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8/13/2008 4:03 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel reopens Gaza crossings;
Israel on Wednesday reopened crossings into Gaza for the limited passage of people and goods after closing them in response to a rocket attack earlier this week, the army said.
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8/13/2008 4:06 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Palestinians Skeptical of Israeli Peace Offer
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has reportedly put forward a peace plan offering Palestinians nearly all the occupied West Bank, according to a newspaper report. Palestinians called the Israeli offer "baseless."
Israel is reportedly willing to turn over 93 percent of the occupied West Bank to Palestinians, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
The catch would be that Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas would receive the land only if his forces were able to retake the Gaza Strip from the Islamist Hamas movement. Hamas seized power in the coastal territory in June 2007.
Israel's Haaretz newspaper said the proposed border is part of a broader plan to compensate Palestinians and will include a route connecting Gaza to the West Bank itself.
But Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said the report was "baseless," in an interview with AFP news agency.
"These are half-truths used by Israelis as a test balloon so they can blame the Palestinian authority should the negotiations fail," Erakat told AFP.
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8/13/2008 5:07 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel's new 'peace' proposal
Jerusalem: Eight months into its difficult negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel has drawn up a detailed proposal for a peace agreement in principle, offering to withdraw from 93 percent of the West Bank, an Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The proposal includes arrangements on three bottleneck issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: borders, the Palestinian refugee problem and security, the authoritative Ha'aretz daily said, quoting a "senior Israeli official".
Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert presented the proposal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and was awaiting a reply, Ha'aretz said.
According to the report in Ha'aretz, Olmert offered the Palestinians land in the southern Israeli Negev desert, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, compensating for 5.5 percent of the 7 percent of the West Bank that Israel wants to annex. This would allow Israel to keep its major Jewish settlement blocs. In addition, the Palestinians would get a free passage, which would link the Gaza Strip with the West Bank, but nominally remain under Israeli sovereignty.
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8/13/2008 5:09 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel trying to sabotage Iran-Turkey ties: MP
A member of parliament said on Tuesday that Israel has targeted cooperation among the Muslim nations and it is trying to sabotage the upcoming visit to Turkey of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
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8/13/2008 5:11 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Nozari due in Turkey to pursue energy talks
The Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari will leave Iran for Turkey on Thursday to continue talks on energy relations with his Turkish counterpart.
Developing Iran and Turkey’s mutual cooperation in the energy section is among the topics that the Iranian delegation headed by President Mahmud Ahmadinejad aims to discuss with the Turkish side, PIN reported.
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8/13/2008 5:13 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Diplomat says Russia pleased over Ankara’s ‘balanced stance’
Andrey Buravov, the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Russian Embassy in Ankara, yesterday expressed satisfaction over the Turkish capital's “balanced manner” regarding the crisis between Georgia and his country over the Georgian region of South Ossetia.
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8/13/2008 5:14 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Turkey refutes claims Ukraine flight denied air access
The Turkish Foreign Ministry denied news reports claiming that Turkey did not allow a Ukrainian plane carrying humanitarian aid from Kiev to Georgia to use its air space.
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8/13/2008 5:17 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
analysis: Bridging Turkey’s political divide
Is there a way out of this conflict? To answer this question we need to look at the nature of the conflict between the Islamists and secularists, which revolves around the place of secularism in the Turkish polity
Many political pundits were expecting Turkey’s Constitutional Court to mount a “judicial coup” against the ruling AKP for its alleged anti-secular activities in violation of the constitution. After all, hadn’t it closed eighteen political parties including the AKP’s predecessors — the Welfare Party and the Virtue Party — since the introduction of the 1982 Constitution?
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8/13/2008 5:19 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Syria wary of IDF Golan tank maneuvers
"The Syrian leadership has undertaken emergency preventive and deterrent measures, fearing that Israel will turn the military exercise in the Golan Heights to an attack against Syria," Damascus officials reportedly told the Qatari-based paper Al Wattan, Wednesday.
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8/13/2008 5:20 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Lebanon's Suleiman heads for Syria
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to arrive in Syrian capital Damascus to reestablish diplomatic ties with the neighboring country
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8/13/2008 5:32 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Hamas denies receiving Egyptian invitation to start dialogue
The Islamic Hamas movement on Tuesday denied receiving an Egyptian invitation to start internal Palestinian dialogue.
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8/13/2008 8:48 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Hamas: Abbas, Fatah block dialogue by submitting to U.S. veto
Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement block efforts of resuming inter-Palestinian dialogue by submitting to American veto.
Abbas and Fatah "yield to the American veto against the efforts of achieving the Palestinian national reconciliation," said Mahmoud Zahar, former Hamas foreign minister.
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8/13/2008 8:50 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Syria strongly condemns Lebanon's explosion
Syria Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly explosion in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli as a "criminal act", the official SANA news agency reported.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Syria expresses regret and condolences to the families of the victims, underlining solidarity with brotherly Lebanon in facing those who threaten its security and stability, said SANA.
On Wednesday morning, an explosion took place in Tripoli, killing 17 people and injuring some 40 others, the LBC TV reported.
The blast occurred hours before Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's groundbreaking visit to Syria for talks that would redefine ties between the two neighbors.
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8/13/2008 8:57 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Turkish PM Erdogan to visit Russia for talks on fighting
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia and Georgia to discuss the latest situation in the Caucasus, Turkish TV channels reported on Wednesday |
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8/13/2008 10:14 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Turkey and Iran / U.S.-approved relations
The welcome for Iran's president in Istanbul today may have been warmed by yesterday's report in Haaretz that Washington is opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran and declines to supply Israel the military support it seeks.
