Sunday, December 8, 2013

12.8.13: U.S. President Obama Speaks at the Saban Forum | Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with U.S. military commanders | Kiev Teems With Pro-Europe Protesters as Thousands More Gather - 12/8/2013 - NYT | Opinion: Shameful Profiling of the Mentally Ill - NYT | Think Again: Mexican Drug Cartels - By Evelyn Krache Morris | Russia obstructs OSCE decision on safety of journalists at Ministerial Council meeting in Kyiv



President Obama Speaks at the Saban Forum 
Kerry: Israel's security at the top of US agenda in Iran nuclear talks
Jerusalem Post
Following a month of often shrill megaphone diplomacy between Israel and the US overIran, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry presented a more harmonious front when publicly discussing the issue Thursday in ...
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Israeli military favors a deal with Iran
Tehran Times
Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his diplomatic offensive against what he claims a "dangerous" compromise on Iran's nuclear program,Israel's military intelligence seems open to a deal, even one that relaxes the Western ...
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Amid US-Iran Thaw, Israel Develops MilitaryOptions
DefenseNews.com
In it, INSS Director Amos Yadlin, a former director of Israeli military intelligence, and Avner Golov dispute assessments that preventive military action against Iran would ignite a regional war. Overestimation of the consequences of military action ...
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Hagel outlines new US weapons sale plan for Gulf
Haaretz
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel opened the door for the U.S. to sell missile defenseand other weapons systems to U.S.-friendlyGulf nations, with an eye toward boosting their abilities to counter Iran's ballistic missiles, even as global powers ink ... 

US No More Willing to See Saudi Prince Bandar in Syria Case
Fars News Agency
“The administration of US President Barack Obama is angry at the positions adopted byPrince Bandar on the Syrian case since it thinks that he manages the case through collaboration and collusion with the neoconservative groups in Washington which seek ... 

Disappointed with the US, Saudi Arabia eyes the bomb
The Times of Israel
The first official to speak up was Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The head of Saudi intelligence and former ambassador to theUS told a group of European diplomats on October 22 that his kingdom plans to make “a major shift” in its relations with the US ...
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 » Hagel Won't Meet With Karzai
08/12/13 05:39 from WSJ.com: World News
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with U.S. military commanders but said he wasn't going to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a sign of American frustration over Kabul's failure to sig...

 » Hagel Given Assurances on Afghan Security Deal
08/12/13 03:44 from Voice of America
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Afghanistan's defense minister has assured him a security pact with the United States that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has not yet signed will be signed in a "timely manner."Hagel met with Defens...

 » U.S.-Afghan security pact needs clarity by February: Hagel
07/12/13 13:57 from Reuters: International
KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO meeting in February could become a new deadline for a security pact between the United States and Afghanistan, whose president has been reluctant to sign the deal, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on visit...
Despite Hagel's assertion he had never meant to meet Karzai, the president's spokesman Aimal Faizi said the United States had last week requested such a meeting on Sunday. Karzai had declined because he flies to Iran that day for a state visit.
"This morning we were again told that there might be a meeting around 6 (p.m.)," Faizi said. "Out of hospitality, we did prepare for a late evening meeting which finally did not take place. It is as simple as that, and not an issue."

 U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R) shakes hands with Afghan General Sher Mohammad Karimi during a meeting at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul December 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Wilson/Pool
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R) shakes hands with Afghan General Sher Mohammad Karimi during a meeting at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul December 7, 2013.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejects US workaround on security pact
CBS News
KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will not allow any of his ministers to sign a security pact with the United States unless key demands are met, the president's spokesman said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said the ...
The Best Way To Cope With Hamid Karzai'sLatest Stunt Is To Deal With His ...
Business Insider
IT IS hard to say what is most infuriating about Hamid Karzai: his kleptocratic entourage or his profound ingratitude to the Western soldiers whose blood has kept him in power. But his talent for producing the wrong sort of surprises must also be a ...


Hagel plans to see Sharif and other officials. Expected topics include Afghanistan and security threats. On Sunday, a report by Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted President Hassan Rouhani as telling the visiting Afghan president, Hamid Karzai: "We believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and that the security of Afghanistan should be handed over to people of the country."
Iran has long opposed a planned agreement to allow US forces to remain stationed on its doorstep in Afghanistan. The two countries have about 580 miles of common borders.

» Afghanistan, Iran plan cooperation pact amid tensions with U.S.
08/12/13 13:53 from Reuters: International
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on a cooperation pact with Iran on Sunday, an Afghan official said, while continuing to resist signing a long-term security agreement with the United States.


 » Why Canada and the U.S. Should Merge, Eh?
08/12/13 05:31 from WSJ.com: World News
Essay: It's past time for the two countries to eliminate their border.

 » Obama Sets Timeline for Mideast Framework
08/12/13 05:27 from WSJ.com: World News
President Barack Obama said he expects a framework for a Middle East peace agreement within months, setting an ambitious timetable for one of his most challenging foreign-policy issues.

 » Russia Investigates Fake Pilot Licenses
08/12/13 02:20 from WSJ.com: World News
Pilots working for small regional airlines in Russia may be flying with licenses fraudulently obtained from flight schools they never attended, according to investigators.
» Obama: 50/50 Odds for Final Iran Deal
08/12/13 01:07 from Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes the chances for a successful final nuclear agreement with Iran are 50/50 or worse. However, the U.S. leader on Saturday continued to defend diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acq...

» Iraq Deaths: UK Troops To Face 11 Inquiries
08/12/13 01:06 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
The hearings will be held into cases of 11 Iraqi civilians who died in UK custody after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

 » Winter Storm Grips US
07/12/13 22:24 from Voice of America
Freezing weather has gripped the United States, causing power outages, flight delays and even deaths.Heavy snow and unseasonably cold air hit parts of the West and northern Plains. In Montana and North Dakota, temperatures dipped to near...

 » W.T.O. Reaches First Global Trade Deal
07/12/13 14:44 from NYT > International
The World Trade Organization reached its first trade reform deal on Saturday, a make-or-break agreement which could add $1 trillion to the global economy.
» Russian Official: No Deal Reached Between Ukraine, Russia
07/12/13 10:40 from Voice of America
A Russian official says no deal has been struck on Ukraine joining the Russian-led Customs Union, an issue that has fueled mass anti-government protests in Kyiv. Dmitry Peskov says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian Presid...

» Russia-Ukraine talks fuel suspicion, anger in Kiev
07/12/13 10:36 from Reuters: International
KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Europe protesters accused Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Saturday of planning to seal a customs union with former Soviet master Moscow this month, a move that would stoke further turmoil in Kiev.

 » Syrians targeted Israeli patrol on Golan with bomb: Israel
07/12/13 09:59 from Reuters: International
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said on Saturday that an Israeli military vehicle had been damaged by a bomb set off by Syrians on frontier of the occupied Golan Heights.

 » Royal Marine ‘devastated’ after receiving life sentence - video
07/12/13 09:22 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
A solicitor for Sgt Alexander Blackman makes a statement on Friday after the Royal Marine was convicted of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent

 » Obama Urges Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits
07/12/13 08:43 from Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Congress to extend unemployment benefits. Mr. Obama said in his weekly address Saturday 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits if Congress does not act before it leaves for the C...

