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Arabs would back Lebanon if attacked by Israel

Arab League chief Amr Mussa said on Thursday that Arab countries would stand by Lebanon if it were attacked by Israel, adding that the situation between the two countries is tense.

Has Hezbollah ``victory`` against Israel gave back the will to fight to the arabs? It seems so.

All points towards big stuff happening in the next war. Israel will use it's missiles for sure, but will they use their nukes, that is a question worth 60 million lives and world chaos.

Yes 60 millions because as a study on nuclear war in the middle-east, 36 millions iranians would be killed in the first two weeks, not to mention what would happen if Syria, Lebanon and whoever else gets nuked.

Report: Hizbullah Tries to Break Out of Militant Mold

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah recently delivered an odd but deeply important political message to his followers: Heed traffic signs and pay your electric bills.
The call may not seem particularly significant, but it was widely seen as the latest sign that Hizbullah— is reinventing itself as a more conventional political movement in Lebanon.

That is good. Since Hezbollah could be won over by more moderate people, keeping the resistance alive, but stopping with all the war threats.

"We won't be shaken by the objections of some sides on the resistance because we represent a substantive majority among the Lebanese people," Qassem stressed at a Hizbullah educational conference.
Indeed.

11:00 Peres: Israel must build coalition to block Iran`s nuclear aspirations (Israel Radio)

Coaltion against a country...what happened the last time a coalition was formed... ah yes, Iraq war.

12:01 Iran launches first locally built naval destroyer (AP)

Good for them.

12:10 Lieberman to Brussels in bid to boost EU ties (Israel Radio)

Yeah...while your guys used EU passports to do an assassination? Hahahaha.

12:51 Germany: Iran`s defiance merits fresh sanctions (Reuters)

Yeah Merkel...

13:28 Khamenei: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons (Reuters)

We'll see about that, but since you scream how Iran is great everytime you announce something, you would probably do the same if you were developping nukes.

15:17 Swedish FM: Difficult to know if Iran is operating nuclear weapons program or not (DPA)

Yep. The BS is pretty thick.

19:16 MK Katz: Bil`in protests prove Israel`s problem is its domestic enemies (Israel Radio)

Israel's problem is it's government actions, nothing else.

23:45 Assad: Peace requires a genuine intention, something Israel doesn`t have (Ch. 10)

No ya think?

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02:53 French FM: The need for a Palestinian state is immediate (Reuters)
10:54 Arab League chief: Israel might try to attack Lebanon again (Israel Radio)
11:28 Report: Credit cards implicate Mossad in Dubai hit (Haaretz)
12:23 Syrian President meets with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (DPA)

12:51 Deputy FM Ayalon: Dubai hit won`t harm Israeli-European ties (Haaretz)
13:03 Deputy FM Ayalon: There is no proof that Israel was tied to Dubai hit (Haaretz)

Epic lies...

14:11 Syrian PM warns Israel new war would be catastrophic (AP)

Yes it would..for everyone on earth.

14:32 French PM: New Iran measures needed if no progress in talks (Reuters)
17:53 Syria dismisses IAEA call for more access for inspectors (Reuters)
19:15 Report: German passport used by one of Dubai hit men wasn`t forged (Haaretz)

21:15 New Israel Fund`s Chazan: There is a war against rights groups in Israel (Haaretz)

So much for Israeli democracy...

21:25 Peace Now holds rally in Tel Aviv to protest government policies (Israel Radio)

Good.

00:50 France, Spain push bid to recognize Palestinian state within 2 years (Haaretz)

I wouldn't be surprised if Israel increases it's offensives against palestinians before this 2 years so Palestinian state can have the least land possible.

02:58 Iran sanctions to top agenda at upcoming Israel-China talks in Beijing (Haaretz)

Yeah good luck with that.

