March 2012
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Russia upgrades Syrian radar station for Iran →
“Russia has upgraded a surveillance station it maintains in Syrian territory in order to provide Iran early warning of an Israeli attack, according to the Israeli security-related blog Debkafile.”
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Israel's unemployment rate reaches record low →
“Looking for work? Come to Israel. The jobless rate dropped to 5.4 percent in the last quarter, one of the lowest in the world and the lowest in Israel since 1980.”
February 2012
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Winning the war on campus →
Are any of you readers pro-Israel activists on campus? Here are some pretty useful tidbits to always remember. I advocate a lot of the advice espoused here from my personal experiences as a pro-Israel college student at Berkeley. For example, it’s why you never see me getting into reblogging or flame wars with people here on Tumblr.
Always remember: “According to the most recent...
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Israel to build underwater cable to connect to... →
“Israeli Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau has instructed the Israel Electric Corp. to advance a project that would connect the country to the European power grid by way of Cyprus and Greece.”
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Egyptian Islamist Parties Win Over 80% of Seats In... →
talkstraight:
Islamist parties won more than 80 percent of seats in Egypt’s upper house of parliament, the country’s election board announced Sunday.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party took 58 percent of the seats in contention, while the harder-line Salafist Al-Nour party came in second with a quarter of all seats. The nationalist Wafd party came in third with just 7...
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US to announce aerial blockade of Syria soon →
“The Pentagon is readying for the possibility of intervention in Syria, aiming to halt Syrian President Bashsar Assad’s violent crackdown on protesters, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported Saturday, citing a US military official. According to the official, the intervention scenario calls for the establishment of a buffer zone on the Turkish border, in order to receive Syrian...
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China calls US critique of Syria "arrogant" →
“A foreign ministry spokesman called the comments unacceptable, and the official Communist Party newspaper described the criticism as ‘super arrogant’. Mrs Clinton on Friday called China and Russia’s veto of a UN resolution on Syria ‘despicable’. The Chinese criticism came a day after Syria held a national referendum on a new constitution, amid violent...
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Iranian TV claims victory over Zionists at Oscars →
“Iran’s state TV described the country’s foreign film Oscar win on Monday as a victory over Israel, in a gesture of official approval toward an Iranian movie industry criticized by hardliners. The broadcast said the award won by ‘A Separation’ succeeded in ‘leaving behind’ a film from the ‘Zionist regime.’ It emphasized that the film won...
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Recent Wikileak docs claim Israel and Kurds... →
“The mega-leaks website, WikiLeaks, has partnered with the hackers cooperative Anonymous, to publish internal emails of the American strategic intelligence company Stratfor. In one of the hacked emails, Stratfor officials discuss information obtained from one of their sources who reports that Israeli commandos, in cooperation with Kurdish fighters, have destroyed Iranian nuclear...
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Paris court closes university to prevent Israel... →
This article from Le Monde (French only, sorry) reports that a Paris court ordered the Paris Sorbonne No. 8 university to be closed for two days to prevent Israel Apartheid Week. This occured after anti-Israel activists noted they would still hold the event by “force” in defiance of the university’s orders. The University President decided to cancel Israel Apartheid Week because...
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With these enemies, Israel needs more friends →
“It is sometimes difficult, given Israel’s missteps, to remember that it is a democracy whose enemies are among the world’s most dangerous people.”
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“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. In that same spirit, I would...”
– New Jersey Governor Chris Christie paraphrasing US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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How Iran looks from Riyadh →
“The most likely victims of a nuclear armed Iran are not the U.S. or Israel, but the Gulf states — countries that are engaged in intense competition with the regime in Tehran, but that lack the power to deter any threat or aggression with a nuclear-strike capability of their own… From the Saudi point of view, the success or failure of the international community in restraining...
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How Iran looks from Jerusalem →
“Unfortunately, American statements that all options are on the table, hinting at military action if sanctions fail, don’t impress the Iranians. The perception of most Middle Easterners, be it foes or friends of the U.S., is that President Barack Obama is extremely weak, hardly understands the harsh realities of the Middle East, and that American use of force is highly unlikely. Perceived...
