UPDATE: In the course of the day, Israel launched massive retaliation raids inside Syria which targeted eight Syrian and four Iranian military sites. The raids came in retaliation for Syria's downing of an Israeli F-16 yesterday. In response to the massive Israeli incursion Russia, whose anti-aircraft systems were probably responsible for downing the war … [Read more...]
Failed Mossad Assassination of Hamas Operative in Lebanon
Despite Ronen Bergman's new book, which largely lionizes the Mossad for their 'feats of heroism and courage' in eliminating Israels' enemies via nearly 3,000 assassinations over a 70-year period, it often fails. Sometimes it even fails spectacularly, as it did in the case of Mahmoud al Mabouh. Earlier this month, an Israeli assassination squad failed … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Israeli Security Source Confirms Assassination Attempt Against Hamas Operative in Lebanon
مصدر أمني: ناشط حماس الذي نجا من محاولة اغتيال إسرائيلية لعب دورا هاما في مشروع مشترك مع حزب الله لتهريب أجزاء صواريخ إيرانية حديثة من لبنان إلى غزة بحرًا מקור ביטחוני: פעיל חמאס שנפצע בניסיון התנקשות ישראלי מילא תפקיד חשוב בפרוייקט משותף עם חיזבאללה להברחת חלקי רקטות איראניות חדישות מלבנון לעזה דרך הים A little-known Hamas operative in Lebanon was … [Read more...]
Israel’s Sunni-Shia Divide and Conquer Strategy
Sun Tzu had the Art of War. Von Clausewitz had On War. Britain used divide and conquer to maintain control of its colonies. Now Israel has transformed the strategy into a fine art in its manipulation of its Arab neighbors. Earlier this week, Israel's intelligence minister, Israel Katz, who has already announced his intention run for Likud Party … [Read more...]