* Right wing blasts PM over Syria report Right-wingers were seething on Friday afternoon after a report that a recent flurry of secret messages from Israel to Syria signaled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s willingness to give up the Golan Heights.

* UN condemns Ahmadinejad comments UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he was “shocked and dismayed” at recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about Israel.

* G8 warns Iran against continuing to enrich uranium The Group of Eight countries said Friday that they “will support adopting further measures” if Iran refuses to put a halt to its uranium enrichment program.

* Lebanese Army Pounds Militants in Refugee Camp The Lebanese army has again battled Fatah al-Islam militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli.

* Putin offers options for US missiles Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Friday that missile defense interceptors could be located in Turkey, or even Iraq or on sea platforms.

* Turkish Military Agitating to Fight PKK Tensions remained high on the Turkish-Iraqi border on Friday, with the latest developments indicating that the Turkish military is pressing the government.

* Europe’s seas face ‘bleak future’ Europe’s seas are in a “serious state of decline” as a result of coastal development, overfishing and pollution from agriculture, warn scientists.

* Rift seen in Iraq insurgency — some groups reject al Qaeda U.S. forces have begun arming nationalist guerrillas and former Saddam Hussein loyalists — and coordinating tactics — in a marriage of convenience against al Qaeda radicals.

* Syria Continuing to Mobilize for War The IDF is preparing for a defensive war with Syria.

* Thousands dance in streets at annual Tel Aviv gay pride parade Thousands of people on Friday attended Tel Aviv’s gay pride Parade, Israel Radio reported.