 » Thailand will help with any Rohingya investigation: PM
07/12/13 08:23 from Reuters: International
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will help the United Nations and the United States with any investigation into the findings of a Reuters report that Thai immigration officials moved Myanmar refugees into human-trafficking rings, the prime m...

 » U.S. Observes Pearl Harbor Day
07/12/13 06:35 from Voice of America
December 7 marks the anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base of Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands 72 years ago. Thousands of people gather at Pearl Harbor every year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1941 attack ...
On Iran, Israeli Intel and Politicos Part Ways
Jewish Daily Forward

Between January and June of 2011 Netanyahu pushed out the three service chiefs, Dagan, Diskin and Ashkenazi, and replaced them with a supposedly more compliant team: Tamir Pardo at Mossad, Yoram Cohen at Shin Bet and Benny Gantz as IDF chief of ...
Gay Rights Activists Take Aim at NY Stock Exchange's 'Russia Day'
RIA Novosti
WASHINGTON, November 15 (RIA Novosti) – An already besieged set of events intended to promote investment in the Russian economy has come under further pressure, as a USgay rights activist has launched a petition asking the New York Stock ...


Russia as a US-China Battleground State
the Diplomat
U.S.-Russian relations have also badly deteriorated over the last couple of years, particularly in the last six months. To be fair, Russia has done more than its fair share to contribute to these worsening ties. Furthermore, many of the spoilers in the ...







Defectors and a recent bust allege that the drug moves globally, including to the US.


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"Drugs Aren't a Foreign Policy Problem."
You might think so for all the attention they get. As U.S. officials and commentators focus on events in Syria, Egypt, and Iran, another violent struggle is taking place much closer to home. The rise of drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs) in Mexico has fueled crime on both sides of the border and has undermined the economy of an important trading partner of the United States.
Since 2006, more than 60,000 people have been killed in DTO-related violence, and more than 26,000 have gone missing. The violence has spread from rural Mexico to major cities like Guadalajara and Mexico City, where, this May, armed men kidnapped 12 young people from a nightclub. The bodies of 10 of the abductees were later found in a mass grave outside the city; officials think they were killed as part of an ongoing war between rival drug gangs in the capital.
- See more at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/03/think_again_mexican_drug_cartels#sthash.sMeM25XM.dpuf


Violence connected with DTOs is no longer limited to northern Mexico but now reaches throughout the country. This expansion not only poses a foreign policy problem for Washington, but it also exacerbates several of the most intractable domestic issues facing the United States, including immigration reform and gun control. - See more at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/03/think_again_mexican_drug_cartels#sthash.sMeM25XM.dpuf

 Logistics, then, are the DTOs' main source of revenue, and illegal drugs are but one of the products they offer. As the cartels' revenue streams become increasingly diversified, the drug trade will become less and less important. In fact, the prospect of the DTOs' selling their services to terrorists, say by transporting weapons of mass destruction across the U.S.-Mexico border, has begun to frighten analysts both inside and outside government. - See more at: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/03/think_again_mexican_drug_cartels#sthash.sMeM25XM.dpuf

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Unmasked: Area 51's Biggest, Stealthiest Spy Drone Yet
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Russia obstructs OSCE decision on safety of journalists at Ministerial Council meeting in Kyiv

Dec. 6, 2013, 7:10 p.m. | Ukraine — by Mark Rachkevych
The 20th OSCE Ministerial Council meeting took place in Kyiv on Dec. 5-6, during which Russia cast the only dissenting vote to block a decision on the protection of journalists, one of Ukraine's stated goals as OSCE chair this year.
© OSCE
Russia was the only participating country out of 57 to oppose a decision on the protection of journalists
at an Organization for Security and Cooperation meeting taking place in Kyiv on Dec. 5-6. 
As the OSCE chair this year, Ukraine declared support of freedom of speech among its stated goals.
According to high-level diplomats at the OSCE Ministerial Council who wished to remain anonymous,
Russia refused to accept any language referring to all forms of media – namely, the internet.
Obtained by the Kyiv Post, the document, titled, “Draft Decision on Protection of Journalists in the
OSCE Area,” Russia also wanted to include the clause in reference to media, “registered in accordance
with domestic law.”
Participating foreign ministers expressed disappointment after Russia single-handedly blocked the decision.
“Disappointed one side could not agree on a decision on the safety of journalists,” tweeted the Swedish
OSCE delegation. “Needless to say, a very topical issue.”
Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, tweeted: “Disappointed OSCE did not
reach consensus on safety of journalists still and will remain my top priority, online and offline.”
Russia ranked 148 out of 179 countries in the latest Reporters without Borders press freedom index.
“In Eastern Europe, Russia has fallen again (by six points over 2012) because, since Vladimir Putin’s
return to the presidency, repression has been stepped up in response to an unprecedented wave
of opposition protests. The country also continues to be marked by the unacceptable failure to
punish all those who have murdered or attacked journalists,” stated the France-based media watchdog.
In the same index, Ukraine ranked 126th, 10 points worse than in 2011-2012. President
Viktor Yanukovych was inaugurated in early 2010.
Ukraine has also come under fire recently for the way it treats journalists after some 40 people
of the trade were shown on video being indiscriminately and excessively beaten by riot police
during a Dec. 1 demonstration in Kyiv.
Kyiv Post editor Mark Rachkevych can be reached at rachkevych@kyivpost.com. 


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Saturday, December 7, 2013

12.7.13: Saudi Arabia – Israel’s New BFF? | North Korea releases 85-year-old American



» Times Minute: Mandela's Family; Jobs Report Implications; 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Opens
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 » North Korea releases 85-year-old American
08/12/13 01:04 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
SEOUL — North Korea said Saturday it had released an elderly U.S. citizen it had held for more than a month, having taken into account his “sincere” apology for crimes against the state and his “advanced age and health condition.” Read f...

 » North Korea frees U.S. Korean War veteran after seven weeks
07/12/13 07:19 from Reuters: International
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea freed an 85-year-old retired American soldier on Saturday after detaining him for more than a month for crimes it said he committed during the Korean War six decades ago.

 » North Korea Frees U.S. Tourist
07/12/13 06:53 from WSJ.com: World News
North Korea freed U.S. citizen and war veteran Merrill E. Newman, citing his "sincere repentance" for alleged "hostile acts" against the country.

 » Korean War Veteran Arrives in Beijing After Being Released from North Korea
07/12/13 01:00 from Voice of America
A U.S. Korean War veteran has arrived in China after being released from custody and deported from North Korea.Officials from the U.S. Embassy greeted 85-year-old Merrill Newman at the airport in Beijing Saturday.He had been visiting Nor...

» Air traffic computer fault hits flights from England
07/12/13 07:28 from Reuters: International
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of travelers were delayed at major airports across England on Saturday because of a technical problem at an air traffic control center.

