Tag Archives: Lebanon

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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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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Israeli airstrike targets Iranian weapons shipment in Syria

Posted on 5 May 2013 by

The New York Times reported today (Shabbat) that Israeli Air Force planes bombed a shipment of advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles in Syria, although reports are confused as to whether the air-strike was on Friday or Saturday, and whether it was … Continue reading →

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Constant drip of attempted terror attacks go unreported in international media

Posted on 29 April 2013 by

The last few days have seen several attempts by Palestinian terrorists to harm Israeli citizens, but reports in the international press have been minimal to non-existent. The major terror attempt was a drone, flying from the direction of Lebanon, attempting … Continue reading →

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More Middle Eastern complications

Posted on 11 April 2013 by

In a very interesting turn of events, Bahrain has become the first Arab country to blacklist the Hezbollah terrorist group: Bahrain on Tuesday became the first Arab country to officially blacklist the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, … Continue reading →

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IDF boosts forces on the Golan after UN kidnapping, threats from Syrian rebels

Posted on 10 March 2013 by

As I’ve written previously here, the civil war in Syria is approaching perilously close to Israel’s border and sometimes even spilling over into Israel with stray tank shells and mortars.  This danger was just ratcheted up a notch over recent … Continue reading →

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