Israeli officer killed in clash on Israel-Lebanon border

by Haaretz One Israeli officer was killed during clashes between Israel and the Lebanese army along the border on Tuesday. 45-year-old Lt. Col. Dov Harari, from Netanya, was a reserves battalion commander in the engineering corps. Another Israeli officer sustained severe wounds and has been admitted to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. He is in…

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Lights, Camera, and peace process!

by Caroline B. Glick, Jerusalem Post The Israeli Left is on a collision course with the Obama administration. It is reportedly trying to undermine negotiations between the Netanyahu government and Fatah. The Obama administration is earnestly seeking to initiate them. According to an unnamed eyewitness interviewed by Israel Radio, during a July 8 meeting between…

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Kissenger's guilt

by David Isaac, shmuelkatz.com Recently declassified White House transcripts (featured in an editorial in the Israeli daily Haaretz) show former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger blaming Israel for the problems in the region, accusing Israel of being “deliberately provocative” and attempting “to create maximum commotion in the Middle East.” In the newly released documents…

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Iran is feeling the heat

by Charles Krauthammer “They have decided to attack at least two countries in the region in the next three months.” – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, July 26. President Ahmadinejad has a penchant for the somewhat loony, as when last weekend he denounced Paul the Octopus, omniscient predictor of eight consecutive World Cup matches, as a symbol of…

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Hamas’s violent message

by Jerusalem Post   On Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received the Arab League’s blessing to resume direct negotiations with Israel. On Friday, Hamas launched an Iranian Grad rocket from Gaza that struck southern Ashkelon, causing shell shock to several residents and damage to a building and cars. On Saturday, Hamas lobbed an upgraded…

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