» Glitch Snarls British Air Traffic
07/12/13 07:34 from Voice of America
Hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled at Britain's busiest airports because of a technical problem at a main air traffic control center.National Air Traffic Service, which controls the crowded airspace over Britain, said Satu...
» U.S. Offers Missile Defense to Gulf
07/12/13 01:58 from WSJ.com: World News
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday will announce an initiative designed to improve cooperation among Persian Gulf kingdoms and beef up the region's missile defenses.
» World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Royal Marine Sentenced for Killing an Afghan Insurgent
07/12/13 01:51 from NYT > International
The marine, Sgt. Alexander Blackman, and two others were charged after military authorities found footage of the episode on a helmet camera belonging to one of the men.
» Mandela Leaves Divided Legacy in Africa
07/12/13 05:46 from WSJ.com: World News
Nelson Mandela's moral sway on the continent was unrivaled and, some democracy activists say, underutilized.
» US President to Pay Respects to Nelson Mandela
07/12/13 05:39 from Voice of America
The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay respects to late anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday the Obamas wil...

» US Jobless Rate Lowest Since 2008
07/12/13 01:00 from Voice of America
The U.S. unemployment rate fell last month to 7 percent, its lowest point in five years.The government said Friday that employers added another 203,000 workers to their payrolls in November - more than some economists predicted, and a si...

» Is Vladimir Putin rewriting Russia's history books? - NBCNews.com
28/11/13 19:45 from Russia - Google News
NBCNews.com Is Vladimir Putin rewriting Russia's history books? NBCNews.com Russian history books have long come under fire for their murky coverage of the dark period of Soviet terror under Communist leaders like Josef Stalin, who w...


» Russia Investigates Fake Pilot Licenses
06/12/13 23:44 from WSJ.com: World News
Pilots working for small regional airlines in Russia may be flying with licenses fraudulently obtained from flight schools they never attended, according to investigators. 

Michael Kammen, Historian of U.S. Psyche, Dies at 77 - NYT

Professor Kammen (pronounced KAY-man) received the 1973 Pulitzer for history for “People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization,” published the previous year. That book sought to describe the national character from the country’s earliest days to the 20th century.

Underpinned by exhaustive research and abundant documentation, Professor Kammen’s books, essays and criticism — he was a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and other publications — were noteworthy for remaining accessible to the general reader.

His work, which stood at the nexus of history, folklore, psychology and sociology, helped cast the form of the modern scholarly field known as memory studies.

Professor Kammen displayed a passion for paradox and an affection for contradiction, and in “People of Paradox” he uncovered no shortage of either. The American sensibility, he argued, was rooted in a simultaneous opposition: the continuity of Old World traditions juxtaposed with the discontinuity of New World innovations.

“We should understand, as William James did, that Americanism is a volatile mixture of hopeful good and curable bad,” he wrote.

Reviewing the volume in The Times Book Review, the historian Marcus Cunliffe wrote of Professor Kammen, “I pay him the sincere tribute of envy: I wish I had written ‘People of Paradox’ even though I do not agree with him in every instance.”

If the historian’s essential task is to answer the question “What happened?” Professor Kammen sought to answer further questions: How do we as a people construct what happened? How do we remember — or misremember — it long afterward?

» Ahmed Fouad Negm, Dissident Poet of Egypt’s Underclass, Dies at 84
06/12/13 23:27 from NYT > International
Mr. Negm’s fearless and often bawdy critiques of power made him a folk hero, but also earned him a total of 18 years in jail.

His personality was as diverting as his poems: He cursed and teased, extolled the virtues of hashish and boasted about his many marriages. On a wall of his home he painted a line of poetry: “Glory to the crazy people in this dull life.” 
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Mr. Negm started writing in the late 1950s, during a three-year prison sentence on a forgery charge. After he was released in 1962, he published his first book, “Images From Life and Prison.” 

ahmed fouad negm poems - GS
Images From Life and Prison  Ahmed Fouad Negm

  1. Ahmed Fouad Negm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Jump to Early life - Ahmed Fouad Negm was born in Sharqia, Egypt, to a family of ...first collection “Pictures from Life and Prison” in vernacular Egyptian ...
Ahmed Fouad Negm - YT



Erect your Forts (English Subtitled) شيّد قصورك


Published on Jun 10, 2012

Imam Mohammad Ahmad Eissa or Sheikh Imam (July 2, 1918 -- June 7, 1995) was a famous Egyptian composer and singer. For most of his life, he formed a duo with the famous Egyptian colloquial poet Ahmed Fouad Negm. Together, they were known for their political songs in favor of the poor and the working classes.


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 Spat between Netanyahu, ex-Shin Bet head turns snarky 

 Yuval Diskin snipes that the prime minister’s inflated expenses are necessary so he can concentrate on the Iranian threat 
BY GAVRIEL FISKE December 5, 2013, 3:19 pm

 Yuval Diskin, ex-head of the Shin Bet. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/ Flash90)

 On Wednesday Diskin, a long-time Netanyahu critic, said that the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians posed more of an existential danger to Israel than Iran’s renegade nuclear program, comments dismissed by sources close to Netanyahu.

 “The alternative to the vision of a two-state solution is one state,” Diskin said Wednesday, speaking at a Geneva Initiative conference in Tel Aviv. He criticized the way the government has handled the most recent round of negotiations and warned that the longer the conflict persisted, the harder it would be to find a solution.

 “The implications of a lack of a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are more existential than the Iranian nuclear [program],” he said, noting that the current state of affairs in the West Bank was like a powder keg.
Diskin called for the replacement of the current Israeli government with “a new coalition based on parties that support two states for two peoples.” He asserted that due to infighting, Netanyahu’s coalition had wasted a tremendous opportunity to inject hope into the peace process when it chose to forgo a settlement construction freeze in favor of a prisoner release.
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Russia's then-prime minister Vladimir Putin, right, greets the head of Saudi Arabia's National Security Council, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in Moscow, July 14, 2008 (photo credit: AP/RIA-Novosti)

Russians and Saudis ‘aren’t discussing philosophy’


Arab media analyze the new alliance between Moscow and Riyadh since Morsi’s ouster in Egypt; Syria: Islamic Front leaves FSA

“Syria is the next ‘secret’ deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia,” reads the headline of Friday’s editorial in London-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi.
The paper ridicules a statement by Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which described talks in Moscow this week with the head of Saudi intelligence Prince Bandar bin Sultan as “philosophical in nature.”
“Of course, the Russian and Saudi intelligence agencies are studying philosophy, respect for human rights, Budhism and Yoga and not cutting deals,” the editorial sates ironically.
“Prince Bandar’s second visit to Moscow in four months follows two major changes in the region: the first is the ouster of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, and the second is the Iranian nuclear deal signed on November 24. If the ‘philosophical’ deliberations lead to an agreement, this will entail a third regional change: Syria.”
The military coup in Egypt, argues the editorial, has forged a new unlikely alliance between two rival parties: Russia and Saudi Arabia.
“Both Moscow and Riyadh lead a political strategy that opposes Islamic political parties, each for their own reasons.”
“The unexpected alliance between Saudi Arabia and Russia over Egypt has opened the door to another possible agreement between them on the Syrian issue. But a deal in Syria would not be possible without the agreement of Iran, Russia’s ally and the greatest protector of the Syrian regime.”  
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Former Shin Bet chief: Ending internal conflict key for Israel

