伊朗據稱已識別及逮捕以色列的恐怖組織

Iran allegedly identifies and arrests Israeli terrorist cell ‘preparing to carry out terrorist acts’

Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that they have identified and captured a “major terrorist group” also characterized as “a large and sophisticated Israeli terror and sabotage network” after months of intelligence gathering.

In the recent past there have also been reports of Israeli commandos already operating in Iran, supposedly in an attempt to uncover a smoking gun which would give the West the green light to overtly attack Iran.

In November of last year, an Iranian lawmaker announced that they captured a dozen agents of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who were working with the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and in February of this year U.S. officials confirmed that the Mossad has been training and running assassination operations in Iran through the terrorist group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).

Given the many mysterious incidents and indications of foul play in Iran, this announcement is hardly surprising, although one can be safe in assuming that Israel and its allies will act as if the accusation came out of the blue and holds no merit.

Jerusalem World News characterized the announcement as “long on rhetoric but short on information,” although they do note that “Iran’s official IRNA news agency and the semi-official Fars said details of the intelligence operation would be released later.”

新世界秩序: 以色列軍隊已在伊朗活動

Israeli Soldiers Reportedly Already Active in Iran

According to anonymous Western intelligence sources, Israeli is utilizing a permanent military base in Iraqi Kurdistan as a launching point for cross-border missions into Iran.

While this is not all that surprising given that U.S. officials have already confirmed that the Israeli Mossad is running assassination operations and funding terrorists in Iran, the timing of this release is quite interesting and motivation behind making this information public is also quite mysterious.

If this report is true, this would mean that the Israeli military is violating the sovereignty of Iran in an attempt to find a so-called “smoking gun” which would then give them the justification they need to launch an all-out overt assault.

However, I think it is important to note that this very well might actually be part of a psychological operation intended to turn the Iranian military on itself and breed a sense of paranoia and distrust, weakening their morale, resolve and fighting power.

According to the report, the Israeli special forces troops used Black Hawk helicopters to transport troops into Iran, disguised as members of the Iranian military, and even used Iranian military vehicles to carry out their operations.

They supposedly used sensitive equipment during these covert missions to monitor radioactivity and the magnitude of explosive tests. How exactly they did this, and where they did this from, is unclear.

According to these anonymous Western intelligence sources – who I encourage my readers to approach with a highly skeptical eye as per usual – this is, in fact, nothing new.

They claim that Israeli commandos have actually been carrying out these intelligence operations for several years at this point, which makes one wonder how Iran would not pick up on such a thing.

Recent operations have allegedly been aimed at the Parchin military complex, which is near the Iranian capital of Iran.

奧巴馬承諾直到美國大選都會供應以色列碉堡炸彈, 前提是內塔尼亞胡延後入侵伊朗 Obama Promises Bunker Busters To Israel If Netanyahu Delays Iran Invasion Until After US Elections

Obama Promises Bunker Busters To Israel If Netanyahu Delays Iran Invasion Until After US Elections

Two days ago Obama held a press conference in which he openly prevaricated and disinformed the world about the true nature of his meeting with Israel PM Netanyahu. Today we find what was truly discussed, courtesy of Israel's Maariv newspaper, Spiegel and Reuters, which all tell us that it was a simple case of quid pro quo, namely that Barack Obama would supply Israel with bunker-busters and refueling planes if Bibi promised to delay an Iran attack until after the presidential election. The implication is simple - avoid an oil price shock this summer and delay it until next winter when Obama will be safely in his throne for another 4 years, at which point US citizens can fuel their cars with combustible urine following nights of binging on Everclear in hopes of ending their sorrows with alcohol poisoning, or better yet, all be in possession of the heavily subsidized flaming half ton block of metal known as the Obama Pinto, er, Volt.
Some more details on the latest horse trade from Israel Insider:

The US will supply Israel with bunker-busting bombs and refueling planes in return for delaying a strike against Iran until at least the end of the year, Maariv reported on Thursday. During their meeting earlier this week in Washington, Barack Obama promised Benjamin Netanyahu the latest deep-penetration arms from the US arsenal as well as airborne tankers to refuel strike jets necessary for an Israeli attack on Iran. In return, Israel will agree to not take any action until after the upcoming US presidential elections in November 2012.

