Epstein Secrets

e 1979. When Gulf circles expressed their fears at this level, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry clarified that "Cairo is seeking normal relations with Tehran, essential and normal relations, that is all." This statement was followed by more than one confirmation issued by Egyptian officials, stressing th

blishment of enabling Israel's moral decline. In turn, he has earned a reputation as "U.S. Jewry's enfant terrible," according to the Israeli daily Haaretz. Beinart recently launched a group blog at the Daily Beast called Open Zion, which is devoted to "Israel, Palestine, and the Jewish future." He was

so much missing in the report, and why does it seem like "someone has played around with it," as Avi Issacharoff, a reporter with the Israeli daily Haaretz, says? Likewise, he also finds it somewhat odd that he, an Israeli journalist, was the only one to publish the secret French medical report, rather

some in Israel are getting it wrong with regard to Iran and what the Iranian leadership perceives as serious threats. Israel has to realise that the Tehran regime is more petrified by what is happening to its economy and among its own population than by the possibility of a military attack from Israel. W

ime minister's office even asked him to return his diplomatic passport. What seems to be bothering some Israelis, including Ari Shavit, the respected Haaretz journalist, is that Dagan has now "made the Iranians think they can continue galloping to the bomb because they are not in any real danger". ' This c

al-Asad's presidency, Syria has faced relentless efforts by Israel and its complicit American ally to bring down the so- called `resistance axis' of Tehran-Damascus-Hizballah, which dared challenge the regional dominance of Israel and the United States. Syria had a narrow escape in 2003-4. Led by the P

eld accountable" should those weapons be used. The chemical-weapons problem, however, may be more acute post-Assad. A senior Israeli official told Haaretz on Monday that Assad "is handling chemical weapons responsibly," taking steps to avoid them falling into rebel hands by moving them to more remote

he change was simple: the Iranians had suddenly diverted a third of their enriched uranium fuel rods to medical research. When I pressed him on why Tehran would have done this, he conceded that it was probably because Israeli threats and U.S.-led sanctions had worked -- in other words, that Iran had a

uine bond. Barak and Netanyahu "have a high regard for themselves and each other," explained David Makovsky, a former diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz. "They both see themselves as big-picture guys. They come out of the special forces culture and are far more similar than they are different." Of c

e the final series of negotiations." Reuters (5/25) reports that on Tuesday, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei "said...he was optimistic over Tehran reaching an agreement soon...although Iran's top negotiator cautioned that serious issues remained." However, "Iran's top negotiator, Abbas Araqchi

ld Haartez, "As part of the round of fighting in Gaza and as part of the defense of the country's skies, an IDF Skylark drone was hit by Iron Dome." Haaretz also "reported that the IDF is `worried' about the friendly-fire incident because it calls into question whether the IDF is able `to conduct a long

mptive Israeli airstrike against Iran's nuclear sites. But as Netanyahu rallies his American supporters and discourages diplomatic engagement with Tehran, some intelligence officials and Iran experts tell The Daily Beast that an Israeli attack may be exactly what Tehran's most hard-line leaders have

from the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and simple emotion and fear. What American politicians don't seem to understand but any reader of Haaretz would know is that many leading EFTA00630430 Israelis, whose experience demonstrates both their deep commitment to Israel's security and their ex

be the final series of negotiations." Reuters (5/25) reports that on Tuesday, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei "said...he was optimistic over Tehran reaching an agreement soon...although Iran's top negotiator cautioned that serious issues remained." However, "Iran's top negotiator, Abbas Araqchi

ld Haartez, "As part of the round of fighting in Gaza and as part of the defense of the country's skies, an IDF Skylark drone was hit by Iron Dome." Haaretz also "reported that the IDF is 'worried' about the friendly-fire incident because it calls into question whether the IDF is able 'to conduct a long

me in Israel are getting it wrong with regard to Iran and what the Iranian leadership perceives as serious threats. Israel has to realise that the Tehran regime is more petrified by what is happening to its economy and among its own population than by the possibility of a military attack from Israel.

e minister's office even asked him to return his diplomatic passport. What seems to be bothering some Israelis, including Ari Shavit, the respected Haaretz journalist, is that Dagan has now "made the Iranians think they can continue galloping to the bomb because they are not in any real danger". This

formation about Israel's intentions and capabilities into the news media. The president's unwillingness to take preemptive military action against Tehran's nuclear efforts has long been evident, notwithstanding his ritual EFTA00686711 incantation that "all options are on the table." Equally evident

so much going on in the Middle East today, it's impossible to capture it all with one opinion. So here are two for the price of one. Opinion One: Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper, reported last week that the imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti "released an unusual statement from his cell. He

ient force (or will) to prevent conflict. Another failure is probably ahead with Iran, where six years of escalating U.N. sanctions have not curbed Tehran's nuclear program and unilateral military intervention is increasingly likely. I've long been a supporter of multilateral action through the United

Strip via the tunnels in 2011. The source stressed that Hamas taxes every item that enters the Gaza Strip via the tunnels. For its part, Israel's Haaretz newspaper estimated that control of the tunnels yield around 10 — 15 percent of Hamas's entire revenues. Reports indicate that each tunnel can empl