Lebanon-Syria Border Area Preparing for Syrian Tanks

The sounds of explosions heard along the Lebanese-Syrian border in recent days were caused by the blasting of big rocks in the area to make a parking lot for Syrian army tanks, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa. The paper cited a Lebanese army source which said the blasts were conducted by the men of terrorist Ahmed Jibril Rajoub's pro-Syrian Popular Front terror organization.

The tanks are expected to arrive in the area soon to protect Lebanon for fear of an Israeli attack.

As the Lebanese civilians in the area said... That there was lots of military work in the area.

But I think it's more in case Israel goes in Lebanon...so they don't go in Syria..or at least if they try, they will get hit..but IMO this is not to protect Lebanon... or if it is, it's backup positions, not the frontline.

Russia rebuffs Israel over tougher sanctions on Iran

Russia's Foreign Ministry has announced that Moscow is against imposing "crippling sanctions" on Iran over its nuclear energy program.

We'll see about that.

And there's conflicting reports about Russia giving the S-300 to Iran... IMO Russia is doing all it can to confuse everybody...

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U.S. places Iran nuclear issue on pressure track

04:20 Sunday Times: Mossad chief briefed Netanyahu on Dubai hit in early January (Haaretz)

Oops... do i hear an arrest warrant against Netanyahu?

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly wished luck for the elements behind the recent assassination of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
Yep. Arrest warrant please.

04:27 Sunday Times: Mossad agents trained for Dubai assassination in Tel Aviv hotel (Haaretz)
10:12 Report: U.K. passports tied to Dubai hit copied at Ben-Gurion airport (Haaretz)

Yeah and yesterday Ayalon was saying there was no proof that Israel was involved..... hahahaha.

12:32 Lebanon PM: Israel talks peace but does nothing to achieve it (Haaretz)

Ya think?

16:56 Iran official: West raises human rights to pressure independent nations like us (Haaretz)

Indeed. When the US sales weapons to third world dictatorship or countries that host the CIA torture black sites, the US is keeping quiet. But when it comes to countries that won't bow down to US, they suddendly care about human rights!

18:11 Senior EU diplomat: Dubai killing may harm EU-Israel ties (AP)

Let's hope so. If Israel wanted to go kill those people, they should have done it while the guy was in Palestine or at least use Israeli passports.

21:23 Rightist Itamar Ben-Gvir: Jericho is part of Israel, the Arabs must be evacuated (Haaretz)

Again, Israeli expansion to reach their ``Greater Israel`` BS..

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Al-Watan: Ahmadinejad to visit Syria

An anonymous diplomatic source told Syrian newspaper Al-Watan in an interview published on Monday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will head to Damascus on Thursday on a one-day visit to meet with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad.

Trying to keep Syria from a deal with the US and Israel?

Mossad should try to do their thing in Syria thursday against Ahmadinejad...

02:47 Gallup poll: 67 percent of Americans hold favorable view of Israel (Haaretz)

That much?

09:50 Iran earmarks sites for 10 uranium enrichment plants (Reuters)

Reason for Israel to go to war +10

10:08 Netanyahu: World must impose more Iran sanctions, with or without UN (Haaretz)

12:29 Turkey detains 14 military leaders over coup plot (AP)

Then an hour later...

13:30 Turkey PM: We won`t let Iran have nuclear weapons (News Agencies)

Yeah coincidence...NOT.

Iran has threatened to ban airlines from using its airspace if they refer to the waterway between Iran and Arab states as the "Arabian" instead of "Persian" Gulf.
I think they've got sand in their vagina.

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Al-Watan: Ahmadinejad to visit Syria

An anonymous diplomatic source told Syrian newspaper Al-Watan in an interview published on Monday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will head to Damascus on Thursday on a one-day visit to meet with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad.

Trying to keep Syria from a deal with the US and Israel?

Mossad should try to do their thing in Syria thursday against Ahmadinejad...

02:47 Gallup poll: 67 percent of Americans hold favorable view of Israel (Haaretz)

That much?

