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Tensions Rise as Syria Confirms Airstrike by Israel - New York Times Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:29:34 GMT

New York Times

Tensions Rise as Syria Confirms Airstrike by Israel New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Tensions over the Israeli airstrike on Syrian territory appeared to increase on Thursday as Syria delivered a letter to the United Nations declaring its right to self-defense and Israel's action was condemned not only by longstanding ... Analyst: Syria missiles threaten Israeli spy flightsUSA TODAY Syria protests over Israel attack, warns of "surprise"Reuters Syria Parries Israel With Verbal StrikeWall Street Journal The Guardian -Daily Beast all 716 news articles »

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Israel and Human Rights - New York Times Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:37:10 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Israel and Human Rights New York Times Israel's record on human rights should be under scrutiny, as every country's should. But the last place that should be done is the United Nations Human Rights Council. Though the council's mission is to monitor human rights, its record is one not ... Israel must withdraw all settlers or face ICC, says UN reportThe Guardian (blog) UN report slams Israeli settlementsCNN International UNHRC: Israel could be sent to ICC for settlementsJerusalem Post Deutsche Welle -Reuters all 152 news articles »

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Syria, Iran threaten retaliation against Israel over airstrike - Fox News Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:49:23 GMT

Syria, Iran threaten retaliation against Israel over airstrike Fox News Regional security officials said the weapons shipment that Israel targeted included sophisticated Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles, which if acquired by Hezbollah would enable the militants to shoot down Israeli jets, helicopters and ...

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Yair Lapid: An Interview with Israel's New Power Broker - TIME Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:40:05 GMT

TIME

Yair Lapid: An Interview with Israel's New Power Broker TIME Yair Lapid is the Israeli anchorman and columnist who stunned Israel's political world by finishing second in Jan. 22 balloting, nearly tying the total for Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu's Likud Party (which ran with another right-wing party on the ... It is not yet clear how Yair Lapid would seek to renew the peace processThe Economist Israel throws the switch to securityCrikey (blog) Meet some of Israel's diverse new Knesset membersJweekly.com Arutz Sheva -Socialist Worker Online -Council on Foreign Relations all 266 news articles »

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Hagel faces barrage of criticism during tense confirmation hearing - Fox News Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:24:36 GMT

MSNBC

Hagel faces barrage of criticism during tense confirmation hearing Fox News Of the Israel interview, Cruz said: "The caller suggests that the nation of Israel has committed war crimes, and your response to that was not to dispute that characterization." He then asked Hagel directly whether he thinks Israel has committed war ... McCaskill: If Hagel was a threat to Israel, AIPAC would be swarming. They're not.MSNBC Iran, Israel, Defense Cuts To Be Key Topics At Hagel HearingNPR (blog) Hagel Under Fire Over Israel and Iran at Senate HearingArutz Sheva GlobalPost -Power Line (blog) all 790 news articles »

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Syria Vows to Hold Israel Accountable for Air Strike - Voice of America Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:22:42 GMT

Voice of America

Syria Vows to Hold Israel Accountable for Air Strike Voice of America In recent days, Israeli officials have expressed increasing concern about what they see as a threat of Assad transferring sophisticated arms or chemical weapons to Hezbollah, which fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006. Those officials warned ...

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Syria's allies denounce Israeli strike - Washington Post Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:42:08 GMT

Washington Post

Syria's allies denounce Israeli strike Washington Post JERUSALEM — Syria's allies on Thursday strongly condemned Israel's airstrike on a Syrian target, calling the move “open aggression” that challenged the legitimacy of the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Angry statements from Russia, Iran and ...

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UN panel's report: Israel must withdraw all settlers from West Bank - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:42:44 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

UN panel's report: Israel must withdraw all settlers from West Bank NBCNews.com (blog) ... said Thursday — a move described by observers as "unprecedented." An international report by the U.N. Human Rights Council said Israel is "committing serious breaches of its obligations under the right to self-determination and under humanitarian ...

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Syria, Iran threaten Israel over air strike - CBS News Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:40:34 GMT

CBS News

Syria, Iran threaten Israel over air strike CBS News U.S. officials have said Israel launched a rare air strike inside Syria on Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group allied with Syria and Iran. Syria and ...

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Syria warns Israel of 'surprise' retaliation - Aljazeera.com Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:22:19 GMT

Syria warns Israel of 'surprise' retaliation Aljazeera.com Syria has threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air attack while its ally Iran says there will be repercussions for Israel over the attack. Ali Abdul-Karim Ali, Syrian ambassador to Lebanon, said in Damascus on Thursday that Syria "has the option and ...