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Tehran Accuses Israel after FBI Catches Iranian Surveillance Teams Red-handed Excerpt from DEBKA-Net-Weekly 186 Updated by DEBKAfile December 19, 2004, 9:46 PM (GMT+02:00) Iranian Intelligence and Security Ministry ordered surveillance of Israeli diplomatic missions To subscribe to DEBKA-Net-Weekly click HERE . Iranian foreign ministry spokesman announced Sunday December 19 that intelligence minister Ali Younessi would “soon” report to the government on an eight-member spy ring that gathered information for Israel. No further information was offered about the identities of the “spies,” the nature of the “information” they had gathered or when. DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources classify this vague, unverifiable charge as...

November 4, 2004 Att: Mr President and Mr. Vice President Re: Congratulations on a well deserved win I would lke to start out by congragulating you and the Vice President on a well deserved victory. This is a clear message from the American people for you to begin the implementation of a conservative agenda. America is behind you Mr. President, with the War on Terror, privatization of social security, overhaul of taxes etc. This is our chance to show the rest of America that our agenda works and life will improve for all. One of the biggest dissapointments for me...

Senator Edwards about to appear on Fox News.......mwuuaaaahhhhhh

PA Minister: Lebanese Refugee Camps Are Worse Than Gaza 18:33 Oct 14, '04 / 29 Tishrei 5765 A senior member of the Palestinian Authority has decried living conditions in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps, saying they are worse than those in Gaza. A senior member of the Palestinian Authority has decried living conditions in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps, saying they are worse than those in Gaza. "I was stunned by the refugee camps in Lebanon," said Ghassan Khatib, Yasser Arafat's Minister of Labor in an interview with the Beirut Daily Star. "Even in camps in Gaza and Nablus in the occupied...

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Defense Minister Details Gaza Operation & Beyond 15:27 Oct 05, '04 / 20 Tishrei 5765 Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, speaking yesterday afternoon to an assembly of immigrant students, said, "It must be stated in the most unambiguous and emphatic terms: Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, speaking yesterday afternoon to an assembly of immigrant students, said, "It must be stated in the most unambiguous and emphatic terms: when it is said that dozens of Palestinians have been struck down, that is actually dozens of armed terrorists who stood in the way of IDF fighters." Mr. Mofaz detailed the IDF successes in the...

Oslo War Numbers 14:19 Sep 29, '04 / 14 Tishrei 5765 On the occasion of four years since the start of the current war - known alternately as the Oslo War, the Road Map War, or merely the second intifada - the General Security Service released a special statistical report summing up these four tragic years. Some of the numbers: * 1,017 dead, including 703 Israeli and foreign citizens, and 314 soldiers and policemen. The worst year was 2002, when 452 were murdered. The numbers started dropping following Operation Defensive Shield, which was launched in April 2002 following a wave...

Pakistan Says Pearl Killer Dies in Shootout Monday, September 27, 2004 KARACHI, Pakistan — Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top Al Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Amjad Hussain Farooqi, also accused in two attempts on the life of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in December 2003, died in a four-hour shootout Sunday at a house in the southern town of Nawabshah. Two or three other men, one...

I pray for no more bloodshed on this holiest of days, not in Israel, Iraq or anywhere else let us take this time not only to think of our sins but of the heroic duty being fulfilled by so many in this War on Terror. I hope for an easy fast and a sweet new year for us all. Amen

Russia rejects Powell's criticism, joins forces with Israel SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Wednesday, September 15, 2004 HERZLIYA, Israel – While rejecting U.S. and EU criticism of its anti-terrorism reforms, Russia plans to adopt Israel's counter-insurgency methods in Moscow's war against Chechen rebels. Russian officials said the government in Moscow has agreed to increase security cooperation with Israel and focus on counter-insurgency. The officials said the cooperation would include Israeli training and instruction on a range of issues, including aviation security and civil defense. "We are being helped by your expertise in the field of aviation security," Vladimir Vasilyev, chairman of...

Terror War Update 17:53 Aug 23, '04 / 6 Elul 5764 The constant PA terror attacks on Israeli citizens and soldiers continue: Three armed terrorists were detected in the Rafiah area of southern Gaza along the Egyptian border; one of the three was killed by IDF fire... A female motorist was treated for shock last night after being targeted in a shooting attack in the Hevron Hills area. Her vehicle was hit by six bullets, and a silencer was found in the vicinity... An Israeli motorist was shot at in northern Samaria near Hermesh; no one was hurt... A pipe...