 An unbridled public debate erupted this week on Dec. 4 in Israel between two main approaches dividing the Israeli public in connection with the peace process, diplomatic isolation and the Jewish state’s other geostrategic struggles.
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/12/yuval-diskin-benjamin-netanyahu-two-state-solution-mandela.html#ixzz2moMEEXWo 
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Tehran: Mossad and Saudi intelligence are designing super-Stuxnet to destroy Iran’s nuclear program
DEBKAfile Special Report December 3, 2013, 9:31 AM (IDT)
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency “reveals” that Saudi Arabia and Israel’s Mossad are “co-conspiring to produce a computer worm more destructive than the Stuxnet malware to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program.” The report appeared Monday, Dec. 2, during foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s tour of Arabian Gulf capitals,with the object of easing tensions between the emirates and Tehran. Riyadh was not on his itinerary.
In 2010, Stuxnet, reputed to have been developed by the US and Israel, was the malworm which attacked the software of Iran’s uranium enrichment program and caused a major slowdown, as well as disrupting its only nuclear reactor at Bushehr.
The Iranian agency now claims that Saudi intelligence director Prince Bandar Bin Sultan and the head of Israel’s Mossad Tamir Pardo met in Vienna on Nov. 24, shortly after the six world powers signed their first interim nuclear agreement with Iran in Geneva.  
The two spy chiefs brought with them teams of Israeli and Saudi cyber specialists to discuss “the production of a malware worse than Stuxnet to spy on and destroy the software structure of Iran’s nuclear program,” according to Fars. Riyadh was willing to put up the funding estimated roughly at $1 million.
This plan was approved after the Geneva deal was roundly castigated by Saudi Arabia for acknowledging Iran’s rights to enrich uranium as “Western treachery,” while Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu called it “a historic mistake” and a danger to the world.  
Without spelling this out, the Iranian source suggested that President Barack Obama, who in 2010 was ready to go along with the Stuxnet attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, had changed course and opted out of further cyber war after deciding to make Iran his strategic partner in the Middle East.
Israeli intelligence had therefore turned to Saudi intelligence, said the Iranian source.
The same source “disclosed,” without citing dates, that the Saudi prince and the Israeli spy chief had rendezvoused a number of times in the Jordanian port of Aqaba. When those meetings became an open secret in the Middle East, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz is said to have warned Bandar that the close direct collaboration between the two agencies was causing concern in the royal house.
In another “revelation,” Fars claimed that Prince Bandar secretly visited Israel under cover of French President Francois Hollande’s state visit on Nov. 17-18, ahead of the Geneva meeting on Iran’s nuclear program. This source said the Saudi prince took part in the high-powered Franco-Israeli discussions in Tel Aviv on ways to halt Iran’s nuclear progress.
DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources infer four motives from the manner and timing of the Iranian news agency’s story:
1.  To draw the Crown Prince into reprimanding Bandar for being over-zealous in his partnership with an Israeli head of intelligence and so embarrass him at home. This fits into the context of the succession struggle which our Gulf sources report is afoot in Riyadh. A group of princes is campaigning for Salman’s removal as Crown Prince. Bandar is one of them.
By highlighting his association with Pardo, the Fars publication seeks to discredit Bandar and stir up trouble to sharpen the infighting in Riyadh, with a view to weakening Saudi Arabia’s hand against Iran.
2.  Tehran is getting seriously worried about the Saudi-Israeli intelligence partnership and the prospect of them acting together for covert operations, including cyber warfare, against their nuclear projects. Going public on this partnership is intended to show the Iranian people that the regime is on top of these dangers and well prepared to forestall them.
3. Detractors of the Geneva accord in Tehran are being warned by the regime that formidable external threats lie in wait for the national nuclear program and they would be well advised to desist from their opposition to the deal with the six powers, because it weakens the country’s defenses.
4. The Fars disclosures were picked up and run by Russian media on Dec. 2 - albeit shunned by Western publications – evidence of the close cooperation between Iranian and Russian intelligence services.
No part of these reports is confirmed from any other sources.

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From: Israel News Review: 

» Obama speaking at the SABAN Forum, says US commitment to Israel's security 'sacrosanct'
07/12/13 15:11 from JPost.com - Front Page
US President hails efficacy of sanctions against Iran but says a diplomatic resolution of nuclear issue must be tested; on Israeli-Palestinian peace says could be restricted to W. Bank and Gaza could follow.
» Obama: Iran can have a peaceful nuclear program, including enrichment - The Times of Israel
07/12/13 15:08 from benjamin netanyahu - Google News
The Times of Israel Obama: Iran can have a peaceful nuclear program, including enrichment The Times of Israel Ilan Ben Zion Ilan Ben Zion is a news editor at The Times of Israel. He holds a Masters degree in Diplomacy from … [More] Tel A...
» Obama: Israeli-Palestinian deal possible, will be implemented in stages - Haaretz
07/12/13 15:03 from benjamin netanyahu - Google News
Haaretz Obama: Israeli-Palestinian deal possible, will be implemented in stages Haaretz This year's forum, which began on Friday, is titled “Power Shifts: U.S.-Israel Relations in a Dynamic Middle East.” Other key speakers include Pr...

» Why Saudi-Israeli Team Hates Iran Deal - Consortium News
07/12/13 14:55 from benjamin netanyahu - Google News
Why Saudi-Israeli Team Hates Iran Deal Consortium News The Saudi-Israeli alliance opposes a diplomatic settlement with Iran over its nuclear program because the deal could kill hopes for enlisting the U.S. military in one more violent re...

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07/12/13 08:33 from The Times of Israel
There is a strong convergence of interests with the Saudis who, like Israel, fear a US tilt toward Iran

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06/12/13 18:57 from Mossad - Google News
Kerry Moves to Ease Tensions With Israel Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried to ease tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the recent deal on Iran's nuclear program, asserting ...

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06/12/13 22:00 from Brookings: Topics - Arab-Israeli Relations
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» Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say
01/04/25 15:17 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nin...

» Berlin seeks to deport EU citizens over pro-Palestinian protests
01/04/25 14:22 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Irish, Polish and US activists appeal rulings based on events at university sit-in against Israeli offensive in Gaza

» Middle East crisis live: Israel issues evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza
01/04/25 13:26 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-Zaatar At least 50,399 Palestinian people have been killed and 114,583 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 ...

» Middle East crisis: Israel issues evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza – as it happened
01/04/25 13:26 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-Zaatar At least 50,399 Palestinian people have been killed and 114,583 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 ...

» Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman
01/04/25 10:08 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rights A Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in the resort of...

» Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli jail after being held six months without charge
01/04/25 09:51 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Family of Walid Ahmad, 17, say his health had deteriorated and Palestinian officials say he was denied medical care A 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison died after he collap...

» Israeli airstrike kills four in Beirut, says Lebanese government – video
01/04/25 09:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Four people have been killed and at least seven injured in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, further testing a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah M...

» Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli detention in West Bank
01/04/25 07:09 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Walid Ahmad’s family says his health had deteriorated and officials say he collapsed in unclear circumstances A 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison has died after he collapse...

