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Obama uses EU to confront Israel with tough interlinked choices: borders or nuclear-armed Iran

Obama and Ashton put their heads together

DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis Jul 17, 2013, 12:15 PM (IDT)

To avoid a head-on clash with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama set loose the Europeans in full cry against Jerusalem and its policies, by timing their new guidelines with John Kerry’s arrival in Amman. EU foreign affairs executive Catherine Ashton chairs the international negotiating forum with Iran. And so, the EU, with backing from Washington, gives Tehran a broad wink that a fresh round of nuclear diplomacy is worth their while now that Israel is on the run in the settlements-cum-borders dispute.

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US in Egypt: From Boom to Bust

Middle East players led by Saudi Arabia move on, build new Sunni bloc, without Washington.

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Arab Gulf Checkbook Diplomacy for Egypt

Egypt’s new prime minister refused the job without working capital.

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Israel and Egypt Team up for Operations against Islamists

Israeli, Egyptian, Saudi intelligence work in secret harness against Muslim Brotherhood, Sinai Salaf

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Syrian soldiers shoot at IDF Golan patrol after unidentified infiltrators move in

Israel soldier on the Golan

DEBKAfile Special Report
Jul 17, 2013, 12:40 AM (IDT)

The Golan saw a chain of unexplained incidents after midnight Tuesday, July 16: Unidentified gunmen stole into an unmanned IDF position in the demilitarized zone of the Golan to the east of the Israeli-Syrian border. An Israeli patrol came under fire near Tel Fares from Syrian soldiers when it went to investigate. Israeli helicopters were then scrambled over the scene of action. IDF officers suspect that the Syrian troops tried to use the mystery infiltrators to fire off shots at the Israeli patrol. No one was hurt.

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