09:50 Iran earmarks sites for 10 uranium enrichment plants (Reuters)

Reason for Israel to go to war +10

Under the affectation of relaying an ongoing story all we've seen so far is commentary attempts to blame Israel and exonerate Iran.

Might as well just tune into Iran's PRESSTV for coverage. They don't even pretend to be objective.

Iran have right to nukes as much as Israel does. Don't like it, don't come here. I'm sick of double standards. Iran with nukes will stop the Israel warmongering. If Mao obtained nukes and didn't start a nuclear war, Iran won't either.

20 Ships to Head for Clash in Gaza

The Turkish IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation announced that a fleet of 20 ships would be sent to break Israel’s embargo on Hamas-run Gaza two months from now.

Good.

CENTCOM HQ deploys to Qatar

MACDILL AFB, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2010) — As part of the CENTCOM headquarters training program, the United States Central Command is conducting a periodic command and control shift exercise. Beginning this weekend, the first of approximately 500 people will begin deployment from its Tampa headquarters to its forward headquarters located in Doha, Qatar. This is a regularly scheduled and long-planned training event.

The primary purpose of the deployment is to exercise the CENTCOM staff's ability to seamlessly transition command and control and operate from its forward headquarters in Qatar, and is not in response to any recent or ongoing operations.

The CENTCOM staff last deployed to it forward headquarters in October 2009 when the staff exercised its continuity of operations plan.

Yeah just a ``training exercise``...

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Big troubles in Turkey. And at the same time all those involved with Turkey...Syria and Israel mostly and even Iraq because of Kurdistan and maybe even Armenia...

Turkey army issues warning after 'coup plot' arrests

Turkey's army has warned of a "serious" situation after 40 senior military figures were arrested over an alleged plot to topple the government.

Serious situation...a military purge? Turkey going out of NATO?

00:20 U.S. plans to withdraw 46,000 troops from Iraq by end of August (Reuters)

02:52 Barak off to U.S. to discuss Iran, negotiations with Palestinians (Haaretz)

And there he's meeting the whole gang, Mullen, ect...

09:20 China repeats call for diplomatic resolution on Iran (Reuters)

Where's the call for sanctions? Ah right, it's not there.

10:38 Report: Ahmadinejad, Nasrallah and Meshal to meet in Syria (Haaretz)

If Israel had big brass balls, they would bomb that place sky high.

23:08 U.S.: We are losing patience with Iran (Army Radio)

Ah because you had patience? What you call patience, I call ``unable to attack Iran due to lack of ressources and lack of political capital``. Not because you don't like war.

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Senior Hamas leader calls for new intifada over Israeli heritage site list claims

Hezbollah calls heritage site list 'Israeli arrogance'

Syria condemns Israel's plans to annex West Bank sites

They are not happy about that and that's an understatement.

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The son of one of Hamas’s founding members was a spy in the service of Israel for more than a decade, helping prevent dozens of Islamist suicide bombers from finding their targets, it emerged today.

Codenamed the Green Prince by Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, supplied key intelligence on an almost daily basis from 1996 onwards and tracked down suicide bombers and their handlers from his father’s organization, the daily Haaretz said.

Information he supplied led to the arrests of some of the most wanted men by Israeli forces, including Marwan Barghouti, a Fatah leader often tipped as a potential president who was convicted of masterminding terrorist attacks, and one of Hamas’ top bomb-makers Abdullah Barghouti, who is no relation of the jailed Fatah chief.

Mr Yousef, a 32-year-old convert to Christianity who now lives in California, has revealed the intrigues of his years as a spy in a new book called “Son of Hamas”

[…]

Mr Yousef had harsh words for the movement that his father helped form, and which now rules the Gaza Strip after a bloody takeover in summer 2007. “Hamas cannot make peace with the Israelis,” he told the daily. “That is against what their God tells them. It is impossible to make peace with infidels, only a cease-fire, and no one knows that better than I. The Hamas leadership is responsible for the killing of Palestinians, not Israelis."