Although rumors of the possible supply of new bombs and planes began even while Netanyahu was still in the US, Maariv’s claim, based on Western sources, is that supply of the equipment is conditional on postponing an attack. Obama gave Israel neither a green light for an attack, nor a red light, but rather a “bright yellow light,” sources told Maariv, adding that the yellow light is nearly red. Obama told Netanyahu that an Israeli attack, uncoordinated with the US, will have the most serious implications on regional stability and relations between the two countries. Maariv said that sources close to the recent meetings in Washington reported that it will be “difficult, if not impossible” for Israel to ignore Obama’s warnings.

Central to the difference of opinions is at what stage of the uranium enrichment process it will become necessary to use military force. According to intelligence reports, Iran has succeeded in enriching 120 kilogram (265 lbs.) of uranium to 20 percent purity. To make a bomb the Iranians require 250 kg (550 lbs) of 90% pure uranium. However, enriching from 20% to 90% is a relatively fast process, meaning Israel may see its window for action closing. According to Maariv, the US is prepared to wait until Iran has 250 kg of 20% rich uranium, but Israel considers the current developments beyond its own red line for action.
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NWO: 美國相信以色列已準備好攻打伊朗

NWO: U.S. Officials Believe Netanyahu Has Already Decided to Strike Iran

Channel 2 in Israel, sourcing a “senior American official”, says that the decision has already been made by the Israeli government to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“All U.S. intelligence officials are confident the Israeli leadership has already decided to attack Iran, unless a significant change happens in the coming weeks or months with the Iranian nuclear program,” Channel 2 reports.
The report comes just hours ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to AIPAC in Washington.
AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and is widely considered the most powerful pro-Israel lobby group in the United States.
“A senior official stressed in a conversation with News 2 there is a dispute between Israel and the United States on the question of ‘day after’, which means the price of attacking Iranian nuclear facilities,” Channel 2′s report says.
American officials have warned their Israeli counterparts about a regional war following an attack on Iran, along with the collapse of Israel’s stock market and an arms race in the Middle East, according to the report.
In response to the American official’s statement to Channel 2, “sources close to Netanyahu” said the U.S. is doing what it can to “handcuff” the Israelis and to “frighten the Israeli public”.
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對伊動武？以色列：決定在我

• 對伊動武？以色列：決定在我

（法 新社耶路撒冷18日電） 以色列官方電視台第一 頻道（Channel One TV）今天播出國防軍總參謀長甘茨 （Benny Gantz）的訪問。甘茨說，以色列是否自行對 伊朗動武，最終將由以色列自己決定。 與此同時，1名美國高級官員將來以色列就伊朗議 題舉行會談。 參謀長甘茨中將說：「以色列是自身國防安全的首 要擔保人；這是我們軍隊職責所在，以色列應該捍衛自 己。」 他說：「我們必須追蹤伊朗和其核計畫的發展，但 必須以廣泛的方式進行，考慮其他國家的動作、伊朗的 決定，以及我們要做什麼或不做什麼。」 近幾週來，外界高度揣測以色列已經快要對伊朗的 核計畫發動先發制人的攻勢，但是以色列已經否認達成 類似決定。 美國國家安全顧問唐尼倫（Tom Donilon）明天將 和以色列官員展開談話，伊朗也在討論議題之列。2週 之後以色列總理尼坦雅胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）將走 訪華府，就相同議題在白宮與美國總統歐巴馬會談。（ 譯者：中央社楊盈）url

伊朗否認襲擊以色列使館

伊朗外交部發言人梅赫曼帕拉斯特13日否認伊朗參與策劃襲擊以色列駐印度及格魯吉亞使館人員，稱相關指控純屬謊言。

伊朗「旗幟」電視台援引梅赫曼帕拉斯特的話說，這些指控是針對伊朗的宣傳戰和間諜戰，伊朗堅決否認以色列對伊朗的相關指控。他說，伊朗譴責任何形式的恐怖主義。

另據伊朗官方的伊斯蘭共和國通訊社報道，梅赫曼帕拉斯特說，以色列對伊朗的指控毫無根據，伊朗外交部將在數小時內就此事發表聲明。

同一天，伊朗議會國家安全與對外關係委員會成員海達爾普爾說，以色列很可能希望利用這些指控為軍事打擊伊朗營造環境。

印度政府13日證實，當天下午發生的針對以色列外交官的襲擊事件，造成包括1名女外交官在內的4人受傷。印度內政部官員說，有人把一可疑物放在一名以色列外交官汽車的尾部，導致汽車爆炸並起火。

