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Iranian paper calls for retaliation against Israel

A hard-line Iranian newspaper called Thursday for retaliation against Israel, a day after the mysterious killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran with a magnetic bomb attached to his car. Iran's top leader blamed Israel and the U.S.

Israeli parliament debate turns ugly as politician throws water over colleague

An ultranationalist Israeli parliament member faced possible suspension from the Knesset on Monday for hurling a cup of water at an Arab colleague when he told her to "shut up" during exchanges over school students attending human rights rally.

Israel preparing for nuclear Iran

Breitbart.com 01/09/2012
Israel preparing for nuclear Iran

Israel is preparing for Iran to become a nuclear power and has accepted it may happen within a year, the London Times reported on Monday citing an Israeli security report.

Religious Jews still try to segregate Israel buses

Israel's political leaders and chief rabbis on Sunday condemned persistent efforts by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to shunt Israeli women to the back of public buses, a year after the country's Supreme Court outlawed the practice.

Israeli officials say Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is doomed

Joel Greenberg The Washington Post 12/14/2011
Israeli Leader Shuns New York Times Op-Ed Offer

A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the leader has refused an offer to write an opinion piece for the New York Times, accusing the paper's opinion pages of anti-Israel bias.

Israeli officials say Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is doomed

In a shift, Israeli officials are welcoming the prospect that Syria’s embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, will be overthrown, an event Defense Minister Ehud Barak says could be weeks away.

Iran to exploit power vacuum as US quits Iraq: analysts

Patrick Markey Breitbart.com 12/14/2011
Iran to exploit power vacuum as US quits Iraq: analysts

The US withdrawal from Iraq will leave a power vacuum in the Gulf, analysts say, paving the way for Iran to increase its influence in this economic and politically strategic region, a concern echoed by America's Gulf allies.

Iranian protesters storm British diplomatic compounds

Iranian protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, torching a car and burning the British flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by London.

Image shows Iranian missile site was destroyed

Jason Ukman The Washington Post 11/28/2011
Syria troops have killed more than 250 children, UN report finds

Syrian security forces have committed "crimes against humanity" since widespread anti-government protests began in March, according to a damning UN report (pdf) that will add to the mounting pressure on the president, Bashar al-Assad.

Image shows Iranian missile site was destroyed

Two weeks after a mysterious explosion at an Iranian missile base, a Washington-based research group has released a satellite image showing extensive damage to the site.


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