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Assad Snaps Back at Clinton, Ahmadinejad Says Region's Peoples, Including Lebanese, will Stand against Israel

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that support for the resistance was a 'moral and legal' duty and expressed 'surprise' at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for Syria to distance itself from Iran.

Peres Rules out War with Hizbullah

"Hizbullah has changed from a religious movement into a military wing. It has changed from a Lebanese organization into an Iranian agent," he said.

That's utter BS, if you gonna say that, you are saying that the whole Lebanese government is an iranian puppet and that is a lie.

Sleiman says Russia adamant about supporting Lebanon

Peres says peace with Syria fading

Abu Zeinab: Ahmadinejad-Assad meeting will frighten Israel

Assad and Ahmadinejad hold press conference, say ties “are stronger than ever”

Arab Islamist and terror chiefs called to Tehran for anti-Israel war planning

Syria wants Iranian troops guaranteed for front against Israel

03:33 U.S. slams Israel over designating heritage sites (AP)

Nice.

09:20 Clinton: U.S. diplomacy moved China closer to American stance on Iran sanctions (AP)

Yeah Clinton, keep lying.

China signs massive contract to develop Iranian oil fields

10:47 Ahmadinejad: Zionist regime rapidly approaching a dead-end (Haaretz)

11:41 Ahmadinejad: Arab nations to usher in new Middle East without Zionists (AP)

Good luck with that.

12:18 Assad to Ahmadinejad: We are prepared in case of Israeli attack (Ch. 10)

Yeah sure you are...

12:42 Peres: I don`t foresee a war on Israel`s northern border in near future (Haaretz)

Let's hope so.

13:06 Assad says America`s stance toward Iran is new situation of colonialism in region (AP)

In a way yes.

13:31 Ayalon: Strategic dialogue between U.S., Israel reflects close ties (Ch. 10)

Yep.

Students to attend pro-Israel event in Washington, D.C.

AIPAC works to maintain a strong U.S.-Israeli relationship ,and the AIPAC policy conference in the largest gathering of pro-Israel people outside of Israel, said Erik Baker, psychology and history junior.

“Two-thirds of Congress will be there,” Baker said. “Tony Blair is the keynote speaker.”

When two-thirds of Congress is there, Israel is clearly running the congress.

15:39 Peres: Assad must choose if he`s part of the axis of evil, or if he wants peace (Haaretz)

Ah this whole Axis Of Evil BS again... Memo to Peres : It's not 2003 anymore, punk.

17:48 Jordan parliament says Israel move over West Bank shrines goes against int`l law (DPA)

Well everybody in the area, and even the US agrees.

18:25 IDF wraps up Northern Command drill simulating war with Hezbollah, Syria (Ch. 10)

Yeah no kidding.

18:26 Netanyahu: Move to add W. Bank sites to heritage list won`t disrupt status quo (Ch. 10)

Keep telling yourself that retard.

And while all this is going, the retards in North Korea are saying this :
N. Korea Threatens 'Powerful' Attack Over U.S. Drills

And in Argentina, this is happening..

Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British waters

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Nasrallah Met Assad, Ahmadinejad in Damascus to Discuss Israeli Threats.

Israel has completed a massive military exercise that examined the readiness for the possibility of a two-front war with Lebanon and Gaza, while politically it followed up on a new round of strategic talks with the United States.

Gaza is a war front? LOL!

02:14 Palestinians threaten to adopt one-state solution (Haaretz)

Yeah good plan, make all those who were moderate extemists... maybe if Israel dropped their ridiculous Heritage claims..

02:49 U.S. officials: New Iran sanctions by late March, early April (Haaretz)

Yeah sure, in your dreams.

03:10 U.S.: Syria`s ties to Iran are self-isolating (DPA)

Maybe if you ask yourself why they are prefering that to talking to you, you would find solutions. But eh, it's better to say that they are just a bunch of terrorists.

