama

President Obama – Reuters

The group, called Special Operations OPSEC education Fund Inc., released a 22 minute video (Below) on its website and plans to go on air with a television ad sometime in September, Fox News reported. Continue Reading »

Kick-backs, Embezzlement & Corruption led to The Palestinian Failure

The economy of the PA (which enjoyed high growth rates after 1967 when control passed to the Israelis) stagnated & then went backward. In less than a decade Arafat  managed to squander the economic well-being, & moral capital amassed by his people, during the 23 years of Israeli rule.

By A. Jay Adler, who blogs at The Sad Red Earth, Times of Israel and The Algemeiner

 

Some nations are lucky in their leaders. For decades now, academic historians have downplayed the significance of the leader – the “great man” – in the understanding of historical epochs and focused their attention elsewhere. Continue Reading »

US intelligence report: Hezbollah operating in Europe with Impunity

US intelligence experts warn EU’s persistent refusal to include the Shiite militia in Europe’s terror watch-list will eventually render all their counter-terrorism efforts useless

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Despite continuous warnings by the United States and Israel, the European Union still refuses to include Hezbollah on its terror watch-list and as a result, the Shiite militia’s activities on the continent, both overt and covert, are increasing in a disconcerting rate.

According to a recent US intelligence report, thousands of Hezbollah members and supporters operate within the EU and raise money for its Beirut-based leadership.

According to the New York Times, despite the insistence of Washington and Jerusalem – which maintain that Hezbollah is backed by Iran – the European Union refuses to treat it as anything other than a Lebanese political and social movement. Continue Reading »

Turkish firm gets Israeli loan for natural gas production in Israel

Despite strained relations between Israel & Turkey  following the Marmara flotilla incident,  Israeli & Turkish business ventures continue forward as demonstrated by Zorlu Enerji’s $277 million investments in Israel

ISTANBUL – By Hürriyet Daily News

The Ashdod and Ramat natural gas facilities in Israel have been granted a loan of more tharn 1.1 billion Israeli Shekels ($277 million) by Israeli lenders, according to a Zorlu press release. Zorlu Enerji holds a 42.15 percent stake in the natural gas facilities and the remaining 57.85 percent stake is owned by Edeltech Ltd.

Zorlu Holding Chairman Ahmet Zorlu (second L) poses with Israeli Energy Minister Uzi Landau (third L) at the natural gas project financing signing ceremony in Israel.

Zorlu Holding Chairman Ahmet Zorlu (second L) poses with Israeli Energy Minister Uzi Landau (third L) at the natural gas project financing signing ceremony in Israel.

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PA Electric Company: Theft is leading Us to Bankruptcy

The Palestinian Authority Electric Company intimidated by  “refugee camp” residents.

 

 

The Palestinian Authority Electric Company has complained that theft is driving it bankrupt. The company owes the Israel Electric Company 423 million shekels, largely due to 550 million shekels of unpaid bills from its customers.

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Electric Company officials called a press conference urging PA leaders to stop the theft, and require those living in “refugee camp” neighborhoods to pay their bills. Workers are afraid to go into the notoriously violent “camp” neighborhoods to collect, they said.

 

View original Arutz Sheva news brief publication at: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/247641#.UC0NJKOZXuY Continue Reading »

Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel on May 14, 1948

From the Website of: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel – 14 May 1948

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Below: On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council, led by David Ben-Gurion, gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR.


 

ERETZ-ISRAEL [(Hebrew) – the Land of Israel, Palestine] was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Continue Reading »

Arab Gulf States warns its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately

Sectarian violence spreading from Syria as the kidnapping of more than 20 in Hezbollah-controlled Shi’ite areas of Lebanon

By REUTERS

 

BEIRUT – Lebanese Shi’ite gunmen kidnapped more than 20 people on Wednesday in retaliation for the capture of one of their kinsmen in Syria, prompting Sunni Gulf states to warn their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.

A Turk, a Saudi and several Syrians were among those abducted in an area of Lebanon controlled by Hezbollah Shi’ite militants, raising the risk that the sectarian violence driving the conflict in Syria will spread to its neighbor, which fought its own civil war on sectarian lines for 15 years.

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Jerusalem hosts the ‘Genius Conference’, the Asian Science Camp

 

About 300 of Asian & Pacific countries’ sharpest scientific minds will gather in Jerusalem for the prestigious summit; as Israel will present the largest delegation

By Itamar Eichner

Jerusalem will be hosting this year’s Asian Science Camp – one of the world’s most important summits to promote young scientists from Asia and Pacific countries. Participants will not engage in competitions but will have the opportunity to show the world what Israel is made of.

Albert Einstein - on the logo Photo: Getty Images

Albert Einstein , on the logo – Photo: Getty Images

The ASC (Asian Science Camp) is held every six years, each year in a different country from among the participants. Continue Reading »

Jewish Rep. & Dem. launch Obama video campaigns

Because the RJC released a video of Jewish Democrats disappointed in Obama, the NJDC hits back with residents of Sderot singing Obama’s praises.

