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Israel Kills Hamas Chief in New Gaza Offensive

New war appears possible as Israel says it's prepared for ground invasion

(Newser) - Israel appears to have unleashed another war on the Gaza strip today, starting with a barrage of airstrikes that killed the head of Hamas' military wing and at least eight other people, including two young girls. Israel described the attacks as the start of "an extensive program of direct...

Israel Trumpets 'Direct Hits' on Syrian Targets

As Syrian warplanes attack rebel town within yards of Turkish border

(Newser) - Following a warning missile yesterday, Israel has launched further attacks on Syria in response to Syrian mortar rounds that strayed across the border. Israel says its tanks managed "direct hits" on "Syrian mobile artillery" today, the AP reports. Meanwhile, dozens of Syrians have fled into Turkey after a...

Israel Fires Warning Shot at Syria

First foray into fighting after mortar shells hit Golan Heights

(Newser) - The Israeli military has fired a missile into Syria, the first time Israel has been drawn into the fighting in the neighboring country. The military said it fired the missile as a warning shot today after a stray mortar from Syria hit a military post in the Golan Heights. The...

Netanyahu: We Can Hit Iran Ourselves

Plus: Israel pushes ahead with new homes on West Bank land

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doubling down on his willingness to go after Iran without the support of the international community, including the US, if his people "find ourselves with our backs against the wall." Yesterday's claim wasn't the first time he's made such...

How I Went From Democrat to the GOP&#39;s Money Man
How I Went From Democrat
to the GOP's Money Man
Sheldon Adelson
Nov 5, 2012 1:58 PM CST

How I Went From Democrat to the GOP's Money Man

Sheldon Adelson explains his stance

(Newser) - Sheldon Adelson has made his opinion known this election season—mostly by writing gigantic checks. But the casino mogul and GOP super-donor spoke out in his own words in a Wall Street Journal op-ed today, explaining that he grew up as a Democrat. "Indeed, only liberal politicians campaigned in...

Abbas Sparks Protests With Israel Comments

Seemingly innocuous remarks stir right of return passions

(Newser) - Protests broke out across the Gaza Strip this weekend, with angry Palestinians burning Mahmoud Abbas' picture in protest, as pundits and rival politicians denounced him as a traitor, all over what, to an outside observer, might sound like less-than-outrageous remarks. In a Friday interview on Israeli TV, Abbas was asked...

Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack
Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack
TV report
Nov 5, 2012 8:20 AM CST

Netanyahu Made 2010 Request to Prep Iran Attack

Procedural questions halted order: TV report

(Newser) - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010 requested that the military position itself to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, according to an Israeli TV report. But the order was dropped over questions of officials' authority to call for such an action—and the military's ability...

Christianity's 'Holiest Site' May Close Over Unpaid Bills

Water company says Jerusalem church owes it $2.1M

(Newser) - Can we call this an unholy water dispute? The Greek Orthodox Church is threatening to shut down the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—the most revered site in Christendom—over unpaid water bills, the AFP reports. An Israeli water company says the church owes $2.1 million in back bills,...

Syrian Tanks Enter Israeli Frontier Zone

As Islamic militants attack strategic government airbase

(Newser) - Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights today, Israel said, raising concerns violence from Syria's civil war could heat up a long-quiet frontier that has not seen such an incursion in nearly 40 years. Israel complained to UN peacekeepers present in the area, a relatively...

Iran: We've Got Pics of 'Forbidden' Israel Sites

Says intel on military bases came from Hezbollah drone

(Newser) - Iran has images of sensitive Israeli military bases taken by a drone that was launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and downed by Israel earlier this month, a senior Iranian lawmaker claimed today. The announcement gave no details about the photos—other than calling the Israeli bases "forbidden sites"...

Guess Who Manipulates Currency More Than China
Guess Who Manipulates Currency More Than China
OPINION
Oct 22, 2012 1:53 PM CDT

Guess Who Manipulates Currency More Than China

Matthew Boesler points out that Israel won't draw flack from either campaign

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has loudly promised to label China a "currency manipulator" on his first day in office, but China's hardly alone in keeping its money cheap to goose exports. Another country has done so even more egregiously, and you won't hear either candidate criticize it: Israel, Matthew...

World Not Ready for a Romney Presidency

Western Europe overwhelmingly favors Obama

(Newser) - While the US sees a presidential race that could go either way , much of the rest of the world is expecting—and in many cases, actively hoping for—a continued Obama presidency. Some 75% of Europeans prefer the incumbent to Mitt Romney, while just 8% favor the former governor, a...

US, Iran Agree to 1st Direct Nuclear Talks

But negotiations are fraught with election-year politics

(Newser) - Tehran and Washington have agreed to the first-ever direct talks about Iran's nuclear program, but only after Nov. 6—because Iran insists on meeting with a newly elected president, the New York Times reports. The plan could easily fall through, however—either because Iran is bluffing to ease international...

Israeli Navy Boards Ship Bound for Gaza

Activists again tried to get through the blockade

(Newser) - Israeli naval vessels stopped the advance of a pro-Palestinian boat attempting to reach Gaza today in defiance of Israel's blockade of the territory, the military said. The ships diverted the Estelle to the nearby port of Ashdod after passengers refused to steer the vessel off its course. The 30...

Homeland Filming Triggers Mideast Ruckus

Scenes makes Lebanon look bad, country complains

(Newser) - The darling of the Emmy Awards is causing a dust-up in the Mideast. Lebanese officials are complaining that scenes from Homeland revealing Beirut as a nest of terrorists are way off base. They don't even show the actual city because the scenes were shot in ... Haifa, Israel. Israelis are...

Israel Calculated Calories Before Blockading Gaza

Court forces release of grim study

(Newser) - Before implementing its controversial blockade of the Gaza strip, Israel did a grim calculation: It commissioned a study detailing the minimum amount of food Gaza's population needed to avoid starving. That 2008 study, titled "Food Consumption in the Gaza Strip—the Red Lines," has just been released...

Hezbollah: That Was Our Drone Over Israel

Group's leader says parts came from Iran

(Newser) - Hezbollah confirmed today what many Mideast observers already guessed: It sent up the spy drone over Israel that was shot down last weekend, and it got help in doing so from Iran, reports the BBC . The unmanned craft may have been destroyed by Israeli jets, but Hezbollah's leader boasted...

Netanyahu Announces Early Elections

His coalition government won't be able to agree on budget, he believes

(Newser) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that national elections will be held within three months—some eight months ahead of schedule—because he knows his conservative coalition government won't be able to agree on a budget. "For the benefit of Israel," the elections will be held "...

Israel Launches Fresh Airstrike on Gaza

Meanwhile, Iran says drone flyover proved Israeli weakness

(Newser) - Israel launched a round of airstrikes on Gaza today, wounding two militants and eight bystanders, including some children. Israel says the attack was retaliation for a round of Palestinian rockets fired yesterday, which Palestinians say were in response to another Israeli airstrike earlier in the day, Reuters reports. More than...

Iran: We Stopped Hack on Oil Rigs

Cyberattack blamed on Israel

(Newser) - Iranian oil platforms' communication networks have been hit with an attempted cyberattack—but the country's tech experts have managed to deflect it, says an official. "This attack was planned by the regime occupying Jerusalem"—not-so-subtle code for Israel—"and a few other countries," says the...

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