Category Archives: Mideast news

Middle East news catch-up

Posted on 23 May 2013 by

Over the last few days there have been several news items from local Israeli news and the wider Middle East which got lost amongst the welter of other news, so here’s a quick round-up: After several incidents of cross-border shooting … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah fights for Assad; and how a US leak endangers Israel

Posted on 20 May 2013 by

The violence in Syria has spilt over not only into Israel, (a further incident occurred today) but is threatening to spread into Lebanon with the increasing involvement of Hezbollah terrorists fighting on the side of Assad against the rebels: [...] … Continue reading →

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Russia is the major spoiler for Israel and the West in Syria

Posted on 18 May 2013 by

As I wrote earlier this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu flew to Moscow to plead with President Putin to cancel his missile sale to Syria. Well, that went down like a lead balloon with a resounding “No” from Putin. The deal … Continue reading →

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North Korean, Chinese and Russian missiles reach Syria and on to Iran

Posted on 13 May 2013 by

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit last week to China and his upcoming visit to Russia next week highlight what has become increasingly evident: Iran is planning to take over Syria. Yes, the visit to China was ostensibly about trade agreements -  indeed … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 10 May 2013 by

Once again, despite the amount of bad news in the media, there is always a spot of good news to be found if one only looks hard enough. (And believe me, I looked very hard this week!). So here is … Continue reading →

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The latest Arab peace initiative: positive or a scam?

Posted on 5 May 2013 by

The news in the last few days has been full of reports about the latest Arab Peace Initiative, apparently a revised and updated version of their last attempt. To recap the long-forgotten details, the original 2002 Arab (or Saudi) Peace … Continue reading →

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