» Middle East crisis live: three dead and others injured after Israeli airstrike on Beirut, says Lebanon
01/04/25 05:33 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Attack on Lebanon’s capital comes despite shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah So why did Benjamin Netanyahu withdraw his selection of former navy commander vice admiral Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet sec...

» Netanyahu pushes Israel to the brink of constitutional crisis
01/04/25 03:17 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Mass protests and strike threats rock the country amid fears the prime minister will defy the supreme court

» Netanyahu pushes Israel to brink of constitutional crisis
01/04/25 03:17 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Mass protests and strike threats rock the country amid fears the prime minister will defy the supreme court

» Netanyahu gives testimony to Israel police over ‘Qatar Gate’ trial
31/03/25 16:21 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Prime minister’s mounting legal troubles bring him into increasing conflict with legal and investigatory bodies

» Bodies of Palestinian rescue workers recovered from mass grave – video
31/03/25 14:17 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces 'one by one' and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said. The shootings happ...

» Middle East crisis: Palestinian medics killed by Israel and buried in mass grave, says UN – as it happened
31/03/25 13:57 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
UN says 15 Red Crescent and rescue workers were killed ‘one by one’ Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces and buried in mass grave, says UN The Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops open...

» Middle East crisis live: Palestinian medics killed by Israel and buried in mass grave, says UN
31/03/25 13:23 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
UN says 15 Red Crescent and rescue workers were killed ‘one by one’ Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces and buried in mass grave, says UN The Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops open...

» Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
31/03/25 11:24 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces...

» From the Oscars to Israeli detention: the attack on Hamdan Ballal - podcast
31/03/25 11:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
What does the attack on an Oscar-winning Palestinian director say about the situation in the West Bank today? Earlier this month, No Other Land won the Oscar for best documentary feature . The film chronicles the West Bank community of M...

» Middle East crisis live: Israel orders Rafah evacuation; return to ceasefire between Israel and Hamas essential, says EU
31/03/25 10:46 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern Gaza; European Union says resumption of negotiations is only way forward The Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a...

» Middle East crisis live: Israel orders Rafah evacuation
31/03/25 08:07 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern Gaza The Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when the...

» Israel orders evacuation of Rafah as it steps up offensive
31/03/25 07:02 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Civilians told to flee to ‘humanitarian area’ as aid groups warn of worsening disaster in Gaza

» Is Iran on a collision course with the west?
31/03/25 01:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Time is running out for an unpredictable US president and a distrustful Iranian supreme leader to avoid dangerous escalation

» Weak oil prices adds to strain on Saudi mega-projects
31/03/25 01:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Kingdom prepares to unwind production cuts but puts at risk its ambitious spending plan

» Weak oil price adds to strain on Saudi mega-projects
31/03/25 01:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Kingdom prepares to unwind production cuts but puts at risk its ambitious spending plan

» CoreWeave tests investor appetite for AI
31/03/25 01:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
The company closed flat after a volatile trading debut and concerns over its business model

» Netanyahu says he is ‘willing’ to reach deal to free Gaza hostages
30/03/25 13:16 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Prime minister says military pressure is working, as he rejects claims that Israel is not serious about negotiations Rejecting claims from Hamas and Israeli protesters that his government is not engaged in serious negotiations aimed at s...

» Netanyahu says he is ‘willing’ to reach deal to free Israeli hostages
30/03/25 11:09 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Prime minister said military pressure was working, Israel was ready to talk but ‘Hamas must lay down its arms’ Rejecting claims from Hamas and Israeli protesters that his government is not engaged in serious negotiations aimed at securin...

» Orbán to host Netanyahu in defiance of ICC arrest order
30/03/25 07:53 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Five-day visit to Hungary this week will be Israeli leader’s first since warrant to member of international court

» ‘They don’t want them to know anything’: Gaza civilians held in Israel not told families had been killed
30/03/25 05:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
A nurse, a civil servant and a teacher, among thousands of Palestinians detained without charges, were not informed their relatives had died in Israeli attacks • ‘He insisted we take him to the graves’: the Palestinian hostages coming ho...

» Syria swears in new government months after Assad was deposed
29/03/25 21:35 from FT.com - World, Middle East
President Ahmed al-Sharaa claims to form a diverse cabinet following international pressure

» Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire
29/03/25 16:47 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Militants release video of Israeli captive Elkana Bohbot pleading for freedom as they seek a 50-day halt to conflict Hamas has allegedly agreed to free five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, as the militant grou...

» Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah
29/03/25 13:40 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Body of team leader found almost a week after six rescuers went missing, Gaza’s civil defence agency says Israel’s military admitted on Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as “suspicious vehicles”...

» Cash, tents and a secret vault: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Libya trial
29/03/25 10:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Former French president awaits verdict in corruption case linked to the late Libyan dictator Muammer Gaddafi

» ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
29/03/25 10:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administratio...

» Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
29/03/25 10:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name director The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Pales...

» Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire – video
28/03/25 18:27 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Israeli drone strikes targeted the Dahiyeh neighbourhood in southern Beirut on Friday for the first time since a fragile ceasefire was agreed between Hezbollah and Israel in November Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah c...

» Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire
28/03/25 14:35 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Plumes of smoke rise from suburb of Dahiyeh in Lebanese capital after airstrike that threatens fragile truce Israel has conducted an airstrike on Beirut for the first time since signing a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. Huge smoke plu...

» The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan
28/03/25 14:30 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza The abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesda...

» ‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus
28/03/25 13:27 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, part of drive to force Palestinians out of the West Bank It was around 6pm, just after its Palestinian residents had finished their daily ...

» Israel strikes Beirut for first time since November ceasefire
28/03/25 10:46 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Attacks in retaliation for rockets launched from Lebanon follow weeks of mounting hostilities across the Middle East

» Israel scraps system protecting aid workers in Gaza, agencies say
28/03/25 08:05 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Military no longer acknowledges notifications designed to help groups move safely around the strip

» Friday briefing: How Gaza is becoming the deadliest conflict zone for journalists
28/03/25 03:37 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
In today’s newsletter: Media workers in Gaza and the West Bank have faced relentless danger, and attacks on press freedom on the rise across the world Good morning. More than 170 journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023 , with som...

» Kuwait tries to kickstart diversification away from oil
28/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Gulf state set to borrow for the first time in eight years as it seeks to catch up with Saudi Arabia and UAE

» Gulf petrostate Kuwait tries to kickstart diversification from oil
28/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Nation set to borrow for the first time in eight years as it seeks to catch up with Saudi Arabia and UAE

» Gulf petrostate Kuwait tries to kick-start diversification from oil
28/03/25 02:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Nation set to borrow for the first time in eight years as it seeks to catch up with Saudi Arabia and UAE

» From the Oscars to Israeli detention: the attack on No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal – podcast
28/03/25 00:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
What does the attack on an Oscar-winning Palestinian director say about the situation in the West Bank today? Adrian Horton and Lorenzo Tondo report Earlier this month, No Other Land won the Oscar for best documentary feature . The film ...

