Category Archives: Middle East

Growing Evidence Supports Syrian Rebels Launched Chemical Attack

Posted on August 28, 2013 by RKNEWS

UPDATED:  The Other Side: Assad Set-up so that Obama would have a Reason to Bomb Syria? There is as yet independently unsubstantiated evidence for the involvement of the Jabhat al-Nusrah al-Qaeda offshoot in the chemical weapons attack in Syria, at least as … Continue reading →

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Regional Implications of a U.S. Strike on Syria

Posted on August 28, 2013 by RKNEWS

Yaakov Lappin, the author of this article, based his analysis on the premise that it was Assad’s troops who launched the chemical attack. Yet we now know that at least 4 Hezbollah fighters are being treated for exposure to the … Continue reading →

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Rockets from Lebanon Strike the Western Galilee

Posted on August 23, 2013 by RKNEWS

Rocket strikes ‘Be’it El*’, an inn for Holocaust survivors in Shavei Tsion The sirens sounded and residents of the Beit El  Holocaust survivors inn in Shavei Tsion scurried to the nearby bomb shelter from the dining room where they were enjoying their … Continue reading →

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Israeli Medical Care and Medical Training for Palestinians

Posted on May 23, 2013 by RKNEWS

In an amazing and rare admission, the Palestinian Press confirms Israel’s huge investment in medical care for Palestinian (children, in this case).  In addition, the article praises the up-to-date medical training provided for Palestinian doctors at Hadassah Hospital.  The Hadassah … Continue reading →

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Terror: Tunnels, Stones and Molotov Cocktails

Posted on January 17, 2013 by RKNEWS

Recently, a new tunnel was discovered which originated in Gaza with an exit into southern Israel. From such a tunnel came the kidnappers of an Israeli soldier and from such tunnels, the terrorists are sent to maim and kill. Even … Continue reading →

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The Israel Defense Forces join the Media Wars

Posted on November 15, 2012 by RKNEWS

For up-to-the-minute information, go to IDF BLOG SITE Israel is reporting current events in the war on terror (Operation Pillar of Defense) both through blogs, twitter and other social media sites with text, video and photo evidence. TWITTER entries by … Continue reading →

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We Still Mourn – 9th of Av

Posted on July 30, 2012 by RKNEWS

 Perhaps you are aware that the 9th day of the Hebrew month of AV  is a Jewish day of mourning,  2nd only to Yom Kippur  (The Day of Atonement) for all of the Jewish people.  On this day, Jews around the world … Continue reading →

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Arabs Attempt to Lynch Jews? in Israel?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by RKNEWS

Like most Israelis, I was horrified by the cold-blooded attack on the two young soldiers in Haifa. Unfortunately, it’s not infrequent that Arabs attack young soldiers, but it it was horrifying that there was a gang who set out to … Continue reading →

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Are Iranian Attacks on Israeli Embassies Meant to Ignite a War?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by RKNEWS

Iran Attacks Israel Abroad First, on Monday a magnetic explosive device was planted on the car carrying the wife of an Israeli diplomat in Delhi.  She was injured and is still hospitalized in Dehli.  Shortly afterward, there was an attempt … Continue reading →

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Iran: Smoke, No Fire

Posted on January 5, 2012 by RKNEWS

Under cover of all the smoke billowing from the much-heralded but not exactly ‘long-range’ missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, what’s going on? The newspapers are filled with pronouncements by high-up and sometimes rival Iranian officials.  Their message, a savage, … Continue reading →

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