Israel-Gaza truce ends worst fighting since 2009 war. Did Iran have a role? (+video)
A tentative truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza took hold today after the worst flare-up in three years brought the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad militia into the spotlight. After Israel killed a senior militant on March 9, it was the relatively fringe group Islamic Jihad that fired at least 180 rockets across Israel’s border, allowing it to claim the mantle as the leader of the Palestinian military opposition a title that once was an undisputed possession of Hamas. IN PICTURES: Daily life in Gaza under Hamas While the rockets did little damage, thanks to Israel’s Iron Dome antiballistic system, Islamic Jihads move has played well on the Palestinian street, which blames Israel for violating months of relative calm.
March 13, 2012
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Libya's prime minister optimistic despite country's struggles
WASHINGTON Despite fissions that threaten to break up his state and rising concerns about human rights abuses, Libya’s new prime minister assured top officials in Washington this week that his government would create a democracy that protected minority rights. But Abdel-Rahim el Keib an electrical engineering professor at the University of Alabama until the fall of Moammar Gadhafi appeared to offer few specifics in meetings with President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and lawmakers. Instead, he repeatedly dismissed concerns that Libya is struggling on several fronts: to create a defense force, to stop rising crime, to hold the country together and to keep ungoverned cities from becoming havens for terrorist groups like al Qaida
March 9, 2012
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Iran says Arabs putting mercenaries into Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – Arab countries are sending mercenaries to Syria to thwart any chance of a negotiated settlement to end President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on a year-long uprising against his rule, Iran’s ambassador to France said on Thursday. Iran, a close ally of Assad’s government, was initially very supportive of the way the Syrian authorities were putting down the uprising, but has lately been saying that Assad should enact reforms that take account of popular grievances. Speaking in an interview with Reuters in Paris, Iran’s newly appointed envoy, Ali Ahani, accused certain Arab countries of financing and supplying weapons to those opposing Assad
March 8, 2012
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Libya PM "not aware" of arming, training Syria rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Libya’s prime minister on Thursday denied Russian accusations that his country was running camps to train and arm Syrian rebels but expressed strong support for Syrians “who are raising their voice asking for freedom.” Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib, speaking to reporters after meeting U.S.
March 8, 2012
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Analysis: Amid Iran war of words, Palestinians are forgotten
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A monumental wooden chair erected in Ramallah to symbolize the Palestinians’ sought-after United Nations seat collapsed this week after months of wind and rain. Bulldozers quietly took away the shattered remains by night.
March 8, 2012
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Amid Iran war of words, Palestinians are forgotten
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A monumental wooden chair erected in Ramallah to symbolize the Palestinians’ sought-after United Nations seat collapsed this week after months of wind and rain. Bulldozers quietly took away the shattered remains by night. Its collapse and stealthy removal could well serve as an emblem of Palestinian hopes for statehood
March 8, 2012
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Is Libya worse off without Gadhafi?
A year ago, a revolt began that would eventually topple Moammar Gadhafi. Today, Libya remains dangerously unstable Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ousted Libya’s longtime leader, Moammar Gadhafi and ultimately led to his death at the hands of rebel soldiers in October.
March 8, 2012
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Libya says world should help Syrians gain freedom
UNITED NATIONS (AP) Libya’s prime minister says the world should help the Syrian people obtain their freedom. Abdurrahim el-Keib said the situation in Syria “is definitely analogous” to last year’s uprising in Libya, which received help from NATO to help protect civilians. But he said Libya can’t tell the international community what to do to help Syria
March 7, 2012
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Syrian Girl Exposes Al CIA da 1/2 – Video
05-03-2012 18:00 Alex talks with a young woman going by the moniker of “Syrian Girl” who recently posted a video breaking down the role of the US and Israel in provoking unrest in Syria. She also eloquently dismantles the myth of al-Qaeda, the CIA created terror group. www.youtube.com www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv twitter.com
March 6, 2012
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Syria tells U.N. atom body of its "delicate situation"
VIENNA (Reuters) – Syria has asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog for understanding of the country’s “delicate situation” in response to requests for Syrian cooperation with an investigation into suspected illicit nuclear activity, agency chief Yukiya Amano said on Monday
March 5, 2012
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Forget about the Golan, Mr. Assad
From 2004 to 2006, I was partner to secret and informal contacts with representatives of the Syrian regime, with the aim of examining the possibility of reaching a peace agreement. During the talks, which were held alternately under Turkish and Swiss sponsorship, a not-surprising argument developed.