» No Other Land co-director condemns Academy’s letter to members after Hamdan Ballal attack
27/03/25 22:00 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Yuval Abraham criticised the Academy’s statement defending its silence after Israeli settlers attacked his co-director Hamdan Ballal The Israeli director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has condemned the Academy of Motion ...

» Israel parliament defies protests to pass law tightening grip over judges
27/03/25 14:35 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Opposition parties say political control of appointments will make judges subject to politicians and undermine democracy Israel’s parliament has passed a law expanding elected officials’ power to appoint judges, in defiance of a years-lo...

» The Trump team group chat news is obscuring an essential question | Mohamad Bazzi
27/03/25 13:37 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Amid outrage over Trump cabinet members sharing military details, we’re forgetting to scrutinize decades of failed US policy The revelation that top members of Donald Trump ’s administration disclosed secret US military plans against the...

» It took an Oscar winner’s ordeal for the west to see the truth of settler violence. This is how to stop it | Ofer Cassif
27/03/25 13:27 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
I have spent years fighting this reign of terror in the West Bank – and Hamdan Ballal’s treatment is typical of it Dr Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset, representing the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) since 2019 Im...

» It took an Oscar winner’s ordeal for the world to see the truth of settler violence. This is how to stop it | Ofer Cassif
27/03/25 13:27 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
I have spent years fighting this reign of terror in the West Bank – and Hamdan Ballal’s treatment is typical of it Dr Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset, representing the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) since 2019 Im...

» Who is Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who broke the Signal leak scandal?
27/03/25 12:39 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Atlantic editor-in-chief added to a White House group chat to discuss military plans has history of serving in the Israeli military – and angering Trump Though exactly how Jeffrey Goldberg ended up on a Signal group chat to discuss what ...

» Israel overhauls judge appointments in face of protests
27/03/25 07:04 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Opposition says law to bring politicians into selection process will bring Israel ‘to the brink of civil war’

» Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy
26/03/25 20:22 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking...

» Netanyahu repeats threat to seize territory in Gaza as anti-Hamas protests continue
26/03/25 15:54 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Israeli PM warns of seizure of territories and ‘other measures’ if Hamas refuses to release remaining hostages Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated Israeli threats to seize territory in Gaza if Hamas refuses to release the remaining Israeli h...

» Gazans protest in rare display of dissent against Hamas
26/03/25 15:05 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Rallies are largest show of public anger against militant group since the start of devastating war with Israel

» Trump wants a Nobel peace prize. Here’s how he can earn one | Ken Roth
26/03/25 14:26 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
We must persuade Trump to do the right thing – securing peace in the Middle East – for the wrong reason Donald Trump ’s instinctive deference to the Israeli government is at odds with his self-image as an expert dealmaker . Much as it ma...

» Trump wants a Nobel peace prize. Here’s how he can earn one | Kenneth Roth
26/03/25 14:26 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
We must persuade Trump to do the right thing – securing peace in the Middle East – for the wrong reason Donald Trump ’s instinctive deference to the Israeli government is at odds with his self-image as an expert dealmaker . Much as it ma...

» ‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank
26/03/25 13:31 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Hamdan Ballal says Israeli soldiers beat him with their rifle butts and threatened to kill him The Oscar-winning Palestinian film director Hamdan Ballal has said that Israeli settlers who attacked him were aided by two Israeli soldiers, ...

» Netanyahu repeats threat to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages – as it happened
26/03/25 11:58 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Middle East coverage here Here are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires: The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that at least 830 people had been killed in the P...

» BBC’s Jeremy Bowen accuses Israel of blocking journalists from Gaza
26/03/25 11:58 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
BBC’s international editor says lack of access is ‘because there’s stuff they don’t want us to see’ Middle East crisis – live updates Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor, has accused the Israeli government of blocking journalist...

» Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu repeats threat to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages
26/03/25 11:37 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Israeli PM says he will take ‘more powerful repression’ if Hamas does not release remaining hostages Full story: Hundreds join Hamas protest in Gaza Here are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires: The Gaza health ministry...

» ‘I thought I was going to die’: director Hamdan Ballal recounts attack by settlers and soldiers in West Bank
26/03/25 11:14 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Exclusive: Filmmaker who won an Oscar earlier this month says Israeli settlers were aided by IDF soldiers who beat him with their rifles During an attack on Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal on Monday, Israeli settlers wer...

» Lebanon closes in on next central bank head in test of reform agenda
26/03/25 11:04 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Wealth manager backed by financial elite is frontrunner in race that could influence whether government revives IMF deal

» Lebanon closes in on next central bank head
26/03/25 11:04 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Wealth manager backed by financial elite is frontrunner in race that will test new government’s reform agenda

» Middle East crisis live: hundreds join anti-Hamas protest in Gaza
26/03/25 09:38 from World news: Israel | theguardian.com
Demonstrators in Beit Lahia called for an end to the war with Israel, shouting ‘Hamas out’, amid the IDF’s intense bombing campaign Full story: Hundreds join Hamas protest in Gaza Here are some of the latest images coming in via the news...

» Israeli blockade fuels black market for tattered cash in Gaza
26/03/25 02:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Traders charge commissions of 30% on hard currency while others repair bills by hand due to severe shortage

» The money menders of Gaza
26/03/25 02:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Traders charge commissions of 30% on hard currency while others repair bills by hand due to severe shortage

» Israel passes budget in boost to Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition
25/03/25 10:40 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Opposition condemns bill that will lead to massive increase in military and defence spending

» Syria’s White Helmets return to Damascus
25/03/25 08:01 from FT.com - World, Middle East
First responders branded as terrorists under ousted dictator are helping to rebuild a shattered state

» The Israel-Hamas war in maps and charts
24/03/25 17:05 from FT.com - World, Middle East
A visual guide to the conflict

» Top US officials shared classified details of military strikes with journalist
24/03/25 16:34 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Vice-president and defence secretary debated charging Europe for American attack on Houthis

» Israel readies plans for occupation of Gaza
24/03/25 15:50 from FT.com - World, Middle East
New military leadership, with far-right’s support, draws up drastically harsher proposal to destroy Hamas

» From Berlin to Tokyo, the fears of a new nuclear arms race
24/03/25 02:00 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Washington extended an atomic umbrella over its allies. Now some feel it may be time to seek their own weapons

» Israel’s political crisis deepens after vote against attorney-general
23/03/25 12:19 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet withdraws confidence in Gali Baharav-Miara

» Israel strikes targets in Lebanon following rocket attack
22/03/25 16:08 from FT.com - World, Middle East
Exchange of fire threatens truce that ended 13 months of fighting

» Detained British bank analyst awaiting verdict in Saudi Arabia
22/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Former Bank of America contractor Ahmed al-Doush was arrested while on a trip last year

» Abu Dhabi’s quest to turn its DNA ‘gold mine’ into big business
22/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Project backed by national security chief Sheikh Tahnoon aims to commercialise mammoth Emirati genetic database

» Lammy urged to impose sanctions on Dubai officials over UK businessman’s detention
19/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Letter calls on government to impose ‘Magnitsky-style’ measures

» Saudi Arabia cracks down on ‘immoral acts’
16/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Prince Mohammed creates unit to combat prostitution and begging after years of loosening hardline social restrictions

