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| August 29, 2012
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Netanyahu: Non-Aligned Movement is a disgrace to humanity

PM: Large presence at NAM conference proves “never again” is a hollow pledge; PA’s Abbas arrives in Iran for summit.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening strongly condemned the Non-Aligned Movement summit taking place in Tehran, calling it a disgrace.

PM Netanyahu speaks to Jewish immigrants at BGU - Photo: REUTERS

PM Netanyahu speaks to Jewish immigrants at BGU – Photo: REUTERS

“Today, over 120 countries are meeting in Tehran, while the regime there denies the Holocaust, and works to destroy the Zionist state … this is a disgrace to humanity,” the prime minister said.

Netanyahu made his comments during a meeting with German politician David McAllister.

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| August 26, 2012
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PA President Abbas: I will not allow Iran to divide the Palestinians

Abbas’s comments follow Gaza reports that Iran invited the Hamas PM to the summit in Tehran; PA president meets with Meretz leader Gal-On in Ramallah; PA officials tell ‘Post’ Abbas still believes in Israeli peace camp.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he would not allow Iran to divide the Palestinians.

Abbas’s comments came after reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had invited Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to attend the meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, beginning on Sunday. PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki announced Sunday that contrary to Hamas claims, Iran has not invited Haniyeh to attend the conference in Tehran. Continue Reading »

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| August 26, 2012
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Egyptian Report: Egypt refuses a US request to inspect Iranian arms shipment to Syria

Suez Canal Authority chairman tells Al-Ahram newspaper Egyptian navy refused to inspect Iranian ship’s cargo; Egypt’s President Morsi will attend Tehran summit later this month.

 

Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria, according to a report in Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper.

Iranian naval ships near the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian naval ships near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran – Photo by Reuters

According to the report, quoted in Israel Radio on Sunday, Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said Egypt’s navy refused to stop the ship and inspect its cargo as it was passing through the canal. Continue Reading »

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| August 25, 2012
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Dore Gold asks, “Where will Morsi’s embrace of Ahmadinejad lead?”

If Morsi wants to build a relationship with Iran, he will face problems with Riyadh, to whom he has recently turned for financial help.

By Dore Gold

After Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi embraced Iranian President Muhammad Ahmadinejad at the summit of the Organization of Islamic States Saudi Arabia, sources in the office of the Egyptian presidency announced that Morsi was planning to visit Tehran for the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the end of August. The NAM grouping of mostly Third World countries was first established in 1961 as a neutral alternative to the West and the Soviet bloc.

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| August 25, 2012
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Ahmadinejad invites Hamas leader to summit in Iran

Ismail Haniyeh has yet to reply whether he’ll attend the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, expected to host PA President Abbas and UN chief Ban Ki-moon

By Reuters

 

Iran has invited Hamas prime minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh to attend a summit of 120 developing nations, officials said on Friday, a move that could antagonize Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and anger Western powers who consider Hamas a terrorist group.

Haniyeh – Photo: AFP

Iran hopes to earn diplomatic kudos by hosting a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement from Aug. 29-31 at a time when the West is seeking to cripple its economy and isolate it diplomatically over its disputed nuclear program. Continue Reading »

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| August 20, 2012
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Iran rejects allegation by Afghanistan in latest Int’l terrorists bombings

Afghanistan’s spy agency killed 2 alleged insurgents & detained 3 Iranian citizens this week, for alleged involvement in bombings.

By Reuters

 

Iran has rejected Afghan government claims that Tehran orchestrated a series of suicide bomb attacks earlier this week that killed at least 28 people in Afghanistan, Iran’s English-language Press TV reported on Sunday.

The scene following the bombing of a mosque in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

The scene following the bombing of a mosque in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Photo by AP

Afghanistan’s spy agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), killed two alleged insurgents and detained three more this week for what they said was their involvement in the bombings this week in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province. Continue Reading »

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| August 19, 2012
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Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Muslim world must unite to free Palestine

In Tehran, IRNA news agency cites Iran Supreme Leader as urging Muslim world to resist control by ‘hegemonic powers.’

The main issues the Muslim world is faced with are the fate of Jerusalem and of “oppressed Palestine,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, adding that Muslim nations must avoid inner conflict and stand united against Israel and the control of “hegemonic powers.”

Ali Khamenei - AP - 24.7.2012

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech in Tehran, Iran. – Photo by AP

Khamenei’s comments came following a series of recent back-and-forth comments between Israeli and Iranian officials, coming amid continuing debate on the possibility that Israel may initiate military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Continue Reading »

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| August 14, 2012
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The Iranian Quake Death Toll is Still Rising

Dozens more have died since the two earthquakes struck Iran’s East Azerbaijan province on Saturday.

By Chana Ya’ar and Reuters

 

Dozens more people have died since twin earthquakes struck the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province on Saturday.

From an initial death toll of 250, the numbers have now reached as high as 306, including 219 women and children.

More than 3,000 people were injured in the 6.3 and 6.4-magnitude temblors that struck northwestern Iran, according to Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjierdi.

