Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has become concerned over increasing unrest from its Arab minority. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tracking increased crime and political unrest in the Arab sector. The officials said the greatest danger of Arab unrest was in the north near the border with Lebanon. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has lost confidence in the government’s policy toward Iran. Most of the senior members of Israel’s intelligence community were said to have lost their trust in the government, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. They said the two men were preparing Israel for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The West has sought to reconcile the two leaders of the Palestinian Authority. Western diplomats said both the European Union and the United States were urging PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to end their feud. The diplomats said Brussels and Washington have also frustrated Abbas’ plans […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Ed Koch In an April 4th New York Times op ed article, Tom Friedman endorsed what he designated to be “non-violent resistance by Palestinians” against Israel. He added that Palestinians need to “accompany every boycott, hunger strike or rock they throw at Israel with a detailed map” delineating their territorial demands. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory Copley, Global Information System Global security concerns continued, in early April 2012, to be geared around the possibility of armed conflict between Iran and Israel, an issue hedged by a range of other conflicts and issues. The actual prospect of such a conflict, however, remained extremely low, for a variety of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Israel has been alarmed by what officials determined were leaks by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama of purported Israeli preparations to attack Iran. A leading U.S. analyst who returned from talks with the Israeli leadership reported that the Obama administration was accused of staging a campaign to undermine […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was not expected to ship advanced GBU-28 bunker-busters to Israel. The officials said Obama himself offered to transfer the GBU-28 as well as the KC-135 refueling aircraft to Israel. They said the president, however, demanded an Israeli commitment not to attack Iran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been working with Egypt to stop the fighting between Israel and the neighboring Gaza Strip in consultations that have not included the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Diplomatic sources said Egypt and the United States were consulting to persuade the Hamas regime in the […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Is President Obama planning to launch military strikes against Iran in order to ensure re-election? Is there an October surprise being hatched by the White House? All the signals are: yes. Recently, Mr. Obama told an audience at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington, D.C. that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has agreed to end open opposition to an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. They said the administration, which already reviewed military options against Iran, has instead focused on military and intelligence coordination with Israel as well as reducing dangers […]