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Israel recognizes first settler university in the West Bank
Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday confirmed a government decision to officially recognise the status of the first settler university established in the occupied West Bank. “Defence Minister Ehud Barak tonight ordered General Nitzan Allon, the military commander of the central region (covering the West Bank), to proclaim the university…
Report: Israeli PM ordered strike on Iran in 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak in 2010 ordered the army to prepare an attack against Iranian nuclear installations, though the order was later rescinded, Israeli television said Sunday. According to private television Channel 2, the order was not implemented due to opposition from the army…
Iran confident Israel won’t launch ‘stupid’ attack
Iran on Tuesday said it is dismissing Israeli threats of an imminent attack against it, explaining that even some Israeli officials realized such a “stupid” act would provoke “very severe consequences.” “In our calculations, we aren’t taking these claims very seriously because we see them as hollow and baseless,” foreign…
Israel says threat of strike on Iran is working
The threat of a military strike on Iran is preventing the Islamic republic from taking the final steps towards developing a nuclear bomb, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday. “We are seeing with our own eyes the reason why Iran, which really wants to achieve a military nuclear…
Netanyahu blasts Iran over nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Thursday of being the most irresponsible country in the world and said sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme “haven’t worked.” “Iran has been exposed for being the most irresponsible power on earth today. The one that exports terror with abandon is…
Israeli’s Netanyahu pledges to fight Jewish extremism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday pledged anew to rein in a wave of attacks on Palestinian and Israeli property by disgruntled Jewish settlers, his office said. Speaking at a candle-lighting ceremony to start the eight-day Jewish festival of Hannukah, also known as the Festival of Lights,Netanyahu told soldiers at a West…
Israeli Defense Minister: No Iran strike ‘for the moment’
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ruled out a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities “for the moment,” in remarks to public radio, but said that the Jewish state would keep all options open. “We have no intention of acting for the moment… We should not engage in war when…
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