Epstein Secrets

s and even critical discussions are limited. Russia, Iran, and China remain supportive. Saudi Arabia and other GCC states tried last year to detach Bashar al-Assad from his ties to Iran, EFTA00712622 but without success. In this effort, they tipped their hand in supporting autocracy over democracy in the reg

tor in 2007. And it has close links to the Iranian regime, which is the No. 1 enemy of the U.S. and its allies in the region. Moreover, the longer Assad stays in power without being able to stop the uprising against his government — which is now more than a year old — the greater the odds that region

re is an important step the United States can take to change Israel's calculations -- helping the people of Syria in their battle against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Iran's nuclear program and Syria's civil war may seem unconnected, but in fact they are inextricably linked. Israel's real fear -- losing i

Whether and in what form the Jewish state should accept Germany's help was a matter of controversy for the Israeli public. The later Prime Minister Menachem Begin, for example, who had lost much of his family in the Holocaust, could only see Germany as the "land of the murderers." To this day, financial assis

e opposition in Syria began as a largely peaceful, grass- roots, pan-Syrian movement for democratic change. But it was deliberately met by President Bashar al-Assad with murder and sectarian venom. He wanted to make the conflict about his Alawite minority versus the country's Sunni Muslim majority as a way of d

m, democracy and reform." Iran, Hamas knows, is not amused. But that appears to be a diminishing concern for the movement. Hamas' relationship with Assad, Tehran's key Arab ally, began to sour last year when the Palestinian group resisted pressure to stage pro- regime events in refugee camps in Syria.

was occupied a few years later by settlers from the religious-Zionist Gush Emunim movement; in the late 1970s, it was authorized by Prime Minister Menachem Begin's Likud government. Today, it is the West Bank's third-largest settlement, drawing many secular Israelis attracted as much by its striking desert l

clash of civilizations combined with a clash within Islam between fanatic terror and moderna , Suna and Shia, while all the legacy threats: Iran, Assad in Syria, Hezbullah in Lebanon,Hamas in Gaza are all alive and kicking. So, whoever says we have to be open eyed and ready to strongly respond to

of us lost it. I, BG added, did not. I've seen an opportunity and I seized it. He didn't mentioned the horrors or the sacrifice of the 48' war.PM Menachem Begin, several years after the bitter 73' war made the daring peace with Egypt. PM Itzhak Rabin, exactly 20yrs ago, signed the Peace treaty with Jordan

cent of the Golan Heights, it still fell short of Assad’s demand for a return to the 4 June 1967 lines, a

rces Agreement. UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 (Zionism-Racism). Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh invites Syrian troops into the country. Menachem Begin’s Likud Party wins Israeli national elections after 29 years of Labor Party dominance. In a speech in Cairo, President Anwar al-Sadat announces his r

Resolu- tions 425 and 426. 18 June 2000 The UN Security Council confirms Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in a Presidential Statement. 10 July 2000 Bashar al-Assad is elected President of Syria in a nationwide referendum. 11-25 July 2000 Camp David II negotiations between Ehud Barak and Yasir Arafat. 25 July 2

tion!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with ta

something really grave happens (Iran for example) - the US will not stand by. The world will take action!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons - and the world did not lift a finger. HOUSE _OV

, the doubts, the risks. many assumed we would fail. He talked about the opportunity and recognizing it. And the deed. • Like Ben Gurion at the time, Menachem Begin - with Egypt, and Rabin - in the peace treaty with Jordan, and later Peres - with the first steps towards the Palestinians, took huge national, diplo

tion!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with ta

something really grave happens (Iran for example) - the US will not stand by. The world will take action!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons - and the world did not lift a finger. And the o

, the doubts, the risks. many assumed we would fail. He talked about the opportunity and recognizing it. And the deed. • Like Ben Gurion at the time, Menachem Begin - with Egypt, and Rabin - in the peace treaty with Jordan, and later Peres - with the first steps towards the Palestinians, took huge national, diplo

moderna, Suna and Shia, the legacy threats: Iran, Assad in Syria, Hezbullah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza are

ugh few of those individuals remain I think I am one of the fortunate few. He didn't mentioned the horrors or the sacrifice of the 48' war. I believe Menachem Begin had it,as several years after the bitter 73' war he was able to make a daring peace with Egypt. Als Izhak Rabin,who now 20yrs ago, signed the Peace t

nded by clashes of civilizations, in addition to the Islam confrontation between fanatic terror and moderna, Suna and Shia, the legacy threats: Iran, Assad in Syria, Hezbullah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza are all still active and worrying. we have to be alert and ready to strongly respond to any threat to o