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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…
Gunmen kill 16 Egyptian border guards, cross into Israel
CAIRO — Gunmen on Sunday killed 16 guards in Egypt near the border with Israel before stealing two armoured vehicles and crossing into the Jewish state where one vehicle was destroyed by a helicopter. An Egyptian medical official said gunmen in Bedouin attire drove up in two vehicles and opened…
Prank Egypt TV show exposes depth of Israel hostility
A prank Egyptian talk show that infuriates guests by duping them into believing they are on Israeli TV reveals the antipathy many hold for the Jewish state despite a wintry peace treaty between the neighbours. “Judgement after Deliberations,” aired nightly by private Nahar satellite television during the Muslim holy month…
Gingrich: Romney was right about Israel being culturally superior
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says GOP hopeful Mitt Romney was right to suggest that Israelis were superior to Palestinians because of their culture. Palestinian officials on Monday had accused Romney of racism after he seemed to tell wealthy donors — including billionaire Sheldon Adelson — that Israelis were…
Jon Stewart mocks Romney’s Israel gaffes: Jews are culturally money-making motherf*ckers
On his show Tuesday night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s latest series of gaffes. While Romney was in Israel, the Republican candidate remarked at a fundraising event that the Israelis were more economically successful than the Palestinians because of their culture. “Romney appears to…
Romney: ‘Providence’ and culture make Israelis superior to Palestinians
Palestinian officials on Monday accused presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of racism after he told wealthy donors — including billionaire Sheldon Adelson — that Israelis were more economically successful because of their culture and intervention by God. “And as I come here and I look out over this city…
Romney promises to back an Israeli strike on Iran
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would “respect” and back Israel if they decided to attack Iran to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons, the candidate’s campaign said on Sunday. “If Israel has to take action on its own, in order to stop Iran from developing the capability, the…
Israel ‘fears Iran Olympics attack’
Israel has bolstered its security presence for the London Olympics amid fears that an Iranian terror squad in Europe may be planning an attack on its athletes, according to a press report Sunday. Scotland Yard and MI5 are believed to have raised their assessment of the threat against the Israeli…
Israel ‘still holds 5 foreign women activists’
Israel was still holding five foreign women activists on Saturday who were arrested in the West Bank after a demonstration a day earlier, a police spokeswoman said. “Five European activists arrested Friday during a demonstration in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) remain in detention,” Luba Samri told AFP. “The five…
UN rights body to probe Israel settlements
The UN Human Rights Council has set up a panel to probe Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move that further irked Israel which said it will bar its access to the sites of inquiry. Israel severed contacts with the council in March after the 47-member body announced…
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