Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military is said to lack the technology to locate and destroy Palestinian attack tunnels in the Gaza Strip. A leading Israeli think tank said the military has long known of the construction of attack tunnels by Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies in the Gaza Strip. But the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Syria, despite a clean bill of health from the international community, still possesses weapons of mass destruction, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that the regime of President Bashar Assad still retained chemical and biological weapons facilities. In a report, author Dany Shoham said the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Gulf Cooperation Council could collapse amid its crisis with Qatar, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Saudi Arabia could lose its domination of the six-member GCC. In a report, the center said Riyad faced significant opposition to its policies from Oman and Qatar. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been preparing for a brief and decisive war against Hizbullah, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Israel’s military has invested heavily in new capabilities to ensure a brief war against Hizbullah in Lebanon. In a report, Israeli analyst Yaakov Lappin said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Russia is said to have supplied enhanced surface-to-surface rockets to Syria. Israeli sources said the Kremlin has approved deliveries of missiles to the regime of President Bashar Assad. The sources said Syria received several shipments in 2012 and 2013. “Bashar Assad’s ongoing slaughter of his own people notwithstanding, Russia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s apology to Turkey for the bloody interception of a flotilla to the Gaza Strip harms the deterrence of the Jewish state, a report said. The report, titled “Israel’s Apology to Turkey: A Mistake,” asserted that the apology by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 2010 Israel Navy interception […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has encountered an opportunity to improve its relations with war-torn Mali, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said France’s military intervention in Mali could facilitate an Israeli entry into the African country. In a report, author Emmanuel Navon asserted that Israel could also use the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, despite the destruction of missile arsenals, would not be able to stop another war without an invasion of the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies would soon recover from the latest missile war with Israel. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hamas regime and its Palestinian allies have focused on finding vulnerabilities in Israel’s new Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have largely abandoned their shelling of Israeli towns near the Gaza […]