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BREAKING: Masses demonstrate against austerity measures in Israel

Over 12,000 Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities to protest against proposed tax hikes and spending cuts in the state’s new budget. But will the latest iteration of Israel’s social justice protest movement continue? The anger in the streets Saturday may be an indication that the movement will continue and possibly grow.

http://972mag.com/masses-demonstrate-against-austerity-measures-in-israel/71246/

REPORT: Assad green-lights ‘operations’ against Israel

Two mortar shells struck Israel’s Golan Heights on Monday in the early evening local time. Though the IDF described the mortars as accidental spillover from fighting across the border in Syria, they are bound to deepen fears of escalating violence in the region.

On Friday and Sunday Israel reportedly struck Iranian and Hezbollah assets based in Syria. The Israelis have subsequently made extensive efforts to dampen tensions – IAF jets had conducted the [...]

BREAKING: Russia warns citizens and companies to get money out of USA banks!

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) “urgent bulletin” being sent to Embassies around the world today is advising both Russian citizens and companies to begin divesting their assets from Western banking and financial institutions “immediately” as Kremlin fears grow that both the European Union and United States are preparing for the largest theft of private wealth in modern history.

According to Kremlin sources, though, President Obama’s sudden visit to Israel this [...]

Obama: No ‘grand peace plan’ during Israel trip… Is this the break?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is playing down expectations for a Mideast peace breakthrough during his upcoming trip to Israel, telling American Jewish leaders that he won’t be carrying a “grand peace plan” when he arrives in the region later this month.

Read more:

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-no-grand-peace-plan-during-israel-trip-091346154–politics.html

Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize connects to his June 4, 2009 Cairo speech…

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Cairo,Egypt)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2009

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON [...]

Syrian War has Officially gone Regional: FSA begins Hezobollah Offensive Inside Lebannon! IDF getting Prepped. ASSAD: ‘Arm The Women And Children Next’

The armed militant groups in Syria say they have started to attack the positions of Hezbollah resistance movement in neighboring Lebanon since February 21.

The self-proclaimed Free Syrian Army said its militants launched the attack less than a day after they accused Hezbollah of shelling militant bases in Syria’s Homs province on February 20.

“We have bombed the territories of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria. The Free Syrian Army will continue bombing [...]

Egypt: President Mursi calls Israelis “the Descendants of Apes and Pigs”

Israelis find 2,700-year-old temple

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,750-year-old temple near Jerusalem, along with pottery and clay figurines that suggest the site was the home base for a ritual cult, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

The discovery was made during excavations at the Tel Motza archaeological site, about 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Jerusalem, during preparations for work on a new section of Israeli’s Highway 1,the agency said in a statement.

“The ritual building at [...]

Britain warns Israel there will be a ‘strong reaction’ if it presses ahead with settlement expansion plans

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/foreign-office-summons-israel-envoy-over-settlement-expansion-plans-8375358.html

“The Foreign Office went on to again urge the Israelis to drop the settlement plan announced by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “We deplore the recent Israeli government decision to build 3,000 new housing units and unfreeze development in the E1 block. This threatens the viability of the two-state solution.”

Earlier, officials described Israeli press reports that Britain – together with France – was planning to recall its ambassador from Tel [...]

US building UNDERGROUND base in ISRAEL…called SITE 911

Leave it to legendary Walter Pincus from the Washington Post to flesh out a Request for Proposal construction project planned for Israel called Site 911.

 

The oddly named project will cost up to $100 million, take more than two years to complete, and can only be built by workers from specific countries with proper security clearances. Palestinians need not apply.

When complete the well-guarded compound will have five levels buried underground and six additional outbuildings on the above grounds, within [...]

Israeli Govt Under Mass Hacking Attack: Iran Hacks Into Israel’s Military ‘Gaza Will Become The Graveyard Of Your Soldiers’

“The terrorist group Islamic Jihad, which answers to Iran, has launched a massive cyber attack on the Israeli army in the wake of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

According to Mashregh, an Iranian media outlet run by the Revolutionary Guards, Islamic Jihad’s Beitol Moghadas (Jerusalem) unit obtained detailed information on 5,000 high-ranking Israeli military personnel. The information includes names, telephone numbers, addresses, emails and rankings, even within [...]

