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| May 25, 2013
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Syrian hackers targeted Haifa’s water system

Israeli official says Syria’s failed cyber attack was launched about 2 weeks ago.

Literally, hundreds of cyber attacks occur every minute against crucial Israeli infrastructure.

By Ilana Curiel

A senior Israeli official revealed on Saturday that Syria has attempted two weeks ago to launch a cyber attack against Haifa‘s water system, in retaliation to the alleged Israeli attack in Damascus a month ago.

נשיא סוריה אסד. הפעיל את "יחידת הצבא הסורי האלקטרוני"? (צילום: AP)

Syria’s Bashar Assad – Photo: AP

Yitzhak Ben-Yisrael, chairman of the National Council for Research and Development, said that Israeli critical infrastructures such as electricity, water and the stock exchange undergo hundreds of cyber attacks every minute. Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2013
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German FM Tells President Peres: Nuclear-armed Iran is not an option

Germany’s FM Westerwelle met with President Peres in Jerusalem and voices his support for U.S. Sec. of St. Kerry’s effort to renew the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Friday, and said that Iranian nuclear weapons “are not an option for Germany.”

Westerwelle and Peres

Westerwelle and Peres, May 17, 2013 – Photo by Yosef Avi-Yair Engel

 

Westerwelle also voiced support for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to renew Israel-Palestinian peace talks. “I promise you Germany is one hundred percent behind Kerry’s initiative,” Westerwelle told Peres, adding that renewing talks “is not only in the interest of two states and two peoples, but in the interest of the entire world.” Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2013
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Dutch group asks European nations to boycott UN disarmament forum chaired by Iran

UN’s ‘watchdog’ Hillel Neuer, says Iran’s chairmanship “is like putting Jack the Ripper in charge of a women’s shelter.”

By JTA

THE HAGUE — A Dutch group monitoring rights in Iran urged the Netherlands and other European nations to join the United States and Canada in boycotting a U.N. forum on disarmament that will be chaired by Tehran.

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Israeli PM warning the world of Iran’s continuing aspirations in developing Nuclear weapons.

Iran’s chairmanship of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament “comes at the expense of the United Nations’ credibility as a body meant to safeguard global safety,” the Hague-based Iran Comite wrote to Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans on Thursday.

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| April 19, 2013
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ex-PM Olmert: Israel is covertly preventing a nuclear Iran

Former PM Olmert says Israel has done “many things quietly” to prevent Iran from going nuclear, but the effort must be led by the US.

Olmert, 2 ministers & envoy to US will address annual ‘Jerusalem Post’ New York conference on key issues next weekend.

By DAVID BRINN

 

Israel has been quietly active over a long period in preventing Tehran from achieving its nuclear aims, former prime minister Ehud Olmert revealed recently to The Jerusalem Post in an interview ahead of next weekend’s second annual Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City.

EHUD OLMERT

EHUD OLMERT – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

“We did many things quietly over a long period of time that certainly helped prevent the Iranians from achieving this capacity long ago, but the effort must be led with the United States and the international community,” said Olmert, who will be the keynote speaker at the conference on April 28, as he was at the inaugural conference last year. Continue Reading »

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| April 10, 2013
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Washington Post: It’s Time to Thank Israel’s PM Netanyahu

U.S. leading mainstream media paper says those who prefer diplomacy over war on Iran should thank Binyamin Netanyahu for his UN’s ‘red line’ speech.

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s famous “red line” speech in the United Nations helped to slow Iran’s nuclear program, the Washington Post said in an editorial Tuesday.

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The latest round of talks with Iran “was, by all accounts, a disappointment,” the editorial said. However, it said, “for now, at least, there is no crisis… there is time to wait and see if Iran’s position will soften.”

“For that, proponents of diplomacy over war with Iran can thank a man they have often ridiculed or reviled: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” it stated. Continue Reading »

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| March 16, 2013
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And What About Those Talks with Iran

 

In contrast to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the Saudis, (like Israel) are one of the few who fully understand the Iranians’ diplomatic technique of exploiting nuclear talks with the West to play for time and further advance their nuclear program.

By Dore Gold

 

The reports coming out of the last round of talks between the P5+1 and Iran, held in Kazakhstan, were surprisingly positive. The Washington Post headlined its Feb. 27 report on the subject, “Iran nuclear talks end on upbeat note.” Saeed Jalili, the head Iranian negotiator, told reporters that the two sides might be getting to a “turning point” in the talks between them.

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| March 14, 2013
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In increasing radicalism Mideast, Arab-Israel conflict far more complex to solve

IDF Military Intel chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi says Iran producing enough enriched uranium for 5-6 bombs, should it decide to arm.

Turkey, Egypt, Iran & Saudi Arabia are all led by religious leadership who see Israel as unwelcome regional element.

By Amir Mizroch

 

 

IDF Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Thursday presented a grim picture of Israel’s strategic surroundings, saying that four of the Middle East’s superpowers — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt — were all led by religious leadership whose fundamental view of Israel is one of a “foreign, unwelcome element” and who increasingly see the world through religious lenses.