Iran’s Red Crescent Society spokesman Pouya Haijan told the ISNA news agency the organization can handle the crisis on its own. Continue Reading »

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| August 13, 2012
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Israel’s $US Cash Reserves a Weapon Against Possible Iranian War Disaster

Gloom & doomers warn that a war against Iran may cripple the economy, but Israel has a weapon: $70 billion in US dollar reserves.

Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Gloom and doomers warn that war with Iran could cripple the economy, but Israel has a weapon: $70 billion in dollar reserves.

Many international financial wizards scoffed at Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer three years when he bought billions of dollars, ostensibly to keep the then-mighty shekel from growing even stronger. Israeli exporters were suffering from low revenue due to a lower shekel rate for the dollar and the euro.

Globes reported that a senior Bank of Israel official said, “We have $76 billion in foreign currency reserves, which says it all. Continue Reading »

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| August 11, 2012
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Deadly earthquake shakes Iran

Iranian media outlets say at least 180  dead in 6.4 magnitude earthquake in northwest Iran

By Dudi Cohen and Reuters

 

Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, killing at least 180 people and injuring 1,300, Iranian media said.

מאות פצועים פונו לבתי החולים (צילום: AFP)

Wounded residents receive medical attention – Photo: AFP

The Iranian Students’ News Agency quoted the head of the government’s emergency centre, Gholamreza Masoumi, as announcing the casualty figures.

A local official in the area told ISNA that six villages had been completely destroyed and 60 villages had been 50 to 70% destroyed.

The US Geological Survey measured the first quake at 6.4 magnitude and said it struck 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles). Continue Reading »

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| August 9, 2012
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The Shadow Wars of Israel and Iran

Just enough ambiguity where the seed of doubt  makes it difficult for Israel or the US to respond

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BERLIN — A magnetic bomb detonated on a diplomatic car in New Delhi. The police uncovered a cache of explosives at a golf course in the Kenyan city of Mombasa. Five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver were killed in an attack outside the airport in the Black Sea coastal city of Burgas.

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A car belonging to the Israeli embassy following a bomb blast in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 – Photo by AP

These were just a few of what some Israeli and American intelligence officials say were nearly a dozen plots that form the backbone of a continuing offensive by Iran and Hezbollah against Israel and its allies abroad.
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| August 9, 2012
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Tehran reports Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are alive & well

Syrian rebels seized a busload (48) of religious Iranian pilgrims in Damascus on August 4 on suspicion of being military personnel.

By Reuters

All the Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels last week are alive and well, an Iranian foreign ministry official said, contrary to statements by rebels holding them that three of the captives had been killed in an air attack.

Bashar Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) review the guard of honor in Damascus January 19, 2006. – Photo by Reuters

Syrian rebels waging an uprising against the government of President Bashar Assad seized a busload of 48 Iranians in Damascus on August 4 on suspicion of being military personnel. Continue Reading »

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| August 5, 2012
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As War Looms, Israel Upgrades its Missile Shield

Israel Defense Official: Anticipating an attack by Iran & Syria , Israel is upgrading its US-backed Arrow Missile Shield

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Israel is racing against an attack by Iran and Syria and is upgrading its

An Arrow anti-ballistic defense battery.

An Arrow anti-ballistic defense battery.

US-backed Arrow missile shield in the wake of a possible a chemical weapon attack from Syria, a defense official told Reuters Sunday.

An experiment on the Arrow

An experiment on the Arrow
Israel news photo: IDF spokesman

The new “Block 4” generation of guided interceptor rockets, radars and technologies for synchronizing Arrow with U.S. systems was being installed in deployed Israeli batteries, a process that would take several weeks, the official told the news agency. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2012
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Bulgaria police release new image of Burgas suicide bomber

Image of Burgas Terror Bomber along with Accomplices To Be Released soon

By Atara Arbesfeld

 

On Tuesday, Bulgarian Tourism Minister Delian Dobrev announced that forensic experts will soon be able to generate an image of the suicide bomber who killed six in the July 18 bus attack against Israelis in Burgas, according to the AFP.

 

A computer-generated image of the suicide bomber in the July 18, 2012 terror attack.

A computer-generated image released by Bulgarian police of the suicide bomber in the July 18, 2012 terror attack in Burgas. – Photo by AP

 

“The investigation into the attack is making progress and we have succeeded in recreating 95 percent of the face of the murderer,” Dobrev reportedly told President Shimon Peres of Israel during a meeting in Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| July 30, 2012
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Syria’s Foreign Minister Blames Israel for Their Unrest

Syria’s Foreign Minister & his Iranian counterpart blame Israel of plotting to bring down Syrian President Assad.

By Elad Benari

 

Syria’s Foreign Minister on Sunday accused Israel of being behind the ongoing unrest in his country.

A building burns after shelling at Aleppo

A building burns after shelling at Aleppo – Reuters

During a visit to Tehran, Walid al-Moualem and his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Salehi, accused Israel of plotting to overthrow the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“The Israeli position towards the crisis in Syria proves that a plot was hatched against the regime in Damascus,” Salehi said, accusing Arab states for adopting what he called “Israel’s position” and following it. Continue Reading »

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