By Tabassum Zakaria and Deborah Charles WASHINGTON | Sun May 5, 2013 7:45pm EDT | SOURCE (Reuters) – The United States was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons… Read More ›
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Israel News Digest: May 2013
Lonnie C. Mings – : http://www.cfijerusalem.org “I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel…. Read More ›
Pentagon steps up planning for potential military intervention in Syria
A Syrian rebel distributes bullets to comrades in the Karm al-Jabal district of the northern city of Aleppo. April 29th, 2013 03:04 PM ET By Barbara Starr CNN The Pentagon has in recent days stepped up planning for potential… Read More ›
U.S. delivers strong warning to Israel
WND Exclusive Amid fears Iran about to cross so-called red line Published: 6 hours ago TEL AVIV – According to informed Middle Eastern security officials, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a strongly worded message to Israel – do not… Read More ›
Time to confront Obama
By Caroline B. Glick – SOURCE Israel has been brought to its knees by its superpower patron A short summary of events from the past three days: On Tuesday morning, the head of the IDF‘s Military Intelligence Analysis Division Brig…. Read More ›
U.S.-Israel sign new arms deal, but Obama team refuses to sell bunker buster bombs. What message does that send to Iran?
JOEL ROSENBERG | April 24, 2013 at 7:48 pm U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is on a tour of Mideast allies this week. His first stop was Israel. Then he heads to Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. En… Read More ›
Iran is Going Nuclear
Iran has crossed the last red line Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu laid down before the UN Assembly last September, said the well-informed former military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin. None of the measures for halting Iran’s race for a nuclear bomb have worked, he said. For a while, Tehran was impressed by the Israeli prime minister’s warning, but then went back to uranium enrichment at top speed. By now, Iran has certainly gone past the limit set by Netanyahu. Likud lawmaker Tzahi Hanegbi said Israel has no more than a month or two for stopping a nuclear Iran.
Chuck Hagel Green Lights Israeli Attacks On Syria and Iran
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com April 23, 2013 On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel did penance for his perceived sins against Israel. The former senator from Nebraska was criticized during his confirmation process by the likes of John McCain for not… Read More ›
Israel, Turkey Quietly Discuss Possible Strike on Iran?
Israeli envoy Yaakov Amidror begins to raise the issue of Iran in delicate talks in Ankara Sunday as negotiations discuss the Mavi Marmara. By Chana Ya’ar|SOURCE First Publish: 4/21/2013, 2:59 PM IAF F-16 fighter jet (archive) Israel news photo: IDF… Read More ›
Officials in Israel Stress Readiness for a Lone Strike on Iran
Isabel Kershner – SOURCE JERUSALEM – With Chuck Hagel scheduled to begin his first visit to Israel as secretary of defense on Sunday, Israeli defense and military officials issued explicit warnings this week that Israel was prepared and had the… Read More ›
Linkage: DIA “bombshell” assessment that North Korea may now have nuclear missiles could accelerate Israeli calculus for hitting Iran.
JOEL ROSENBERG’S BLOG | 4-12-2013 Distances that North Korean missiles would have to travel to strike U.S. targets (Washington Post graphic/Congressional Research Service) North Korea states ‘nuclear war is unavoidable’ as it declares first target will be Japan (UK Express) The… Read More ›
WATCHCON-2: North Korean missile raised upright into firing position; U.S. readies all responses to highest alert status
Posted on April 11, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol April 11, 2013 – NORTH KOREA – North Korea has raised at least one missile into its upright firing position, feeding concerns that a launch is imminent, a… Read More ›
Analysis: What is the world learning from how U.S. is handling N. Korean nuclear crisis?
Joel Rosenberg’s Blog | April 11, 2013 at 5:14 pm “North Korea has positioned two mobile missile launchers on the country’s east coast, [say] senior Pentagon officials — movement that comes as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned North Korea is ‘skating very… Read More ›
N. Korea positions missile launchers on coast, Hagel says regime close to ‘dangerous line’
Published April 10, 2013 FoxNews.com North Korea has positioned two mobile missile launchers on the country’s east coast, senior Pentagon officials tell Fox News — movement that comes as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that North Korea is “skating… Read More ›
North Korea nears ‘dangerous line,’ Hagel says
By Matt Smith and Jethro Mullen, CNN updated 3:38 PM EDT, Wed April 10, 2013 A North Korea soldier gestures to stop photographers from taking photos from a Chinese tour boat as other soldiers look on along the North Korean… Read More ›
U.S. on alert for nuclear blast overhead – WND NEWS
‘Space launch vehicle‘ could put kill electric grid, devastate nation WASHINGTON – U.S. officials quietly are expressing concern that North Korea could use its “space launch vehicle” to explode a high-altitude nuclear device over the United States, creating an electromagnetic… Read More ›
War Drums: North Korea declares it has given approval for a nuclear attack on the United States
The North Korean army said it would launch “merciless” military strikes on the United States, involving the possible use of “cutting-edge” nuclear weapons. In a statement published by the official KCNA news agency, the General Staff of the Korean People’s… Read More ›
Rep. Peter King: US could make preemptive strike on North Korea
By Justin Sink – 04/03/13 07:42 AM ET | SOURCE Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said Tuesday that the United States had the right to take preemptive military action against North Korea if there was “solid evidence” that Kim Jon Un… Read More ›
U.S. on alert for nuclear blast overhead & EMP Attack
‘Space launch vehicle‘ could put kill electric grid, devastate nation by F. Michael Maloof WASHINGTON – U.S. officials quietly are expressing concern that North Korea could use its “space launch vehicle” to explode a high-altitude nuclear device over the United… Read More ›
WAR ALERT: North Korea Rockets ‘Ready To Hit US Bases’.
