Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Shots Fired at Jewish Center in Holland
Shots were fired at a Jewish center in the Dutch town of Amstelveen, Dutch newspaper Telegraaf reported Wednesday. A maintenance man at the Sinai Jewish center discovered two bullet marks on a window near the main entrance to the building. The bullets did not penetrate the bullet-proof window.
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No injuries were reported in the attack and the motive for the shooting is unclear at this time. The facility serves as a Jewish mental health center.
Police in Holland launched an investigation into the incident, and security officials said they are looking into the possibility that the attack was related to recent tensions in the Middle East.Israel: Time is Running Out to Deal With Iran
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Israel says Iran's satellite launch is a "technological achievement" that points to a growing nuclear threat. A statement by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that Iran has improving missile technology capable of delivering a nuclear bomb that could hit Israel and beyond.
"The proven capability to launch the satellite, to launch it into orbit, shows something about the missile technology of Iran and it is worrying," said Israel Space Agency chairman and parliament member Isaac Ben-Israel.
Iran says the satellite is for peaceful purposes, but Ben-Israel says that is nonsense.
"If you translate the missile technology, missile capability, to what will happen if they will take the same technology and use it for a ballistic missile, it means that they can deliver a bomb to Western Europe," he said.
Ben-Israel said Iran is about a year away from acquiring the technology and materials to build a nuclear weapon. Therefore, he said Israel has a one-year window in which it could launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. He said this would not destroy Iran's nuclear program, but would set it back for years.
With Iran's president threatening to wipe Israel "off the map," Israeli leaders have warned time and again that there is a military option, though they say it is a last resort.
In his statement, the defense minister urged the U.N. Security Council to tighten sanctions on Iran because, "time is running out."US General Urges North Korea to Lower Tensions
The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging North Korea to lower tensions on the divided peninsula in the wake of reports that Pyongyang is preparing to test a long-range ballistic missile.
General Walter ("Skip") Sharp says the United States and South Korea are keeping a close eye on North Korea.
The U.S. and its ally are prepared for what he called "any contingency."
Media reports in South Korea say intelligence officials in both nations have recently observed a train carrying what is believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile.
Sharp is calling on North Korea to stop its recent "provocations," such as ending all previous military and political accords with Seoul.
Observers believe Pyongyang is raising tensions on the peninsula to attract the attention of new U.S. President Barack Obama.
A U.S. State Department spokesman told reporters in Washington Tuesday that any North Korean ballistic missile test would be a provocation.
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