Tag Archives: Israel

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

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

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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How the media narrative on Israel has changed over 65 years

In honour of Israel’s 65th birthday (according to the Gregorian calendar), Life Magazine has published a series of fascinating photos (and at least one extremely graphic and gory one) from those early days. Click on this link to view the … Continue reading

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

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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The strange case of Stephen Hawking and the academic boycott of Israel that wasn’t. Or was it?

A few weeks ago I wrote in a Good News Friday post how honoured we were to have renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking come to visit Israel. So you can imagine our disappointment and our anger at learning that … Continue reading

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The latest Arab peace initiative: positive or a scam?

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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