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MK Makhoul at Haifa rally: US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia... →
“Hundreds of Israeli Arabs and Golan Heights Druze took part Saturday in a conference of solidarity with the Syrian government held in a Haifa theater. Knesset Member Issam Makhoul, who also took part in the conference, told Ynet: ‘The event was held in order to reject the conspiracy taking shape against Syria, with the US leading this move along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia. They wish...
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Hamas turns against Assad →
“Leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas turned publicly against their long-time ally President Bashar Assad of Syria on Friday, endorsing the revolt aimed at overthrowing his dynastic rule.”
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WatchBar Rafaeli ignores paparazzi in Los Angeles.
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UN observes spike in Iran's uranium production →
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US Congressional convoy attacked by Arabs in J'lem →
“A rock throwing Arab mob attacked on Friday, in front of a mosque in the Ras Al-Amud neighborhood, a group that included Congressmen Elliot Engel and Jerald Nadler. The two legislators from New York State were on tour of the Mount of Olives Cemetery, along with Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Malcolm Hoenlein, and Rabbis Abraham...
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US Senators call for US to arm Syrian rebels →
“Two senior members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee urged international cooperation to help supply anti-Assad rebels with weapons and other aid on Monday. Both Arizona Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, however, stopped short of endorsing direct US intervention as Syrian tanks and reinforcement roll towards Homs.”
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Iran denies UN access to key nuclear site →
“The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that its team visiting Iran was denied access to a military site where the UN watchdog suspects activities related to the country’s nuclear programme could be taking place. The head of the IAEA said on Wednesday that Iran had not accepted a request for its inspectors to visit the Parchin facility, a weapons development complex south of...
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Arab Spring not pro-democratic movement, studies... →
“The South Asian survey revealed widespread support for democracy, but also revealed some fractures in the depth of that support. For example, 62 per cent of those surveyed said they preferred democracy to any other form of government, while only ten per cent clearly preferred dictatorship in certain circumstances. However, 28 per cent of respondents - quite a significant proportion - said...
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Syrian shelling of Homs claims 80, including 2... →
“A French photojournalist and an American working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday by Syrian government shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs, France’s government said. The U.N. estimates that 5,400 people have been killed in repression by the regime of President Bashar Assad against a popular uprising that began 11 months ago. Syrian activists, however, put the death...
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Azerbaijan arrests Hezbollah agents →
“A month after a terror attack against Israelis was foiled in Azerbaijan, local authorities have arrested a terrorist cell whose members belonged to the Hizbullah terror group and held Iranian passports.”
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French Jews side with Sarkozy →
It is common knowledge in America that the Jewish vote is the liberal Democratic vote. However in France, the opposite is true. This article provides an interesting insight into the rationale and psyche of the French Jewish voter.
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Iran may attack West preemptively →
“Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered, the deputy head of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces was quoted by a semi-official news agency as saying Tuesday.”
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Israeli Atty General refuses to prosecute MK Zoabi... →
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Israel: Safest Investments for Riskless Returns →
“Israel, under threat of war from its neighbors since being founded in 1948, produced better risk- adjusted returns than all other developed stock markets in the past decade as the technology-driven economy attracted global investors. The ‘Bloomberg Riskless Return Rating’ shows the Tel Aviv TA-25 Index (TA-25) returned 7.6 percent in the 10 years ended Feb. 17, after adjusting...
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Egypt threatens US: We will review our treaty with... →
The US has recently threatened Egypt with cutting off the billions of dollars of aid that goes to the Arab country each year because of the Americans that are being held in the country. In response, the majority party of Islamists have threatened to end the peace treaty with Israel should US aid be cut.
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Iran disrupts Internet ahead of elections →
“Iranians faced a second and more extensive disruption of Internet access on Monday, just a week after email and social networking sites were blocked, raising concerns about state censorship ahead of parliamentary elections.”
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