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Iran launches new era of Egyptian relations
Egypt and Iran are set to restart bilateral relations after more than three decades of animosity. Iran will place no limits on the strengthening of relations with Egypt, said President Ahmadinejad in his first phone call with his counterpart.
He invited newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to a summit of Non-Aligned Movement nations to be held in Tehran.
The non-Aligned movement is a group...
Thousands of Israelis protest rising cost of living, social inequalities
Israelis hold banners as they protest in Tel Aviv city on June 30, 2012.
Thousands of Israelis have staged rallies in several cities to protest against social inequalities and the rising cost of living.
The demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the northern city of Haifa on Saturday in an attempt to revive last summer’s cost-of-living protest movement.
The protesters shouted, “The...
Biblical story on Solomon confirmed by new genetic study in Ethiopia
A depiction of the Queen of Sheba meeting King Solomon of Israel from the Florence Baptistry in Italy.
The Queen of Sheba’s genetic legacy may live on in Ethiopia, according to new research that finds evidence of long-ago genetic mixing between Ethiopian populations and Syrian and Israeli people.
The Queen of Sheba, known in Ethiopia as Makeda, is mentioned in both the Bible and the Quran. The...
Tel Aviv rally against police brutality turns violent
Over 6,000 Israelis took part in a rally against police brutality in central Tel Aviv. The demonstration turned violent, with reports of clashes between police and protesters. Some 85 people were arrested throughout the night.
Israeli media report that violent clashes between police and demonstrators broke out as protesters tried to push past police lines and march from Habima Square to Rabin Square....
45 years since the USS Liberty event, US government still silent
USS Liberty after Israel's air and naval attack on June 8, 1967.
Although 45 years have passed since Israel attacked a US Navy ship in international waters, the US government still maintains silence on the incident.
June 8 marks the day when Israel’s air and naval forces attacked the US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty killing 34 crew members and wounding 174 others.
At that time, USS Liberty...
UFO observed above Israel was launched by Russia
The unusual phenomenon in the sky above Israel, which hundreds took for a UFO, could be connected with the test launch of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile Topol. The missile was launched from Kapustin Yar test ground in Russia’s Astrakhan region.
Astronomers confirmed the journalists’ supposition that said that the mysterious light in the sky could occur as a result of...
2200 nuclear weapons in state of high operational alert
New Delhi fires a long range missile from Wheeler Island, off the coast of India, in the state of Orissa on April 19, 2012.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that despite a decline in the total number of nuclear warheads in the world, major atomic arsenals are modernized continuously.
At the start of 2012 eight states, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom,...
French nationalist Marine Le Pen to sue Madonna
Stage slide show during Madoona show in Tel Aviv
Madonna seems to have crossed the line and may now face a court battle with France’s top far right-wing politician, Marine Le Pen. She claims the singer depicted her as a Nazi, placing a swastika on her forehead during a stage slide show.
The face of Marine Le Pen, the head of France’s Front National, appeared on a large screen with a swastika symbol...
Germany sells Israel nuke-ready submarines
Germany is supplying the Israeli Navy with submarines that are fully capable of being fitted to carry cruise missiles with nuclear-warheads, Spiegel reports. Thus, if Israel does indeed have any such missiles, it could deploy them immediately.
The extensive military deal suggests that German shipyards are to supply Israel with six Dolphin-class diesel-electric submarines, four of which have already...
Erdogan slams West for sparking crisis over Iran's nuclear program
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the West for ‘sparking a crisis’ over Iran’s nuclear energy program, while turning a blind eye to Israel’s atomic activities.
“We raise this issue [on] almost all international platforms. We urge them to take the necessary safety measures. But those who have nuclear facilities, who see nuclear...
House Passes HR 4133 Binding the US to Israel
Without any mainstream media coverage at all, the House of Representatives passed the United States – Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (USIESC).
The USIESC, written by Eric Cantor , claims there is a need to provide Israel with unlimited military and financial aid as a result of the disturbances caused by the Arab Spring.
Israel will have an essentially unlimited amount of funds...
Organ trafficking ring arrested in Israel
Israeli organ trafficking ring leader Moshe Harel
A European Union (EU) prosecutor says an Israeli man suspected of running an organ trafficking network has been arrested in Israel.
“We have received information that Moshe Harel has been arrested in Israel on organ trafficking and other related offences,” EU special prosecutor Jonathan Ratel said.
Harel is wanted in Kosovo, where he and...
Israeli foreign minister unbearable: Austrian defense minister
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman
Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos says the presence of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in the Israeli cabinet is “unbearable.”
In an interview with the Austrian daily Die Presse, Darabos severely criticized Israel’s policies, with a special emphasis on the continued settlement activities and the nuclear allegations against Iran.
An attack...
Applying the Six-Day War to Iran
With the 45th anniversary of the Six-Day War of June 1967 coming early next month, pro-Israel pundits like syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer are again promoting Israel’s faux narrative on the reasons behind Israel’s decision to attack its neighbors.
The Krauthammers of our domesticated, corporate media seem bent on waging pre-emptive war against an accurate historical rendering of the actual...
Israel developing insect drone for indoor surveillance
Israeli “butterfly” UAV.
The future is here and this is not a butterfly on your wall, as Israeli drones are getting tiny. Their latest project – a butterfly-shaped drone weighing just 20 grams – the smallest in its range so far – can gather intelligence inside buildings.
The new miniscule surveillance device can take color pictures and is capable of a vertical take-off and hover...