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06/04/12

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* Sadr and secular bloc push for Iraq PM to quit A powerful Shiite cleric and Iraq’s main secular bloc have made new calls to unseat Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, as a long-running political crisis appeared set to drag on.

* Settlers begin protest march to Jerusalem Hundreds of young settlers began marching from a West Bank outpost to Jerusalem on Monday to protest over plans to raze five homes built on private Palestinian land.

* Israeli firm sees further major offshore gas deposits An Israeli company has said there is a high probability of further major natural gas deposits off the northern Israeli coast.

* Israel Intensifies Security Along Border with Egypt Israel has intensified security on its border with Egypt in the wake of Mubarak’s verdict, security sources in the Sinai say.

* EU to press Putin on Syria at summit EU officials are expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on the crisis in Syria during a summit in St Petersburg.

* Putin to meet Iran’s Ahmadinejad in China: Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of a summit in Beijing next week as tensions rise over Tehran’s nuclear drive, a Kremlin official said.

* Deadly car bomb attack rocks Baghdad About two dozen people have been killed and scores injured in a suspected al-Qaeda bomb attack in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, officials say.

* Israel to Unveil World’s Smallest Missile Israel’s Rafael Defense Systems will unveil the world’s smallest missile at the annual Eurosatory exhibition in Paris next week.

* IDF Joins the Fight Against Cyber Attacks The IDF’s Operations Department defines the essence of IDF cyber warfare, puts together instructions for facing potential enemies.

* McCain: Obama Leaked Info on Stuxnet Attack to Win Votes Senator McCain says Obama’s administration leaked a report on Obama’s approval of cyber-attacks against Iran in order to win votes.

06/02/12

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* Iran threatens to target US bases if attacked Senior Iranian military commander warns that missiles could reach all parts of Israel, Press TV reports.

* Hizbullah Wants to Move Far-Reaching Scuds from Syria Hizbullah looking to move Scud D missiles, which can reach Eilat, and modern anti-aircraft equipment from Syria to Lebanon.

* Annan warns of ‘all-out’ sectarian war in Syria Qatar PM says int’l peace envoy should set time limit for his mission; Syrian rebels kill 14 soldiers in Deraa, Damascus.

* Mubarak jailed for protest deaths An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year’s uprising.

* Diamond Jubilee: Queen starts celebrations at the Derby The Queen has watched the Derby at Epsom, having earlier driven on the race course to begin the first major event of the Diamond Jubilee weekend marking 60 years of her reign.

* “Human barcode” could make society more organized, but invades privacy, civil liberties Microchip implants have become standard practice for our pets, but have been a tougher sell when it comes to the idea of putting them in people.

* Ireland votes in favour of EU fiscal pact Voters in the Republic of Ireland have approved the EU fiscal pact, according to official results.

* Bilderberg 2012: bigger and badder and better than ever As the conference gets into full swing, Charlie Skelton meets the alternative media and their $700 cameras, as they remain convinced their mainstream brethren are missing the story.

* Iran building new space center to launch satellites Space program raises Western concerns because of possible military applications.

* Putin warns of worsening Syria conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday of an “extremely dangerous” situation in Syria and emerging signs of a civil war but rejected a military intervention as he met with European leaders. 

06/01/12

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* Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.

* In Obama we trust? In the end, the whole question of what Israel should do about Iran boils down to a simple question: Does Jerusalem trust Washington?

* Israeli officials link Tehran to Assad’s massacres A day after Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said a Western military intervention in Syria would “engulf” Israel.

* ‘Israel’s creation worst catastrophe to hit world’ The head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on Arab forces to confront Israel.

* New Lebanese action film glorifies Hezbollah in 2006 war with Israel The villain in Lebanon’s new hit war movie: a cigar-smoking Israeli army colonel who sports a cowboy hat and a handlebar mustache and repeatedly orders troops to shell Lebanese villages.

* A New Front: Samaria Jews to Become ‘Facebook Warriors’ Facebook and other social networks have long been not only places for friends to connect, but also political fronts in which ideas are debated as often.

* Sinai peacekeeping force commander warns of weapons smuggling to Gaza The commander of the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai said this week that advanced Russian-made missiles were being smuggled from Libya, through Egypt, into the Gaza Strip.

* ‘No signal’ from targeted ET hunt The hunt for other intelligent civilizations has a new technique in its arsenal, but its first use has turned up no signs of alien broadcasts.

* EU diplomacy on Israel/Palestine shifts up a gear Few issues of diplomatic conversation today have quite the same ability to generate a rolling of the eyes and turning of the page as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

* This WEEK in the European Union The European Commission will on Wednesday (6 June) unveil its proposal for a “banking union” designed to restore confidence in the euro.

05/31/12

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* Israel hints it launched new cyber attack on Iran: We are ‘blessed with top level high-tech’ Israel has been linked to a virus attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure.

* Iran unveils self-made satellite navigation system Iranian news agency Mehr quotes county’s space program chief as saying he hoped one day the Nasir 1 system would be fitted on Iran-made on spacecrafts.

* Netanyahu to Abbas: ‘Give Peace a Chance’ Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he believes his 94-seat super-coalition is a historic opportunity.

