DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 25, 2012, 5:38 PM (GMT+02:00)
Some fear they've missed the boat.
Israel’s prime minister and defense minister were harshly criticized on the eve of Israel’s 64th Independence Day for too much speechifying and no real action against a nuclear Iran. In contrast, the US finally acted, creating a new Pentagon spy agency against the Islamic Republic. The Israeli street has stopped listening to its leaders intoning that Iran will not be permitted to acquire a nuclear weapon. Some military and intelligence sources believe Israel and the US have missed the boat for stopping it, especially concerning a dirty bomb.
Iran Plays Obama’s Game to Win
His proposition is primed to pre-empt war – not a nuclear-armed Iran.
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His proposition is primed to pre-empt war – not a nuclear-armed Iran.
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Iran Will Have a Dirty Bomb This Year
Losing patience with Obama, Israel prepares for a unilateral decision after May 23.
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Losing patience with Obama, Israel prepares for a unilateral decision after May 23.
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Military Intervention Hovers over Syria
A joint Saudi-Turkish command to prepare a combined invasion of Syria.
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A joint Saudi-Turkish command to prepare a combined invasion of Syria.
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Israel races against time on decision to strike Iran
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April 23, 2012, 10:03 AM (GMT+02:00)
Binyamin Netanyahu's toughest decision ever
Until now, Israeli leaders talked about a final decision to go to war on Iran’s nuclear bomb program in terms of months. This timeline is suddenly shrinking. DEBKA-Net-Weekly in its coming issue out next week explains what is behind this change and what drove Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz to state this week: "In principle, we are ready to act," when asked if the IDF was ready to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Don’t miss these insights into Israel’s pressing calculus on Iran.
Hungry Syrian soldiers desert Golan defenses, prowl for food
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DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
April 23, 2012, 7:10 PM (GMT+02:00)
Blast at Syrian Sahm al-Jolan (Golan)
Israeli border lookout points report that in the last two days, large groups of armed Syrian soldiers have been seen deserting their Golan bases and prowling for water and food, after their regular supplies were stopped and redirected to units fighting anti-Assad rebels. They don’t ask Israeli soldiers for food, but parcels thrown across the fence vanish in a trice. Meanwhile, gangs, some local, some from Jordan and Iraq, are raiding the unguarded Syrian facilities on looting expeditions and stripping them of equipment.
US bid to defuse Egyptian-Israeli tensions derailed by Egyptian Islamists
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DEBKAfile Special Report
April 24, 2012, 8:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
Egyptian tanks in Sinai
Monday, April 24, the Obama administration stepped in to damp down the military frictions developing between Jerusalem and Cairo, fanned further this week by a dispute over the suspension of Egyptian gas to Israel. Earlier that day, Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Muhammad Tantawi said: “If anyone comes near Egypt’s border, we will break their leg.” Egyptian Islamists and Bedouin groups have since announced they would mark Israel’s Independence Day Thursday with a mass assault on the Sinai memorials of Israel’s fallen soldiers.
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