Daily Archives: July 29, 2008
Israeli Legislators Confront The UN: REPLACE UNRWA WITH UNHCR
Today, an unusual coalition of conservative and liberal factions, which usually war with each other, formed in the Israeli Knesset.
A broad-based coalition of Israeli legislators called a packed press conference at the Israeli parliament...
Iran Seeks Seat On UN Security Council
Iran has asked the largest United Nations' largest voting bloc to back its controversial bid for a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Addressing fellow Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) foreign ministers on Sunday,...
Barak To US: Don’t Give Up Military Option
Jerusalem - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will try to persuade top U.S. administration officials not to drop the military option against Iran when he makes his visit to Washington today. Sources say the...
Official: Exchange Deal Spurs Terror, Kidnapping Attempts
Jerusalem - Israeli intelligence sources say Hamas has seized the current relative calm in Gaza to continue smuggling operations and increase its training levels.
Israeli intelligence Director Yuval Diskin, in a briefing to Israeli cabinet...
Palestinian Source: Gaza Explosion That Killed Hamas Leader A ‘Work Accident’; Arrests Follow
Jerusalem - Residents of Gaza, on the day following a night of widespread arrests, tried to recover. Hamas shut down 60 Fatah institutions, including those belonging to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) and charity institutions...
‘Bomb Engineer’ In Dimona Attacks Killed
Jerusalem - Immediately after the Feb. 4 Palestinian terror attack in Dimona, Israeli intelligence made a concerted effort, in Hebron, to discover and dislodge those in Hamas who were responsible. The attack killed one...