Egypt calls on U.S. to help stop Gaza fighting

CAIRO — Egypt asked the United States on Thursday to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, warning that the violence could spiral “out of control,” the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Egypt “will stand with all of its resources to end this aggression and to stop the recurring killing and bloodshed of Palestinians,” President Mohamed Morsi said on national television. “The Israelis must understand that we [...]

REPORT: ROCKETS STRIKE TEL AVIV SUBURB

Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv, explosions heard – witnesses

https://twitter.com/Reuters

 

Two booms heard in Tel Aviv following warning siren

Three Israelis killed in Kiryat Malachi; rocket falls in Eshkol wounding 3 IDF soldiers as rockets continue to fall on South; IAF strikes nearly 200 targets in Strip; 15 Palestinians killed in strikes.

Two booms were head in Tel Aviv following an air raid siren Thursday evening, just an hour after rocket from [...]

Rocket attack from Gaza Strip kills 3 Israelis

Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack likely to deepen a bruising Israeli air, naval and artillery offensive, the most intense assault on the Palestinian territory in four years.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS

Three Israelis killed by Gaza rocket as violence escalates

Violence between Israel and militants in Gaza escalates
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Israel and the Palestinians

Three people have been killed as rockets fired from Gaza struck southern [...]

Presidential Debates Prove that Obama and Romney’s Foreign Policy Is Virtually Identical

by WashingtonsBlog

 

As made obvious by the third-party presidential debates, Romney and Obama’s foreign policy is virtually identical.

They both favor elective, preemptive wars of aggression.  They both want to force regime change in Syria, and they both characterize Iran as the “biggest threat” to the U.S.

Forbes’ Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry writes:

The debate could not plausibly be a real debate because of the following parameters: Barack Obama has essentially pursued the same foreign policy as the Bush Administration, and Romney [...]

Major U.S., Israeli defense exercise begins

A major air defense drill called Austere Challenge 2012 started Sunday and includes more than 3,500 Americans and 1,000 Israelis. The militaries are practicing their ability to work together against a range of threats facing Israel, the main U.S. ally in the Mideast.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/major-us-israeli-air-defense-exercise-begins-17528082#.UIQGwkXyaCM

Israel Launches Airstrikes After Attacks From Gaza… Mosque hit

JERUSALEM – Palestinian militants from Gazafired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells into Israeli territory on Monday, causing no casualties but some property damage, after an Israeli airstrike wounded at least 10 Palestinians in southern Gaza on Sunday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/world/middleeast/israel-launches-airstrikes-after-attacks-from-gaza.html

IDF responds to 30 mortar shells bombing Hamas terror targets in Gaza; escalation follows air strike on 2 terrorists in Rafah.

The IDF struck targets in Gaza Monday in response to a barrage of more than [...]

OBAMA DOWNGRADES ISRAEL ALLIANCE

As the United Nations General Assembly gets underway and leaders from around the world begin to congregate in New York City, President Obama seemingly downgraded Israel’s traditional status as the closest U.S. ally in the Middle East. In a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday night, Obama simply called Israel “one of” America’s closest allies in the region.

Responding to a question about Israel’s request that he explain his “red lines” on the [...]

‘World War III’: Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel

AFP - Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told broadcaster Al-Alam on Sunday, a day after his boss warned that conflict was inevitable.

Should Israel and Iran engage militarily, “nothing is predictable… and it will turn into World War III,” Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh told Iran’s Arabic-language television network.

Hajizadeh, who is in charge of Revolutionary Guards missile systems, said: “In [...]

NEW YEAR, SAME FEAR

JERUSALEM — Jews around the world are observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In Israel, the mood is sober.

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and is a time of reflection and prayer. Israelis ushered in the New Year with a sense of uncertainty amid tensions with Iran that have heightened fears of war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had this message for Jews in Israel and around [...]

Doug Wead says Ron Paul could STILL run in 2016

Seriously, he’s not being facetious :

“Is Ron Paul too old? Not for me. Konrad Andenauer , Germanys greatest leader of the last two centuries was in power at age 87. Michelangelo began painting the Sistine Chapel at age 71, he was still at it when he died at age 89. The Biblical account of Moses has him beginning his long journey, leading the Israelis from slavery, at age 80. Let [...]

