Tag Archives: US

America spies extensively on Israel, but Jonathan Pollard still languishes in jail

Posted on 23 December 2013 by

Thanks to both Wikileaks and Edward Snowden’s massive leak of NSA secrets, we have now learned about yet another US espionage scandal. The US (and the UK) spied on the offices of Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Binyamin Netanyahu: … Continue reading →

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Understanding Israel’s fears over the Iran nuclear deal

Posted on 26 November 2013 by

The media has been saturated with reports of Israeli “hysteria” and “over-reaction” at the interim nuclear deal just signed between Iran and the P5+1.  Reaction to Israel’s reaction has ranged from bemusement to mockery to gleeful schadenfreude, although there have … Continue reading →

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A direct result of Kerry’s threat to Israel: Palestinian murders soldier in Afula

Posted on 13 November 2013 by

A Palestinian youth residing illegally in Israel stabbed a soldier to death on a bus in Afula this morning. (see update below). A soldier has died after an Arab terrorist stabbed him in the neck and upper body in the Central … Continue reading →

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The perfidious White House leaking Israeli secrets again

Posted on 3 November 2013 by

A few days ago a mysterious explosion destroyed another Syrian missile base, apparently from a missile launched from the sea.  Despite the rumours and the usual finger-pointing at Israel, Israel kept maintained a strict silence as it usually does after … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia rejects UNSC seat, threatens to shift away from America

Posted on 24 October 2013 by

The Americans’ rejection of intervention in Syria after the regime’s use of chemical weapons, as well as the West’s rush to embrace Iranian President Rouhani’s “charm offensive” is now leading inexorably to an impending American back-pedalling on Iranian sanctions: (h/t … Continue reading →

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Going Cold Turkey

Posted on 24 October 2013 by

As reported earlier this week, Turkey’s hostility to Israel is currently so poisonous that they committed the ultimate sin in espionage circles by “burning” an allied country’s (Israel’s) spy ring – i.e. blowing their cover – of an allied state … Continue reading →

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