據印度媒體報道，在襲擊中受傷的以色列女外交官是駐印度使館武官處官員。她的司機和尾隨其車後一輛汽車中的兩名印度人也在襲擊事件中受傷。

另據報道，以色列駐格魯吉亞使館一輛汽車13日也被發現安裝了爆炸裝置，警方隨後拆除了爆炸物。

以色列總理內塔尼亞胡指摘伊朗和黎巴嫩真主黨策劃了針對以駐印度、格魯吉亞使館的襲擊事件，並表示將對伊朗採取系統而強有力的行動。以色列國防軍總參謀長甘茨召集軍隊高層商討對策，稱不排除對真主黨目標發動襲擊的可能性。
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華郵：以色列今春恐襲擊伊朗

（法新社布魯塞爾2日電） 「華盛頓郵報」（

Washington Post）今天刊登作家伊格納西斯的文章，
內容指出美國國防部長潘內達認為，以色列「非常可能
」在今年春天攻擊伊朗核子設備。
潘內達（Leon Panetta）赴布魯塞爾參加北大西洋公
約組織（NATO）會議的隨行記者發出這篇評論，當被
問及此事，潘內達避重就輕。
潘內達說：「我不會有所評論。伊格納西斯（
David Ignatius）能寫任何他的想法，但至於我見我思
，沒人比我自己更清楚。」
潘內達並說：「以色列暗指他們考慮襲擊，我們也
表明我們的憂心。」
華盛頓郵報作家伊格納西斯說，潘內達「認為
，在伊朗進入以國描述的「免疫區」（zone of
immunity）開始製造核彈之前，以色列強烈可能會在4
月、5月或是6月襲擊伊朗」。
伊格納西斯說，歐巴馬總統與潘內達「據說已警告
以色列，美國反對任何攻擊，認為遏制伊朗跨過門檻的
國際經濟制裁計畫與非軍事上的努力愈來愈成功，將因
此功虧一簣」。
伊格納西斯說：「不過白宮尚未決定，萬一以色列
真的發動攻擊，美國要如何回應。」
潘內達上月29日接受哥倫比亞廣播公司（CBS）訪問時
表示，伊朗需要「大約1年」才能提煉足夠濃縮鈾製造
核武，需要「1、2年以上」「才有適當載具可以投擲」
。
以色列媒體在去年10月報導，以國情報單位反對對伊
朗發動先發制人攻擊，但總理尼坦雅胡（Benjamin
Netanyahu）與國防部長巴瑞克（Ehud Barak）卻表贊
成。
以色列電視台報導，以國情報機構摩薩德（Mossad
）首長帕爾多（Tamir Pardo）上週前往華府時，表示
片面對伊朗展開攻擊的可能升高。（譯者：中央社陳怡
君）url

以：伊朗爆炸基地專研對美飛彈

（路透耶路撒冷2日電）以色列今天指出，伊朗3個月前遭致命爆炸事件重創的軍事基地，先前一直致力於研發有能力空襲美國的飛彈。

距德黑蘭約45公里的伊朗軍事基地去年11月12日爆炸，造成17名伊朗軍人喪生，包括1名據稱負責打造伊朗飛彈防禦系統的軍官。伊朗當時宣稱這是1起「意外」，事故發生時基地正在研發空襲以色列的武器。
以色列副總理雅隆（Moshe Yaalon）在赫茲利亞（Herzliya）年度安全會議上質疑伊朗說法，認為武器計畫並非針對以色列，並暗示伊朗企圖將飛彈射程延長成4倍。
雅隆聲稱，該軍事基地是研發設施，「旨在準備製造或研發射程達1萬公里的飛彈，目標是美利堅合眾國這個『大撒旦』，不是我們。」
雅隆並未說明詳細狀況或爆炸原因是否與此有關。
分析家目前推估伊朗飛彈射程最遠約達2400公里，有能力攻擊以色列和歐洲。以色列領袖渴望說服盟邦，伊朗擁核也會對西方造成威脅。
德黑蘭當局指控以色列和西方盟邦特務對伊朗核子計畫發動秘密戰爭，但以色列未多作回應。
根據科學暨國際安全研究所（ISIS）去年11月28日對伊朗基地爆炸案相關報告，得知爆炸發生時，伊朗新飛彈研發計畫剛達成重大突破。
位於華府的ISIS指出，爆炸發生時，顯然伊朗正在進行與飛彈發動機有關的易爆程序。
對於「碉堡剋星」（bunker-buster）炸彈無法破壞伊朗地下核子設施的說法，雅隆嗤之以鼻。
雅隆說：「就我從軍的經驗，人類總會知道如何滲透任何受他人保護的設施。所有設施最終都能被破壞。」中央社（翻譯）