» End of ‘blank cheque’ era for outside consultants in Saudi Arabia
15/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Western firms profited as kingdom launched ‘giga-projects’ but market is slowing as Riyadh reins in spending

» Big budget Saudi TV series stirs controversy in Middle East
13/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Iraq and Iran have banned mega production focused on seventh century schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims

» Saudi-owned Scopely buys Pokémon Go in $3.5bn gaming deal
12/03/25 13:54 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence

» Pilgrims in Mecca search for a moment of peace
12/03/25 12:56 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Saudi Arabia’s plan to increase religious tourism must include ways to manage the growing crowds

» Dubai’s property market is thriving — and its neighbours are taking notes
12/03/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Price rises of 147 per cent in five years, soaring skylines and a rush of new residents are an inspiration to some, a cautionary tale to others

» US and Ukraine hold talks on ending war with Russia
11/03/25 13:41 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Saudi Arabia meeting comes as Kyiv and Moscow launch attacks on each other’s territory

» Ukraine seeks to persuade US to resume aid in high-stakes talks
10/03/25 06:26 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Zelenskyy in effort to persuade Trump he wants an end to war with Russia after freeze on military and intelligence aid

» The Gulf state purging tens of thousands of its citizens
09/03/25 01:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Kuwait has stripped nationality from 42,000 people after suspending the region’s only parliament last year

» Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on cinemas. Now it just needs people to turn up
09/03/25 01:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Local box office has struggled since movie ban was lifted in 2018

» PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund clash over hiring of executive
07/03/25 15:30 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firm

» Dubai property rally closes in on pre-2008 record
07/03/25 01:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Growing population and buoyant economy have fuelled four-year bull run, but some warn rising prices are unsustainable

» Oil prices fall after Opec+ confirms crude production increase
04/03/25 06:52 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Traders had been expecting cartel to postpone plan to boost output

» Saudi Aramco chief says DeepSeek AI makes ‘big difference’ to operations
04/03/25 06:43 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
World’s largest oil company using Chinese AI software in its data centre in Damman

» Adnoc and OMV announce deal to combine petrochemical assets
03/03/25 20:05 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Two companies say they are creating world’s fourth-largest group in plastics called polyolefins

» UAE investor buys stake in Mali gold mines from Canada’s Allied Gold
25/02/25 10:15 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Investment is biggest sign of confidence in sector since junta started crackdown on miners

» Kiss the ring: business titans line up for Saudi Arabia and Trump
25/02/25 01:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Plus, the chief executive at Prosus clinches his biggest deal yet and a new firm threatens the reign of FTI Consulting

» Saudi Arabia quietly steps up releases of political prisoners
25/02/25 01:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Rights groups say conservative and liberal critics of the kingdom are among dozens freed in recent weeks

» Qatar uses sovereign wealth to entice venture capital to Doha
24/02/25 05:21 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
QIA will continue to invest most of its wealth outside the Gulf state but wants to make the country a regional hub for VC

» The queen of Wall Street
24/02/25 02:00 from Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com
Plus, a golden age of US-Saudi co-operation, Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation market, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi

» In Tel Aviv, diverse mix of artists shines spotlight on Israeli hostages
04/11/23 04:34 from The Times of Israel
From around the country, artists come to city's museum square to paint victims held in Gaza, in the hopes of drumming up support -- and one day gifting portraits to their owners The post In Tel Aviv, diverse mix of artists shines spotlig...

» 2 charged with terror offenses for paraglider signs at pro-Palestinian rally in London
04/11/23 04:16 from The Times of Israel
Prosecutors say there's reasonable suspicion the suspects are supporters of Hamas terror group; UK's PM Sunak slams plan for pro-Palestinian protest on Remembrance Day The post 2 charged with terror offenses for paraglider signs at pro-P...

» Underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops push into Gaza
04/11/23 03:17 from The Times of Israel
Fortified structure has molecular lab, air-filtration system to let staff work even during chemical or biological warfare, safe room to shield against severe missile threats The post Underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts...

» As some US Jews take down mezuzahs due to antisemitism, some non-Jews put them up
04/11/23 01:29 from The Times of Israel
'This is the most beautiful thing anybody has ever said to me,' California rabbi says of offer by neighbors to affix mezuzahs, calls the one at his home 'the security system' The post As some US Jews take down mezuzahs due to antisemitis...

» NY Dem seeks meeting with Jewish voters as his stance on Israel-Hamas war criticized
04/11/23 00:11 from The Times of Israel
Facing potential primary, Jamaal Bowman invites constituents to sit-down on antisemitism that rabbi says no one will attend: 'The relationship with him has hit rock bottom' The post NY Dem seeks meeting with Jewish voters as his stance o...

» IDF force makes ‘targeted’ incursion into southern Gaza as offensive pushes ahead
03/11/23 23:28 from The Times of Israel
Israel has ‘significantly refined’ battle plans against Hamas, says Biden official * Blinken to meet with Arab FMs in Amman * IDF death toll in ground op at 24 The post IDF force makes ‘targeted’ incursion into southern Gaza ...

» Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel over ‘serious humanitarian situation’ in Gaza
03/11/23 23:12 from The Times of Israel
Despite move, which follows protests by several other Latin American nations, Honduran FM says ties with Israel stable and that diplomats and staff remain at embassy in Jerusalem The post Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel over ‘...

» German soccer team sacks player for sharing ‘from the river to the sea’ post
03/11/23 22:36 from The Times of Israel
Mainz gives boot to Anwar El Ghazi as prosecutors investigate him for 'disturbing public peace by condoning criminal acts in conjunction with incitement to hatred' The post German soccer team sacks player for sharing ‘from the rive...

» Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded Gazans — US official
03/11/23 22:03 from The Times of Israel
Israeli officials say inspectors uncovered oxygen concentrators for tunnels used by Palestinian terror groups inside truck carrying aid to Strip The post Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded Gazans — US officia...

» Israelis urged to reconsider overseas travel amid rising antisemitism worldwide
03/11/23 20:29 from The Times of Israel
National Security Council calls on citizens to 'weigh the essentiality' of planned trips before departing, avoid outward displays of their Jewish and Israeli identities The post Israelis urged to reconsider overseas travel amid rising an...

» In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past
03/11/23 20:13 from The Times of Israel
Airing weekly in the US through Nov. 16, the show draws on the experiences of co-creator Jennifer Podemski, a victim of the 'Sixties Scoop' torn from her mother's arms The post In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her tra...

» Thousands protest in Tel Aviv as Blinken visits, demanding hostages’ return
03/11/23 18:42 from The Times of Israel
Rally included display of an empty Shabbat table, dolls awaiting captive children and protesters wearing red eye coverings The post Thousands protest in Tel Aviv as Blinken visits, demanding hostages’ return appeared first on The T...

» IDF still surrounding Gaza City, kills ‘numerous’ terror operatives, destroys tunnels
03/11/23 17:33 from The Times of Israel
Military says it struck ambulance carrying Hamas cell: 'They transfer terror operatives and weapons in ambulances'; WHO 'shocked' as footage shows dead civilians The post IDF still surrounding Gaza City, kills ‘numerous’ terr...

