David Bedein
Chasing A Terrorist: A Blow By Blow Account
It was a race against the clock after Israeli intelligence learned that the terrorist strapped with bombs to his chest was already on his way to detonation in a crowd of people at a pedestrian mall.
U.S., Israel Shoot Down Abbas’ ‘Test Period’ Idea
--All indications are that Israel will continue to hold talks about a future Palestinian state with PA Chairman Abbas even if the new Palestinian national unity government with Hamas does not recognize Israel and does not combat terrorism--Egypt Becomes Leading Source Of Fatah Weapons
Nasrallah: We Are Accumulating Weapons Under Israel’s Nose
"I am not like the others, who lie and say that we have no arms while we accumulate and distribute them," the leader of Hezbollah said. "We can reveal that we have arms, and of all kinds. We move them covertly, and Israel does not know about it."
Waiting For A Savior
The working class city of Sderot (est. pop. 20,000), in southern Israel, is possibly the first city since Sarejevo to live under constant bombardment of its civilian population for a sustained period of time. One by product of this situation is that the small mental health trauma unit in Sderot was simply no longer able to meet the needs of the situation, with more than 3,000 people in Sderot in treatment for the after effects of shock, anxiety and stress.
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Israeli Security Decisions On The Table
--Prime Minister Ehud Olmert believes there is a chance of renewing peace negotiations if the Hamas-Fatah government forswears terror and recognizes Israel and honors the agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinians. This transpires from remarks the prime minister made in the course of a discussion that he held with security and political establishment leaders after the Mecca agreement--Syrian Organization Claims Capture Of Israeli Soldier
Intelligence Reports On Hezbollah’s Immense Firepower
Jerusalem officials say that the Russians did not use their supervisory apparatus, as they had promised, and did not prevent the trickle. The quantity is not at the level that it was before the war, but rather at the beginning of a worrying trend.
Iran Wants Dialogue With Iraq, Denies Providing Militants With Weapons To Attack U.S. Forces
Ahmadinejad had hinted he was going to announce on the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that saw hard-line clerics take power in Iran that his country had begun installing 3,000 centrifuges at its nuclear plant at Natanz - a move widely seen as a defiant gesture to international community, which has demanded Iran suspend uranium enrichment.
The Saudi Takeover Of Palestinian Entity
The Israeli government miscalculated when it based its approach toward Hamas on its blind faith in the economic and political boycott. Only two weeks ago, this reporter heard Israel's 83-year-old Deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, the architect of the 1993 Oslo Accord, declare that "only with economics can we make peace." Peres went on to say that if members of terrorist groups perceive economic incentives, they will cease to be terrorists. Peres, not a religious man, has never understood the tenacity of a terrorist movement which is grounded in religion - not only in prosperity.