* Ban: Syria Massacres could Ignite Civil War The massacre of civilians of the sort seen last weekend could plunge Syria into a catastrophic civil war.

* Congressional request to define Palestinian refugees lands Obama in hot water A simple congressional request for the United States to distinguish between Palestinians displaced by the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict and millions of their descendants poses a high-stakes diplomatic and political challenge for President Barack Obama.

* Rights group: Russia arms shipment sent to Syria A Russian cargo ship that Western officials say was heavily laden with weapons for the government of Syria docked at the Syrian port of Tartus last weekend.

* Splashdown for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft The American SpaceX company’s Dragon cargo capsule has splashed down in the ocean off the California coast.

* Israel returns the remains of Palestinian bodies Israel has handed over to the Palestinian Authority the remains of 91 Palestinians who died carrying out attacks against Israel.

* Saudi Scholar Puts Out Hit on Assad A Saudi scholar has offered a $450,000 reward for assassinating Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

* Hungarian minister says No to EU ’empire-building’ A Hungarian minister has accused the EU of trying to over-extend its power amid the financial crisis.

05/30/12

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* Barak Suggests Unilateral Disengagement in Judea, Samaria Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested Wednesday in a speech to the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies that Israel consider a unilateral disengagement from Judea and Samaria.

* UN confirms new killings in Syria days after Houla The men’s bodies were found near the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, with their hands tied behind their backs, some apparently shot in the head.

* Power Ranger Samurai Sparks Outrage in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabians have expressed outrage over a McDonald’s toy which, they say, mocks the Prophet Muhammad.

* Ahmadinejad: Iran ‘not afraid’ of Israeli strike Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he is “not afraid” of an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear programs.

* Iraq’s PM warns Arab states may face ‘water war’ At a conference in Baghdad, he urged countries to work together in order to prevent conflict in the arid region.

* Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has explicitly warned the U.S. that if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia will seek to do so as well.

* Diplomats: Syria set for UN grilling over massacre The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Syria this Friday.

* Russia ‘categorically against’ Syria intervention Russia “categorically” opposed foreign intervention in Syria.

* Spain fears drive investors to safe havens Investors have moved into safe haven investments, including US and German government bonds.

* Allah Will ‘Bring Down’ America’s Skyscrapers: Horrific New Farrakhan Audio Praising Sharia Law and Threatening ‘Death’ Unless ‘America Submits’ In speaking to his “Arab brothers,” Farrakhan said that they should not kill their children who shame them.

05/29/12

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* Riots Follow ‘New Democracy’ in Egypt Scenes of last year’s anti-Mubarak uprising returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square Monday as thousands rioted.

* Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties.

* Houla deaths: Western states to expel Syrian diplomats The United States, France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands all took action against Syria’s envoys.

* Shin Bet uncovers prisoner plot to kidnap Israelis The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has uncovered a plot by jailed Palestinians to kidnap an Israeli citizen.

* Ya’alon hints at Israeli role in ‘Flame’ virus Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon on Tuesday said that “whoever sees the Iranian threat as a serious threat would be likely to take different steps, including these, in order to hurt them.”

* US Cuts Mideast Military Drill Short A massive joint military drill sponsored by the United States with several Mideast nations – that did not include Israel – has suddenly been canceled.

* House to examine plan for United Nations to regulate the Internet House lawmakers will consider an international proposal next week to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.

* Langfan Three Dimensional Kits Make Israel’s Case Crystal Clear Mark Langfan, a successful New York attorney and staunch supporter of Israel, came to the conclusion one day that the truth about Israel must become accessible and easily understood.

* Iran’s Ahmadinejad urges unity against ‘evil’ Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the country’s newly-elected parliament on Sunday to stand with him against “evil ones” who he says have encircled the nation.

* US warns of military option in Syria Aemerica’s top military officer has warned Syria it might face armed intervention as international outrage grows over the massacre of women and children by tanks and artillery in the central town of Houla.

5/28/12

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* Syria massacre: Rebels share blame, says Russia’s Lavrov Rebels in Syria are partly responsible for the massacre of more than 100 people in the Houla region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

* Report: ‘Broad spectrum’ of Iran leaders talk of destroying Israel in ‘near term’ Iran envisions the imminent destruction of Israel, perhaps in a nuclear strike by Teheran, a report said.

* Egypt poll: Islamist Mursi and ex-PM Shafiq in run-off An Islamist candidate and a Hosni Mubarak-era politician will contest a presidential run-off in June, Egypt’s election commission has confirmed.

* Palestinian rivals begin stalled unity gov’t talks Fatah and Hamas discuss interim, technocrat government in renewed effort to resolve rifts between the two; Gaza voters can register immediately, says Hamas deputy PM Awad.

* ‘Orgy of Vendettas’ Fuels Vatican Scandal A scandal over leaked documents at the Vatican has taken a melodramatic turn as the Holy See’s dirty laundry is aired for the world.

* Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said.

* Web War II: What a future cyberwar will look like How might the blitzkrieg of the future arrive? By air strike? An invading army? In a terrorist’s suitcase? In fact it could be coming down the line to a computer near you.

