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The Day In Israel: Wed Nov 18th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Wed Nov 18th, 2009

“The threat that Iran poses is very grave for the state of Israel, for peace in the Middle East and the whole world. Without any doubt, we are the first target, but not the last.”
- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Updates (Israel time; most recent at top)
10:12PM: Opposition leader Tzipi Livni today blasted Prime Minister [...]

The Day In Israel: Tues Nov 17th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Tues Nov 17th, 2009

Thousands of Argentinians – including people from “human rights organizations” – have protested the visit to their country of Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Thousands of people gathered Monday in the square opposite Argentina’s congress in Buenos Aires in preparation for a protest march against Israel. The protest was scheduled to coincide with President Shimon Peres’  visit [...]

The Day In Israel: Mon Nov 16th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Mon Nov 16th, 2009

Chief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat yesterday indicated the palestinians would unilaterally declare a palestinian state on the 1967 borders.
And if he is to be believed (which is always in doubt), we can thank the EU foreign policy chief for this.
The Palestinian Authority is mobilizing international support for declaring statehood, chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said [...]

The Day In Israel: Thurs Nov 12th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Thurs Nov 12th, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Israel would be prepared to hold immediate peace negotiations with Syria, as long as the talks are held without preconditions.
And Syrian dorktator Bashar Assad also says he supports negotiations.
With a little bit of terrorism on the side.
“The essence of peace is not just negotiations but rather, resistance as [...]

The Day In Israel: Wed Nov 11th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Wed Nov 11th, 2009

During yesterday’s session of the UN Security Council, the US accused Iran of violating a UN arms embargo by secretly sending weapons to Hizbullah via Syria in a ship seized by Israel.
Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari responded by accusing Israel of committing “an act of piracy on the high seas,” and dismissed the charges as  [...]

The Day In Israel: Tues Nov 10th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Tues Nov 10th, 2009

With Kadima “Number 2″ Shaul Mofaz appealing to legal experts outside of Israel to examine the possibility of holding meetings with Hamas terrorists as part of his hairbrained peace plan, another terrorist group has basically told him where he can shove it.
Clue: It involves a place on his anatomy where the sun don’t shine.
Updates (Israel [...]

The Day In Israel: Mon Nov 9th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Mon Nov 9th, 2009

The White House announced that President Barack Obama will be meeting with Binyamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister’s trip to Washington, but did not say what would be on their agenda. But according to Ha’aretz, the meeting should be “interesting”.
Relations between Israel and the United States are in crisis. This is the conclusion that [...]

The Day In Israel: Sun Nov 1st, 2009

The Day In Israel: Sun Nov 1st, 2009

In light of recent Lebanese accusations that Israel is spying on Lebanon, the question is whether this is the case.
The answer seems to be hell yeah.
Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) confirmed on Saturday that Israel was operating intelligence-gathering networks within Lebanon.
Speaking at an event in Be’er Sheva, Ya’alon said that “the moment Hezbollah renewed [...]

The Day In Israel: Fri Oct 30th, 2009

Ha’aretz reports that the Holocaust-denying leader of the PA who has not ruled out “resistance” against Israel is allegedly deeply suspicious of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and is losing faith in his intentions to reach a peace agreement.
Ok, I’m paraphrasing but you hopefully get my point.
Updates (Israel time; most recent at top)
1:26PM: Lebanon’s ambassador to [...]

The Day In Israel: Thurs Oct 29th, 2009

The Day In Israel: Thurs Oct 29th, 2009

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gabriela Shalev, has warned that the Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead will not go away.
The Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead will not go away even if Israel launches an independent inquiry into the campaign, UN Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Wednesday.
“There are no legal questions here – and we [...]