A grave warning on Iran from 'the decision maker'

In the latest in a special series, a key figure in the security establishment tells Haaretz's Ari Shavit that if Iran is allowed to develop an atomic bomb, the entire Middle East will go nuclear.

By Ari Shavit  

 

The decision maker is a controversial person. There was a time when he was regarded as a savior, but right afterward he was seen as a pariah. And again as a near-savior and again as a pariah. But even those who loathe the decision maker admits that he is exceptionally intelligent. Even his detractors are aware that he possesses unique strategic experience. 

For half a century now, the decision maker has been hovering around Israel’s core security issues. And on a number of occasions, he himself was at the core. Late one night at the beginning of this week, the decision maker greets me at the door of his home wearing light summer clothes and black sandals. 

When he sits down across from me in his favorite chair, he says that he’s read with great interest the words of the different strategists who were interviewed for this series. And that he respects those who support an operation in Iran as well as those who oppose it. But having given the matter even more consideration, he would not budge from his position and is absolutely convinced that he is right. 

With a black grand piano behind him, the decision maker spends the next two and a half hours laying out his outlook. 

"In Brief"

 

Brief, because preparations for Shabbat call...

 

I'll start with the good news that is so appropriate before Shabbat: An update on Noam Jay ben Inbar, for whom some of you have been praying. 

 

This is the boy of nine with cancer growing around his heart, who was thought to be terminal but is now receiving an experimental drug.  The family was thrilled this week, because he came home from the hospital for Shabbat, as he has before, but was coping so well he was allowed to stay home until Tuesday.  There is definite improvement in his condition.  Please God, let it continue.   (If you would like to make a donation to help with the expense of the experimental drug, let me know.)

Israeli-Palestinian peace through football

http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=7238

by Itamar Marcus

A friendly football (soccer) tournament promoting peace was held in Los Angeles for Palestinian and Israeli children. The game was sponsored by Children United and supervised by Jose Mourinho, coach of the Spanish team Real Madrid. According to the Spanish newspaper Marca:

"It aims to create a warm atmosphere in order to draw the nations together, and support peace between them... Mourinho's influence may be much stronger than the influence of the governments, and football is capable of achieving what political agreements and treaties have been unable to achieve".  

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 8, 2012]

The event represents a breakthrough and may signal a change in Palestinian policy. The fact that the event took place is significant, but even more noteworthy is the fact that the official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, reported on the tournament without condemnation.

Palestinian Media Watch has reported that official PA policy is to ban sporting events promoting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. While positive Israeli-Palestinian sporting events have taken place in the past, they have usually been condemned by the PA.

The uniqueness of this story becomes apparent when one contrasts it with a similar tournament for youth held in Canada last year. The same PA daily reported strong condemnation of the tournament and the appointment of a PA "investigative committee":

"The normalization tournament in Canada [between Israelis and Palestinian youth] has created a strong outcry on the Palestinian street ... Abd Al-Majid Hujjah, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Football Association, announced that the Association intends to appoint an investigative committee to look into the circumstances. .. He emphasized that the investigative committee will submit its recommendations before legal steps are taken against the players. Hujjah said that the position of the Palestinian Football Association on the issue of normalization [with Israel] in sports is well-known already, having been made public, officially, on more than one occasion. This position has been disseminated among everyone involved and it rules out any contact by the Palestinian Football Association with any activity related to the Israeli side."

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 21, 2011]

Is the Syrian Civil War Hindering a Strike on Iran?

Yaakov Lappin

The loss of its major regional ally, Syria, could be a blow to Iran that might even induce it to speed up its nuclear program.

Is an Israeli or American strike on Iran's nuclear weapons program being held up by the raging Syrian war, and the unstable status of Syria's chemical weapons?
Syria possesses the Middle East's largest stockpiles of chemical weapons, which include deadly VX nerve gas, sarin, and mustard gas. It has also developed an advanced Scud missile program to serve as a delivery mechanism.

In addition, Damascus has a reported biological weapons program.

There are several factors currently at play in Syria and the region indicating that the future of those weapons is uncertain -- a factor that could prompt military planners to push back a strike on Iran to ensure that resources are available to deal with these threats from Syria if necessary, including jihadi organizations of all stripes who could try to snatch these incredibly dangerous arms.

