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USA: USA, Jordan & 15 other countries launched a huge live
fire drill in Jordan on May 9. dubbed Eager Lion 2012, involving
air, land, marine and special forces (D Alert) On May 9 the US
House of Reps, passed the “US-Israel Enhanced Security Co-op
Act of 2012,” expanding military co-op between the 2 &
providing Israel with essential military capabilities to preserve its
qualitative military edge in the region (JTA) US For. aid to
Egypt is to be cut if Egypt breaks its peace treaty with Israel &
the Pals would see their funding withheld if they make any
agreement with Hamas and if they do not stop incitement against
Israel (J Post) On May 21 the US senate imposed more deep
reaching sanctions against Iran (Fox) The US Senate is about to
pass legislation to massively increase military, security and
intell. Co-op between USA and Israel (Meid) The US XBand
Radar in Israel uses 100 US servicemen and its pointed at
Iran. But, it also sees what’s going on at Israeli air bases so a
secretly planned attack on Iran would be known to the US
immediately (D Alert) It has been revealed that from his first
days in office Pres Obama has secretly authorised increasing
cyber-attacks on Iran’s computer systems began in the Bush era
(N.York Times) Pres Obama apparently has a contingency
plan re Iran & it includes 40,000 US troops in place near Iran
plus 2 carrier strike groups (D Alert) A recent report links
Pres Obama to the cyber attacks on Iran, inc Stuxnet and Flame
(Emet) USA has again pressured Israel in holding off attacking
Iran, by promising a new set of severe sanctions against Iran
(Wash Post)
IRAEL: Israel’s Pres Peres has been in Canada and thanked
the country for its wholehearted support of Israel (CNews)
A new Israeli poll shows that 67 % do not believe negotiations
with the Pals will lead to ‘peace’ (D Alert) On May 14 PM
Netanyahu told Chairman Abbas that Israel wants to start
‘negotiations’ as soon as possible and pledges to establish a
demilitarised Pal State as a 2 state solution (Haretz) On
May 13 Chairman Abbas rejected Israel’s offer (Hayon)
Early May Israel Navy commando forces and the Air Force
carried out the largest drill in 10 years, simulating many
activities.(IDF) The IDF is to spend NIS 1.5 Billion on
reinforcement of some military sites and on building back-up
facilities of others (J Post) On May 11, a 5.5 earthquake
affected part of Israel and the West Bank (J Post) Israel
announced on May 14 the return of 100 bodies of buried Pal
terrorists (Haretz) The IOC has rejected an Israeli call for a
minutes silence at the start of the London Games to mark the 40
th anniversary of the Munich terror attack by Islamics, which
killed 11 Israeli athletes (Guardian) An advanced surveillance
system similar to that along the Israel/Egyptian border, is to be
deployed along the Israel/Jordan border (Ynet) A report on
May 15 reveals Israel is sending fighter jets to USA to take part
in military exercises (Times of Israel) Noble Energy is to hook
up 2 gas fields to supply Israel with gas in the next few months
(AFP) On May 16 Defence Min Barakj said that Irans’ nuclear
plans had to be blocked by sanctions, or by something else!!
(CNN) Israel may search for oil on the Golan after 20 years
of delay caused by Syrian objections (AP) On May 20 Mr
Netanyahu affirmed that Jerusalem will never again be divided
(Haretz) A report says that Israeli helicopters can fire flares to
misdirect enemy rockets and the Israelis are working on a hard
kill system to intercept SAMS fired at helicopters (Emet) A
report on May 23 says Israel uncovered a number of terror cells
in the Hebron area, which were planning terror attacks and
kidnappings (J Post) Israel is working to increase the working
area coverage of the Iron Dome anti-missile defence system and
thus need less of them (J Post) Mr Netanyahu recently told his
fellow Israelis re Israel, ‘This is YOUR country, your homeland,
your birthright and your future (Meid) On May 22 Mr
Netanyahu told the visiting German Pres. that Iran is planning
another Holocaust of Jews (J Post) On May 30 Israel’s Def.
Min. said Israel does not have an option to ignore the Iranian
nuclear threat!! “It is a sword on Israel’s neck” (N. York Times)
Yoram Cohen of the J Post describes the Gaza Strip as a giant
arms warehouse with at least 8000 rockets and 20,000 armed
men of Hamas and Is Jihad (J Post) Israel has just completed a
training exercise of sending tanks and forces across rivers, with
the possibility of sending such forces deep into enemy territory to
thwart desperate threats (Times Israel) An Israeli soldier was
killed on June 1 by an infiltrating terrorist who was also killed.
