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Complication: US Ally Egypt Gets Involved, Says It Will No Longer Tolerate Israel's Gaza Attack ~ link ~ Oh Shit!
It was only a matter of time before today's Israeli offensive ran
into a snag. The complication: Egypt, which has long been treading the
fence being both a pro-US regional power (someone has to provide those
joint guarantees on Egyptian bonds, and to supply the local tear gas
canisters in exchange for a friendly Suez Canal administrator), as well
as a pro-Muslim presence. Today, the government was taken to task by the
ruling Islamist Muslim Brotherhood which felt the need to be true to
its name and express disgust at the Israeli action in Gaza. From AFP: "Egypt’s
Islamist Freedom and Justice Party, formerly headed by President
Mohammed Mursi, said on Wednesday Egypt would no longer stand by as
Israel attacked Palestinians after air strikes killed a Hamas leader. The
FJP, the political arm of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood movement,
said Israeli air strikes that killed top militant Ahmed al-Jaabari in
Gaza earlier on Wednesday required “swift Arab and international action to stop the massacres.”
The party, which fielded Mursi in a June election to replace toppled
president Hosni Mubarak, said Israel “must take into account the changes
in the Arab region and especially Egypt.” Egypt “will not allow the Palestinians to be subjected to Israeli aggression, as in the past,” the party statement said."
The problem is what happens when outgoing regional presence Hillary Clinton makes a phone call to Mursi and reminds him just who runs the country. Should Egypt even then continue pretending it is willing to risk its US alliance and push for solidarity with Palestine then all bets are off, including bets that Suez Canal access to key Israel ally - the US - will remain uninhibited.
The problem is what happens when outgoing regional presence Hillary Clinton makes a phone call to Mursi and reminds him just who runs the country. Should Egypt even then continue pretending it is willing to risk its US alliance and push for solidarity with Palestine then all bets are off, including bets that Suez Canal access to key Israel ally - the US - will remain uninhibited.
Damascus slams opposition meeting in Qatar as 'Declaration of War' ~ link ~ Syria’s Deputy Foreign
Minister Faisal Miqdad has said that the recent meeting of the Syrian
opposition in Qatar's capital Doha amounted to a "declaration of war"
against Damascus.
Miqad said on Wednesday that since the four-day meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, rejected any dialogue with the Damascus government to end the crisis and instead called for the continuation of fighting inside the country, it amounts to "declaration of war."
Miqad said on Wednesday that since the four-day meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, rejected any dialogue with the Damascus government to end the crisis and instead called for the continuation of fighting inside the country, it amounts to "declaration of war."
IDF on alert for Palestinian reaction ~ link ~ As night fell, the IDF waited to see how the Palestinians reacted to
the wide-ranging Israel air strikes up and down the Gaza Strip
which first killed the Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari Wednesday, Nov.
14. After full mobilization, Hamas, the Jihad Islami and the Salafist
groups, could muster 35,000 fighters. Despite between 10 and 15 Israeli
air attacks on Palestinian long-range Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rocket sites,
more are believed to have survived intact and still able to threaten
central Israel. The Palestinians are also holding rocket stocks in
reserve in Sinai, out of range of Israeli attacks and readily accessible
to Palestinian fighting units in the Gaza Strip.
“The resistance can cause Israel great misery,” he said. Shortly after the hit, a Color Red siren sounded in Hof Ashkelon and two rockets exploded in an open area. No injuries were reported.
Netanyahu and Barak in Golan - Uncertain of What the Future Holds ~ link ~ These two war whores have done their best to unleash the Hounds of War from Hell. They will manage to destroy their nation and most of its people and the Middle East and begin the Third World War. Stirling
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the Golan Heights Wednesday afternoon as they overlooked the area where the IDF returned fire recently and were briefed by Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Yair Naveh, and Head of Israeli Northern Command Major General Yair Golan.
Rockets explode near Egypt border ~ link ~ Four rockets fired at Israeli town on Egyptian border; several explode inside town, one near school. No injuries or damage reported. IDF suspects rockets fired from Sinai Peninsula
Soon after Israel launched its Pillar of Cloud counter-terror air
offensive in Gaza, Hamas appealed to Cairo to open the Sinai crossings
for access to their rocket arsenals. “We are going to war,” its leaders
explained. The Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was shortly due to
issue a statement on the Israel operation.
Hamas announces it is now in 'OPEN WAR' WITH ISRAEL ~ link ~ The military geniuses heading the Israeli War Cabinet, Netanyahy, Barak and Lieberman, have now laid the groundwork for a war on all sides of Israel at the same time. Stirling
As expected, the escalation out of Gaza has been fast and furious with Al
Arabiya reporting that the Hamas response to the operation that Israel
has code named "Operation Pillar Of Cloud", which an IDF spokesperson
has clarified Israel is ready to escalate into a ground operation into Gaza if needed, is that "Hamas is now in open war" with Israel. Moments later the organization Islamic Jihad has unsurprisingly, chimed in: "Israel has declared war on Gaza and they will bear the responsibility for the consequences."
