Saturday, 11 August 2012 06:26 'Saudi Arabia has warned that it will intercept Israeli fighter jets that enter its airspace en route to an attack on Iran, UPI news reported on Thursday citing the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Read more: Saudi Arabia Allegedly Warns it Will Intercept Israeli Jets en Route to Iran 'Human rights activists have welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to block Israel’s participation in the first International Culture Summit, which is being held in the Scottish Parliament building next week. A coalition of campaign groups labeled “Don’t dance with Israeli apartheid,” which had planned to protest any official Israeli presence, said that Tel Aviv had declined the invitation to attend a conference “encouraging cultural dialogue among nations,” the Palestine News Network reported on Friday. The coalition campaigners are organizing an audio-visual, singing, and spoken-word event, which is entitled “Israel’s Culture of Apartheid,” outside the parliament for the duration of the Cultural Summit.' Read more: Israel Banned from International Culture Summit in Edinburgh 
The report comes as the delivery of an upgraded interceptor currently being installed on Israel's Arrow anti-missile batteries is believed to ramp up its ability to cope with threats from Syria and Iran, defense experts said on Thursday.
In the event of a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites, Israel has three route options: a northern route, which requires flying over Turkey and Syria; a southern route over Saudi Arabia; or a central route over Jordan and Iraq, UPI reported.'
Saturday, 11 August 2012
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