Posts Tagged ‘Israel’

Israel could attack Iran as early as April: Panetta 

War hysteria continues to grip the Middle East, as heightened anxieties over Iran’s surreptitious nuclear program have the U.S. Defense Secretary on edge.

Leon Panetta said Thursday that Israel could launch attacks against Iran as early as April or May in effort to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb.

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Come-back to Israel ads are taken down 

WASHINGTON — The Israeli government abruptly pulled an ad campaign Friday warning expatriates that living in the U.S. places their national identity at risk.

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Prisoner swap between Israel, Hamas moves ahead (AP)

Israeli Prison Service officers stand guard as a bus transferring Palestinian prisoners, who are to be exchanged for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit arrive to Ktziot prison camp in southern Israel's Negev desert, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. The relatives of Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks are waging a charged debate over the release of militants this week in a deal to free the Israeli soldier. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP – The elaborate machinery of a prisoner swap deal between two bitter enemies swung into motion Monday, as hundreds of Palestinians and one Israeli soldier prepared to return home in one of the most dramatic recent developments in the otherwise deadlocked Israel-Palestinian conflict.


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Israel, Hamas announce swap for captured soldier (AP)

Noam, right, and Aviva Schalit, parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, sit in a protest tent set up outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Israeli and Hamas have reached a deal to free Schalit, held by Hamas-linked militants in the Gaza Strip since June 25, 2006, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, officials from both sides said Tuesday, capping five years of painful negotiations that have repeatedly collapsed. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP – In a much-anticipated prisoner exchange that could have broad implications, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday announced that an Israeli soldier abducted to Gaza five years ago would be swapped for about 1,000 Palestinians held by Israel and accused of militant activity.


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Israel reaches deal to free captured soldier

The Israelis have reached a tentative deal with Hamas to free a soldier who has been held captive by the Palestinian militant group for five years, the Israeli government reported Tuesday.

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Panetta warns Israel against growing isolation (AP)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta answers questions aboard an Air Force plane over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. Panetta is traveling to the Middle East to meet with leaders on various issues related to the region. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool)AP – The continuing turmoil in the Middle East makes it crucial that Israel finds ways to communicate with other nations in the region if it’s ever going to enjoy peace and stability, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned in a blunt assessment.


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Panetta warns Israel getting more isolated (AP)

AP – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday that Israel is becoming increasingly isolated in the Middle East, and said Israeli leaders must restart negotiations with the Palestinians and work to restore relations with Egypt and Turkey.

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