IDF: Iran May Go Nuclear in 6 Months; NATO: Go It Alone According to the IDF, Iran will be able to produce nuclear weapons within six months.

* Hizbullah official: IDF can’t face us Sheikh Nabil Kaouk, Hizbullah’s leader in south Lebanon said on Tuesday that the IDF does not have the ability to face his party another time.

* Waqf Temple Mount excavation raises archaeologists’ protests The Waqf Muslim religious trust is digging a ditch from the northern side of the Temple Mount compound to the Dome of the Rock.

* Report: Beijing backs Syrian Golan claim Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday that his country supported Syria’s rights to the Golan Heights.

* Euro Hits New High Against U.S. Dollar The euro shot to an all-time high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on concerns about the American economy that were fueled by discouraging growth forecasts from key U.S. retailers and homebuilders.

* IDF wary of possible war with Syria Predicting that war with Syria could erupt if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert does not begin peace negotiations with Damascus, the latest IDF assessment also states that such a conflict would be “at least 10 times worse” than last summer.

* U.S. Navy sends carrier to Gulf but no build-up A U.S. aircraft carrier is heading to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes the Gulf.

* ‘Abbas creating military dictatorship’ Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has come under heavy criticism from Palestinians.

* New EU treaty to be communications ‘prority’ for Brussels The European Commission is planning on making the promotion of a new treaty one of its main tasks in the coming months.

* Pontiff asserts Catholic primacy Pope Benedict XVI asserted yesterday that the Roman Catholic Church is the “one church” that Christ “established here on Earth”.