The two sides of the issue are still being drawn, but Israel has gained a key supporter in the response to the Flotilla incident.
Categories: Arab World, Asia, Diplomacy, Economy, Europe/European Union, Gaza Strip, Iran, Security, Terrorism, Turkey
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul met this weekend in Ankara, Turkey to discuss common defense goals.
Categories: Arab World, Asia, Europe/European Union, Security, Turkey
Knesset foreign affairs committee chair Tzachi Hanegbi has made plans to visit China in a move to strengthen the relationship between Israel and the East Asian power.
IAEA Director Mohammed El-Baradei will step down in November. That is good news for Israel, as El-Baradei has done little to keep nuclear weapons out of Iran’s hands. The 35 nations chose between Japanese Yukiya Amano and South African Abdul Samad Minty. South Africa was one of a very few countries in the world, alongside [...]
Categories: Africa, Asia, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, United Nations
The government of Azerbaijan claims to have foiled a plot by Hezbollah and Iran to bomb the Israeli embassy in the Muslim secular democracy. Azerbaijan is becoming increasingly important in the Middle East conflict. The bombing was to take place in capital city Baku. Anti-terrorism officials in the country claim to have raided a Hezbollah [...]
Israel has delivered the first Airborne Warning and Control System plane to India as part of a $1.1 billion deal. Israel had negotiated a similar deal with China roughly 10 years ago, but that deal was blocked by the United States. AWACS is a mobile air command center that allows for high tech radar systems [...]
Categories: Asia
US Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller publicly asked Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea to sign on and adhere to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). I see Israel signing on to the NPT as a huge possible disadvantage for current security threats. If Israel joined in the NPT, and got rid of all nuclear weapons, [...]
Categories: Asia, Nuclear Weapons, United States of America
I recently wrote about the Taliban’s victory in Swat Valley in Pakistan. The Pakistani government has changed the legal system for the Swat region to Sharia, or Islamic, law. Sharia is a very strict legal system that addresses how Muslims and non-Muslims should live. This agreement was part of a truce between the radical Muslims [...]
Categories: Asia, Nuclear Weapons
The government of Pakistan has officially put a portion of the country under Sharia law. Sharia law, or Muslim religious law, is being adopted in the violent northwest Pakistan region. Swat Valley is the hub of Taliban activity in Pakistan and is in the new Sharia area. This shows violent militants that their tactics work. [...]
This video from the New York Times made me very sad. The last Jew in Afghanistan is so lonely he only has flowers to love. The Last Jew via NYT.
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