伊朗如何能不費一槍一彈就能打敗美國和以色列: 其他注意事項

How Iran Could Whip The United States And Israel Without Firing A Single Shot: Additional Considerations

2012年1月23日 7:59:17

by Mark R. Crovelli

Recently by Mark R. Crovelli: How Iran Could Whip the United States and Israel Without Firing a Single Shot

lewrockwell.com

My inbox over the past few days has been absolutely inundated with emails from people from all over the world who took time out of their busy lives to denounce me as "crazy," "delusional," and, my personal favorite, "smoking the good stuff." What got so many people fired up and so eager to diagnose my mental health was my article "How Iran Could Whip the U.S. and Israel without Firing a Single Shot." In that article I made the suggestion that the Iranians have the ability to avoid conflict with the U.S. and Israel by doing exactly what is demanded of them. Instead of allowing themselves to be dragged into a bloody war with two of the most powerful nations in the history of the world, I suggested that the Iranians hold a trump card that will allow them to escape that outcome by abandoning their nuclear program in toto. This suggestion, according to many people who wrote to me, is a sign that I have fallen off my rocker.
Before anyone runs out to secure a court order to have me committed (or drug tested), allow me to make some additional observations in defense of my argument.
The first thing that I would note is that my argument is really just a different way of saying that the Iranian government can and will try to avoid a brutal and bloody war with two of the most heavily armed countries in the history of the world. Duh. They will try to avoid this outcome not because they particularly care about the wellbeing of their citizens, (of course they don’t, they’re politicians after all), but because they are acutely aware that wars with the United States eventually result in "regime change." Two of their neighboring governments were overthrown by the U.S. military in just the last ten years, despite the fact that those governments had nothing to do with 9-11 and did not attack the United States, and they just watched the U.S. help to overthrow the Libyan government. Surely the Iranian government is aware that war with the U.S. and Israel will produce a similar outcome for themselves. If they are foolish enough to allow a war to develop, they would have to assume that would meet a fate similar to Saddam Hussein or Mullah Omar.
While obvious, this point is critical for understanding why the Iranian government could eventually scuttle its nuclear program and secure peace. Many people, for example, wrote to me with doubts that the Iranian government would ever be willing to "lose face" with their own people by dismantling its nuclear program. What these people fail to consider, however, is that the Iranian government has to consider not only the disposition of its citizens, but also what is likely to happen if they allow a war to develop with the U.S. Losing face with one’s own citizens is usually a bad thing for a politician, but when the alternative is getting overthrown by a powerful foreign military and being executed like a dog in the street, losing face doesn’t look nearly such a bad alternative.
It is not clear, by the way, that the Iranian government would lose face by scuttling its nuclear program. After all, as I noted in my previous article, the Iranian government has surely made the Iranian people aware that even the American intelligence agencies and the IAEA agree that it is not developing nuclear weapons, which means that the Iranian people are no doubt aware that the U.S. and Israel are provoking Iran for reasons unrelated to nuclear weapons or nuclear power. To save face, the Iranian government need only say to the Iranian people "Look, these guys are trying to do to us what they did to Iraq, and we are going to do everything we can to avoid foreign occupation. If that means scuttling our nuclear program, so be it, because foreign occupation by the lawless and brutal Americans is worse than almost anything." The hordes of Iraqi refugees, orphans and widows in Iran would no doubt testify to the truth of this statement, in case the there are any Iranians who are stupid and chauvinistic enough to want to fight the Americans in order to "save face."
Some of my critics argued that even if the Iranian government was to scuttle its nuclear program completely, it would still face bombing or invasion, and they pointed to Iraq and Libya as examples. What these critics fail to notice is that "appeasement," to use their pejorative word, did in fact work for Libya. When Gaddafi scuttled his own nuclear program the U.S. sponsored sanctions on Libya were lifted! Of course the U.S. eventually took advantage of Gaddafi’s weakness and intervened after he lost control of "his" people, but that was eight years after the UN lifted sanctions on Libya. If Iran can buy eight years of sanction-free détente by scuttling their nuclear program today, do you really doubt that they would seize the opportunity? Is their civilian and medical nuclear program so vital to their existence that they can afford to jeopardize their entire economy, including the solvency of their central bank, in the naïve hope that the Americans and Israelis will leave them alone? Who’s being crazy now?
The case of Iraq does not support these critics’ case either. Saddam Hussein did not have nuclear weapons or WMD, just like Iran does not have a nuclear program, but he thought he could stand up to the Americans and intimidate the Iranians by refusing entry to UN weapons inspectors. This decision, which is precisely what my critics think the Iranians will do today by continuing their civilian nuclear program at all costs, gave the Americans and their lapdogs a reason to invade in 2003. Had he relented and renounced WMD and nuclear weapons completely, (as Gaddafi was doing the very same year!), things might have turned out very differently in Iraq.
The Iranians, having intently watched both of these scenarios play out in Muslim countries in their backyard, are surely less forgetful of the circumstances surrounding American invasion than my critics. How else can we explain the Iranians’ almost blasé response to Israeli/American terrorism within their borders, overt threats of war, aggressive American drone missions, and American naval posturing in the Persian Gulf? One would expect, if my critics are right that the Iranians would never consider "appeasing" the Americans, that they would have already closed the Straits of Hormuz, as they recently claimed they are capable of doing. Instead, all they have done is to send a "letter of protest" to the U.S. to complain about American-sponsored terrorism on their soil. Can you imagine that? Their only response to terrorism, of all things, is to send a "letter of protest" to the terrorists? Isn’t that a sign that the Iranians are reasonable people who truly do want to avoid a murderous war at all costs?
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美3航母集結 兵臨波斯灣 俄警告「以色列推美打伊朗」

