Posts belonging to Category Security
Posted by Eric on March 18, 2010
A rocket fired by the Ansar al-Suna terrorist group in Gaza has killed a foreign worker from Thailand on a farm in South Israel. While the number of rockets has decreased dramatically, it is far from zero as well.
The rocket attack coincided with a visit to Gaza from the European Union, and is proof that [...]
Categories: Gaza Strip, Operation Cast Lead, Security, Terrorism |
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Posted by Eric on March 2, 2010
The Israeli government began distributing gas masks to its 7 million citizens on Sunday. This is a return to a precaution that has not been seen since the Gulf War of 1991.
Categories: Iran, Security, Syria |
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Posted by Eric on March 1, 2010
A recent report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy shows that, despite its recent efforts to prove that they never targeted civilians on purpose, that Hamas has proudly displayed its terrorist rocket attacks on Hamas controlled media.
Categories: Hamas, Security, Terrorism, United Nations |
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Posted by Anthony Reich on February 28, 2010
The reports last week of the return to Egypt by former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammed ElBaradei, caught my attention. During his 12 years as the head of the IAEA, he was a public figure and, particularly in connection with his work on the Iranian nuclear program, captured many world headlines. [...]
Categories: Arab World, Gaza Strip, Security |
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Posted by Eric on February 17, 2010
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that in a future war with Israel, Hezbollah would attack Ben Gurion airport if Israel strikes the main airport in Beirut.
Categories: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Security, Terrorism |
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Posted by Eric on February 15, 2010
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Moscow meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discus several issues, primarily Iran.
Categories: Iran, Russia, Security |
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Posted by Eric on February 9, 2010
I hate to sound repetitive, but I can’t help but think about the time that Hitler said he was going to kill all of the Jews in Europe and then tried to do it. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahjmadinejad is following suit, and is even telling the world how he is going to do it!
The Washington [...]
Categories: Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Security |
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Posted by Eric on January 19, 2010
The Israeli cabinet held a historic meeting in Berlin to symbolize the strong bond that has developed between Israel and Germany in the sixty years since the Holocaust.
Categories: Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, Diplomacy, Europe/European Union, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Security |
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Posted by Eric on January 18, 2010
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, Ehud Barak, Europe/European Union, Security, Turkey |
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Posted by Anthony Reich on January 17, 2010
On 29th December 2009, the Israeli High Court of Justice ordered the Israel Defence Force (IDF) to reopen Route 443 to Palestinian traffic. The ruling was made in response to a petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) on behalf of the residents of six Palestinian villages who were previously barred from [...]
Categories: Arab Israelis, Civil Rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Judea and Samaria, Palestinians, Security, Terrorism, Transportation |
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