corner.nationalreview.com - 5/20/2009
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Our new DCI, Leon Panetta, warns that, if Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, it would be "big trouble." It would. But so would the acquisition of atomic bombs by Iran.
It's not easy being Israel. You have to think about your very survival all the time. Other nations have the luxury ...
washingtontimes.com - 5/20/2009
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washingtontimes.com —
The United States and Israel are quietly forming
a high-level working group to assess the progress of
President Obama's outreach to Iran and to share intelligence about the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program, officials familiar with the two ...
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S., Israel forming working group on Iran
news.yahoo.com - 5/20/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
TEHRAN, Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran
test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range
of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East.
(more)
Iran says it tests missile, Israel within range
jpost.com - 5/20/2009
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jpost.com —
Sharp differences emerged between the US and Israel
over the settlement issue on Wednesday - one day
after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu concluded his first official visit to the White House - with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for ...
(more)
PM returns from US, aide calls 2-state focus 'childish' ...
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Why Israel?
Israel Matzav —
Why Israel? From an excellent Jay Nordlinger piece in The Corner . And we get to the most fundamental question: What is Israel for? The answer, or one answer, is: To shelter the Jews against exterminationist attack. So how long does Israel stand around, while the threat gathers? How patient is Israel in waiting for an American green light, or an American blessing? Isn’t the whole idea of Israel that the Jews no longer have to depend on the kindness of strangers? I do not say there are easy answers. I don’t envy the government of Israel, whoever is in power. In Jordan the ...
Clinton: We're going to convince Iran they'll be better off without nukes
Israel Matzav —
... expect there would be any significant progress in getting Iran to enter into discussions on incentives to abandon a nuclear program at a time when there is a campaign there for the presidency. "Our goal is to persuade the Iranian regime that they will actually be less secure if they proceed with their nuclear weapons program," Clinton told the Senate panel. I wish she were kidding. Security? This is no more about Iran's security than it is about nuclear energy. Let's go back to that Jay Nordlinger piece from The Corner that I ...
23% of Israelis won't live with a nuclear Iran
Israel Matzav —
... to a Messianic regime like the one in Iran today. As Jay Nordlinger wrote in The Corner earlier this week: After World War II, someone asked a survivor of Auschwitz what had been the most important lesson he had learned. He answered, “When someone says he’s going to kill you, believe him.” That applies to Israel today, where Tehran is concerned. Exactly. And for those wondering whether I would consider leaving Israel if Iran goes nuclear, I think Mrs. Carl and I would at least discuss it, although I think something more than Iran actually going nuclear would have to happen - ...
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