Posted on March 28, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES North Korea’s leader has told rocket units to be on standby for an attack on US bases, according to state media. The country’s KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-Un had signed off on… Read More ›
US Deploys More Ground-based Missile Interceptors As N Korea Threatens
The U.S. is deploying 14 new ground-based missile interceptors in Alaska to counter renewed nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday. The new interceptors will be based at Fort Greely, an Army launch site… Read More ›
START Treaty with Russia (& Iran) an Unholy Alliance Emerges
Obama counseling with Russia’s Medvedev at UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 12/18/2009 In a speech in Prague (2009) in which Obama had stated “The United States has a moral responsibility to act,” a set of goals were laid out, to… Read More ›
Palestinians To Hagel Report: “We Don’t Need U.S. Troops Here”
SOURCE Palestinians repeated this week their opposition to the new-old idea of deploying a U.S.-led international force in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. “We will not agree to the presence of any foreign forces in our territories,” spokesman for… Read More ›
GAME CHANGER! Hizballah Gets Hands On Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Major threat to Israel For the first time in many years, voices in the US administration were criticizing the Israeli defense forces for under-reacting and, in this case, also underestimating the chemical weapons threat emanating from Syria and neglecting to… Read More ›
Biden hugs Israel at AIPAC conference. Optics couldn’t be warmer. But doubt is real that White House will stop Iran in time.
Joel C. Rosenberg’s Blog March 4, 2013 at 11:41 pm The White House made sure today the optics of their outreach to the American Israel Public Affairs policy conference was warmer and more friendly and more pro-Israel than at any time… Read More ›
What are the implications for Israel of Hagel’s confirmation?
Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper. It’s now more important than ever for Obama to send a message to Tehran that regardless of who heads the Defense Department, U.S. policy is to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. By Alan… Read More ›
Rosenberg joins Santorum & Jewish and Christian leaders to oppose Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary.
JOEL ROSENBERG | February 26, 2013 at 4:00 pm A group of Jewish and Christian leaders joined together today with former Senator and U.S. presidential candidate Rick Santorum to call on members of the United States Senate to vote to… Read More ›
Two Jewish groups raise concerns about Hagel’s approach to Iran, Israel. Senate vote could be Tuesday.
JOEL ROSENBERG | February 25, 2013 at 9:43 pm With a vote on the Chuck Hagel nomination looming — possibly as early as Tuesday — two major Jewish organizations have raised serious concerns and asked Senators to review Hagel’s record… Read More ›
Hagel said Israel headed toward apartheid and called Netanyahu a ‘radical,’ says new report. 15 Senators urge President to withdraw nomination.
JOEL C. ROSENBERG | February 21, 2013 at 4:42 pm UPDATE: A group of 15 U.S. Senators has written a letter to the President, urging him to withdraw Hagel’s nomination. They include: Marco Rubio, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, James Inhofe, Lindsey… Read More ›
Breaking: Republicans stall Hagel nomination
February 14th, 2013 11:28 AM ET Posted by CNN’s Dana Bash and Jessica Yellin and Ted Barrett and Rachel Streitfeld and Gloria Borger (CNN) – The Senate failed to garner enough votes Thursday to stop a filibuster against Defense Secretary… Read More ›
The West’s Shameful Demonization of Israel
SOURCE Obama’s hostile attitude towards Israel is part of a large phenomenon: the decades-long demonization of Israel by Western democracies far in excess of any condemnations of the slaughter, ethnic cleansing, torture, invasions, and occupations that have marred the 65… Read More ›
Here are some of Hagel’s most troubling quotes on Israel, Iran and U.S. defense matters.
JOEL ROSENBERG|January 31, 2013 at 11:30 pm Why are so many so troubled about the prospect of former Senator Chuck Hagel becoming the next Secretary of Defense. Here are some his most troubling quotes, as reported by the Weekly Standard…. Read More ›
Iran endorses nomination of former Sen. Hagel to be U.S. Defense Secretary
January 8, 2013 at 3:03 pm | SOURCE What’s wrong with this picture? “Iran’s Foreign Ministry appears to be backing President Barack Obama’s pick of former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., as secretary of defense,” reports the AP and CBS News…. Read More ›
President appoints Hagel to be SecDef — here’s why it’s a terrible choice that will send wrong message to Iran.
January 7, 2013 at 11:30 pm|Joel C. Rosenberg The President has nominated fmr Sen. Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense. President Obama on Monday nominated former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense. It’s a… Read More ›
Obama’s Likely Pick For Secretary of Defense – No Friend Of Israel
http://www.theblaze.com Israel’s supporters over the past few days have been voicing alarm at the prospect former Sen. Chuck Hagel is likely to be tapped by President Barack Obama as the nation’s next defense secretary. That alarm is reaching fever pitch… Read More ›