» Projectile damages AFP’s Gaza bureau; IDF: Strike nearby may have caused debris
03/11/23 17:21 from The Times of Israel
French news agency's eight staff had evacuated south and so the bureau was empty when explosive projectile smashed in, apparently moving horizontally from east to west The post Projectile damages AFP’s Gaza bureau; IDF: Strike near...

» Israel sends hundreds of Gazan laborers held since Oct. 7 back into Strip
03/11/23 16:44 from The Times of Israel
Israel was slowly increasing number of Gazans with work permits in recent months, a strategy shattered by the Hamas massacres The post Israel sends hundreds of Gazan laborers held since Oct. 7 back into Strip appeared first on The Times ...

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» First in Israel: Mastectomy performed completely by 'hands' of a robot
17/11/21 05:38 from JPost.com - Front Page
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» US envoy visits Saudi Arabia, Bahrain for talks on Iran, Yemen
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» Nefesh B’Nefesh inaugurates new aliyah campus in Jerusalem
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» Oil pipeline explodes in Iranian village - report
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» West Bank outpost evacuated, three arrested in protests
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» Israel To Build First Tech Park for Arab Sector
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» Netflix’s ‘The Club’ offers a rare portrait of Turkish Jews
17/11/21 00:22 from JPost.com - Front Page
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» Welfare Ministry data shows increase in reports of domestic violence
17/11/21 00:00 from JPost.com - Front Page
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» EU, Peres Center, Frontier RNG hold roundtable on desertification
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» 5 things moms can do to stay calm when parenting gets rough
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» Buy this Catskills bungalow colony and own a piece of the Borscht Belt
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» Budapest’s new $30m Holocaust museum sits in limbo
16/11/21 22:47 from JPost.com - Front Page
The story of the museum, whose temporary name is the House of Fates, underlines how the legacy of the Holocaust keeps Jews from being fully integrated into Hungarian society.

» SPCA Israel seeks funds to replace X-ray machine in 24/7 vet clinic
16/11/21 22:25 from JPost.com - Front Page
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» The Sephardic Spice Girls helped me connect with my Jewish roots
16/11/21 22:24 from JPost.com - Front Page
Sharon and Rachel, aka the Sephardic Spice Girls (@sephardicspicegirls), are a cooking duo who run an Instagram account by the same name.

» On This Day: COVID-19 patient zero reportedly diagnosed in China in 2019
16/11/21 21:33 from JPost.com - Front Page
According to this report, which was widely cited by other media outlets though never independently confirmed, the first COVID-19 patient was an unidentified 55-year-old from China's Hubei province. 

» ‘Chess4Solidarity’ chess tournament celebrated by Lapid, UNESCO
16/11/21 20:44 from JPost.com - Front Page
Over 500 people from all around the globe participated in the tournament, which was held virtually.

» Lithuania halts construction of bike path near Holocaust mass grave
16/11/21 20:22 from JPost.com - Front Page
In Šiauliai, which was home to Lithuania’s second-largest Jewish population before the Holocaust, the future of the bike path is uncertain.

» Israel fires missiles towards building south of Damascus - report
16/11/21 20:09 from JPost.com - Front Page
One of the missiles was shot down and no losses were reportedly caused.

» Chaim Walder's books removed from Eichler's over rape allegations
16/11/21 19:51 from JPost.com - Front Page
Women have alleged that ultra-Orthodox author Chaim Walder would regularly rape them at ages 12 and 15.

» Dianna Feinstein could be 1st Jew to be 3rd in line for US presidency
16/11/21 19:48 from JPost.com - Front Page
The retirement of Patrick Leahy sets the stage for Feinstein's election to be president pro tempore of the US Senate.

» Plaques give context to Dutch cemetery where Nazis buried near WWII victims
16/11/21 19:35 from JPost.com - Front Page
New plaques were unveiled, acknowledging that it is the burial place of war criminals.

» Man threatens to burn down Queens bagel shop over Israeli flags
16/11/21 18:53 from JPost.com - Front Page
Queens is home to an estimated 200,000 of New York City’s staggering 1.1 million Jewish residents.

» Pfizer files for US authorization of COVID-19 pill
16/11/21 18:13 from JPost.com - Front Page
The oral drug could be a promising new weapon in the fight against the pandemic, as it can be taken as an early at-home treatment.

» Second suspect arrested in espionage case in Sweden - report
16/11/21 17:52 from JPost.com - Front Page
A second suspect was arrested in a case concerning espionage in Sweden, with the first suspect being a state official working in security.

» Poland's police arrest 3 in connection to antisemitic book burning rally
16/11/21 17:48 from JPost.com - Front Page
Yair Lapid: “The horrific antisemitic incident in Poland reminds every Jew in the world of the strength of hatred that exists in the world.”

» 86-year-old crowned 'Miss Holocaust Survivor' in Israeli pageant
16/11/21 15:54 from JPost.com - Front Page
Ten contestants - ranging in age from 79 to 90 - trod the catwalk at a museum in the city of Haifa an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazis.

» Photos of IDF officials meeting with Arab nation counterparts are important - editorial
16/11/21 15:32 from JPost.com - Front Page
Israeli Air Force commander Mag.-Gen. Amikam Norkin was photographed at the Dubai Air Show with the commander of the UAE Air Force.

» Sudan's future is entangled in their connection with Israel - opinion
16/11/21 15:22 from JPost.com - Front Page
Blinken asked Israel to encourage the Sudanese military to restore the country to stability after the Sudanese coup.

» Biden, Xi discuss how to 'align' stances on Iran nuclear issue
16/11/21 15:17 from JPost.com - Front Page
The US-Iranian talks are indirect, with officials from the other nations shuttling between them, because Iran refuses direct contact with US officials.

» UNRWA chief: We face collapse from political attacks and lack of funds
16/11/21 14:11 from JPost.com - Front Page
To date, UNRWA services 5.7 million Palestinian refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

» US ambassador to UN visits Gaza, Lebanon borders
16/11/21 13:55 from JPost.com - Front Page
Erdan said he thinks that next time the US ambassador has to speak about Israel in the UN Security Council, she will surely remember this trip.

» When leaks harm prosecution of Netanyahu - analysis
16/11/21 13:34 from JPost.com - Front Page
Even if leaks are bad in general, there is some history and basis for leaks to the media to prevent the most powerful authorities of a nation from covering up their allegedly illegal activities.

» Iran restarts nuke parts production at facility Mossad accused of blowing up - report
16/11/21 13:27 from JPost.com - Front Page
Centrifuges enrich uranium for potentially making a nuclear weapon, and some of Iran's more advanced models can speed up that process by a rate of four to five times compared to older models.

» UK Labour leader denounces ‘anti-Zionist antisemitism’
16/11/21 13:00 from JPost.com - Front Page
Opposition and British Labour leader says party is opposed to BDS, denounces anti-Zionism as ‘antithesis of Labour tradition’

» Iranian president claims country's frozen assets abroad were released
16/11/21 12:37 from JPost.com - Front Page
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced that the country's resources in other countries had been unblocked.

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