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Iranian national believed responsible for Thai blasts

JTAPublished February 14, 2012

JERUSALEM -- An Iranian national was seriously injured by a bomb he carried shortly after a house he rented in a residential neighborhood of Bangkok exploded. The man had thrown a hand grenade at police as they pursued him Tuesday following the home explosion,...

Don’t strike Iran before Madonna concert, Facebook page begs Bibi

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A new Facebook page is calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from striking Iran's nuclear sites until after Madonna performs in Israel. A day after Madonna announced last week that she is launching her new world...

After New Delhi attack, fears that Iran-Israel attacks could escalate

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 13, 2012

WASHINGTON—Iran and Israel appear to be locked in an assassination contest. Israeli leaders blamed Iran for two assassination attempts late Sunday and early Monday -- in Tbilisi, Georgia, and in New Delhi, India. The bomb in Tbilisi was disabled before...

Netanyahu blaming Iran for attacks on diplomats

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for a terrorist attack and an attempted attack on Israeli embassy employees in India and Georgia. An Israeli diplomat's wife in New Delhi was injured by a car bomb, and a second bomb was...

Hackers threaten to wipe Israel from the Internet

JTAPublished February 12, 2012

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Hackers threatened to remove all traces of Israel from the Internet and accused it of crimes against humanity on the same day that it crashed the Central Intelligence Agency's website. The hacker group Anonymous released a video on...

Turkish FM: We will never endorse striking Iran

JTAPublished February 10, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Turkey will never endorse a military strike on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a Washington audience. "A military strike is a disaster. It should not be an option, especially at this turning point in our region," he said...

Israeli missile defense test a ‘milestone’

JTAPublished February 10, 2012

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Israel's test of a missile defense system was declared a "major milestone" in its efforts to establish viable barriers to a missile strike. The test of a joint Israeli-American system was conducted Friday morning over the Mediterranean...

Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military

JTAPublished February 10, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military." In a speech Wednesday to France's main Jewish umbrella organization, the CRIF, Sarkozy reiterated his commitment to Israel's security but maintained that the...

Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran

JTAPublished February 9, 2012

WASHINGTON -- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. According to the poll, published this week in The Hill, a newspaper that specializes in...

Senators to urge Obama to make Iranian ‘capability’ a red line

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 8, 2012

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators will present a resolution calling on the Obama administration to make a "nuclear-weapons capability" by Iran a red line. The non-binding resolution, to be introduced Thursday by Sens. Robert Casey (D-Pa.),...

Ahead of March meetings, Israel and the U.S. close ranks on Iran

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 7, 2012

WASHINGTON—It's one of those coincidences too tempting to believe is a coincidence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is delivering a speech to AIPAC about what should happen next with Iran and likely meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss...

U.S.-Israel anti-missile exercise rescheduled for around October

JTAPublished February 6, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Israel have rescheduled their joint military exercise for around October. Top U.S. military officials will arrive in Israel later this month to plan the anti-missile exercise, the largest of its kind, after pushing...

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