Posts Tagged ‘Israel’

Analysis: From Israel, urgings of caution on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds two letters, one of which he read from, as he addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces significant pressure at home to coordinate with the United States in any attack against Iran’s nuclear program, despite his public insistence on Israel’s right to act alone.


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Oil below $107 after US, Israel meet on Iran

In this March 2, 2012 photo, Al Milani of Staten Island, pumps gas in Manhattan at a BP mini-mart. The price at the gas pump rose over the weekend and the nationwide average is nearing $3.80 a gallon. Oil is close to $107 per barrel because of tensions tied to Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Oil prices hovered below $107 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after U.S. and Israel leaders met to discuss growing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program.


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Netanyahu: Israel has right to defend itself (AP)

AP – Israel’s prime minister is vigorously asserting his country’s right to defend itself against an Iranian nuclear threat.

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Obama assures Israel US force an option on Iran (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington, March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP – President Barack Obama said Sunday he would not hesitate to attack Iran to keep it from getting a nuclear bomb, hoping a forceful assurance will discourage Israel from launching a unilateral strike that could ignite the Middle East and drag the U.S. into war.


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Israel won’t alert U.S. about attack on Iran: report

Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions.

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AP source: Israel won’t warn US before Iran strike (AP)

AP – Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions. The pronouncement, delivered in a series of private, top-level conversations, sets a tense tone ahead of meetings in the coming days at the White House and Capitol Hill.

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Israel to free Palestinian hunger striker (AP)

AP – The Israeli Justice Ministry says it has reached a deal to free a Palestinian hunger striker in April.

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