U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Harvard professor of international affairs says the warmongering calls for a military strike on Iran follow a classic model of deception that involves fabricating a threat and downplaying the repercussions of an attack. “There is a simple and time-honored formula for making the case for war, especially preventive... 

The comments have only just emerged French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” in remarks to US President Barack Obama overheard by journalists. “I can’t stand him any more, he’s a liar,” Mr Sarkozy said in French. “You may be sick of him, but me, I have to deal with him every day,” Mr Obama replied. The... 

Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has warned against “dangerous” consequences of debating about a military strike against Iran, insisting that such efforts would strengthen Tehran’s standing rather than weakening it. “I warn against floating the idea of military options,” Westerwelle told Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper. “These... 

Concerns: Israel has test-fired a missile, thought to be a Jericho missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead today. Israel’s military has test-fired a missile which is reportedly capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to any part of the Middle East and probably as far as Europe. It comes amid speculation that Tel Aviv is planning a military strike on Iran. ­The test on Wednesday was reported... 

Gilad Shalit, the teenage conscript seized by Hamas, is set to be released 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to be swapped for soldier held captive in Gaza for five years. What could prove a historic deal to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza has been agreed between Israel and Hamas, concluding five years of negotiations that have repeatedly... 

In a letter to Netanyahu, Knesset leaders urge for sanctions against the Palestinians, expansion of settlements, and annexation. In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, several right-wing factions in the Israeli Knesset argued that Israel should annex West Bank settlements as punishment for the recent Palestinian bid for United Nations membership. The letter was signed by Likud... 

Tel Aviv: Some of an estimated 400,000 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv on September 3, 2011 against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Israeli cities demanding “social justice.” The rally has already been called the largest in the history of the Jewish state. ­According to local media,... 

Israeli activists march in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced. The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the streets on Saturday, The Jerusalem... 

Israelis march in the centre of Tel Aviv on July 25, 2011, to protest against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state. Tens of thousands are taking part in nationwide mass protests in Israel to demand the government provide cheaper housing and lower the cost of living. The biggest protest yet, centered in Tel-Aviv, is planned for Saturday night. ­On July 25, 30,000 people... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing pressure from the United States to accept President Barack Obama’s peace proposal, Haaretz has reported today. According to an Israeli source, Washington is becoming frustrated with Netanyahu’s behaviour, and feels that he is deliberately hindering US efforts to prevent the Palestinians from seeking UN recognition of statehood... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli and Palestinian activists are to stage a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to welcome the establishment of a Palestinian state. The rally is expected to be held in Tel Aviv on Saturday under the slogan “Netanyahu said no and we say yes to the Palestinian state,” and “Netanyahu is leading us to disaster,”... 

The real irony of of this was Netanyahu’s speech in response to Rae Abileah’s protest: “You know, I take it as a badge of honor, and so should you, that in our free societies you can have protests. You can’t have these protests in the farcical parliaments in Tehran or in Tripoli. This is real democracy!” “This is real democracy”, said Netanyahu as the woman... 

Netanyahu Addresses US Congress in Unfettered Unapologetic Strange Love Fest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for approximately 50 minutes to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The politicians/sycophants greeted the Jewish leader with a four minute standing ovation along with another 26 standing ovations and 30 rounds of applause. They know who their master is! Netanyahu made... 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, long criticized for being passive and reactionary, is under pressure to exhibit the Zionist legacy of risk-taking and initiative in his address to Congress today. Four days after publicly spurning President Obama’s vision for ending the Israeli-Arab conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from supporters and critics alike to present... 

Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected U.S. President Barack Obama’s call for Israel’s 1967 borders to be taken as the starting point for talks on a future Palestinian state. In a landmark speech to the State Department on Thursday, Obama said the peace negotiations should result in “a viable Palestine, and a secure Israel.” “The borders...