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| March 7, 2013
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IAEA Officials walk out of meeting after Iranian cites Israeli ‘genocide’

The U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accused Iran of “deception, defiance and delay” in its dealing with the agency, and called their accusations “baseless.”

By JTA

 

WASHINGTON  — U.S., Canadian and Australian officials walked out of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency when the Iranian envoy accused Israel of genocide.

Fordo nuclear siteJoseph Macmanus, the U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, stormed out of the meeting in Vienna on Wednesday after Ali Asghar Soltaneh made the accusation, Reuters reported, as did Canadian and Australian officials.

Macmanus earlier had accused Iran of “deception, defiance and delay” in its dealing with the agency. 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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| February 28, 2013
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Is the White House covertly acquiescing to Iranian Nuclear ambitions?

The recent break down of talks between Iran & int’l nuclear inspectors resulted in the US & fellow world powers lessening their demands on the Islamic Republic.

PM Netanyahu said it was high time for the int’l community to take off its kid gloves in dealing with Iran.

By Israel Today Staff

 

The Obama Administration keeps insisting that it will never allow Iran to attain nuclear weapons, but Israel is growing increasingly concerned that the Washington has in fact resigned itself to the idea of a nuclear-armed Iran. Bomb             Recently, an Obama-linked think tank issued a report suggesting that there was little to fear from a nuclear Iran. Continue Reading »

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| January 28, 2013
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Ex-CIA: Unconfirmed Iranian blast may be largest sabotage in decades

Former Revolutionary Guard turned CIA tells ‘Post’ that such an explosion to the Fordow nuclear facility would harm Iran drastically.

 

Iranian dissident-turned CIA operative Reza Kahlili told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that an alleged blast at the Fordow nuclear installation in Iran is “the largest case of sabotage in decades.”

Iran's Ahmadinejad at Natanz nuclear facility

Although it has not yet been verified, a report by  Kahlili, according to which a massive blast rocked Iran’s key Fordow nuclear installation last week, continued to spread on Monday.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has dismissed reports of an explosion as “Western propaganda,” while The Sunday Times cited Israeli intelligence figures as confirming the claim.

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| January 27, 2013
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Major explosion rocks Iran’s ‘impregnable’ nuclear site

Reports from WND website says mysterious explosion destroys large part of the highly fortified Fordo nuclear facility.

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WND, an American news website affiliated with the Right, reported Friday that a mysterious explosion has destroyed a significant portion of Iran‘s Fordo nuclear facility – considered Tehran’s most fortified facility.

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The website alleged that Hamidreza Zakeri, formerly with the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Intelligence and National Security, confirmed that the facility was hit, but the report has not been corroborated by any Western source.

The website further said that its Iranian source pegged the blast as taking place last Monday at the eve of Israel’s general elections. Continue Reading »

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| December 28, 2012
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NYT Reports: Iran slowing down uranium enrichment program

NYT Reports: Tehran signaling it wants to avoid direct confrontation over its nuclear program.

Analysts believe Iran now interested in deal to end standoff with the West & Israel.

By Ynet

 

Iran is slowing down its uranium enrichment efforts and appears to be signaling that it wants to avoid a direct confrontation over its nuclear program, United States and other Western officials estimate.

אחמדינג'אד במתקן העשרת אורניום. הצנטריפוגות עדיין מסתובבות, לאט (צילום: AP)

Ahmadinejad in uranium enrichment facility – Photo: AP

According to the New York Times, the action has led some analysts to conclude that Iran’s leaders are showing signs that they may be more interested in a deal to end the nuclear standoff with the West. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2012
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Iran: Stop Israeli plans to attack, UN’s Nuclear agency can inspect Parchin

Iran has so far said it is not legally obliged to expose non nuclear site to int’l inspectors, but, Deputy FM Ghashghavi lays down condition for IAEA access to military site where nuclear activity is suspected, according to Iranian news agency.

By DPA

 

Iran has said it will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect a military site near Tehran if threats of Israeli attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities are defused, an Iranian news agency reported Thursday.

The base in Parchin where Iran conducted nuclear tests - Google Earth, GeoEye

The base in Parchin where Iran conducted nuclear tests. – Photo: Google Earth, GeoEye

Iran and the IAEA – the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog – plan to continue negotiations in mid-January on inspecting the Parchin military site, where, according to Western intelligence reports, nuclear weapons parts have been tested. Continue Reading »

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| December 22, 2012
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Why the ‘Iranian crisis’ is on the back burner….for now.

According to Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak: “the moment of truth” had been delayed by “8 to 10 months.”

By Dore Gold

At the end of October, Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave a revealing interview to London’s Daily Telegraph in which he explained why the urgency around the Iranian issue had changed. Iran was still progressing toward its goal of obtaining nuclear weapons. Israel was still concerned with Iran’s stock of 20 percent enriched uranium that could be converted very quickly to weapons-grade uranium.

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But during the course of 2012, Tehran took nearly 40% of its 20%-uranium stock and converted it into fuel rods, which could not be used for nuclear weapons.

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