09:10 Israel planning 600 more homes in East Jerusalem (Haaretz)

Really?

09:52 Arab source: Obama`s envoy Mitchell has threatened to quit (Israel Radio)

Wouldn't surprise me.

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For those who believe in this kind of stuff...

Prophecy Expert Sees Israel - Iran War before May 2010

Israelis rush to join Mossad after Mahmoud al-Mabhouh killing

It has never been more popular in Israel, with stores selling out of Mossad memorabilia and its official website reporting a soaring number of visitors interested in applying to become agents. “Mossad has been restored to its glory days,” said Ilan Mizrahi, a former deputy director of the agency, which is located in the affluent beach town of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv.

Come on... Israelis are watching too many James Bond movies...

Report: Iran moves nuclear fuel to above-ground plant

NYT said the move baffled the IAEA, as an above-ground plant is exposed to aerial attacks. It was as if a bull’s-eye had been painted on it, one official was quoted as saying, while military officials said this is a tempting moment for the Israelis, according to the American newspaper.

Interesting... a bull's eye for Israel forces? So the Iranian ``strategy`` could be, bait Israel into attacking them, especially bombing their nuclear stockpile, killing tens of thousands by radiation and creating a big radiation cloud, spreading everywhere, turning the world against Israel....

So instead of war, Iran strategy could be to defeat Israel the same way Apartheid South Africa was defeated?

That's just my theory...

00:28 U.S. Christian TV: Ahmadinejad is modern-day Haman, plans to wipe out Israel (Ch. 10)

And zionists christians care about Israel? Come on! They love Israel because according to their BS, when Israel is destroyed, only 10.000 jews will survive and convert to christianity and then god will come back... I mean how crazy is that?

01:01 U.S. Secretary of State Clinton urges Barak to ease blockade of Gaza Strip (Reuters)

+1

01:47 Barak: Even if Iran sanctions are imposed, it may not adhere to world norms (DPA)

What does that mean?

04:18 IAEA governing board prepares to lay groundwork for new sanctions on Iran (DPA)

Good luck with getting Russia and China onboard, that gonna need MASSIVE compromise from the US party...

08:17 Report: Israel pressing U.S. not to send new envoy to Syria (Israel Radio)

Of course, who want peace? Israel won't trade their Golan Heights for peace...

10:52 Report: Dubai police chief urges Mossad head to `be a man,` admit Hamas hit (Haaretz)

Ah, those Dubai guys have humor.

17:47 Russia axes Lebanon combat plane deal, offers Mi-24 helicopters instead (Israel Radio)

Mi-24 helicopters are really useful against tanks, that's what the Russian army have, so it's quite advanced...

22:54 IDF to begin nationwide distribution of gas masks Sunday (Ch. 10)

And so it begins? According to some sources, they say it will take 3 years to hand them all...but I call BS... If they wanted, they could be done within a month or two.

01:15 DNA study: Dozens of living Austrians are related to Hitler (Haaretz)

So will Mossad go on a assassination frenzy in Austria? Probably not...

03:34 U.S. pushes Syria to stem arms flow to Hezbollah (Haaretz)

Good luck with that. Arming Hezbollah is kinda arming the Syrian army itself...so it can protect Lebanon and Syria at the same time... would you ask a country to cut their military funding while their enemy is increasing theirs?

Ban warns against heightened Lebanese-Israeli tensions
Yep..

Hizbullah Urges Tighter Measures at Beirut Airport amid Irish Concerns, British Reservations
Good idea.

Iran should set deadline for delivery of S-300, MP says
Indeed they should. So if Russia backs down, they would have to pay a 3 billion $ fee to Iran.

Palestine conference kicks off in Tehran
At least someone thinks of them.

Iran slams Israel's atomic warheads, vows disarmament
+1

Iran bank wins case against UK sanctions
Oops?

Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air space
Again...What is the UNIFIL doing?

Lavrov: No proof Iran working on nuclear weapons

Israel calls for strict sanctions against Iran

I think that's enough for now!

EDIT: Possible dates for strike on Iran/war on Lebanon/Syria : March 14-17, April 13-15, May 12-15, June 11-13, July 10-13, August 8-11...

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Now Hezbollah is supposed to have 45.000 rockets.. instead of 40.000...

U.S., Israel Isolated at UN in Opposing Call for Gaza Probes

The U.S. and Israel were almost alone at the United Nations today in their opposition to renewed pressure on Israel for a new investigation of alleged war crimes during its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Nobody is believing the Zionist government BS no more.

Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing
It's Debka BS... but as always an interesting read in the ``science fiction`` department...

On Debka main page..

Barak: If Hizballah attacks, Israel will go after its sponsors

Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned that Hizballah and its 45,000 rockets - including "some which many sovereign countries do not have" - are directed by Iranian and Syrian civilian and military officials already present in Lebanon. He termed the differentiation between Hizballah terrorists, the state of Lebanon and their sponsors artificial. Iran's nuclear program aims at jumping straight into the second- or second-and-a-half generation of nuclear warheads."

Ah debka...almost as good as Sorcha Faal BS...

03:34 U.S. pushes Syria to stem arms flow to Hezbollah (Haaretz)

Just coming back on that...Syria won't even consider listening to US threats since they are not credible.

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5:30pm Hizbullah MP Ali Fayyad: If Israel should attack Lebanon, it will be confronted with something it has never seen before.

Chemicals warheads? No, Saddam used that on Israel back in 91... Big Israeli cities being hit... no already done in multiple wars... Hezbollah going in cities and taking civilian population in hostage? Maybe. Or they're just making empty threats...or maybe he's just saying Israel will face more firepower this time?

Hizbullah MP: Israel Will Be Confronted Like Never Before

Fayyad said developments and stances should be well monitored.

"What is happening these days reflects a whole new phase," he warned.

Indeed it is.

Aoun: Israel 'Biggest Loser' in Any New War on Lebanon

Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said Sunday Israel will end up a "biggest loser" in any new war on Lebanon.
In an interview with France 24 TV channel, Aoun said the United States will "not be the only player in the world."

Will not be the only player in the world? So...Russia or China plans to help you or what? Or BS? Yeah...BS.

08:34 Police breaks into Temple Mount compound (Army Radio)

Not good...

13:05 UN chief: Israel`s Lebanon flyovers could raise regional tensions (Israel Radio)

Ya think?

13:28 Hamas seeks to extend arrest of U.K. journalist in Gaza (AP)

Not good publicity move..

14:45 Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei: Our nuclear program is peaceful (Reuters)

Like they will ever believe it.

15:42 Senior Iranian military official: We can cut energy to Europe, hit enemies (Reuters)

Hit enemies, yes, cutting energy to europe... the only way to do that is to block the strait of hormutz or blowing up RUSSIAN natural gas pipelines...

16:12 Iran Supreme Leader: UN nuclear watchdog lacks independence (AP)

Ya think?

16:34 Barak to world powers: Don`t take any option off the table regarding Iran (Ch.10)

Aka war please.

19:18 Israel files complaint about anti-Semitism in Spanish schools (Haaretz)

Can we file a complaint against Israel for buying out our congress and senate? Not to mention threats of big publicity campaign against anyone who dare to oppose US supporting Israel into every crime they commit?

19:56 Israel begins distributing gas masks to citizens (Haaretz)

They say it will take 3 years (yeah sure) to give them... and only in northern Israel...

22:08 Islamic nations criticize Israeli police entering Jerusalem`s Temple Mount (Israel Radio)
22:13 Jordan`s Abdullah, Abbas urge protection for holy sites (DPA)
22:18 Abbas: Israel`s latest steps could ignite a religious war (DPA)

Not good.

