Posts Tagged ‘Israel’
Madonna fans in Israel ask government to delay war
Israeli Madonna fans are asking their country to give peace a chance — at least until after the Material Girl’s late-spring concert there.
They’re rallying around, what else, a Facebook page, called “Bibi don’t start a war with Iran until after Madonna’s show on May 29.”
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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel (AP)
AP – Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran’s economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.
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Obama and Israel vs. Iran nukes
President Obama said Sunday he believed Israel has not yet decided whether to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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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)
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)
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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