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ISRAEL ATTACK STRATEGY COMING TOGETHER

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:18:14 +0000

Israel’s recent acquisition of a fourth electric-powered submarine from Germany suggests that those vessels, which are capable of firing a nuclear-tipped missile, will play a role in any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, regional experts explain in a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. Israel, which now has four such submarines, intends to have up …

Iranian Paper Boasts of End to U.S.-Israel Alliance, Predicts Destruction of Israel After Fall of Saudi Royal Family

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:16:32 +0000

An Iranian newspaper tied to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently boasted that the U.S. has “rejected” Israel over the past three months. This belief could have disastrous consequences. The author writes that the only “obstacle” remaining is the Saudi Royal Family and once it falls, Israel can be destroyed. “It can be said that within …

New US battle strategy against Iran in US movements and Israeli drill

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:54:34 +0000

A series of apparently unconnected military movements observed in Middle East seas and skies in the last tendays have a common factor: introduction of the new US Air Sea Battle (ASB) doctrine, which is designed to make the most of tightly coordinated operations by air, land, sea, undersea, space and cyberspace capabilities for defeating those …

Egyptian Candidate Threatens Israel with Iranian Axis

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:27:22 +0000

Israel may face a new Iranian-Egyptian threat if presidential candidate Hisham El-Bastawisi winds his bid to succeed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whose ouster he encouraged. Backed by the left-wing Tagammu party, El-Bastawisi said on Saturday that building good relations with Iran would be one of his highest priorities. Israel already faces a northern “axis of …

Washington: Netanyahu is here to stay, so is Israel’s military option on Iran

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:22:25 +0000

The unity government backed by a majority of 94 (out of 120) which Binyamin Netanyahu formed Tuesday May 8, is not just the broadest coalition ever to govern Israel, but also the first with three former chiefs of staff at the helm. Two are also present (Ehud Barak) and former (Shaul Mofaz) defense ministers. It …

Israel’s deep-sea dominance

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:09:29 +0000

Quietly, underwater, Israel is turning into a maritime power like the United States and Russia, with an armada of advanced submarines. Germany recently agreed to provide Israel with a sixth Dolphin submarine; the Jewish state already has three. Two more will be arriving this and next year, and then the sixth one will come. Germany …

Six army battalions called up under emergency orders to meet growing threat on Egypt, Syria borders

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:04:36 +0000

The IDF has issued emergency call up orders to six reserve battalions in light of new dangers on the Egyptian and Syrian borders. And the Knesset has given the IDF permission to summon a further 16 reserve battalions if necessary, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. An IDF spokesperson said intelligence assessments called for the deployment …

Iranian naval exercise follows on Israel’s northern border drill

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:08:33 +0000

Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak offered the view this week that the next round of Six-Power talks with Iran taking place on May 23 in Baghdad would lead nowhere, throwing cold water on the current optimism. As for US media reports of a lessening in war tensions over Iran because of the internal debate in Israel over …

Gantz: IDF and other armies ready to strike Iran’s nuclear capabilities

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:44:49 +0000

Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu acted Thursday, April 26, to correct the damaging impression of divided and uncertain perceptions of the Iranian nuclear threat left by statements delivered in the last two days by himself and Defense Minster Ehud Barak. Israel’s chief of staff Gen. Benny Gantz rallied to the task with an unambiguous comment …

Egypt’s Military Leader Responds to Israeli Foreign Minister With Threat of Violence

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:48:55 +0000

Iran says that Egypt is becoming more like Iran, and the Egyptian military says nothing. The Muslim Brotherhood says that Egypt should become more like Iran, and the Egyptian military says nothing. But when Israel says that Egypt is becoming more like Iran, the Egyptian military threatens to take action against Israel. Quite telling, …