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Propaganda war latest: Tehran 3 Israel 0

As Iran’s leadership prepares to dispatch a Red Crescent flotilla to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, its propaganda organs are spreading one message throughout the Muslim world: the Jewish state, branded by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as “the Zionist stain of … Continue reading

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Rubio: Obama Is Undermining Israel

President Obama’s pronouncements and actions have been undermining Israel, Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate for Senate in Florida, says in a Newsmax interview. In responding to the Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla, Obama has ignored the fact that the … Continue reading

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Murphy: UN condemns Israel first, investigates later (7)

I don’t suppose the world needs to remember Rwanda to note how sluggish in the face of imminent horror the United Nations is and can be. If that is not a sufficient cue, we could bring in other examples of … Continue reading

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Iran offers escort to next aid convoy

Iran has warned that it could send Revolutionary Guard naval units to escort humanitarian aid convoys seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza – a move that would certainly be challenged by Israel. Any such Iranian involvement, raised today … Continue reading

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Gunter: If we were in Israel's shoes… (6 – Bumped)

It’s a good thing for the Western critics of Israel that Afghanistan is landlocked. They might have to whistle a different tune if NATO naval forces were blockading the ports of Kandahar and “humanitarians” were attempting to run that blockade … Continue reading

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'This is a big day for Israel'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of his delight on Monday after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development accepted Israel into its ranks. “This is a big day for Israel,” said Netanyahu at the Likud faction meeting. As well as … Continue reading

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Fishing banned on the Sea of Galilee

Fishing in the Sea of Galilee has been banned, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced, amid claims stocks have fallen to a dangerous low. It is the site where Jesus told his disciples: “I will make you fishers of men.” … Continue reading

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Obama recalls bunker-buster bomb kits (2)

Shortly after Vice President Joe Biden’s Israel visit ended on March 11 in high dudgeon over the approval 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, US president Barack Obama ordered a consignment of Joint Direct Attack Munition- JDAM already on its … Continue reading

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Gross: A death in Dubai (3)

Is Israel the only suspect over this Dubai death? I previously wrote about the death of senior Hamas operative Mahmoud Mabhouh on Feb. 2, 2010. (See the first note, titled “Israel has ‘no comment’ on Dubai death,” here.) Yesterday, without … Continue reading

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Israel Braces For Palestinian 'Day Of Rage'

Jerusalem is bracing itself for more violence after an influential Egyptian cleric called for a ‘day of rage’ in protest over Israel’s alleged abuses at Temple Mount. Yusuf al Qaradawi’s call follows two weeks of violence and rising tensions in … Continue reading

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Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran (2)

The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear sites. Earlier this … Continue reading

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