As Obama cuts Border Patrols, DHS admits terrorists cross border

creeping
Muslim terrorists that is. via Napolitano: Terrorists Enter America ‘From Time to Time’ | FrontPage Magazine.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano should be grateful that the last two weeks of news have been dominated by stories of activist attacks on the Chick-fil-A franchise, the Olympics, Mitt Romney’s trip abroad, and a stalled economy. It allowed one of the more outrageous statements ever made by the woman tasked with maintaining a substantial portion of America’s national security to go largely unnoticed. Yet what she said was chilling: at a July 25 hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, Napolitano admitted that suspected terrorists enter the U.S. from Mexico “from time to time.”

Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ) asked the revealing question. “As you know, Madam Secretary, there have been anecdotal reports about material evidence of the presence of terrorists along our southern border. My question is, is there any credible evidence that these reports are accurate and that terrorists are, in fact, crossing our southern border with the intent to do harm to the American people?”

“With respect, there have been…from time to time, and we are constantly working against different and evolving threats involving various terrorist groups and various ways they may seek to enter the country,” she answered.

Israeli-Arab Hizbullah Cell had Bombs, Guns

Maayana Miskin

Police and the Shin Bet have nabbed an Israeli-Arab terrorist cell affiliated with Hizbullah. The cell was holding many weapons, including powerful bombs and M-16 rifles.



The bombs were smuggled into Israel from Lebanon, and were intended for use in terrorist attacks within Israel.



A total of 12 people were arrested in connection to the affair, and eight have been indicted. The case was initially under a gag order.

Egypt admits: We had early warning on Sinai attack

Intel chief Mowafi says Cairo had 'detailed information' on attack that left 16 Egyptian border guards dead, but 'we never imagined a Muslim would kill a Muslim during meal breaking Ramadan fast'

Roi Kais

Published:  08.08.12, 00:47 / Israel News

Head of Egyptian intelligence Morad Mowafi admitted that the Arab country had received intelligence warnings prior to Sunday's terror attack in Sinai, which left 16 Egyptian border guards dead.

Speaking to Turkish news agency Anadulo following a meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on Tuesday, Mowafi said, "This incident should never raise any questions regarding the efficiency of the security forces in Sinai and their alertness."
He said Egypt also had information regarding the "terrorist group" that committed the attack.

"Yes, we had detailed information about the attack, but we never imagined that a Muslim would kill a Muslim on the hour of breaking the fast in Ramadan," Egypt's intelligence chief told the news agency.


Barak (L) and PM Netanyahu near vehicle destroyed by IDF (Photo: Eliad Levy)

Obama’s Continuing Jewish Problem

Abraham H. Miller On August 7, 2012

When Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz ^[1] proclaimed Obama’s support for Israel in a Pennsylvania synagogue, she was visibly shocked by the loud and vocal dissent from the audience. 
Unlike the sanitized pro-Obama ^[2] Jewish events in Florida, where Jews who opposed him were prevented from entering, the Pennsylvania event was open to all.

Wasserman Schultz apparently so believes her own rhetoric and has been so insulated from the political change sweeping the Jewish community that for a few moments she seemed sufficiently shaken to be unable to continue her speech.

Iran’s anti-Semitism makes it the greatest threat to Jews

Colbert I. King

Blame it on my upbringing, or what I learned in school, or what I saw when I visited the Dachau concentration camp in 1968. The Holocaust was the most evil event of the 20th century.

So it is abhorrent to me that a government in today’s world would advocate a repeat of that horror. And it is almost beyond belief that the rest of the world would hear such an outrage and look the other way.

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Iran’s quest to possess nuclear technology: Iran said it has made advances in nuclear technology, citing new uranium enrichment centrifuges and domestically made reactor fuel.

I am referring, of course, to the leaders of today’s Iran and the global ho-hum response to the most virulent form of state-sponsored anti-Semitism since Nazi Germany.

I say this as a great-grandson of slaves, as the son of parents whose potential was stifled by unrelenting racism, as a man whose youth was stymied by Jim Crow and racial prejudice, as a father who aches with anger and sorrow that he has failed to give his children and grandchildren an America that will not regard their skin color as a blemish on their humanity.

Ending anti-Semitism, once and for all

My name is Chloe` Valdary. I am a Christian. Although I have kept Shabbat, kosher, and the Holy Days all my life, my religion is not Judaism. Be that as it may, there is a sense of alarm that I have felt during the past year that I cannot seem to stifle. A danger is lurking that has gone unnoticed by most of the world. A cloud of animosity toward a people is rising; indeed, it is the elephant in the international room, and it has gone on for far too long.