The IAF then struck targets in Gaza (Ynet) A new ‘find’ 170
Kms off the Israeli coast contains an estimated 6.7 trillion c/f of
gas and 1.4 billion barrels of oil (Reuters) On June 6 Israel
accused Iran of a strategy of nuclear ‘ defiance, deception an
concealment’ (AP) In an interview of June 5, Mr Netanyahu
accused Iran and Hizbullah, killers supporting killers, of
wholesale murder in Syria (Meid) On June 5 IDF Chief of
Staff Benny Gantz, speaking of the Iranian threat, said “We are
super-ready to meet it!! (J Post) On June 5 the Israel
Antiquities Authority announced another find near Kiryat Gat, of
ancient jewels and gold and silver coins dating back to the first
and second centuries (J Post) 551 housing units are to be built
in the ‘West Bank” in addition to 300 previously approved
(Meid) Israel has placed a $2.7 (Bill) order with Lockheed
Martin USA for its first squadron of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
with the first ones expected to arrive in 2017 (J Post) A recent
article in the New York Times explores the co-operation between
Israel and the USA in cyberwarfare against Iran, but points out
that Israel has been into cyberwarfare slightly longer than the
USA (D Alert) An Israeli Professor has developed a method
that uses concentrated solar energy to convert greenhouse gas
(CO2) into carbon monoxide and oxygen. Mixed with
hydrogen it can be used as a power source for vehicles (Meid)
Whilst celebrating the 45 th anniversary of the 6 day war, Israel’s
Commander Fuchs said “ We are prepared for war, which draws
closer with every day that passes, but much more prepared than
in previous years” (IDF) The world’s largest enormous 3 level
underground car park/hospital has been built in Haifa, dozens of
metres below the ground, safe from rockets etc (Times of Israel)
IRAN: A report on May 14 reveals that Iran is spending $1
Million developing its abilities to attack websites of those who
disagree with Iran, thus possibly causing enormous
disruptions across the world (Wash Times) On May 12,
Iran revealed the names & addresses of 60 ‘experts’ allegedly’
working in their nuclear program. (Why? A very strange
action).(Emet) On May 15 Iran said they had hanged an
Iranian responsible for the death of an Iranian scientist (Meid)
On May 20, Iran’s Chief of Staff told the Iranians that the
country is fully committed to the total annihilation of Israel
and its people (Fars) A report on May 25 claims Iran has
installed another 350 uranium enrichment centrifuges since
February in addition to the 700 already at Fordow(Reuters)
Commentators are pointing out that Iran’s call for the
destruction of Israel is from the whole Iranian leadership, not
just from Pres. Ahmadinejad (D Alert) As the useless
nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers drag
on, Iran is conducting a massive military exercise in the
Isfahan Province (Meid) As of May 28 Iran has rejected
all demands not to refine uranium at 20%. (Meid) With
great rhetoric Iran’s Parl. speaker threatens that any attack on
Syria would result in suffering for Israel, with ‘ash rising from
the flames ‘ (Meid) Iran has again warned USA against
military action on Iran pointing out that US bases in the area
are very vulnerable to Iranian missiles! (Meid) A German
nuclear weapons expert suggests Iran may have acquired
nuclear laser enrichment technology from Russia, a cheaper
method and hard to detect (D Alert) Food prices in Iran
have skyrocketed by 50 % to 75% due to basic
mismanagement of the economy (D Alert) From July 1as
the EU embargo against Iran takes effect, Iran will lose ¼ of
its oil revenues. Another blow will be that large Insurance
companies will stop insuring Iranian tankers and any vessel
carrying Iranian oil! (Ynet)
TURKEY: It was revealed on May 24 that Israel had offered to
pay Turkey $6 (mill) in reparation for the deaths of the Turkish
activists killed on the Turkish flotilla, but Turkey declined
(Reuters) A Turkish High Court has accepted indictments
against 4 Israelis over the 2010 Mamara flotilla incident,
demanding life sentences (Meid)
JORDAN: Jordan’s King is growing increasingly nervous at
the Moslem Brotherhood’s infiltration of previously loyal
tribes as they seek to turn Jordan into an Islamic republic. (D
Alert)
HAMAS PA: The Arab media was strangely quiet on
‘NAKBA Day’, May 15, praps realising that Israel was very
prepared for violence (J Post) Mohammed Rashid, once a
financial adviser to Arafat, is being sought for stealing
millions of dollars from public funds! (AP) 270 Pals were
lightly injured in clashes with Israelis, on Nakba Day , May
15, in the West Bank and Jerusalem. (J Post) A report
shows that further boycotts of Israeli products made in the
West Bank will affect 15,000 Pals employed in making the
goods! (Ynet) Archaeologists working in an old palace area
in the Jezreel Valley have found a tiny clay pot containing
gold and silver jewelry and semi precious stones from 3,100
years ago (Haretz) Moshe Arens writes that the Pal ‘Nakba’
is really a celebration of the Pals defeat in trying to destroy
