Posted on 03/18/2010 11:46:22 PM PDT by Cindy
"Air Force strikes in Gaza"
SNIPPET: "IDF retaliates for deadly Qassam attack: Air Force hits several Gaza targets, including metal foundry, smuggling tunnel; Vice PM Shalom says Israel to offer strong response to rocket attack that killed Thai worker Thursday"
SNIPPET: "IDF aircraft struck at least four targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, a day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel, Hamas security officials and witnesses said."
SNIPPET: "Israel also sent a letter of complaint to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who is due to visit Israel at the weekend, and to the UN Security Council.
A previously unknown group, Ansar al-Sunna, believed to share the hardline ideology of al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the rocket fire at Israel, as well as the al-Aqsa Martrys Brigades, a wing of the Fatah movement.
Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said that Israel holds Hamas accountable for attacks originating in the Gaza Strip regardless of the group that commits them."
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“US officials say they are not pushing east J’lem resolution [Kerry heading to region]”
Jerusalem Post ^ | 3-30-10 | HERB KEINON
Posted on March 30, 2010 4:55:10 PM PDT by SJackson
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“Kerry to visit Syria, Lebanon to evaluate peace process”
Published: 03.30.10, 21:14 / Israel News
SNIPPET: “US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry will begin a visit on Wednesday to Syria and Lebanon.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136782
Published: 03/30/10, 9:26 PM / Last Update: 03/30/10, 9:27 PM
“IAF Jets Scrambled as Foreign Fighters Approached Israel”
by Gil Ronen
SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Air Force’s readiness was tested Tuesday evening in an incident, the details of which are not being released in full.
The Israel Air Force’s Northern Control Unit spotted fighter jets from a foreign country approaching Israel’s air space. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the foreign jets, out of concern that they were involved in a hostile attempt of some sort.
After a short time it became clear that the foreign jets were not attempting hostile action and the IAF jets returned to their bases.”
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Sen. John Kerry Letter Supporting Code Pink’s Hamas-Aid Gaza Freedom March
Big Government ^ | Feb. 4, 2010 | Kristinn Taylor and Andrea Shea King
Posted on February 4, 2010 10:50:43 AM PST by patriotgal1787
Massachusetts senior U.S. Senator John Kerry provided a letter on Senate stationery that supported constituents who participated in last December’s anti-Israel, pro-Hamas Gaza Freedom March, led by President Barack Obama ally Code Pink.
Democrat Representative Andre Carson of Indiana’s 7th District also provided a letter of support for participants in the so-called Gaza Freedom March.
Kerry is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was the Democratic Party’s 2004 presidential nominee.
In the letter, Kerry wrote that his staff met with the Massachusetts delegation before they left, and his staff would be briefed about the trip upon their return.
Code Pink co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin used Kerry’s letter at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt to pressure the Egyptian government to allow 1300 leftists passage into Gaza from Egypt. The leftists gathered in Cairo from around the world to mark the one-year anniversary of Israel’s defense against Hamas’ rocket and mortar attacks.
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Soldier says several people tried to snatch his weapon
Published: 03.31.10, 08:54 / Israel News
An Israel Defense Forces soldier has complained that several people tried to snatch his weapon while he was standing at a bus station near the northern community of Nahalal.
The soldier said he has fired warning shots in the air, causing the attackers to flee. The police have launched an investigation into the incident. (Sharon Roffe-Ofir)
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“Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza Strip, Palestinians say”
SNIPPET: “Week after two soldiers killed near Israel-Gaza border and few hours after Qassam hits south Israel, witnesses say IAF carried out at least five missile attacks on various targets; no immediate reports of casualties”
Ali Waked and Reuters
Latest Update: 04.02.10, 01:34 / Israel News
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“Strikes in Gaza after Kassam attack”
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF
02/04/2010 02:32
SNIPPET: “The IAF struck several targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday night in retaliation for the firing of a Kassam rocket earlier in the evening.
The rocket had fallen near Ashkelon, causing no casualties or damage. Hours later, the military said it struck several weapons factories in the north, south and center of the Strip.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136821
Published: 04/01/10, 8:40 PM / Last Update: 04/01/10, 9:07 PM
“Gaza, Judea and Samaria Terror Up in March”
by Maayana Miskin
SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Security Agency reported Thursday that terrorism had increased dramatically in the month of March. The frequency of attacks was up in Gaza as well as Judea and Samaria.
Gaza terrorists fired 35 rockets and six mortar shells at Israelis in March, compared to five rockets and five mortar shells in the month of February. In addition, there were 30 shooting attacks from Gaza in March, compared to nine in February.”