March 5, 2012
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U.S. officials, analysts say Syria intervention unlikely, as Pentagon mulls options
Even as top American officials say they have no plans for military intervention in Syria, the Pentagon is reportedly reviewing its options as the death toll continues to mount in Syria’s ten-month crackdown. Still, American officials and analysts said talk of any Libya-style military intervention in Syria is highly premature. “Obama, Rice, Clinton have ruled out military intervention,” former Pentagon Syria and Lebanon analyst David Schenker told Yahoo News Wednesday
March 5, 2012
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Israel urges end to Syria bloodshed, offers aid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel offered on Sunday to assist international efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Syria without intervening directly in the bloody conflict enveloping its neighboring enemy. Calling the bloodshed of President Bashar el-Assad’s efforts to crush a year-old uprising in Syria “more shocking than the worst horror movies in Hollywood,” Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman also urged greater world efforts to end the violence
March 4, 2012
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Gazprom 'mulls joining Israel's gas boom'
Gazprom, Russia’s biggest energy conglomerate, is reported looking to work with Israel on the Jewish state’s vast offshore natural gas reserves. Published: March. 2, 2012 at 3:40 PM TEL AVIV, Israel, March 2 (UPI) — Russia’s Gazprom, the world’s biggest energy conglomerate, is reportedly sending top executives to Israel to discuss a partnership in the country’s offshore gas fields, a move likely to heighten tension over an energy bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean
March 2, 2012
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Hockey breaks ice for Arab and Jewish teens
METULLA, Israel (AP) An Arab-Jewish hockey team has become an unlikely icebreaker in this remote corner of northern Israel, overcoming barriers of language, culture and conflict. A few years ago, a mixed team in these parts was unthinkable
March 2, 2012
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Wild River Books Announces Publication of Anatolian Days and Nights, an Intimate Memoir of Friendship, Self-Discovery …
LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –When Angie Brenner and Joy Stocke met on a balcony of a guesthouse in a small resort town on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, little did they know that they would be embarking on a 10-year journey through the complexities and contradictions of ancient Anatolia and modern-day Turkey. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/54946-wild-river-books-anatolian-days-nights-turkey-travel-memoir-brenner-stocke (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120301/MM62076 ) Wild River Books, the publishing arm of the online literary magazine, Wild River Review, today will release Anatolian Days and Nights: A Love Affair with Turkey, Land of Dervishes, Goddesses, and Saints
March 1, 2012
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Israel Sees China Ties Helping on Iran, Syria
By Bloomberg News – Wed Feb 29 10:09:26 GMT 2012 Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister of finance, speaks during an interview in New York, on Jan
February 29, 2012
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Israel Won't Warn US of Iran Strike?
Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions told the Associated Press.
February 28, 2012
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Israel could strike Iran without warning U.S.
(AP) WASHINGTON – Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S.
February 28, 2012
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Edwin Black: IBM's Role in the Holocaust — What the New Documents Reveal
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February 27, 2012
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West is meddling in Syria's affairs, government spokesman says
Syria’s foreign ministry spokesman tells the Associated Press Western governments are interferring when it comes to their handling of the protests that have rocked the Middle Eastern country since last year.
February 27, 2012
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Israel Attack Iran: Potential Doomsday in the Middle East?
Speculation is growing that Israel will soon attack Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nascent atomic energy program. Threats and counter-threats have been exchanged between Teheran and Jerusalem, while Israel’s western allies, particularly the U.S., has urged the Jewish state to exercise caution, while at the same time suggesting they would support any Israeli military strike. Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit with President Barack Obama in Washington next week to discuss the Iran matter
February 27, 2012
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Israel seen slow to dig in as Iran war talk simmers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s civil defenses are not ready to protect the population in a missile war, an opposition lawmaker said on Monday, fuelling debate about the feasibility of an attack on Iran’s nuclear program.
February 27, 2012
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Mosaic News – 02/23/12: Wave of Deadly Attacks Kills over 50 in Iraq – Video
24-02-2012 14:35 Wave of deadly attacks kills over 50 people in Iraq, world leaders gather in London to discuss Somali issues, Saudi forces arrest pro-reform protesters in the Eastern Province, and more. Today’s headlines in full: Wave of deadly attacks kills over 50 people in Iraq Al-Alam, Iran World leaders gather in London to discuss Somali issues BBC Arabic, UK Saudi regime forces arrest protestors in Awamiyah Press TV, Iran Afghan violence rages over Quran burning Press TV, Iran Syrian forces shell Homs, storm Deir az-Zour Future TV, Lebanon Israel approves plan to build 600 new homes in West Bank IBA, Israel Outgoing Saleh to return home to take part in the inauguration of his successor Al Jazeera, Qatar Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2 Dubai TV, UAE Image: Members of security forces stand guard at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad February 23, 2012: REUTERS/Ako Rasheed Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran
February 24, 2012
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Gaza's Hamas prime minister voices support for Syrian protesters
CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas prime minister of Gaza on Friday expressed support for Syrian protesters seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the first time a senior Hamas leader has publicly rebuked the group's longtime patron. Ismail Haniyeh said after Friday prayers at Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque that Hamas commends “the brave Syrian people that are moving toward democracy and reform.” Assad has long hosted and supported leaders of the Islamic militant movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, but the group has significantly reduced the presence of its exiled leaders in Syria since the start of the 11-month-old uprising against the Syrian regime. Some of the top Hamas leaders are now spending most of their time in Qatar, Egypt and Lebanon, as the group tries to distance itself from Assad's brutal crackdown on opponents.
February 24, 2012
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