Posts Tagged ‘Israel’
Portrait of IHH »
Col.(Ret.)Jonathan Fighel2Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center 1. Prominent among the coalition organizations participating in the aid flotilla scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip in the coming days is the Turkish IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi, IHH, “humanitarian relief fund”). It is a radical Islamic organization which was established [...]
South Lebanon Will Be Liberated from Hezb’allah »
Charbel BarakatLast Sunday was the tenth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from what was used to be known as the "security zone." That day, following the instructions of then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barack, all Israeli units operating north of the borders inside Lebanese territories were pulled back inside Israeli territories. According to [...]
US Rages at NPT Over Israel Decision »
After the international community agreed to put pressure on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the US president reacts by condemning the move. In a statement issued on Friday, US President Barack Obama said the agreement reached at the 2010 NPT review conference singled out Israel with regard to a nuclear weapons-free [...]
Five years later-Public still being mislead by »
LEGAL ACROBATICS: THE PALESTINIAN CLAIM THAT GAZA IS STILL “OCCUPIED” EVEN AFTER ISRAEL WITHDRAWSDore GoldJerusalem Issue Brief, August 26, 2005 (note, first post date) …Remarkably, even as Israel completes its withdrawal from 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip, official Palestinian spokesmen are already making the argument that Gaza [...]
Syria accused of arming Hezbollah from secret bases »
Richard Beeston, Foreign Editor Hezbollah is running weapons, including surface-to-surface missiles, from secret arms depots in Syria to its bases in Lebanon, according to security sources The Times has been shown satellite images of one of the sites, a compound near the town of Adra, northeast of Damascus, where militants have their own living [...]
‘Countdown to sail has begun’ »
Humanitarian aid flotilla delayed again, but activists remain determined to arrive in Gaza by noon MondayRon Ben YishaiYNET NewsThe international "blockade-breaking" aid flotilla aimed to set sail from Cyprus to Gaza Strip has been postponed again, and will apparently arrive at Gaza's shores on Monday morning, organizers said. he small fleet of [...]
Hamas Ahoy! »
http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/28/hamas-gaza-flotilla-global-opinions-columnists-claudia-rosett.htmlFreedom's EdgeHamas Ahoy!Claudia Rosett, 05.28.10, 11:15 AM ETWith a flotilla of "peace activists" steaming toward the blockaded Gaza strip, Israeli authorities have been worrying about a showdown turning into a public relations disaster. That's a [...]
A tale of two flotillas: Dunkirk and Gaza »
http://www.raymondcook.net/blog/index.php/2010/05/27/a-tale-of-two-flotillas-dunkirk-and-gaza/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Note: This flotilla to Gaza is a sham-we send more tonnage every week than this so-called peace trip is doing with its 8 ships. This is nothing more than a photo op-let's see if the MSM and blogosphere report the truth-here [...]
When Bibi Meets Barack: What Will Happen in Their »
Barry Rubin*May 29, 2010http://www.gloria-center.org/blog/2010/05/bibi-meets-barackWhy was Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu suddenly invited to meet with President Barack Obama next week? There are three very different reasons.One is the Obama Administration's realization that its harsh policy toward Israel has been mistaken and [...]
Hamas prepares welcome for activists »
ASHLEY BATES SPECIAL TO THE JERUSALEM POST05/28/2010 03:59Fatah, other factions are being frozen out of the celebrations. GAZA CITY – Fisherman Jamal Abu Watfa looked out to sea as the sun set on the Gaza City harbor on Thursday. He raised his chin as he imagined the flotilla carrying over 700 Western activists trying to outmaneuver Israel Navy [...]