 

The video testimony genre is turning out to be popular this elections season in the United States. The Republican Jewish Coalition was the first to launch a campaign with recorded confessions of former Jewish Democrats disappointed in President Barack Obama for not being a friend of Israel.

U.S. President Barack Obama. Could reassess his country’s special relationship with Israel.

U.S. President Barack Obama. Could reassess his country’s special relationship with Israel. – Photo by Reuters

The National Jewish Democratic Council returned fire with testimonials of Israelis, including some residents of Sderot, the city that suffered the most of the rocket attacks from Gaza, thanking President Obama for his support. Continue Reading »

New ‘Bill of Rights’ for Ben-Gurion Passengers Inconvenienced by Airlines.

Airline carriers & charter operators flying out of Ben-Gurion had better get their act together, or it’s going to cost them big-time.

 

Beginning Thursday, travelers flying out of Israel are likelier to have a better chance of taking off on time – otherwise, the airline they are flying on will have to compensate them, or perhaps even give them a refund or pay them for the waiting time. The new sanctions on airlines are part of the Airline Passenger Rights law, which comes into effect Thursday.

The law applies to scheduled airline flights as well as charter flights, and was prompted after scenes several summers ago of Israelis stuck in Ben Gurion Airport for hours or even days as they waited for their charter companies to fill flights or negotiate better deals with the carriers they were renting planes from. Continue Reading »

Michael Oren: Israel Would Strike Iran if only to Gain a Few Years

Michael Oren says Iran’s nuclear program is progressing in the growth of enriched uranium & in efforts to protect its operations in underground facilities beyond the reach of “bunker buster” bombs.

By Tony Capaccio and Nicole Gaouette

 

Israel would be willing to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, even if doing so only delayed its ability to produce nuclear weapons for a few years, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren said.

 

“One, two, three, four years are a long time in the Middle East — look what’s happened in the last year” in terms of political change, Oren said today at a Bloomberg Government breakfast in Washington.

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Suspected Grad Missile Attack Near Eilat

Another Sinai terror attack? 2 powerful explosions were heard in Eilat Wednesday evening.

By Gil Ronen

 

Two powerful explosions were heard in Eilat Wednesday evening. Security forces suspect that Grad missiles were fired at the southern port city in another terror attack emanating from Sinai.

The IDF is combing the area after dozens of residents reported hearing two large explosions.

Eilat has been the target of missile attacks from Sinai in the recent past.

Two months ago, the remains of a Grad missile were discovered a few dozen kilometers north of Eilat, near Uvda. They were apparently fired from Sinai or Jordan. Continue Reading »

‘US trying to sway Israeli public opinion against Iranian strike

After comments by Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey & U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta, sources say American officials are briefing Israeli media against pre-emptive Iranian attack

By Yoni Hirsch, Eli Leon, Shlomo Cesana, Mati Tuchfeld, Gideon Alon and News Agencies

 

Israel suspects that senior figures in the U.S. administration have been briefing local media outlets in recent weeks against a pre-emptive Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in an attempt to sway Israeli public opinion, according to reports.

Pannetta and Dempsey briefing the media on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images

Pannetta and Dempsey briefing the media on Tuesday.
Photo: Getty Images

At a joint briefing with General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Continue Reading »

Ahmed Dabah to become Kadima’s first Arab Member of the Knesset

Ahmed Dabah, a former mayor, brought Mofaz 1,121 primary votes; swearing-in makes him the 17th non-Jewish MK.

Ahmed Dabah is expected to become Kadima’s first Arab MK, replacing Avi Dichter who resigned from the Knesset Tuesday to become home front defense minister.

AHMED DABAH - Photo: Kadima

Dichter called Dabah, 57, Kadima’s strongest Arab activist, on Monday night, to notify him that he would become an MK soon. The two wished each other luck in their new jobs.

Dabah brought Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz 1,121 votes from Deir-el-Assad – where he was mayor – in this year’s primary. Mofaz got more votes in the northern town than his and former party leader Tzipi Livni’s combined votes from Tel Aviv (1,112).

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Wanted: Seeking ‘suicide bombers’ for Al-Qaeda

Global terror group recruiting new militants via radical Islamists’ message boards;  position requires candidates to prove ‘previous experience’

By Sagi Cohen

 

Global terror group al-Qaeda is in need of new recruits and like all other modern enterprises, if the buddy system fails – online message boards just might do the trick.

According to a Tuesday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, the terror group posted an employment opportunity in June, on a message board known as a restricted forum frequented by radical Islamists. The position offered – “suicide bomber.”

Scene of 2008 al-Qaeda attack in Islamabad – Photo: AP

The Arabic want-ad announced a Jihadist workshop meant for dedicated individuals interested in carrying out lone-gunmanstyle attacks and suicide bombings. Continue Reading »