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【明報專訊】美國國防部宣布，剛完成訪港的「卡爾文森」號航母戰鬥群，已抵達美國第5艦隊負責的中東地區，準備接替派駐區內的「斯坦尼斯」號航母， 加上「林肯」號航母正由印度洋趕赴區內與「卡爾文森」號會合，令3個美國航母戰鬥群罕有雲集波斯灣附近，使原已緊張的伊朗局勢戰雲密佈。雖然美方表明並非 針對伊朗，但俄方警告，以色列正將美國推向軍事衝突，美國「真的可能」攻擊伊朗。
美軍聲明指出，「卡爾文森」號周一在驅逐艦等配合下，搭載 近80架飛機與直升機，抵達第5艦隊的責任區域（波斯灣地區、紅海、東非海域及部分印度洋）。國防部發言人柯爾比稱，「卡爾文森」號沒駛入波斯灣，也沒進 入有全球石油航運咽喉之稱的霍爾木茲海峽，堅持今次部署只是「早已計劃」的「例行」調動，讓「卡爾文森」號接替派駐區內的「斯坦尼斯」號。
國防部堅稱「例行調動」
「斯 坦尼斯」號上月底在伊朗軍演期間，穿越霍爾木茲海峽，伊朗當時警告它不要返回波斯灣，否則採取行動，令緊張局勢升級。「斯坦尼斯」號預定將返回美國聖迭戈 母港，但國防部沒透露它何時回程，令區內目前有兩艘航母。此外，「林肯」號航母戰鬥群周二結束泰國訪問後，亦已駛入印度洋，將與「卡爾文森」號加入美軍中 央司令部的軍事行動，卻令區內航母罕有增至3艘。美軍中央司令部負責中東、北非、中亞的軍事調動，包括阿富汗及伊拉克的軍事行動。
03年伊戰5航母集結中東
美國現時11艘航母中，除3艘作檢修，只有8艘可供調動，3艘美國航母兵臨波斯灣附近，相當於近一半海上軍力集結區內，儘管規模仍較2003年初美軍攻打伊拉克時小。美軍當年出動5個航母戰鬥群，其中3個集結波斯灣，兩個在地中海支援，英國亦派出一個航母戰鬥群協助。
俄 羅斯國家安全會議秘書長帕特魯舍夫(Nikolai Patrushev)警告，美國「真的有可能」攻擊伊朗。他說：「這場衝突可能出現軍事升級，而且以色列正將美國推向衝突。」伊朗早前警告，若遭軍事襲 擊，又或石油出口遭西方制裁，將封鎖霍爾木茲海峽。美方則聲言有能力阻止任何封鎖行動，聲言伊朗發展核武與封鎖霍爾木茲海峽，都屬超越美方的「紅線」，美 國將「作出回應」。美國國防部曾暗示，美國航母遲早會再通過霍爾木茲海峽進入波斯灣。歐美目前正加緊外交斡旋，推動制裁伊朗，包括派財長蓋特納本周訪問中 日，日方已表明將減少對伊朗石油的依賴。中方則重申反對任何單邊制裁，《人民日報》昨有評論文章表示，中國沒理由跟隨美國禁買伊朗石油。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/美3航母集結-兵臨波斯灣-俄警告-以色列推美打伊朗-212524598.html