The U.S. may retain a military option, but Washington seems more amenable than ever to the type of diplomatic initiative Turkey is poised to propose in the next two days.
Turkey, which objects to sanctions against Iran, intends to sign an agreement to develop gas fields in Iran and a gas pipeline from Iran at the cost of some $600 million.
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8/13/2008 10:16 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel denies weapons-Iran link
An Israeli government official dismissed claims that the United States was withholding arms from Israel to dissuade the Jewish state from attacking Iran.
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8/13/2008 10:17 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel fears war could hurt Iran effort
Russia's war with Georgia and the infuriated reaction in the West to what US President George W. Bush calls Moscow's "disproportionate response" could make it harder to enlist Russian help on the Iranian issue, according to Israeli diplomatic officials and academics.
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8/13/2008 10:19 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Turkey a reliable partner for Iran: analyst
Turkey is a reliable partner for Iran in nuclear and non-nuclear fields, said a senior Iranian political and international analyst here on Wednesday.
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8/13/2008 10:21 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
US cautious over Syria-Lebanon agreement on relations
The United States responded cautiously to an agreement Wednesday between Syria and Lebanon to launch full diplomatic relations, saying it would be a "very good step" if Damascus truly honors Lebanese sovereignty.
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8/14/2008 9:21 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Iranian President Ahmadinejad meets Turkey's Gul in Istanbul
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties, including the enhancement of an energy partnership, and Tehran's nuclear program. It is unlikely that the expected energy deals would be signed, Reuters reported
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8/14/2008 9:23 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Pakistan's Musharraf could go to Turkey: report
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf could go to Turkey as British and American diplomats are attempting to find an exit for him before he is dragged through a humiliating impeachment process, The Guardian wrote on Thursday.
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8/14/2008 9:24 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Russia, Georgia green light Turkey-sponsored Caucasian union
Russia and Georgia have given the green light to Turkey's proposal for a Caucasus alliance, as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Thursday Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili a day after his meetings with the Russian president and prime minister.
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8/14/2008 9:26 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Syria, Lebanon Agree To Border Negotiation
The presidents of Syria and Lebanon crowned their second day of groundbreaking talks Thursday with an agreement to resume work on formally demarcating the border between the two neighboring countries.
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8/14/2008 9:28 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Weak results of Egyptian mediation compels Hamas to look for another mediator
Weak results achieved by Egyptian mediation between Israel and Hamas compel the Islamic movement to look for an international mediator to make better progress, a Hamas lawmaker said on Thursday.
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The Georgian minister for reintegration of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Temur Yakobash vili, revealed the depth of the illusion the day after the conflict broke out when he thanked Israel for its assistance in training Georgian troops. "Israel should be proud of its military, which trained Georgian soldiers," Yakobashvili said, with reference to Defensive Shield, the private company run by Gal Hirsch, a former general in the Israel Defence Forces.
Still unaware of what was really happening on the battlefield, Yakobashvili reported that a small group of Georgian soldiers had been able to wipe out an entire Russian military division, thanks to the Israeli training. "We killed 60 Russian soldiers yesterday alone," he said. "The Russians have lost more than 50 tanks, and we have shot down 11 of their planes. They have sustained enormous damage in terms of manpower."
The Russians, of course, knew all about Defensive Shield and the tens of millions of dollars worth of Israeli military equipment that Georgia had been purchasing. Just over a week before the conflict erupted, Putin put in a call to the Israeli president, Shimon Peres. His message, according to a western intelligence source, was simple: "Pull out your trainers and weapons or we will escalate our co-operation with Syria and Iran." Peres does not suffer the same illusions as Georgian ministers and the Israeli set-up left Tbilisi within two days.
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8/14/2008 3:08 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Georgia's Israeli arms point Russia to Iran
JERUSALEM - With the eruption of fighting between Russia and Georgia, Israel has found itself in an awkward position as a result of its arms sales to Georgia. Israel is now caught between its friendly relations with Georgia and its fear that the continued sale of weaponry will spark Russian retribution in the form of increased arms sales to Iran and Syria.
After fighting broke out late last week between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Israel's Foreign Ministry over the weekend recommended suspending the sale of all weapons and defense-related equipment to Georgia, the daily Ha'aretz newspaper reported.
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8/14/2008 3:12 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Georgian Minister: Israel Sold Us Out
A Georgian minister expressed his disappointment in Israel's decision to stop supplying weapons to his country as a result of his country's conflict with Russia.
Israel's government joined the "West's betrayal" of Georgia, when it ordered its weapons’ companies to stop their supply to the country, Timor Yaqobshvili, the minister in charge of the rebel districts, told the Israeli daily Haaretz.
A few hours later, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, denied he had heard anything about Israel's cessation of weapons supply to his country, saying he had not had much time to think about it in the past few days.
Israel's Foreign Ministry recently issued a recommendation to freeze the sale of Israeli security equipment to Georgia, fearing complications with Russia.
Israeli officials believe Russia may interpret the sale of Israeli weapons to Georgia as a move that jeopardizes Russia's security.
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8/15/2008 8:15 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel puts off evacuating illegal wildcat settlement
The Israeli government has decided to put off for the time being its promised evacuation of the largest Jewish wildcat settlement in the occupied West Bank, the defence ministry said on Friday.
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8/15/2008 8:18 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord
The 22-member Arab League on Friday hailed the decision by Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations as an important historical step.
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8/15/2008 8:19 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Iranian president optimistic over power, gas deals with Turkey
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed hope Friday that his country and Turkey would soon conclude natural gas and electricity deals -- projects that have attracted US discontent.
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