DEBKAfile Special Report February 6, 2013, 8:38 AM (GMT+02:00)
Talking at UN Headquarters last September
US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said Wednesday that US President Barak Obama’s visit to Israel in spring would be for consultation – not demands or conditions - on major issues: the peace process, preventing a nuclear Iran and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. The date will be set after a new Israeli government is in place.DEBKAfile: The coming visit strengthens Netanyahu’s hand in coalition negotiations, especially after the close rapport between Washington and Jerusalem on Israel’s military action in Syria.
Ahmadinejad lands in Cairo 4-6 months
before Iran reaches nuclear capacity.
DEBKAfile Special Report
February 5, 2013, 1:04 PM (GMT+02:00)
The Iranian nuclear challenge is coming closer
As Israeli parties haggle over a new government coalition, Bashar Assad, backed by Iran and Moscow, sits firmly in the saddle and plays hardball with the Syrian opposition. Former military intelligence chief Asher Yadlin says Iran can “achieve nuclear breakout in four to six months.” Ahmadinejad invites Egypt to join Syria, Hizballah and a nuclear Iran for an unbeatable coalition to “solve the Palestinian question” and wipe Israel off the map so that he can pray on Temple Mount, Jerusalem.
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