Special to WorldTribune.com Wednesday, April 28, 2010 WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has launched what officials termed a psychological warfare campaign meant to topple Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sources in the administration and Congress asserted that the White House and State Department have sought to destabilize Netanyahu’s government by forcing him […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite warnings by the intelligence community, has been stunned by the ferocity of Jewish resistance to demolition operations in the West Bank. Officials said Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were taken by surprise by the violent opposition to the demolition […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com There are continuing signs that Israel is preparing to deal a military strike against Iran, an action that Washington fears might be the first step in a new regional conflict that would embroil the United States. Israel and the U.S. agree on intelligence assessments that Iran has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military and police have been preparing for massive Jewish unrest amid plans to destroy unauthorized communities in the West Bank. Officials said the military and police were intensifying training and non-lethal weapons procurement ahead of plans to destroy nearly 100 unlicensed Jewish homes in the West Bank. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Israel is seeking to finance a submarine project through German reparations for the killing of six million Jews during World War II. German sources said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pressing Berlin to subsidize the Israeli purchase of a Dolphin-class electric-diesel submarine from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the testing of a ballistic missile system. The Israeli Defense Ministry, in an unusual announcement, said it oversaw the testing of a rocket propulsion system on Nov. 2. The ministry said the test, which consisted of a launch from an Air Force base south of Tel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Egypt has reported success in its effort to stop Israel’s plan to invade the Gaza Strip. Egypt’s ambassador to the Palestinian Authority said the military regime in Cairo blocked a major Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip earlier this month. Egyptian ambassador Yasser Othman said his government warned Israel not […]