Al Jazeera America | In Syria, Israel finds a 'blessed war'€™ Al Jazeera America Now Israel finds itself in a remarkably similar -- and equally advantageous -- situation. The civil war in Syria has turned major population centers from Homs to Aleppo into rubble, degrading the Assad regime's military capacity. Its Lebanese client ... Israel awaits Kerry arrival as US, Russia strike deal on Syria Israel: 'Absolutely certain' for months Assad using gas Will Kerry ask Israel to ratify chemical weapons treaty? |
RT | Disarming Syria brings Israel's suspected WMD arsenals into focus RT One way to reduce the tensions surrounding the Syrian crisis would be for Israel to also give up its alleged stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Both Russia and the US are likely to ask Israel to dismantle its stocks. Recently declassified ... Disarming Syria Puts Focus on Israel, Egypt Arsenals Israel also facing questions about chemical weapons Who won the battle for Syria? |
New York Times | 40 Years After War, Israel Weighs Remaining Risks New York Times JERUSALEM — It was 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 1973, the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest in the Jewish calendar, and Israel's military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Eli Zeira, had called in the country's top military journalists for an urgent briefing. For Israel, a peaceful Yom Kippur 40 years on, the IDF finally emerges from the bunker NY Times censors Israel's victory in Yom Kippur War |
NPR (blog) | Syrian in Israeli hospital: 'Most fighters know they will get good care here' Jerusalem Post What started this year as a trickle is now a steady flow of Syrians, scores of civilians and fighters wounded in the civil war and being discreetly brought across the Golan front line into Israel. For all the advantages it brings of excellent medical ... An Unlikely Refuge: Some Wounded Syrians Treated In Israel Syrian mortar rounds explode in Israel Amid Renewed Threats From Hezbollah, Israel Reemphasizes Chemical ... |
Israel starving off Palestine's economy Arab News Though at pains not to transgress political correctness, a new UN report unveils the highhandedness characterizing Israeli economic policies toward the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), which are denting the authority of the Palestinian government. |
Israel wants peace. Period. Aljazeera.com ... but we are also rodef shalom ["active pursuers of peace"]. So news of a possible breakthrough in the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1993, through the framework of what became known as the Oslo Accords, was initially met with enthusiasm among the Israeli ... US condemnation of chemical weapons use not applied to Israel Arabic professor distributes map without Israel, then pencils it in half-assedly 15 Ways Oslo Accords Serve Israel |
Haaretz | Israel Ushers in Solemn Jewish Holiday ABC News Israelis ushered in the holiest day of the Jewish calendar at sundown Friday as nearly the entire country ground to a halt for Yom Kippur, Judaism's day of atonement, observed with a 25-hour fast and long prayers. Jews traditionally spend the solemn ... Middle Israel: The last war Medics on high alert as Israel prepares to fast during a heat wave Israel Sobered By Syria Debacle |
The Guardian | An Israeli claim to Temple Mount would trigger unimaginable violence The Guardian So Jewish access to Temple Mount has been strictly forbidden (by religious, not secular, law) for centuries – though some of the more secular Israeli nationalists increasingly want access simply to insist upon their jurisdiction over that part of ... |
Israel Developing a New Version of the Arrow Missile Arutz Sheva Arrow 3. IDF Photo. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a new version of the “Arrow” missile that will be quicker and more accurate than its predecessors, an official said Thursday, according to Kol Yisrael radio. Speaking at a program as ... |
Haaretz | Report: Israel halted nuclear warheads production in 2004 Ynetnews A review of global nuclear weapons inventories published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists noted that the number of Israel's nuclear warheads, the manufacturing of which has systematically progressed since 1967, has not grown – remaining at 80 ... Israel has 80 nuclear warheads, report says |