Stay tuned folks cause this may get very messy quickly. Now if only the
US military wasn't currently the functional equivalent of a grotesque
reality gong show.
Israeli air strikes continue after death of Hamas military chief - Hamas: It's War ~ link ~ After confirming the death of Ahmed Jabari,
commander of Hamas’s military arm, Ezz e-din al-Qassam, Hamas announced:
We are now at war with Israel. Jabari, 52, was killed by a targeted
Israeli air attack in Gaza City. A key figure in the radical Palestinian
Hamas movement, he was caught driving in a black Mercedes in Gaza City.
Hamas has announced a general call-up and threatened to respond not
just with rockets but suicide attacks. Israeli sources say the air
operation called Pillar of Cloud is underway against more Hamas leaders
and its military infrastructure and rocket stocks across the Gaza Strip
until peace is restored to southern Israel.
IDF kills top Hamas commander and prepares for ground offensive ~ link ~ As part of Israeli
operation against terrorists, Hamas military chief Jabari killed,
long-range rockets destroyed; infantry units moved south, reservists
called up.
Meanwhile, the IDF has
decided to deploy additional infantry units in the south ahead of a
possible ground offensive in Gaza. In addition, large IDF exercises have
been halted and reserve soldiers have been called up.
IDF kills Hamas's military chief and launches major operation - with video ~ link ~ The IAF fired a missile at a car in Gaza Wednesday, killing the
commander of Hamas's "military" terror wing, Ahmed Jaabari. Israel's TV Channel 2 says his son was also killed.
There are reports that Raed al-Atar, Commander of Hamas's southern division, has also been killed.
Israel assassinates Hamas Army's 'Chief of Staff' in precision airstrike - Hamas vows "infernal' Response ~ link ~ If you live in the Middle East and can travel, now is a very good time to go overseas!!! Stirling
In a move that is certain to aggravate the already frayed relations
between Israel and the Palestine, not to mention send Brent spiking,
moments ago the IAF, in a precision airstrike, assassinated Ahmed
Jaabari, the head of Hamas' armed wing - a position that is equivalent
to Chief of Staff - together with his son, who were travelling in a car
at the moment of the strike. And, as expected, the furious Hamas
response has already been logged and promises much more death and
escalation in the near term.
Hamas threatens to carry out suicide bombings ~ link ~ Hamas
is vowing to avenge the death of commander Ahmed Al-Jabari, who was
killed in an airstrike earlier on Wednesday. Hamas official Ismail
al-Ashqar said that the “resistance’s possibilities” are now open and
include suicide bombings and high profile attacks inside Israeli cities.
“The resistance can cause Israel great misery,” he said. Shortly after the hit, a Color Red siren sounded in Hof Ashkelon and two rockets exploded in an open area. No injuries were reported.
Netanyahu and Barak in Golan - Uncertain of What the Future Holds ~ link ~ These two war whores have done their best to unleash the Hounds of War from Hell. They will manage to destroy their nation and most of its people and the Middle East and begin the Third World War. Stirling
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the Golan Heights Wednesday afternoon as they overlooked the area where the IDF returned fire recently and were briefed by Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Yair Naveh, and Head of Israeli Northern Command Major General Yair Golan.
Rockets explode near Egypt border ~ link ~ Four rockets fired at Israeli town on Egyptian border; several explode inside town, one near school. No injuries or damage reported. IDF suspects rockets fired from Sinai Peninsula
Iran starts 3rd day of massive military maneuver ~ link ~ Iran has started the third day of a
massive seven-day military drill by successfully test-firing an upgraded
version of the S-200 air defense system.
Iran successfully hits drone using indigenous Shalamcheh missile ~ link ~ The medium-range Shalamcheh, which can
be also used as a short-range missile, travels at the speed of three
Machs and is resistant to enemy electronic warfare.
Iran’s Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are jointly staging the massive military drill which began on Monday.
An upgraded high-precision long-range S-200 ground-to-air defense system, and two indigenous missile systems named Qader and Ya Zahra III were successfully tested on Wednesday
Iran’s Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are jointly staging the massive military drill which began on Monday.
An upgraded high-precision long-range S-200 ground-to-air defense system, and two indigenous missile systems named Qader and Ya Zahra III were successfully tested on Wednesday
Syrian "rebels" trying to seize area near Israel border to weaken Assad's forces ~ link ~ And you can count on the fact that this is being done WITH the cooperation of the IDF. Stirling
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