the Israel state (D Alert) The Hamas ‘alleged” PM Haniyeh
said on May 18 “there is no future for Israel on the land of
Palestine” (Meid) People in the PA territory avoid boycotts
of Israel products saying that if it is from Israel the quality is
better (Ynet) Reports are surfacing of a $100 (Million)
dollar personal wealth of PA Chairman Abbas, plus
conspicuous wealth of his 2 sons, money no doubt all stolen
from international donations to the PA (Meid) Mohammed
Rashid, once the shadowy ‘money-man’ for Yasser Arafat
has been gaoled for 15 years for stealing millions of dollars in
public funds (A P)
RUSSIA: It was announced on May 8 that Russia had returned
Iran’s advance payment for 5- S300 Air Defence systems
(Fars) In April 1854 Karl Marx confirmed a Jewish Majority
in Jerusalem saying there were 4.000 Moslems and 8,000
Jews (D Alert) Russian Pres Vladimar Putin is to visit Israel
about the end of June. Now THAT will be interesting (J Post)
A report on June 4 claims Russia has 10,000 nuclear
warheads, USA 8,000 and Israel 80 (Emet)
EGYPT:A report on May 10 tells of an Egyptian operation in
the Sinai and the arrest of many Egyptian and Palestinians
linked to the Hamas armed wing.(D Alert) An early May
Pew poll reveals that 61% of Egyptians now favour the
cancellation of the peace treaty with Israel (J Post) Public
support of the Moslem B/hood in Egypt has dropped from
63% to 42% and 47 % don’t want Moslem B/hood influence
in the Parliament (Gallup) Moslem B/Hood Pres candidate
will face Ahmed Shafik, former Air Force Colonel in a run-off
(N Y Times) A large oil deposit has been found 290 kms
south west of Alexandria, thought to be enough for Egypt’s
needs for many years (Meid) Presidential voting in Egypt
saw the Islamist M/B Mursi win 25.3 % of the vote and the
Air Force man Shafiq at 24.9 %. There is to be a ‘run-off’ in
mid June (Meid) M/Brotherhood cleric Higazi sees an
Islamic Caliphate, the United States of the Arabs
“We shall pray in Jerusalem or die as martyrs on its
threshold” (Memri) Mubarak was sentenced on June 2 to
life imprisonment for complicity in the deaths of hundreds of
protesters (L A Times) The Moslem Brotherhood say they
will hang Mubarak if and when they come to power (D Alert)
The Egyptian censor has shut down production of a local film
“A Loaf of Bread”, which may promote normalisation of
relations with Israel (Haretz)
SYRIA: A huge explosion in Damascus on May 10, killed
hundreds of people & wounded countless others, destroying a
military intell. building (AP) Following the shelling of
areas near Hama by Gov troops, which killed more than 116
innocent people, many nations have instructed Syrian
diplomats to leave their countries. (Meid) A June 2
headline says “War marching to Damascus”. Large supplies
of weapons etc are flowing to the rebels (Indep. UK) On
June 6 dozens of men, women and children were hacked to
death by pro-gov. militia men, near Hama (wash Post) The
west wants Russia to broker a deal with Syrian Pres. Assad
who has already transferred $6 (Bill) in Syrian reserves to
Moscow (Wash Post) A recent article speaks of the ‘life or
death’ powers of the Shabiha militia in Syria, practically
unlimited power given them by Pres Assad and his family.
Shabiha is also involved in smuggling and blackmail rackets
(Reuters)_
ISLAM:Anti-Christian sentiments and terror is continually
increasing in Turkey, Iran, and in Nigeria where 50 Christians
were recently murdered in a Church bombing (Meid)
TERRORISM:A ‘double agent’ was given an ‘under-wear
bomb’ to be used to blow up a US bound jet, but gave it to
Saudi Intell, instead! (Emet) 9 members of a PPLP front
org tried 3 times to kidnap Israelis in the West Bank but failed
(J Post) On May 23, 2 Israeli soldiers were wounded by
gunfire from the Gaza Strip. There has been an increase in
terror along the border (Haretz) A report on June 2 tells of
the failure of the 6 th attempt by a pro-Hamas group, to send a
‘convoy’ to Gaza (D Alert)
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia’s population has grown by
13 million since 1990, to 28 million (D Alert)
WORLD NEWS: On May 16 ex Spanish Pres Jose Maria Aznar
said Iran’s Al Khamenei told him in 2000 that ‘Israel must be
burned to the ground…..through military force (Hayom)) 68 %
in USA and 50 % in several other countries support military
action against Iran (AP) In its ongoing attempts to delegitimise
Israel, Amnesty Int. made 137 allegations against Israel in its
2012 Report(NGO Monitor) Canada’s For. Min has been
outspoken on Canada’s support of Israel and says Canada will
continue to stand with the Jewish State (D Alert) There is
news of the FLAME virus hitting computers around the Middle
East .It is incredibly complex and is doing great damage to
computers and systems (J Post) German newspaper Der
Spiegel claims Israel has armed its Fleet of German made
submarines with nuclear tipped cruise missiles giving the Jewish
State a theoretical ‘second strike option to deter nuclear attacks.
(Meid)
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