區域動盪加劇 以國防支出調高近8億美元

• 放大圖片區域動盪加劇 以國防支出調高近8億美元

（路透耶路撒冷8日電）以色列總理尼坦雅胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）今天宣布，鑑於區域更趨動盪，今年度國防支出將調高6%。此舉與外界呼籲刪砍軍費對抗生活水準下降的聲浪相悖。
以色列宣布預算增加30億謝克爾（shekels，7億8000萬美元）；今年度國防預算原先預計約為500億謝克爾，與去年大致相同。
「鑑於我們周遭充斥挑戰和威脅，刪砍國防預算是個錯誤，天大的錯誤。」
以色列面臨喪失土耳其和埃及兩個區域盟友之虞，加上巴勒斯坦兩大派別恐將攜手，另外還有鄰國敘利亞的示威以及對伊朗核武計畫憂慮增溫。
尼坦雅胡表示，增加的經費部份來自縮減其他部門開支，但也需靠軍方內部以出售資產、有效使用經費配合。
為因應因不滿生活費高昂的人民示威，以色列去年成立的小組曾建議砍國防開支25億謝克爾，造成財政部和國安兩方官員對立。中央社（翻譯）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/區域動盪加劇-以國防支出調高近8億美元-014500128.html

以巴雙方表示願意重啟和談

中斷超過一年的以巴和談有望恢復，以色列和巴勒斯坦都表明，願意重啟談判。
巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿巴斯接受當地電視台訪問時表示，四方會議如果不能夠在本月26日前舉行，重新啟動以巴談判，巴勒斯坦會自行尋求解決方法。
他又呼籲美國，不要因為總統大選而將以巴問題拋諸腦後。阿巴斯強調，以巴和平進程不能再拖。
以色列表明，隨時都可以恢復和談。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/以巴雙方表示願意重啟和談-031200348.html

以色列帶伊朗的土壤樣本去華盛頓

Israel Brings Iranian Soil Samples to Washington

By Chana Ya’ar
Israel-National Israeli officials are again warning Washington that time is almost up, and that the Iranian nuclear threat is growing stronger — this time based on soil samples collected near suspected sites.
Investigative reporter Eli Lake writes this week in an exclusive report published in The Daily Beast that a delegation of Israeli diplomats, IDF officers and intelligence officials raised the issue at a meeting in the U.S. capital during the annual “strategic dialogue” conference earlier this month.
Israel’s presentation on the Iranian nuclear program included intelligence based on soil samples that indicated the Islamic Republic is building secret reactors to produce nuclear fuel.
Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon confirmed in a December 24 speech in Jerusalem that although Iran probably did indeed suspend their nuclear technology activity in 2003, they resumed the drive to produce an atomic weapon by 2005.
U.S. national intelligence estimates still claim that Iran has not resumed its weaponization work — with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta claiming an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could “consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret.”
In response, Israel cites the document recently uncovered by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showing detailed plans for construction of a “neutron initiator” as evidence that time is rapidly running out.
As Lake explains, the neutron initiator is a pellet that sits at the middle of the nuclear core and is crushed by high explosives in a nuclear explosion. The existence of such a document is concrete proof that Iran is continuing its weaponization activity.
The November 2011 IAEA report stated plainly that intelligence shared by member states appears to show that Iran has conducted explosive tests linked to nuclear weapons research. The stakes are high, and not all Israeli politicians believe it is clear that Israel can trust the United States when the chips are down.
As Ya’alon put it, “There is no credible military action when we hear leaders from the West, saying, ‘this is not a real option,’ saying, ‘the price of military action is too high.’”
http://usahitman.com/iran-soil/

