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Tehran: For restored Iranian aid, Hamas must go back to supporting Bashar Assad

Hamas, Gaza Strip

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report Jul 31, 2013, 7:18 PM (IDT)

Israel has twice switched its orientation toward the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip: In November 2012, Muslim Brotherhood-ruled Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, negotiated the ceasefire ending Israel’s Pillar of Defense operation against Hamas missiles. From July 2013, Israel has been cooperating with the Egyptian military and its champion, Saudi Arabia – witness permission for Egyptian Apache gun ships to fly over Gaza. So what happens when the Egyptian military launches a major operation against Hamas – in defiance of the US and Palestinian Authority, with whom Israel launched peace talks this week?

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Kerry’s Four Mechanisms for Running Israel-Palestinian Talks

e Obama letters to Abbas and Netanyahu both endorsing and ducking 1967 borders not yet sent

Moscow & Tehran Set to Derail Kerry’s Peace Plan

They plan to exploit P5+1 diplomacy on nuclear Iran and Syrian victory to impede his progress.

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Strong opposition to Israeli military cutbacks and reform

Some senior officers say slashing IDF ground forces exposes Israel to disaster if attacked.

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Kerry in secret final-status talks with Netanyahu and Abbas on borders, security, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley

John Kerry hosts Israel, Palestinian peace negotiators.

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
Jul 30, 2013, 8:59 AM (IDT)

The ceremonial launch of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Washington early Tuesday, July 30, made a photogenic front for the real brass-tacks bargaining on the core Middle East dispute issues which Secretary of State John Kerry has been handling discreetly with the principals, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. This was revealed exclusively in the last DEBKA Weekly issue of Friday, July 26. Kerry has been pushing quietly for answers on borders, security, the Jordan Rift Valley and Jerusalem.

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