Monthly Archives: March 2009

US Military Assumes New Vital Security Role On Gaza-Sinai Border

This month marks 30 years since the U.S. helped to broker a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, which formally ended the state of war that had existed between Israel and the largest of...

Israel Prime Minister-Elect Netanyahu Aims To Energize Israeli Economy

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that he will hold the Finance Ministry portfolio in the next Israeli government. In that context, Mr. Netanyahu will meet in Tel Aviv on Sunday with...

US-Backed Forces Sheltering Terrorists

A Palestinian militant of Saraya al-Quds (Jerusalem Brigades) takes part in a training exercise in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, on Dec. 23. (Ismael Mohamad/UPI) Palestinian security forces in the West Bank have been undergoing...

US Begins Evacuating Staff From Sudan

The United States has begun the evacuation of staff from its embassy in Sudan. The U.S. embassy in Khartoum said it has permitted non-essential staffers to leave Sudan amid the threat of a crackdown...

Philadelphia Jewish Community Condemns Rocket Attack On Synagogue In Western Negev

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has issued strong condemnation of last Thursday’s Gaza rocket attack on the Rabbi Chen synagogue in Netivot, a small Jewish community located in the center of Israel’s Western...

US Rep.: $900M In Gaza Aid Should Depend On End Of Rocket Attacks, Release...

U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., a member of the Middle East subcommittee of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, has sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton demanding that $900 million...

Israel Issues Travel Advisory To Citizens

The Israeli Government Counter-Terrorism Bureau has issued a series of warnings to citizens of Israel. There is a concern of widespread attacks on Israelis overseas or kidnapping attempts. The instructions issued by the Counter-Terrorism Bureau to...

Mauritania Severs Ties With Israel, Expels Ambassador

The North African nation of Mauritania, one of the few Muslim nations to maintain relations with Israel and the only country in North Africa with full diplomatic relations with Israel, has severed all ties...

US Intel Agrees To Probe Freeman’s Saudi Links

The Middle East Newsline has confirmed the U.S. intelligence community has agreed to investigate an intelligence appointee’s reported connection to Saudi Arabia and China. National Intelligence director Dennis Blair has agreed to examine Charles Freeman’s...

Islamists In Jordan Seek To Expel Israelis From Country

Intelligence sources report that al-Qaida and Hamas are now tracking Israeli diplomats, businessmen and students throughout Jordan. “The Islamists have failed to pressure the government to sever relations with Israel, so what they are doing...