Monthly Archives: February 2009

Israel’s security establishment has revealed new weaponry that was most recently employed in the recent incursion into Gaza. The weaponry was revealed by Israeli ground forces, and the most interesting item was the new robots...

The Middle East Newsline has confirmed reports that Egypt, amid a troop buildup, has staged a series of military exercises in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian military completed a major 10-day multi-service exercise last month. The exercise...

The Kremlin is changing its position. “Hamas Political Bureau Director Khaled Mashal is not welcome in Moscow,” a government official told the Israeli Ma’ariv daily, “if he wishes, Mashal can visit as a tourist...

On Wednesday night, official results of the Israeli elections for 120 seats in the Israeli Knesset were announced. According to Israeli law, the president of Israel receives the results of the elections and then bestows...

With Israel's Gaza campaign against Hamas and the Israeli election in the past, Israel must now contend with its next challenge - Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. Although Mr. Abbas has been broadly...

Israel's intelligence community has determined that Egypt, despite numerous operations in 2008, failed to reduce the weapons flow to the Hamas regime in Gaza. The Israel Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/home/default.asp ) reports that...

Israel's intelligence community has determined that Egypt, despite numerous operations in 2008, failed to reduce the weapons flow to the Hamas regime in Gaza. The Middle East Newsline has confirmed that the U.S. law enforcement...

It warned of a retaliatory attack by Hezbollah to mark the anniversary of the death of Imad Mughniyah, a high-ranking operative of the organization, in February of last year. An attack by Hezbollah against Israeli...

The Palestinian caretaker government has resumed payment of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), including Hamas members such as deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and former Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahhar. The caretaker government,...

Thursday, February 19, 2009 News Item: "West Bank Settlement Gets Green Light for Major Expansion" -- Ha'aretz, February 16, 2009 Efrat - That headline above now echoes around the world. Criticism from Al Jazeera was...