Posts Tagged: Israel Syria
Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Defend Against Syrian WMDs (VIDEO)
BBC - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong...
US Sends Troops to Jordan to Help Secure Syrian Border
Associated Press - The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from a U.S. Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence...
Report: Obama Administration Not Keen On Syrian Rebel Victory Right Now
The Obama administration has modified its approach to the conflict in Syria in recent weeks, according to the Wall Street Journal, which reports "they don't...
Hezbollah Members Ambushed, Killed Outside Damascus
Al Arabiya - Twelve members of Hezbollah have been killed in an ambush near Damascus, Al Arabiya television reported Tuesday, quoting sources close ...
Report: Israel Spied on Russian Fleet in Syria
Ynet - Listening in? The UK's Sunday Times newspaper exposed what it claims are new details on what Syria states are "Israeli espionage measures" planted...
Israeli General: Country Could Withstand Chemical Weapons Attack
Reuters - Israel could withstand any attack involving Syrian chemical weapons, an Israeli general said on Friday, adding it was improbable that Damascus would order...
Netanyahu Presents New Government: We Have “An Amazing Opportunity,” But Face Many External Challenges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Israel's 33rd government on Monday, after six weeks of negotiations came to a conclusion late last week. In a speech to...
Top Israeli General: Assad Planning to Use Chemical Weapons Against Rebels
Israel's military intelligence chief says Syria's embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, is preparing to use chemical weapons. Speaking at a security conference in the coastal town of...
UN Peacekeepers on Golan To Leave Posts Due to Heightened Security Threats
Times of Israel - The UN peacekeeping force on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights said late Wednesday it would drastically cut back...
U.S. Official Warns Against Syrian Chemical Weapons
A U.S. intelligence official said that Syrian president's Bashar al-Assad's regime is crumbling, which may force the country's "increasingly beleaguered" government to use chemical weapons...
Shimon Peres To EU Parliament: “We Appeal to You – Call Terror – Terror”
Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the European Parliament Tuesday, telling the governing body that Europe "divorced its past, it created a new Europe. You converted...
Israel Foreign Ministry: Israel Doesn’t “Understand What Motivates the Turkish Government”
Yigal Palmor. Photo: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs In an interview with Turkey's Hurriyet Daily, Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign...
Barak: Israel Regional Power Despite Security Threats
Outgoing Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that Israel faces great security challenges but that it is clearly the strongest power in the ...
IDF Says it’s Ready for Any Possible Confrontation with Hezbollah
JPost - Wary of a spillover from the conflict in Syria, Israel is preparing to take on the Hezbollah militia that it suspects is...
