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Battle plan for Iran ready - US envoy to Israel
The Pentagon has a ready plan for a military attack on Iran, the American ambassador to Israel warned days before a key meeting over the controversial nuclear program of the Islamic Republic.
Western countries and Israel are exerting pressure on Iran to stop uranium enrichment, saying that Tehran is secretly trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran insists that its nuclear program is strictly civil.
“It...
Ron Paul fights to end military aid for Israel
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has condemned a plan being considered in the United States House of Representatives that would allow for the US to continue aiding in the defense of Israel by equipping the Jewish state’s military with added weaponry.
From Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) attacked the contents of an act currently up for discussion that, if passed, would...
Israeli lawmakers to dissolve Knesset
Israel’s Knesset
Israeli lawmakers are scheduled to dissolve the Knesset amid divisions among different political parties in the Tel Aviv regime.
Israel’s Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recently called for the dissolution of Knesset and an early general election to be held on September 4.
Likud chairman Zeev Elkin said on May 2 that September 4 is the agreed date for the...
Former Israeli PM slams Netanyahu's Iran warmongering policy
Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Former PM Ehud Olmert and the recently-resigned Kadima leader Tzipi Livni have joined the chorus of past and present senior Israeli politicians criticizing the government and its warmongering policy against Iran.
Livni announced her resignation as leader of the centrist liberal Kadima party on Tuesday, saying in her speech that Netanyahu’s...
UK supermarket chain cuts off Israeli products
British supermarket chain announces boycott of products from Israeli settlements.
Since 2009, Israeli items that are sold in the country carry a label stating the place of origin…
One of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, the Co-op, announced this weekend that they will not import any more agricultural products grown by Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Some years ago, British retailers...
Thousands of Palestinians go on hunger strike in Israeli prisons
Patima Zakka with her son
Thousands of Palestinians are on hunger strike in Israeli prisons – for over a week, they have been protesting against indefinite detention without charge and alleged ill-treatment. Some of those who got out, told RT about their life behind bars.
Human rights groups in the West Bank say 2,000 Palestinians have been on hunger strike for more than a week, and others are...
The Persecution Of Christians In the Holy Land
A 2008 survey says 0.8% of Christian Palestinians cited 'fleeing religious extremism' as a reason for emigration
Despite claims by Israeli government officials, Christian Palestinians regularly face discrimination.
A recent report by CBS show 60 Minutes on “Christians of the Holy Land” has received a lot of attention, not least for the embarrassing contribution by Israeli Ambassador...
US will not apologize over Iran: Ex-Obama advisor
Former national security advisor to the US President Barack Obama, retired Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones.
A former national security adviser to the US President Barack Obama says Washington has no reason to apologize to Israel for its handling of the Iranian nuclear energy program.
“The Israelis have been given very very strong assurances about their security by the United States, and I don’t...
Egypt cuts off gas supply to Israel
Egypt has canceled its natural gas supply deal with Israel, insisting the move has nothing to do with politics. Israel downplayed the decision, which could further deteriorate bilateral ties that have decayed markedly since the Egyptian revolution.
Egypt’s Natural Gas Holding Company announced the termination of the contract on Sunday, citing violations of contractual obligations. It denied the...
Russia Plans to Flatten Georgia if Israel Attacks Iran
Russia is building up forces in the Caucasus region, preparing to protect its interests in case Israel attacks Iran with the help of the United States, the western media said.
GenerationalDynamics.com and the Business Insider said the Russian military believes that when the US goes to war with Iran, it may deploy forces in friendly Georgia and warships in the Caspian Sea with the possible help of...
US gives 115 Billion Dollars Aid to Israel
US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
New data shows Washington has given more than 115 billion dollars in financial aid to Israel over the years, indicating Tel Aviv’s great dependence on the US.
According to the report published by the Congressional Research Service Israel has received more assistance from the US than 15 European countries did to recover from the...
Russia, Iran set to counter US-Israeli strike against Iran
Taking part in "Noble Dina" US-Israel-Greek drill
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a strong warning against a military attack on Iran Monday, April 2, saying that a pre-emptive strike would violate international law. His comments, made during a visit to Armenia, stopped short of threatening (the US and/or Israel) of consequences. But they backed up and were in tune with the explicit...
Truth on 9/11 revealed by US Marine Corps veteran
A US Marine Corps veteran and author asserts that Israel masterminded the 9/11 attacks, saying if Americans were informed of this, they would exterminate the Zionist regime.
“I have had long conversations over the past two weeks with contacts at the Army War College, at the Headquarters Marine Corps, and I have made it absolutely clear in both cases that it is 100 percent certain that 9/11 was a...
Australia warns Israel against strike on Iran
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr
Australia has joined the list of countries that have warned the Israeli regime against any military strike on Iran, a report says.
According to Israeli Haaretz newspaper, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, in a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, has voiced Canberra’s opposition to an attack on Iran.
“More and...
Anti Iran War Protests Hit UK and Israel
Anti-war protest on Trafalgar Square, London
UK activists from the ‘Stop the War Coalition’ have held a day of action to speak out against war with Iran. Protesters took to the streets of 15 major British cities. In Israel, hundreds marched in Tel Aviv protesting the war.
The coalition’s unit in Nottingham declares on its website, that the United States has always been “tempted to use...