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Israel calls up reserve troops over Syrian threat, hands out gas masks - Fox News Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:31:15 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Israel calls up reserve troops over Syrian threat, hands out gas masks
Fox News
With the U.S. threatening to attack Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons, Israel fears that Syria may respond by attacking Israel, a close American ally. While Israeli officials believe the chances of a Syrian strike remain slim, people were ...
Long lines in Israel: Syria tensions spur rush for gas masks (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Fights over gas masks as Israel prepares for expected strike on SyriaLos Angeles Times
Israel Worries Rise Over a Syrian AttackWall Street Journal
Reuters -USA TODAY -Jerusalem Post
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Strike on Syria Would Lead to Retaliation on Israel, Iran Warns - New York Times Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:40:08 GMT

New York Times

Strike on Syria Would Lead to Retaliation on Israel, Iran Warns
New York Times
Iranian lawmakers and commanders issued stark warnings to the United States and its allies on Tuesday, saying any military strike on Syria would lead to a retaliatory attack on Israel fanned by “the flames of outrage.” ...
Israeli intelligence 'intercepted Syrian regime talk about chemical attack'The Guardian
Israel prepares for Syrian lashout as Syrian official declares Israel will ...The Tower
Could Israeli experts be wrong about a Syrian attack on Israel?Jerusalem Post
Politico -Business Insider -Deutsche Welle
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Israel Takes Defensive Steps as Attack on Syria Looms - New York Times Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:51:58 GMT

Israel Takes Defensive Steps as Attack on Syria Looms
New York Times
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it was taking defensive measures to safeguard the country, preparing for the possibility that Israel becomes the target of retaliation for a Western attack on Syria, and the government authorized ...


Israel Calls up Reservists Over Syrian Threat - ABC News Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:39:51 GMT

Israel Calls up Reservists Over Syrian Threat
ABC News
With the U.S. threatening to attack Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons, Israel fears that Syria may respond by firing missiles at Israel, a close American ally. While Israeli officials sought to distance themselves from Syria's standoff ...


Syria Crisis: Israel Will Respond With Force To Any Attack, Netanyahu - Huffington Post Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:50:55 GMT

Syria Crisis: Israel Will Respond With Force To Any Attack, Netanyahu
Huffington Post
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was not involved in Syria's civil war, but would respond forcefully to any attempts to attack it. "The state of Israel is prepared for any scenario ...

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Organized immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel ends - Los Angeles Times Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:40:53 GMT

Haaretz

Organized immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel ends
Los Angeles Times
JERUSALEM -- A plane carrying 450 immigrants from Ethiopia on Wednesday marked the end of Israel's decades-long effort to bring Jews and their descendants from the African nation to the Jewish state. About 90,000 Ethiopians were brought to Israel in ...
Israel Airlifts 450 Ethiopians to the Jewish StateABC News
Last immigrants from Ethiopia land in Israel, ending a 30-year sagaHaaretz
Ethiopia's Falash Mura repatriated to IsraelBBC News
Jerusalem Post -GlobalPost
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Iranian Officials: Israel Will Be First Victim of a Syria Attack - TIME Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:37:58 GMT

Iranian Officials: Israel Will Be First Victim of a Syria Attack
TIME
Sheikholeslam's warning follows a similar one from a senior Syrian official on Monday: Khalaf Muftah, a former assistant information minister in Syria, claimed that Damscus would hold Israel as being “behind the (Western) aggression and (it) will ...
Iranian lawmaker says Israel would be 'first victim' of Syria strikeFox News
Iranian Lawmakers: Israel Will Be Attacked If US Strikes SyriaNational Review Online (blog)
'US to release report in coming days justifying Syria strike'Jerusalem Post
Al-Monitor -Arutz Sheva
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Israel, caught in the cross hairs, jittery over Syria - USA TODAY Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:12:16 GMT

Israel, caught in the cross hairs, jittery over Syria
USA TODAY
Once again a possible U.S. attack on an Arab nation threatened to place a target on Israel, which has paid a price in the past when the West acts militarily in the Middle East. The prime minister issued warnings to enemies, the army held exercises on ...


Israel says it won't stay on sidelines if Syria attacks - Los Angeles Times Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:54:50 GMT

Israel says it won't stay on sidelines if Syria attacks
Los Angeles Times
JERUSALEM — During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Israel endured dozens of Scud missiles launched by Saddam Hussein's forces, but refrained from retaliating because of U.S. concern that Israeli involvement would fracture the international coalition it had ...


Israel deploys full missile defenses against Syria - Jerusalem Post Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:42:35 GMT

Israel deploys full missile defenses against Syria
Jerusalem Post
Israel is deploying all of its missile defenses as a precaution against possible Syrian retaliatory attacks should Western powers carry out threatened strikes on Syria, Army Radio said on Wednesday. It did not say how many interceptor batteries were ...