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Israel and Palestine Consequences of Deterrence
"Deterrence has to be maintained," said Gabi Siboni, a colonel for strategic affairs at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. "It was only a question of time until this moment arrived." It seems the Palestinians are of like mind. As things stand, this latest round of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians was probably inevitable. Escalation and ...
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Hezbollah wants to bring victory to Assad
Syria saw one of the deadliest days of fighting in its civil war Saturday. Meanwhile, the leader of the powerful Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said his fighters would wage an all-out battle to save President Bashar Assad. NBC's Richard Engel ...
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Hezbollah confirms involvement in Syria conflict for the first time
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is fighting alongside the government troops in Syria. Hezbollah is a Shi’ite Muslim group and it is backing Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad who is from the minority Alawite sect – an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam. During a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah confirmed for the first time the group’s involvement in the ...
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Israeli official Syrian group tried to disrupt Haifa water system
A Syrian group attempted, but failed, to disrupt computers controlling the Haifa water system, an Israeli official said Saturday. The alleged cyberattack was a response to Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Ynetnews reported. Yitzhak Ben-Yisrael, chairman of the National Council for Research and Development, said Israel's infrastructure is subject to almost continuous cyberattacks. He said ...
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Hezbollah leader vows victory in Syria for Assad
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah will fight to keep Syria's Bashar Assad in power. He also said Hezbollah fighers are fighting in Syria against Sunni Islamic ...
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Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark ...
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Hezbollah leader vows to stand by Syrian regime in fight against rebels
Hezbollah has warned that the fall of the Syrian regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period", and vowed that his Shia militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally in Damascus is under attack.In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah members are fighting ...
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Excerpts Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons fromSyria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria.Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20 2013
Excerpts: Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons from Syria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria. Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20, ...
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Hezbollah Chief Orders Fight to Save Syrias Assad
BEIRUT, Lebanon ...
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Arab League condemns Israels decisoin to cancel UNESCO visit to Jerusalem
WAM CAIRO: The Arab League has strongly condemned Israel's decision to call off a visit to Jerusalem's historic Old City by the UN's cultural heritage body, and called on major powers to stop backing Israel's aggression on Jerusalem and the Palestinian heritage and territories. The pan-Arab organisation, in a statement, said Israel's decision takes the international ...
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Israel’s Ridiculous and Dangerous Law
Can law be both ridiculous and dangerous? It certainly can. Witness the ongoing initiative of our government to enact a law that would define the State of Israel as "The Nation-State of the Jewish People". Ridiculous 1 - because what and who is the "Jewish people"? The Jews of the world are a mixed lot. Their only official definition in Israel is religious. In Israel, you ...
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Turkey has begun 5th Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of 4 top Israeli commanders bla…
Turkey has begun 5th Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of 4 top Israeli commanders blamed for a deadly 2010 clash on a Turkish flotilla ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza ISTANBUL - A Turkish court has launched on Monday fifth trial of Mavi Marmara flotilla trial of four top Israeli commanders accused of a deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish flotilla ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.The accused ...
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Pope Meets with President Shimon Peres of Israel
Discuss Concerns Regarding Current Political and Social Situation in the Middle EastVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis met this morning with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Shortly after, President Peres met with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for ...
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Israel says Syria seeks to provoke conflict
Ron Prosor, Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the Middle East on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 (AP Photo/Bebeto ...
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Israel targeted in Syria cyber attack expert
JERUSALEM: An organization calling itself the "Syrian Electronic Army" has launched a cyber attack against the water distribution system of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, an expert said on Saturday. The attack "by this organization which we don't know exactly who is behind" was carried out two weeks ago and failed, said Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel, head of ...
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Syrian Army and Hezbollah Step Up Raids on Rebels
Hezbollah intensified their assault on Syrian rebels in the town of Qusayr on Saturday, unleashing the heaviest shelling since the battle began a week ago, Syrian antigovernment activists ...
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We wont stand by Hezbollah
THE leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says his Shi'ite militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally Syria is under attack. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah members are fighting in Syria against Islamic extremists who pose a danger to Lebanon. Nasrallah's comments on Saturday marked the first time he has publicly confirmed his men are fighting in Syria. They are also ...
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Hezbollah admits it has joined fight in Syria
By Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says his Shiite militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally Syria is under attack. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah members are fighting in Syria against Islamic extremists who pose a danger to Lebanon. Nasrallah's comments Saturday marked the first time he has publicly confirmed his men were ...
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Palestinians under pressure to resume talks with Israel
Mahmoud Abbas is under pressure to reopen peace talks without any guarantees from Israel, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday. In recent visits by foreign ministers, the official said, most have urged Abbas to comply with a request by U.S. Secretary of ...
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Attacks on rebel Syrian city hiked ahead of speech by Hezbollah leader
Syria launched the heaviest barrage of gunfire in a week in Qusair Saturday in an attempt to retake the town from rebels, anti-government activists said. The town, near the Lebanese border, is strategically important to rebel fighters as a conduit for supplies coming in from Lebanon, Voice of America reported. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian troops ...
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Hezbollah chief says group is fighting in Syria
In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based ...
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Prosor blames Syria at UN for destabilizing Golan
In the aftermath of a Syrian firing on a Israeli military vehicle in the Golan Heights earlier this week, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor blamed the government of Syria of undermining regional stability in the Golan Heights in a letter to the UN Security Council on Saturday, AFP reported. "This week's events are part of a disturbing pattern of events intended to spark ...
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Israeli Doctors Save Syrian Toddler
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli pediatric surgeons corrected congenital heart defects on a four-year-old Syrian girl at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon on ...
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Official Israeli-Palestinian Talks to Resume Soon
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Secretary of State John Kerry plans to return to Israel in two weeks to keep the momentum up for restarting peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. According to one Israeli official quoted ...
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France rules out Iran joining in Syria peace talks
ABU DHABI - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for peace.Laurent Fabius will host Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry at a dinner on Monday to discuss how to nudge Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian opposition ...
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Biggest construction project in Israeli history
The Port of Ashdod is the gateway to the economy of Israel, it has played a central role in the development of the state and will play a central role in future development, hence the reason for an ambitious $500 million expansion project currently underway in two stages (in the picture, green represents stage 1 and brown stage 2).
The Port of Ashdod is currently undergoing the largest construction project ever undertaken in the history of Israel. In 1999, Israel news media reported that the government wanted to double the cargo capacity of Ashdod, an ambitious construction project was therefore envisioned, involving the building of new piers, new docks, warehouses and cargo handling equipment. It was to take place in two stages, with the total project costing around $500 million. Read more
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