World´s Largest Mezuzah 09:10 Aug 15, '04 / 28 Av 5764 It appears Jerusalem Judaica artist and scribe Avraham Hersh Borshevsky, 33, has the world's largest mezuzah. The mezuzah was presented at an international fair earlier this week and was recorded in the Guinness "Book of World Records". The mezuzah parchment scroll measures 1.10 meters in length (1.2 yards) and weighs three kilograms (6.5 lbs.). It is encased in a wood, gold and glass covering, giving an appearance, some say, of a vertical aquarium. Now, Borshevsky just needs to find a door to attach it to.

Two of Three Terrorists Apprehended – Terror Alert Continues 21:05 Aug 12, '04 / 25 Av 5764 (IsraelNN.com) Police report that two of three terrorists were apprehended while the third remains at large at this time. As a result, the Jerusalem terror alert remains in effect at this hour as the manhunt continues in the hope of preventing a major terror attack in the capital. The alert was implemented on Wednesday afternoon at about 14:00.

Aliyah Revolution´ Continues as Third Planeload of N. Americans Arrives in Israel 20:13 Aug 12, '04 / 25 Av 5764 "The wave of North American Aliyah has become a reality - and it's about time," Nefesh b'Nefesh co-founder Rabbi Yehoshua Fass told the new immigrants who arrived Wednesday. The past two months have seen three more planeloads of Jews from North America touch down on the runway of Ben-Gurion International Airport with the help of an organization called Nefesh b'Nefesh. The most recent of these landed yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Throngs of wellwishers pack a hangar at Ben Gurion Airport to...

Soldier Seriously Injured In Rafiach 16:26 Aug 12, '04 / 25 Av 5764 An IDF soldier was very seriously injured this morning (Thursday) when an enemy sniper shot him in the head. An IDF soldier was very seriously injured this morning (Thursday) when an enemy sniper shot him in the head. The injured soldier, still conscious, was flown by helicopter to the Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. The shooting took place during the ongoing IDF operation aimed at locating and eliminating weapons-smuggling tunnels operated by Palestinian Authority terrorists in the vicinity of Rafiach, along the Egypt-Israel border. Earlier in the day,...

15-Year-Old Arab Boy Killed By Kassam-Launching Terrorists 15:18 Jul 23, '04 / 5 Av 5764 Palestinian terrorists shot and killed a 15-year-old Arab boy in Beit Hanoun this morning, after he and his family objected to the placing of Kassam rocket launchers outside their home. Palestinian terrorists shot and killed a 15-year-old Arab boy in Beit Hanoun this morning, after he and his family objected to the placing of Kassam rocket launchers outside their home. The boy and other members of his family, seeing the terrorist cell arrive, "greeted" them with sticks and stones in an attempt to banish them....

US Congressman Warns Against Trusting Egypt 13:23 Jul 02, '04 / 13 Tammuz 5764 As Israel considers involving Egyptian troops in the aftermath of a withdrawal from Gaza, a United States Congressman warns of Egypt’s intentions. As Israel considers involving Egyptian troops in the aftermath of a withdrawal from Gaza, a United States Congressman warns of Egypt’s intentions. Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the ranking Democrat in the House International Relations Committee, says that Egypt is building up its military in preparation for a future war with Israel. He announced this week that he plans to introduce legislation that will...

10-Year-Old Hurled a Bomb at IDF Soldiers 19:30 Jun 16, '04 / 27 Sivan 5764 (IsraelNN.com) A 10-year-old child hurled at bomb at soldiers in the Balata area. The soldiers were uninjured and refrained from firing at the attacker due to his age, Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) reported

UN Tells Israel to Stay Out of Lebanese Airspace 18:45 Jun 15, '04 / 26 Sivan 5764 (IsraelNN.com) UN officials are calling on Israel to refrain from breaching Lebanese air space in order to avoid an escalation of hostilities in the area

U.N. to Deal With Israeli Attacks on Lebanon and on -- Iraq 16:32 Jun 08, '04 / 19 Sivan 5764 Israeli Air Force jets attacked Palestinian terrorist bases near Beirut last night, in response to mortar shells fired at Israeli ships yesterday. The UN has been asked to address the issue. U.N. To Deal With Israeli Attacks On Lebanon And On -- Iraq Israeli Air Force jets attacked Palestinian terrorist bases just 20 kilometers south of Beirut last night. The raid came in response to the firing of mortar shells at an Israeli Navy ship yesterday afternoon near the Israeli-Lebanese...