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Iran believed developing S-300 variant aided by Russian contractors
GeoStrategy Direct ^ | 3/30/2010 | GeoStrategy Direct
Posted on April 1, 2010 10:36:10 PM PDT by sonofstrangelove
Iran was believed to have been receiving Russian help to develop a variant of the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile. Western intelligence sources said Iran was contracting with Russia for the transfer of S-300 SAM technology. The sources said the technology and expertise provided by Russian engineers would enable Teheran to develop an S-300 variant while claiming that the system was indigenous.
“Russia is under heavy U.S. and Israeli pressure not to export the S-300PMU1,” a Western intelligence source said. “Instead, Moscow has quietly allowed Russian engineers connected to the S-300 program to work with Iran to develop a variant.”
The sources said the purported Russian effort was believed to have begun in 2009 amid delays in transferring the S-300. They said Teheran demanded SAM technology for an Iranian variant of the S-300 interceptor.
“It is believed that Iran already has an S-300 radar,” the source said.
Over the last few months, the Iranian Defense Ministry has reported the development of an indigenous air and missile defense system. Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the program would eliminate the need to procure Russia’s S-300.
“Essentially, it is not necessary for us to produce S-300 missiles only,” Vahidi said. “The Defense Ministry and Armed Forces Logistics will design and manufacture what they want.”
Since 2005, Iran has sought the S-300, designed to intercept aircraft at a range of up to 120 kilometers. Teheran said the S-300 project called for the delivery of the first systems by April 2009 in an effort to counter any Israeli or U.S. air strike.
“If they do not deliver S-300 defensive system to us, we have replacements and we can supply our operational requirements through innovative techniques and different designs,” Iranian Air Force Maj. Gen. Hassan Mansourian, head of the air defense base at Khatam Anbia, said.
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Rocket launched at Ashkelon; none injured
Published: 04.02.10, 11:49 / Israel News
A Color Red siren was sounded in the Ashkelon region. An investigation by security officials revealed that a Qassam rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip towards the city, but its landing site was not located.
Security officials believe the rocked landed in an open area. There were no reports of injures or damage. (Shmulik Hadad)
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3871140,00.html
IDF: Ashkelon rocket alert false alarm
Published: 04.02.10, 16:02 / Israel News
The Color Red anti-rocket alert system activated in the Ashkelon area earlier Friday was a false alarm, the IDF said.
The alert, which was activated because of a mishap, prompted a scare among city residents. (Ynet)
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136824
“ublished: 04/01/10, 11:12 PM / Last Update: 04/01/10, 11:26 PM
Man Suffers Fractured Skull in Rock Attack
by Maayana Miskin
SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) A resident of Yitzhar was wounded Thursday evening when Palestinian Authority Arabs threw a large rock at a car just outside the Samaria village. The rock hit his head as he sat in the back seat of the vehicle, next to his two children.
The man suffered a head injury and lost blood. IDF medics rushed him to Beilinson hospital. It was later determined that his wounds include a fractured skull, which required surgery, which was reported as successful. The children were unhurt in the attack.
Jewish residents of Samaria explained that since the Huwarra checkpoint was opened as a “good-will gesture” to the PA, Arab traffic has flooded the junction near Yitzhar. Terrorists have been known to take advantage of the slow traffic to pick out Israeli-owned vehicles and target them easily.”
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Israel as a Security Asset for the United States
We, the undersigned, have traveled to Israel over the years with The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA). We brought with us our decades of military experience and, following unrestricted access to Israel’s civilian and military leaders, came away with the unswerving belief that the security
of the State of Israel is a matter of great importance to the United States and its policy in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. A strong, secure Israel is an asset upon which American military planners and political leaders can rely. Israel is a democracy – a rare and precious commodity in the region – and Israel shares our commitment to freedom, personal liberty and rule of law.
Throughout our travels and our talks, the determination of Israelis to protect their country and to pursue a fair and workable peace with their neighbors was clearly articulated. Thus we view the current tension between the United States and Israel with dismay and grave concern that political differences may be allowed to outweigh our larger mutual interests.
As American defense professionals, we view events in the Middle East through the prism of American security interests.
The United States and Israel established security cooperation during the Cold War, and today the two countries face the common threat of terrorism by those who fear freedom and liberty. Historically close cooperation between the United States. and Israel at all levels including the IDF, military research and development, shared intelligence and bilateral military training exercises enhances the security of both countries. American police and law enforcement officials have reaped the benefit of close cooperation with Israeli professionals in the areas of domestic counter-terrorism practices and first response to terrorist attacks.
Israel and the United States are drawn together by shared values and shared threats to our well-being.
The proliferation of weapons and nuclear technology across the Middle East and Asia, and the ballistic missile technology to deliver systems across wide areas require cooperation in intelligence, technology and security policy.
Terrorism, as well as the origins of financing, training and executing terrorist acts, need to be addressed multilaterally when possible. The dissemination of hatred and support of terrorism by violent extremists in the name of Islam, whether state or non-state actors, must be addressed as a threat to global peace.