Did Obama Just Make A Deal With Israel To Delay The War With Iran Until After The Election?

by Michael

Barack Obama cares about Barack Obama far more than he does about either Israel or Iran.  And as far as Barack Obama is concerned, delaying the coming war between Israel and Iran until after the election is what is best for Barack Obama.  Just think about it.  If Israel attacked Iran right now, who would that please?  It would mostly please hardcore Republicans, and they are not going to [...]

19 Signs That Israel And Iran Are On The Verge Of War

by Michael

 

There is going to be war in the Middle East.  It is just a matter of time until it happens.  Israel has decided that there is no way that it can ever allow Iran to develop the capability to build nuclear weapons.  Iran has gone “all-in” on developing a nuclear program and it has become a matter of national pride at this point.  Iran does not fear an Israeli [...]

Israelis prepares for war with Iran

ft.com
ft.com
August 31, 2012

Larissa, a 66-year-old manager at an Israeli investment company, waited in line last week at a Tel Aviv youth centre to get a gas mask, one of tens of thousands of Israelis rushing to pick up such protective kits in recent weeks.

Amid media speculation that Israel may carry out a strike on Iran’s nuclear sites and possibly prompt a regional war, the number of Israelis collecting state-funded gas [...]

There will be no Isaeli attack on Iran

Israel historically only attacks weaker countries that it can steamroller over or countries where it can be assured that the U.S. will do the fighting and dying on its behalf. Gaza and Lebanon readily come to mind – although the “supertroops” scuttled back out of Lebanon as fast as they could when Hezbollah put up an incredibly brave and unexpected defednse of that coountry, destroying Israel’s vaunted armour virtually at [...]

Israel says “Setting Iran back by only a few years still worth strike”

Israel’s ambassador to the US said Wednesday that Israel would be willing to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, even if doing so only set their program back a few years.

Speaking to Bloomberg in Washington, Michael Oren said that gaining even a little extra time would be worth a military operation against Tehran’s program, which Israel maintains is aimed at developing a nuclear weapon and not for civilian use as the Islamic [...]

WIRE: Are Israelis tough enough for a long war with Iran?

(Reuters) – For Israel to carry out a long-threatened strike on Iranian nuclear sites, it would have to overcome dissent within its governing coalition reflecting public fear of igniting an unprecedented missile war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that scenario would be “dwarfed” by the prospect of an Iranian bomb, which he describes as tantamount to a second Holocaust – language that seems to herald a Jewish call to arms.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-iran-nuclear-israel-resilience-idUSBRE87C0LB20120813

BREAKING INTEL – Syrian Forces on Highest ALERT!!! The strategic missile forces are a signal away from plunging the world into Armageddon

✩ Syrian Commando ✩ ‏@syriancommando

#Syria-n army on high alert means the strategic missile forces are a signal away from plunging the world into Armageddon.

 

https://twitter.com/syriancommando

 

Fears increase as Syrian is shot trying to enter Israel

A SYRIAN was shot by Israeli troops as he tried to cut through the border fence to enter the Jewish state.

It was the latest example of how the Syrian civil war is impacting on the Jewish state.

The Syrian [...]

Bibi meets with Panetta – says US can’t stop Israel attack on Iran!! Iran begins War Preparations!

Israelis will tell Panetta that U.S. can’t prevent an attack on Iran: report

A senior government official was quoted by Haaretz as saying that even if Israel attacks Iran over Washington’s objections, he doesn’t think the United States will turn its back on Israel. Israel must retain sole responsibility for its security, he told the newspaper.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/01/229674.html

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is warning that Iran must either negotiate acceptable limits on its [...]

Mitt Romney praises other nations for their socialized medicine

“When our health care costs are completely out of control. Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the GDP in Israel? 8 percent. You spend 8 percent of GDP on health care. And you’re a pretty healthy nation”

If only Romney’s appreciation of Israel’s success did not fly smack in the face of his constant, ideologically based rhetoric guaranteed to insure that only the wealthiest Americans [...]

Romney to meet Israeli leaders today! How come a Unitied States Presidential candidate meets with Israeli Leaders?

One must ask, what the fuck does Israel have to do with the US presidential elections? (Of course, we know, but why is this glossed over by everyone?)

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120729/world/romney-to-meet-israeli-leaders.430593

“Mr Romney, a long-time friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to play up his critique of Mr Obama’s posture toward the Jewish state and his handling of Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons ambitions.

Israeli political scientist Abraham Diskin says Mr Romney can [...]