* Iranian Missiles Could Threaten Israel from Syria Iran is planning to deploy, in Syria, missiles that can hit Israel.

* Al Qaeda’s No. 2 says end of West imminent, video shows In a newly released videotaped message similar to a “fireside chat,” al Qaeda’s second-in-command issues advice and directives for the Muslim world.

* Ya’alon: Land for peace concept failed The concept of land for peace has proven a failure in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

* Russians threaten to counter US shield Russia could site cruise missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania.

* Former COS Yaalon: Pal. State No Longer Practical or Relevant ÒWe have to replace the conception of a two-state solution Ð it is not relevant anymore,Ó former Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Moshe Yaalon told Army Radio Thursday morning.

* George Bush goes wobbly When Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., in June 1957, his 500-word talk effused good will.

* Analyst Suspects Kadhafi Phobia in AU Summit Outcome The Ninth Ordinary Summit of the African Union is in the history books following its conclusion in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.

* China Tries to Prevent Weapons in Darfur China’s special envoy to Sudan pledged Thursday that Beijing will try to prevent the weapons it sells to Sudan from being used in violence-wracked Darfur.

* Poland stays tough on EU treaty Poland has reaffirmed it will not bow to pressure from its EU partners and is set to push for a fresh debate.

* Regaining the Land of Israel Spirit: Five New Sites Planned “We have forgotten our destiny,” people are complaining – and five new Jewish settlement sites are being planned in Judea and Samaria.