* Bilderberg power masters meet in the US Every time a Bilderberg Meeting takes place, important things happen. 

* Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation After months of negotiation, Johannes Caspar, a German data protection official, forced Google to show him exactly what its Street View cars had been collecting from potentially millions of his fellow citizens.

* Israel shores up border security, North and South Israel has been mobilizing infantry troops for border security missions. 

5/26/12

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* ‘Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs’ Institute for Science and International Security, a US think tank, says that if the Islamic Republic keeps enriching uranium, it will have enough for five bombs.

* Syria crisis: Houla ‘massacre leaves 90 dead’ At least 90 people, including many children, have been killed in Syria’s restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

* Russian arms shipment en route to Syria: report A Russian cargo ship loaded with weapons is en route to Syria and due to arrive at a Syrian port this weekend

* Mursi and Shafiq go to Egypt poll run-off – media Egyptians will choose between the Muslim Brotherhood and a candidate from the Mubarak-era regime when the presidential election goes to a run-off on 16-17 June, state media confirm.

* Iran talks end in harsh lesson for west Over the past few weeks, there has been growing optimism in western capitals that Iran might be forced into a compromise over its nuclear programme and avoid a war with Israel and the US.

* Chag Sameach: The Torah’s Holiday Starts Saturday Night he Jewish holiday of Shavuot is set to begin Saturday night adjoining the Sabbath – lasting for its one Biblical day (from sunset to the next sunset) in Israel, and two days in the rest of the world.

* Iraqi president calls for dialogue to solve crisis Iraq’s president on Saturday urged the nation’s bickering factions to resolve the bitter political dispute that has gripped the government for nearly six months, warning that the crisis threatens to split the country.

* Reporter’s Notebook: Studying Bible with Bibi There is something both heartening and humorous about Netanyahu setting aside precious time to contemplate Ruth on Shavuot.

* IDF Artillery Challenges ‘Similar to Those in Iraq’ Chief Artillery Officer: “The legitimacy of our firing on Gaza is accepted with much more understanding today.”

* No gaps exist between the U.S. and Israel on Iran nuclear program, says official Senior official involved in Baghdad talks says U.S. is pressuring Iran because it perceives it  

05/25/12

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* Reporter’s Notebook: Studying Bible with Bibi There is something both heartening and humorous about Netanyahu setting aside precious time to contemplate Ruth on Shavuot.

* Netanyahu tops JPost’s list of influential Jews Even during their long sojourn in exile, the Jews left an indelible imprint on the world.

* Brotherhood, Mubarak’s last PM set for run-off A Muslim Brotherhood official said on Friday the group’s candidate in the first free presidential election in Egypt would enter a run-off vote next month.

* Nasrallah: Fences Won’t Ensure Israel’s Existence Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel on Friday, saying the Jewish State is hiding behind walls and fences.

* IAEA: Iran boosting sensitive nuclear capacity Iran has raised its potential capacity to make sensitive nuclear material by installing hundreds more uranium enrichment machines at an underground site.

* Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship Astronauts onboard the platform used its robotic arm to grasp the vehicle and attach it to a berthing port.

* Sleepless in Jerusalem Egypt’s first round of presidential voting wrapped up on Thursday with the crop of viable candidates down to just a handful.

* Russia’s Putin to visit Israel in June Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Israel at the end of June.

* This WEEK in the European Union Ireland will vote on the fiscal compact treaty on Thursday (31 May) amid a strong debate in the country about the exact consequences of a No.

* Syrian rebels tried to kill Assad’s top aides, Israeli officials confirm Israel has reliable information showing that despite Syria’s official denials, an attempt was made to assassinate several top regime officials.

05/24/12

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* Iran rejects West’s proposal on nuclear curbs Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.

* UN: Syrian government, opposition both guilty of war crimes Syrian government forces and anti-government armed groups are both carrying out unlawful killings, torturing opponents and abusing children in the 15-month-old uprising.

* Egypt’s open presidential race polarizes nation Egypt’s wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become.

* Abbas renews threat to take statehood bid to UN Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday renewed his threat to unilaterally seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state.

* Egyptians queue to cast ballots in presidential poll Queues were reported at some polling stations, and media reports said turnout was higher than on Wednesday.

* EU plans to speed up closer union to save euro A top EU official is launching a plan to rescue the eurozone by binding its 17 nations closer together.

* Israelis from FSU very connected to Judaism The million or so immigrants that came to Israel former Soviet Union during the 1990s have sometimes been accused of having tenuous ties to Judaism.

* ‘We face a fight for the future of the web,’ says Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt One of Google’s most senior executives issued a stark warning tonight that the power of the internet to free some of the world’s most oppressed people risks being overturned by autocratic governments who seek to “Balkanise” the web by controlling what can be accessed.

* Iran: Discovery will collapse Christianity Iran’s Basij Press is claiming that a version of the Gospel of Barnabas, found in 2000, will prove that Islam is the final and righteous religion.

* Groups Concerned Over Arming Of Domestic Drones With the use of domestic drones increasing, concern has not just come up over privacy issues, but also over the potential use of lethal force by the unmanned aircraft.