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Israel in Lebanon: Not Deciding is Also a Decision
Most wartime leaders look for "an exit strategy," but in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, many Israelis are wondering if there is an "entry strategy."
Indeed, in a striking statement that surprised...
Commentary on the Situation
Hezbollah doesn't need to break the ceasefire by shooting rockets again, because everything is going their way. They are being rearmed by Iran via Syria. They will not be disarmed below the Litani River...
Hizbullah Prepares for Round 2
Israel has assessed that Hizbullah, prodded by Iran and Syria, is preparing to renew its war against Israel.
Israeli officials said the intelligence community has tracked Hizbullah efforts to rearm in wake of the 33-day...
Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror: Hizbullah Needs 2 Years to Recover
Hizbullah was badly damaged in the war against Israel and requires at least two years to recover, a leading Israeli military analyst said.
Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror, a former senior military intelligence officer, said...
Israel launches dialogue with the Saudis
ISRAEL, SAUDIS BEGIN DIALOGUE ON REGION The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has launched a dialogue with Saudi Arabia to ensure stability in the Middle East.
Western diplomatic sources said Olmert, with the help...
Commnentary: An Alert…
This comes in the nature of an alert, focusing on two related issues of primary significance for the security of Israel, the US, and the western world.
Those two issues are retaining a US presence...
Commentary: Teddy Kollek, Rumors, and more
Teddy Kollek, whose name was synonymous with Jerusalem for over 25 years, died on Tuesday at 95; he was laid to rest today in the Mount Herzl cemetery. Jerusalem's mayor from 1965 to 1993,...
Commentary: Saudi Plans…
The Saudi government seems to be ever so quietly knifing the Bush administration in the back. I wrote last week about a piece by Dore Gold in which he said that the Saudis have...
“Our ‘Friend’ Fatah”
During World War One, Germany concluded that its chief ally, Austria-Hungary, was more of a burden than an asset. As one German official put it, that alliance was like being "shackled to a corpse."
And...
Germany’s Economic Ties To Iran
German engineer Heinz Mebus made contact with Iran through A.Q. Khan in 1987, before he worked on the Pakistani nuclear weapon program.
In 2006, Germany was Iran's biggest trade partner with 4.1 billion euro turnaround....
