• 'Rachel's Tomb was never Jewish'
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday continued his assault on Israel, according to Saudi paper Al Wattan, which quoted him as saying that that al Aksa Mosque, the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb “were not and never will be Jewish sites, but Islamic sites.” Speaking to Palestinian journalists, Erdogan...
Mar 7th, 2010 15:06
• Iran launches missile production line
ran's defense minister has announced a new production line of highly accurate, long range cruise missiles capable of evading radar. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi told state TV Sunday that the missile named Nasr 1 (Victory) will be capable of destroying targets up to 100 tons in size. The missile is launched from the surface but will...
Mar 7th, 2010 15:05
• Abdullah Barghouti: I will keep fighting occupation
Abdullah Iyad Barghouti, who has been mentioned as one of the Hamas officials currently jailed in Israel that the organization demands in return for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, does not believe he will be freed in the near future, and blames Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for sabotaging the deal. "There is...
Mar 7th, 2010 15:01
• U.S. cozying up to Palestinians
The U.S. administration will not put a lot of effort into the upcoming indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, opting instead to focus on the November Congressional elections, according to an internal Foreign Ministry report that was distributed to Israeli diplomatic missions abroad. The classified report...
Mar 7th, 2010 14:57
• Republican nominees heave anti-Israel claims
WASHINGTON – A Republican US Senate candidate running in the state of California was accused by his opponents of anti-Semitism and an anti-Israel stance Saturday. Tom Campbell, a former congressman, took the podium Saturday at a debate with his two competitors to demand that they quit the smear campaign against him...
Mar 7th, 2010 14:52
• 'Iran developing massive launch site'
Iran is building a new rocket launch site with North Korean assistance, Israel Radio quoted IHS Jane’s as reporting overnight Friday. The new launcher, constructed near an existing rocket base in the Semnan province east of Teheran, is visible in satellite imagery, according to the report. The defense intelligence group...
Mar 6th, 2010 14:58
• Fatah: Hamas admits to losing control in Gaza
An internet website identified with Fatah reported Saturday that the head of Hamas's military wing, Ahmed Jabri, admitted his organization was losing control of the Gaza Strip. PalPress also published a letter allegedly addressed by Jabri to Khaled Mashal, Hamas' politburo chief in Damascus, in which he writes that "the situation...
Mar 6th, 2010 14:48
• West softens stance on Iran nuclear sanctions
A Western proposal for fresh UN sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, Western diplomats familiar with negotiations on the draft proposal - which Washington...
Mar 6th, 2010 14:30
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