22:38 Ancient Judaica books stolen from Tel Aviv library (Ch. 10)

IMO ``payback`` for Israel by some lone guy.

01:52 Jordan`s king calls on world to step in and protect Jerusalem holy sites (Ch. 10)

Again...

03:20 Israeli Holocaust claims lawyers under fire for raking in millions (Haaretz)

Well duh. Are blacks making billions of dollars for all those centuries of slavery and massacre ? No? So why would the jews be any different? Jews are not better than blacks, I know it's hard for some of them to understand that... but all humans are equal.

04:09 China `giving serious consideration` to Israel`s request for Iran sanctions (Haaretz)

Yeah sure. What will Israel give them in exchange? More US military secrets?

From Ehud Barak himself...

And "it's not just about hegemonic, nuclear capabilities, I don't think the Iranians, even if they got the bomb are going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They understand what may follow. They are radical but not total meshuganas."

Nice, so even the big Ehud Barak knows that Iran isn't crazy enough to nuke Israel... oops.

We do not seek conflict, but if attacked, "we will not chase the individual terrorists who are building and digging in among urban concentrations inside civilian populations, but take both the Lebanese government and its infrastructure and other sources of sponsorship," he stressed.

They are gonna go against Syria, Lebanon and Iran next time a war breaks out. I expect tens of thousands of dead, perhaps hundreds of thousands, and if nukes are used, over 30 million dead.

North Korean yellowcake was bound for Syria when Israel struck plant

So now Debka is saying that Iran have enough military-grade uranium for several nuclear warheads...

Thing is, they have to develop nuclear warhead, which takes several years.


Follow up on Israel complaint against Spain...

The Israeli Embassy in Madrid has recently been received hundreds of schoolchildren's letters protesting against Tel Aviv's conduct toward the Palestinians.

One letter directed at Israel's ambassador in Madrid, Rafael Shotz, asked, "How many Palestinians have you murdered today?"
Yeah that's gonna work Israel, you're basically filling a complaint against kids...but eh, like it's new you go against kids...

Hamas calls for action over assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque

OIC chief condemns Israeli assault on Al-Aqsa

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton sent a message to Beirut that Washington cannot prevent an Israeli strike in Lebanon as long as arms smuggling to Hezbollah continues.

Arms smuggling? Like the US to Israel? Or the US to Muhajadeens? Or to iranians during contra? That kind of arms smuggling?

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Dubai blocks entry to Israelis

Hariri: Lebanon Won't Be Battleground for Anyone, We Doubt Israel's Intentions Not Nasrallah's

"Israel is taking Hizbullah's participating in the government as a pretext to justify its aggression. Hizbullah has been a part of the government since 2005, while Israel attacked us in 2006 and is still threatening Lebanon," Hariri said, adding: "Do those who threaten to wage war want peace?"

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it could take several months to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

Kerry hints: We are here to keep Israel from attacking Iran

Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukes

Drought Threatens Syria Economy as Refugees Flee Parched Farms

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China demands Iran nuclear talks, despite US pressure

17:46 Lieberman: U.S. should use `Cuba embargo model` on Iran (Haaretz)

Maybe you don't know this, but I doubt it, ``a US cuba embargo model`` is a blockade, and a blockade is an act of war.

5:09pm Aoun: If Israel decides to wage war, it will lose because it doesn't have much ability to bear the expenses. The best thing for them is to halt their threats because the Arab world is vigilant.

Lose probably not, but they don't have much ability to bear the expenses, that's for sure. Not to mention the sharp rise of Israeli exports a new war would have.