以軍空襲加沙1死12傷

以色列戰機27日夜間對加沙地帶多處目標發動空襲，造成1人死亡，12人受傷。

27日是以色列對加沙地帶實施代號「鑄鉛行動」的大規模軍事打擊三周年的日子。

加沙急救部門發言人薩勒米亞表示，以色列戰機當天夜間向加沙地帶北部一輛行駛中的電單車發射一枚導彈，導致車上一名巴勒斯坦伊斯蘭聖戰組織（傑哈德）武裝人員死亡，另有4人受傷。

以軍隨後轟炸了加沙市北部一輛正在行駛的汽車。目擊者稱，以色列戰機發射的導彈擊中了汽車尾部，致使車上8名乘客受傷。

當天較早前，控制加沙地帶的巴勒斯坦伊斯蘭抵抗運動（哈馬斯）在加沙城舉行集會，紀念三年前在「鑄鉛行動」中遇難的巴勒斯坦人。

2008年12月27日至2009年1月18日，以色列以阻止加沙武裝人員火箭彈襲擊為由，對加沙地帶實施代號為「鑄鉛行動」的大規模軍事打擊，造成1400多名巴勒斯坦人喪生，5500多人受傷。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/以軍空襲加沙1死12傷-014300160.html

以色列被抓銷售69枚美國愛國者導彈給共產中國

2011年12月24日 12:53:55

Iron Dome Defense Missiles Seized by Finland, Labeled “Fireworks” 
69 Newest Patriot Missiles Seized on MS Thor Liberty

By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor

Finnish authorities have confirmed the seizure of 69 Patriot missiles manufactured by Raytheon Corporation today.  During a routine search of the MS Thor Liberty, a ship flagged by the Isle of Man, at the Finnish port of Kotka, authorities found 69 Patriot missiles capable of a type capable of intercepting ICBMs, the most modern available and America’s most sensitive military technology ... read more>>

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1547/208/Israel_Caught_Selling_69_US_Patriot_Missiles_to_Red_China.html

 

核武國伊朗和可能會同敘利亞打仗

A nuclear Iran and potential war with Syria

By YAAKOV KATZ
12/20/2011 11:52

Hezbollah and Hamas are just some of the challenges Israel could face in the coming year of 2012. With Iran continuing what appears to be an unstoppable race towards obtaining nuclear weapons, 2012 appears to be turning into the year which might be the last chance to stop the Ayatollahs from obtaining the bomb.

  Hezbollah, Israel believes, has obtained 50,000 rockets and missiles of various sizes and ranges that encompass the entire State of Israel and could be fired in a future war. This is in comparison to the 15,000 rockets it had just five years ago during the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

With predictions that Syrian President Bashar Assad's days are numbered, concern is growing in Israel over the possibility that in the twilight days of his regime, Assad will attack Israel, possibly with his long-range Scud missiles.

And then there is the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Middle East – the American pullout from Iraq, the future withdrawal from Afghanistan, the revolution in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya - all of which can impact Israel’s security.

It is under this climate that The Jerusalem Post will be holding its first conference in New York on April 29, 2012.

As the paper’s military correspondent and defense analyst, I strongly recommend that you attend the conference and come hear from Israeli leaders and some of our leading analysts and reporters.

