Israel-Egyptian peace shaken by Israel's mishandling of Palestinian terror: Egypt is to withdraw its ambassador to Israel to protest what it calls "breach of the peace treaty" over the deaths of five Egyptian security personnel. In its statement Saturday morning, Aug. 20, Cairo referred to an incident alleged to have occurred Thursday as Palestinian terrorists coming from Sinai attacked Israel's Eilat highway. Read more>>
Hamas Ends ‘Ceasefire’ with Israel: As the situation in southern Israel escalates, Hamas' military wing announces the artificial ceasefire with Israel is over. Read more>>
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Israel & Lebanon Relations; Russia & Iran
Minor incidents between Israel and Lebanon could spark war, UN envoy warns: Incidents such as the exchange of gunfire that took place across the Israeli-Lebanese border earlier this week must be avoided, the United Nations envoy for Lebanon has stressed, warning that they can easily flare up into something more dangerous. Read more>>
Russia reaches out to Iran: A recurring feature of the Russian-Iranian relationship is that it mostly languishes on the horizon but can be trusted to move to the center stage whenever there is a criticality in the Middle East situation. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made a point recently in an interview with the Russian media when he described Iran as the "most significant neighbor" of Russia, which stands in the way of the Western strategy to encircle Russia. Read more>>
Russia reaches out to Iran: A recurring feature of the Russian-Iranian relationship is that it mostly languishes on the horizon but can be trusted to move to the center stage whenever there is a criticality in the Middle East situation. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made a point recently in an interview with the Russian media when he described Iran as the "most significant neighbor" of Russia, which stands in the way of the Western strategy to encircle Russia. Read more>>
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