Monthly Archives: May 2009

Sderot trauma facilities in danger of closing due to budget cuts

Imagine that you are 18-years-old. You have just completed high school and in a few months you will enter the army. In the meantime, you spend your time going out with friends and working...

Hezbollah Irked By Hariri Connection

Der Spiegel’s revelation of Hezbollah’s alleged involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri remains in the media spotlight. Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has accused Israel of being behind the...

US Crisis Looming With The Saudis?

The United States has become concerned over what officials describe as a chill in its relations with Saudi Arabia. The Middle East Newline has confirmed the Saudi regime has been dismayed by President Barack Obama’s...

State Dept.: Obama’s Demands To Stop West Bank Expansion Includes Jerusalem

While so much public attention on Israek focuses on mobile hills on isolated hills, the real story is Jerusalem.

Hezbollah Victory Will Give Israel Sway

Should Hezbollah prevail in Lebanon’s upcoming parliamentary elections next month, it could place Lebanon in Israel’s crosshairs. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel TV a Hezbollah election victory would render the terror group more...

Netanyahu Puts Off Visit To Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to put off his scheduled trip next week to France and Italy. This was to be his first trip to those countries since his election as prime minister....

Arafat Protege Abbas To Meet With Obama Today

Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, the protégé of the late Yasser Arafat, will arrive in Washington, D.C., today to meet with the president of the United States. There are 10 issues at hand...

Seminal Israeli Author Amos Eilon Dies At Age 84

Former Ha’aretz newspaper reporter Amos Eilon died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Eilon made his name in the annals of news coverage of the Middle East with his quintessential book from 38 years...

Israeli Government Ministers: Palestinians Want State On Israel’s Ruins

Senior members of Israel’s government delivered a clear message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama this week during a seminar in the Israeli Knesset on the subject of finding alternatives to...

Hezbollah Cell Training In Sudan

The Middle East Newsline has confirmed the Hezbollah network in Egypt planned to train its recruits in suicide bombing tactics in Sudan and in other countries in the Middle East. Egyptian security sources report that...