2012 is shaping up into one of the most important years in Israel’s existence. Come be a part of it.
http://www.jpost.com/PromoContent/Article.aspx?id=250203

以國硬碰硬 屯墾區加速建千宅

路透社 

• 放大圖片以國硬碰硬 屯墾區加速建千宅

（路透耶路撒冷18日電）以色列政府今天尋求建商投標，欲在以國占領的約旦河西岸建設逾1000戶屋宅。此為以國回應巴勒斯坦獲聯合國所屬組織承認，加速開發屯墾區的部分舉措，但此舉也讓以巴重返協商更為複雜。
巴勒斯坦曾設下以色列停止屯墾區建設，巴方才能重回談判桌的條件。屯墾區爭議和巴勒斯坦尋求入聯，使以巴和平談判一年前破裂。
巴勒斯坦上月成為聯合國教育、科學、文化組織（UNESCO）成員國，以色列1天後立即宣布加速屯墾區建設活動。中央社（翻譯）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/以國硬碰硬-屯墾區加速建千宅-015300639.html

美防長冀以色列擺脫孤立

美國國防部長帕內塔2日呼籲以色列採取行動，修補與土耳其、埃及等地區夥伴的關係，擺脫近一年來在地區內的孤立狀態。

帕內塔在華盛頓舉行的一個美以關係論壇上說，過去一年間，以色列在地區安全夥伴之中愈來愈孤立，中東和平進程也陷入停滯狀態。他說，儘管出現這種孤立不完全是以色列單方面造成的，但以方可以主動與土耳其、埃及和約旦等夥伴國家修復關係，尤其是與作為北約成員國的土耳其。他表示，自己將在近期訪問土耳其時就此開展遊說。

在中東和平進程方面，帕內塔表示，以色列應靠前行動，支持巴勒斯坦自治政府，推動和平進程。

除了勸說以色列與地區夥伴修復關係、推動和平進程外，帕內塔還重申，美國對以色列的安全承諾不僅不會改變，反而會有所加強。

帕內塔稱，伊朗核計劃是中東地區最大的安全威脅，美方並未放棄用武力阻止該計劃的選項。他警告說，伊朗如果擾亂海灣商業航運自由，將觸及美國的紅線。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/美防長冀以色列擺脫孤立-022700406.html

黎南射出火箭彈 以軍還擊

明報 – 5分前

以色列北部29日遭到從黎巴嫩南部發射的多枚火箭彈襲擊，以軍隨後予以還擊。

據以色列媒體報道，以北部加利利地區兩所房屋遭到輕微破壞，但沒有造成人員傷亡。

以色列軍方發言人在一份聲明中說，多枚火箭彈落在加利利地區，軍方認為這一事件性質嚴重，黎巴嫩政府和軍隊有責任避免此類襲擊發生。

以色列軍隊隨後向黎南部開炮還擊，但軍方沒有提供更多細節。

這是以黎邊境地區3個月以來首次發生炮擊事件。今年8月1日，以黎兩國軍隊在以黎事實邊界「藍線」附近短暫交火，以方沒有人員傷亡。

阿拉伯國促以色列放棄核武

星島日報 – 3小時前

阿拉伯國家代表21日要求以色列放棄在核軍備問題上的模糊政策，加入《不擴散核武器條約》，明確宣布放棄核武器。

國際原子能機構21日至22日在維也納總部舉行中東無核武論壇。在21日的會議上，與會各方主要圍繞著是否應將以色列棄核作為建立中東無核區先決條件問題展開討論。

敘利亞、黎巴嫩等阿拉伯國家代表在發言中，強烈批評以色列阻礙中東和平和中東無核化進程。而以色列代表則強調，只要中東地區沒有實現和平，以色列就無法加入相關條約。

國際社會普遍認為，以色列已經擁有核武器。但在此問題上，以色列一直採取既不承認也不否認的模糊政策，而且拒絕簽署《不擴散核武器條約》。

科威特駐國際原子機構大使沙拉爾表示，這個論壇提供了一個能夠討論以色列核軍備問題的機會。他同時表示，中東各國有望明年再次舉行會議，就以色列核軍備繼續交換意見。阿拉伯各國的最終目標是，促使以色列作為無核國家加入《不擴散核武器條約》。

國際原子能機構總幹事天野之彌則在當天散發的書面致辭中表示，希望中東地區各國能夠發揮出新穎和創造性的智慧，真正實現無核武器化。

來自97個國家的代表出席了中東無核武論壇。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/阿拉伯國促以色列放棄核武-035200491.html