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AUGUST 2010 ISRAEL NEWS REVIEW |
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8/23/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for this month’s Israel news and analysis report, written in Jerusalem. It could be titled “War and Peace” since it looks at the background and aftermath of the serous military confrontation which took place in early August between Lebanese Army soldiers and IDF forces, and also the resumption of US-mediated direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. News reports say Israel’s Defense Minister was close to launching a major military operation in response to the Lebanese attack. I examine the prospect that Iran was ultimately behind the border clash, and also a series of rocket attacks on Israeli and Jordanian civilian areas that preceded it. I also take a look at recent developments connected to the ongoing campaign to quash the Israeli naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
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JULY 2010 ISRAEL NEWS REVIEW |
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7/26/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for my latest Israel news and analysis report. It focuses this month on continuing efforts by pro-Hamas activists to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. All of this is coming against the backdrop of a possible regional military clash sometime in the coming weeks or months, as Hizbullah militia forces are significantly beefed up in southern Lebanon, Syria’s leader again speaks of war, and US naval vessels gather in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Large numbers of IDF military personnel and equipment have been positioned along the Golan Heights border with Syria and near the Lebanese border, as I witnessed with my own eyes when visiting those areas with my tour group last month. Despite this, Israeli government officials say tourism has been flourishing this year, breaking all previous records so far, including for the month of June when nearly 250,000 visitors came to the Promised Land. |
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JUNE 2010 ISRAEL NEWS REVIEW |
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6/21/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for my latest Israel News Review, focusing this month on the violent clash between IDF forces and dozens of Turkish Muslim men on a ship in the Mediterranean Sea, and the continuing ripples from that dramatic incident. Some are saying the clash may signal that a new, Iranian-inspired Middle East war may be looming on the horizon. |
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May 2010 Israel News Review |
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5/28/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for my latest monthly Israel news update. As the headline declares, it mainly deals with the prospects for war in the Middle East this summer. It has become fairy clear that Iran is working overtime to ratchet up tensions in the region in an apparent attempt to engulf Israeli military forces in local armed conflicts, with the goal being to deflect a possible IDF strike on its rogue nuclear program. While Israeli government and military leaders are preparing for any possibility, as detailed in the report, it seems that they are also doing all that they can to thwart Iran’s nefarious designs. |
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April 2010 Israel News Review |
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4/26/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click below for the latest Israel news and analysis report, covering several major news items this month. The main focus is on Iran’s nuclear program and related issues. Reports that Syrian Scud D missiles are being smuggled into Lebanon for use by Shiite Hizbullah militia forces is also examined, along with a call from the Palestinian Authority for stepped up "resistance" to Israel |
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March 2010 Israel News Review |
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3/29/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for my latest news review covering the most important developments affecting Israel and the Middle East during March. As many of you would have anticipated, this month I focus on the escalating crisis in diplomatic relations between the American Obama administration and the Netanyahu coalition government. Probably not by coincidence, this was accompanied by the worst Palestinian violence in Jerusalem in several years, and the heaviest clashes in the Gaza Strip since the Cast Lead conflict in that area ended on January 18, 2009.
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February 2010 Israel News Review |
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3/2/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for my latest Israel news update, covering the most important stories over the past month in Israel and the region. The drama surrounding the killing of a Hamas leader in an Arab Gulf state is the lead story. I also take a look at a series of warlike words that flew during the month between Israeli officials and the leaders of Syria, Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah.
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January 2010 Israel News Review |
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1/25/2010 • Jerusalem |
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Click for this month's Israel News and Analysis Report. There is more talk of possible war in the region amid new attacks from Hamas in the Gaza Strip and a roadside bombing in Jordan. On a better note, much needed heavy rainfall came during the month to the dry and thirsty land. |
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TOUR TO ISRAEL JUNE 2010 |
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1/24/2010 • Jerusalem |
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The tour dates are from June 1 through 12. The full itinerary, prices and contact information is included when you click above, although some additional stops of special interest to me might be tacked on. The summer days are not usually at their hottest in early June (that mainly comes in July and August) but they are very long that time of year, so places can be visited with less of a rush (and smaller crowds!) than during other times of the year. We intend to keep the tour relatively small, so easier to get around and to get to know others on board. So come along with us if you can! |
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December 2009 Israel News Review |
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12/29/2009 • Jerusalem |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Click for my latest news summary report covering important developments in Israel and the region during December. I focus this month on efforts to secure the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. I also examine the government’s settlement home building freeze and take a look at several other news items.
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