Israel & the Middle East Archive

After exchange, Israel warns of ‘consequences’ of Syrian attacks in Golan

Posted on May 21, 2013 | No Comments
The Associated Press Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria’s leader will “bear the...
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Israel fires back at Syria after shots fired at its troops

Posted on May 21, 2013 | No Comments
Reuters Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said.
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Israeli finance minister: ‘Jerusalem shouldn’t be capital of Palestine’

Posted on May 21, 2013 | No Comments
The Jerusalem Post Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Jerusalem should not be the capital of any future Palestinian state in an interview with The New York Times published on Sunday, his...
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Egypt pours armored forces into Sinai

Posted on May 21, 2013 | No Comments
AP / Times of Israel Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days...
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Syria: Hezbollah suffers heavy losses in battle; Obama ‘concerned’

Posted on May 21, 2013 | No Comments
by Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans Reuters Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria’s beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call...
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Report: Syria aims half-ton warhead missiles at Tel Aviv

Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments
Sunday Times reports the deployment of Syria’s advanced Tishreen missile batteries, which carry 500-kilogram (1100-pound) warheads and have standing orders to fire at Tel Aviv if Israel carries out any...
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Russia’s actions risk heating Israel-Lebanon-Syria conflict to a boiling point

Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments
by David Horovitz The Times of Israel Sergey Lavrov says he can’t understand what all the fuss is about.
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Despite secrecy, interest builds around mysterious First Temple find outside Bethlehem

Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments
A 2,800-year-old pillar discovered by a tour guide under a Palestinian orchard points to major construction dating from Biblical times. So why isn’t it being excavated? by Matti Friedman The...
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Allied with Assad, Hezbollah attacks rebels in Syria; Israel threatens more strikes

Posted on May 20, 2013 | No Comments
by Khaled Yacoub Oweis Reuters Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a...
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Iran dispatches warship to shadow Allied exercises in the Gulf

Posted on May 19, 2013 | No Comments
Iran has dispatched one of its newest warships to shadow the world’s biggest mine-hunting exercise that has been taking place over the last few days in the Gulf.
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Syria: Thousands vanish into Assad’s torture dungeons

Posted on May 19, 2013 | No Comments
Human rights monitors say thousands of Syrians have vanished into the prisons and torture chambers of President Bashar Assad, and many are never heard from again. by Karin Laub The...
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Netanyahu to Putin: Missile sales to Syria could trigger war

Posted on May 18, 2013 | No Comments
The Times of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that Moscow’s sale of a sophisticated missile defense system to President Bashar Assad could...
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CIA chief visits Israel; discusses escalating concerns over Syria

Posted on May 18, 2013 | No Comments
by Ron Friedman The Times of Israel CIA Director John Brennan arrived in Israel Thursday evening and held consultations on the situation in Syria, amid fears that Israel could get...
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Canada’s Prime Minister slams Western nations for not supporting Israel

Posted on May 18, 2013 | No Comments
The Associated Press Canada’s prime minister Stephen Harper expressed dismay Thursday at the growing lack of support for Israel across the world and criticized international leaders for failing to back...
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Israel: More strikes on Syria possible

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
by Mark Landler The New York Times In a clear warning to Syria to stop the transfer of advanced weapons to Islamic militants in the region, a senior Israeli official...
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Russia sends ‘ship-killing’ missiles to aid Assad in Syria

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
by Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt The New York Times Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the...
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Russia sends at least 12 warships into Mediterranean

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad The Times of Israel In a move considered aggressive by US and European officials, Russia has...
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Jordanian official accuses Israel of plotting to tear down Al-Aqsa and build the temple

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
Senate speaker Taher Al-Masri accuses Israel of striving to replace Al-Aqsa Mosque with Jewish temple
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Iran: the world’s efforts sadly ‘have not been successful’

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
As Tehran gets set to chair the very disarmament forum it flouts, and former Obama officials suggest a bomb may not be preventable, signs are that diplomacy has run out...
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Iran, Syria to open new front in Golan to fight Israel

Posted on May 16, 2013 | No Comments
The Jerusalem Post Iran persuaded Syrian President Bashar Assad to allow Hezbollah to open a new front from which to attack Israel in the Golan Heights, Israel Radio reported Wednesday...
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