US backs off speedy Iran sanctions promised Israel

Month after month, the Obama administration was able to hold Israel back from attacking its nuclear facilities only by a guarantee of tough sanctions, first promised for the end of last year and latterly by the end of March. Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu believed he was in tune with Washington when he visited Moscow two weeks ago to discuss sanctions in the immediate term and arms sales to Tehran, and sent minister for strategy affairs Moshe Yaalon to Beijing to persuade the Chinese not to stall urgent sanctions at the Security Council.
Israeli government officials now feel they have been strung along and, moreover, that their diplomatic efforts in Moscow and Beijing were irrelevant.

Even if it's Debka, sometimes, there's truth in their reports.

Lebanese army stops smugglers at Lebanese-Syrian border

"There could be stages of withdrawal, the timing of which could involve a form of normalization [between Israel and Syria]," said Mouallem. "[Returning] half of the Golan could lead to an end to enmity, while three quarters of the Golan could lead to [opening] a special interest section at the US Embassy in Damascus. A full [Israeli] withdrawal would allow a Syrian Embassy in Israel.”
No you think? I've been saying this for years. Want to make Syria break from Iran? Do that.

11:26 Netanyahu: International community isn`t moving fast enough on Iran (Haaretz)

Aka missile launch detected...

IDF: Syria offers Hezbollah greater support than ever

Syria is transferring weapons to Hezbollah that it did not dare to hand over before, Senior IDF intelligence official tells Knesset committee Tuesday; PM Netanyahu: Iran creating false impression, we're not seeking confrontation with Syria

Syria is crossing previous red lines in supplying Hezbollah with weapons, handing over arms that it never before dared transfer to the Lebanese terror group, the head of the IDF's research division of Military Intelligence says.

"Syria is handing over to Hezbollah components that it would not dare hand over before," Yossi Baidatz told the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday.

Addressing the Hezbollah threat, the senior IDF official said the group was facing a dilemma between its Jihadist identity and commitment to Iran on the one hand and Lebanon's domestic arena on the other hand.

"For that reason, although it has maintained the quiet and is uninterested in a clash, it attempts to carry out a revenge attack for Mugniyah's death, especially against Israeli targets abroad," Baidatz said. "Simultaneously, it continues to build up its strength for a confrontation against Israel, deploys its members broadly throughout south Lebanon but also deeper, and accumulates advanced weapons – long-range missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-tank missiles, with Iran's and Syria's assistance."

'Iranian regime won't collapse soon'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the issue, noting that "there is a process of military buildup and very methodical provocation by Iran."

"We are not seeking any kind of confrontation with Syria. The talk about us preparing for an offensive against Syria is unfounded," the PM said. "This false impression is being created by Iran."

Baidatz added that "Iran continues to tighten its ties with the radical axis."

"Just look at the three-way meeting held in Syria," he said. "It included the commander of Iran's revolutionary forces, who are responsible on behalf of Iran for supplying weapons to all terror groups at all regions."

Also in respect to Iran, Baidatz said that hopes for an imminent collapse of the Ayatollah regime are premature.

"The potential for something taking place within the Iranian population exists, but there's a great distance between the riots we saw and the regime's collapse," he said. "The Iranian regime is not about to collapse, and those who expect that Iran will soon collapse will be gravely disappointed."

IMO Syria views Hezbollah as Syrian army 2 because if any war breaks out between Hezbollah and Israel, Syria is sure to be bombed. So better arm Hezbollah better so Israel will have it's hand ties with Hezbollah and won't have time to deal with Syria.

My point is by arming Hezbollah, Syria thinks they can avoid being bombed... that or making a big united front against Israel... or some kind of pressure to have the Golan Heights.

[edit on 2-3-2010 by Vitchilo]

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Not a big surprise from the warmongerers readers of Fox News...

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22:40 UN security council may take up Iran nuclear issue in March, says council president (AP)

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This is a sign of overture by Syria imo...


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing concern over Israel's international image, persuaded Jerusalem's mayor on Tuesday to put on hold any demolition of Palestinian homes in a municipal tourism project.
Finally they acknowledge how their image is destroyed abroad...maybe he finally did read the report he received...

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