Monday, September 8, 2008
Iranian Revolutionary Guards merge with Hizbullah
Top Israeli defense officials have revealed that Iran is consolidating its grip on Hizbullah and has instituted a number of structural changes to the Lebanese group, under which Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah no longer enjoys exclusive command over its military wing. According to the officials, following the Second Lebanon War, Iran decided to step up its control over the terrorist organization forcing Nasrallah to receive Iranian permission before carrying out any important decisions. 09/08/08
 It is a sad day for Israel when its own leadership fails to congratulate one of Israel's competitors at the Beijing Paralympics who on the first day of the competition won Israel's first silver medal this year. Neither Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres nor the Minister of Science, Culture and Sport, Ghaleb Majadle, bothered to contact Israeli swimmer Inbal Pezaro to congratulate her on her silver medal win on Sunday in the 100 meters freestyle. 09/08/08  A chartered flight of 235 North American immigrants landed in Israel on Monday morning, greeted by a festive welcoming ceremony featuring dancing, torah scrolls, top Israeli leaders and, of course, some shofar blowing. The ceremony comes amid an unprecedented agreement between the Jewish Agency and Nefesh B'Nefesh for rights over North American aliyah. 09/08/08  Mea Shearim remains an Old World enclave in the heart of Jerusalem. With its overwhelmingly Haredi population, the streets retain the flavor of an East European shtetl. Life revolves around strict adherence to Jewish law, prayer and the study of Jewish texts.09/08/08  Israel Police have recommended that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted on corruption charges relating to two cases that have been under investigation for months, after determining that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute him. The dramatic turn of events culminate months of political turmoil and forced Olmert to announce his intentions to step down following the Kadima primaries scheduled to take place later this month.09/07/08  Whether by coincidence or clever marketing, the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan coincides with the start of the Muslim world’s top television shows. Many of these television shows now focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, exploiting the massive viewer ship to mobilize and incite the Arab World into a deep, dark and unpromising path of hatred and violence. 09/07/08  The soaring temperatures of summer are coming to an end and sadly so are the summer holidays, as thousands of youngsters and university students are returning to their books. Infolive.tv hit the beaches of Tel Aviv beach to ask the youth how they enjoyed their vacation in the sun. 09/07/08  After 35 years in the army and four years in the job, outgoing coordinater of government activities in the territories Maj.Gen. Yosef Mishlev bid farewell to his commanders in chief on Thursday. Mishlev will be replaced by Maj.Gen. (res) Amos Gilad as the temporary coordinater.Gilad who held the post in the late Nineties also served for past four years as head of the Defense Ministry's diplomatic security bureau.09/07/08  This Al-Qaeda video posted on the internet documents the young suicide bomber, Abu Ghareeb al-Makki, as he prepares to carry the June bombings of the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. The narrator says the strike about to be carried out is in retaliation for the publication of cartoons of Islam's prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers. 09/07/08 |
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