In the Middle East, a volatile region so vital to U.S. interests, it would be foolish to disengage – or denigrate – an ally such as Israel.
Rear Admiral Charles Beers, USN (ret.)
General William Begert, USAF (ret.)
Rear Admiral Stanley W. Bryant, USN (ret.)
Lieutenant General Anthony Burshnick, USAF (ret.)
Lieutenant General Paul Cerjan, USA (ret.)
Admiral Leon Edney, USN (ret.)
Brigadier General William F. Engel, USA (ret.)
Major General Bobby Floyd, USAF (ret.)
Major General Paul Fratarangelo, USMC (ret.)
Major General David Grange, USA (ret.)
Lieutenant General Tom Griffin, USA (ret.)
Lieutenant General Earl Hailston, USMC (ret.)
Lieutenant General John Hall, USAF (ret.)
General Alfred Hansen, USAF (ret.)
Rear Admiral James Hinkle, USN (ret.)
General Hal Hornburg, USAF (ret.)
Major General James T. Jackson, USA (ret.)
Admiral Jerome Johnson, USN (ret.)
Rear Admiral Herb Kaler, USN (ret.)
Vice Admiral Bernard Kauderer, USN (ret.)
General William F. Kernan, USA (ret.)
Major General Homer Long, USA (ret.)
Major General Jarvis Lynch, USMC (ret.)
General Robert Magnus, USMC (ret.)
Lieutenant General Charles May, Jr., USAF (ret.)
Vice Admiral Martin Mayer, USN (ret.)
Major General Fred McCorkle, USMC (ret.)
Rear Admiral Mark Milliken, USN (ret.)
Major General William Moore, USA (ret.)
Lieutenant General Carol Mutter, USMC (ret.)
Major General Larry T. Northington, USAF (ret.)
Lieutenant General Tad Oelstrom, USAF (ret.)
Major General James D. Parker, USA (ret.)
Vice Admiral J. T. Parker, USN (ret.)
Major General Robert Patterson, USAF (ret.)
Vice Admiral James Perkins, USN (ret.)
Rear Admiral Brian Peterman, USCG (ret.)
Lieutenant General Alan V. Rogers, USAF (ret.)
Rear Admiral Richard Rybacki, USCG (ret.)
General Crosbie Saint, USA (ret.)
Rear Admiral Norm Saunders, USCG (ret.)
Major General Sid Shachnow, USA (ret.)
Rear Admiral Jeremy Taylor, USN (ret.)
Major General Larry Taylor, USMCR (ret.)
Lieutenant General Lanny Trapp, USAF (ret.)
Vice Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle, USN (ret.)
General Louis Wagner, USA (ret.)
Rear Admiral Thomas Wilson, USN (ret.)
Lieutenant General Robert Winglass, USMC (ret.)
Rear Admiral Guy Zeller, USN (ret.)www.jinsa.org
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“Report: Iran gets parts needed for uranium enrichment”
SNIPPET: “Wall Street Journal says little-known Tehran firm linked to Islamic Republic’s nuclear program was able to acquired special hardware despite sanctions”
News agencies
Published: 04.03.10, 09:53 / Israel News
SNIPPET: “The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and western intelligence agencies are probing how an Iranian firm linked to Tehran’s nuclear program acquired special uranium enrichment hardware, despite sanctions intended to keep such equipment out of Iran.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic’s enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.”
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Khamenei: I Expect Same Willingness for Self-Sacrifice as in War with Iraq
In a speech delivered in the Khuzestan Region in southern Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader ‘Ali Khamenei said that he expected Iran’s youth to demonstrate the same willingness for self-sacrifice in times of war as the previous generations had shown in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988).
Source: http://leader.ir/, March 31, 2010
Posted at: 2010-04-02
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IDF nabs 6 wanted Palestinian terror suspects south of Nablus
Published: 04.04.10, 07:10 / Israel News
Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested six wanted Palestinian terror suspects in the West Bank village of Hawara, south of Nablus, on Saturday night. They were taken in for questioning by the security forces. (Ynet)
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“’We won’t tolerate rockets on Negev’”
By HERB KEINON
04/04/2010 01:14
SNIPPET: “Official responds to escalation in South; Mashaal meets with terrorist leaders.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136829
Published: 04/02/10, 10:30 AM / Last Update: 04/02/10, 10:58 AM
“Huge Weapons Cache Found in Sinai”
by Maayana Miskin
SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) Egyptian troops found a huge weapons cache in central Sinai early on Thursday morning, according to the Egyptian daily Al-Yaum As-Sabach. The cache contained an estimated 100 anti-aircraft missiles, 45 missile launchers, 40 bombs, and more.
It is not yet clear where the weapons were from, or what their owners intended to do with them. However, troops suspect that the weapons were gathered by Sinai Bedouin who intended to smuggle them into Gaza.”
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