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US right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli presidentIsraeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters before his More… |
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Netanyahu 'ready to consider 2002 Arab plan'Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled readiness on Wednesday to consider a 2002 Arab peace plan whose terms were recently softened to include possible land swaps between Israel and the Palestinians. More… |
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Kerry says time running out to revive Mideast peaceUS Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to revive stalled peace talks, warning that the alternative was a "negative spiral of responses." "We're running out of time. If we do More… |
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Iran's nuke reactor looms into Israeli, West viewIran aims to start a reactor next year which the West fears could arm an atomic bomb; Israel, which has bombed such construction sites around the Middle East before, may try to stop the plant being completed, say experts. The time More… |
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Israel fires back at Syria after troops targetedIsraeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. A statement said a military vehicle was damaged by shots fired fr More… |
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Netanyahu hints at further strikes in SyriaPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not publicly taken More… |
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Israel warns against Russia arms supply to SyriaIsrael has warned that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the Unit More… |
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Regional powers 'must give up nuclear ambitions'Regional powers including Iran, India, Israel and Pakistan must give up their nuclear ambitions and take steps to engage in a process to eliminate nuclear weapons, said a leading expert. "That will ensure Iran will not feel t More… |
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Israel warns US about Russian arms sale to SyriaIsrael warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western pressure on Moscow to hold off on such a move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More… |
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Few options for Assad to hit back after Israeli raidsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but the attacks could redouble support from his regional allies Iran and Hezbollah. Assad, already batt More… |