I have one question and one question alone. I am not concerned about the cynical pessimists that believe that every state of evil that exists in this world is constant. The incessant drum of the “all is lost” mantra is dull and quite lame, to be frank. Those who dedicate their lives to telling you that all is hopeless create an environment where that lie becomes true. That line is constantly recycled and reprinted in various forms, both subtle and overt.

The Mega Mosques Boom‏

Take notice, everyone!  Native visitors to the States and the UK recently told us that they do not recognize their own cities.  Mosques are being built post haste, bringing more Muslims.  A study done some time ago found that only 20% of the edifices are dedicated to prayer; the other 80% are recruitment centers for the hatred against the West.

Re the Ground Zero Mosque that was in the news some time ago, Americans who feared that not permitting this would 'endanger freedom of religion and speech' simply did not understand.  The reason was purely POLITICAL! 

It is time that Westerners become familiar with the thinking of the Middle East.  In the West, allegiance is to the nation.  In the Middle East, loyalty is to the clan or tribe.  That is the reason for the clashes in countries like Iraq, etc., with different competing groups.

With the construction of so many mosques in the West, there is a surge of Muslims - most of whom will not become integrated into the countries to which they have immigrated.  Sharia, strict Islamic law, follows and that is not compatible with documents like the U.S.Constitution, despite the effort to convince Americans that it is.  By the time Americans catch on it will be too late! 

Anyone who has not yet googled Islamberg, N.Y,. , should do so in order to learn about some of the undercover methods used by a secretive group.  Then multiply this group many times and understand what will be ahead at an appointed time .  Now read on.                                            

Chana

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/daniel-greenfield/the-mega-mosques-boom

The Mega Mosques Boom

Posted by Daniel Greenfield 

Murfreesboro, a city in the heart of Tennessee, and, Marseille, France’s second-largest city and its largest city on the Mediterranean coast, have few things in common. The two cities are separated by nearly 5,000 miles, and by equally wide divisions of language and culture. And yet Murfreesboro and Marseille are connected by a common challenge. Both cities have struggled against the creeping rise of the mega mosques.

"Following a Progression"

We start with an article by Shoshana Bryen of the Jewish Policy Center, written on July 29 (emphasis added):

 

"The Palestinians," she wrote, "face an economic crisis more severe than the World Bank had anticipated.

 

"...The World Bank blames the world economy and Israel. It does not find fault with Palestinian corruption, an outsized security force, an oversized bureaucracy, an overreliance on other people's money, or the failure to find things to do that produce income. It declines to consider whether the ongoing Palestinian war against Israel has had an impact on the Palestinian economy."

PA to unilaterally seek "non-member statehood," but only after US elections

PA Chairman Abbas:

"The first time we weren't successful,
but certainly - Allah willing -

we will succeed the second time."

http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=7217

by Itamar Marcus

The Palestinian Authority plans to go to the UN again this year to request statehood. However, this time they expect to succeed by using a stages plan that will bypass and neutralize Israeli, US and EU opposition. Last week, Palestinian Media Watch documented that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas expressed confidence that this time, the PA will succeed:
 

"We went to the UN [in 2011] in order to obtain recognition of a state. The first time we weren't successful, but certainly - Allah willing - we will succeed the second time."

[PA TV (Fatah), July 28, 2012]

PA tactic for unilaterally achieving statehood:

1-    The PA plans to bypass the Security Council and avoid a potential US veto by not requesting full statehood. Rather, the PA will seek to attain the status of a "non-member state," which is determined by the UN General Assembly. In the General Assembly, the PA is assured a majority vote, with the PA hoping to "secure votes from 180 of the 193 member states of the UN General Assembly."

Hungary Vexed by Specter of Anti-Semitism

Jared Feldschreiber

"Study has always been our religious duty as Jews. Our exclusion from society has given us an ability to adapt to others and to sense connections between things that seem diverse. But if you feel you have power, you are mistaken." -Ignatz Sonnenschein in the 1999 film Sunshine

Now that Csanád Szegedi, the leader of the controversial right-wing Hungarian nationalist party Jobbik, has resigned, it is worth looking into the complexities of Jewish life within Budapest. 

Szegedi, 29, is Hungary's far-right lawmaker who stepped down last week at the request of the party's leaders.  The Anti-Defamation League has described the Jobbik Party as "openly anti-Semitic."

How Liberal Democrats who Support Israel Might Think about the Election

Alan M. Dershowitz
August 5, 2012 

Let me begin by categorically stating that no president has ever completely satisfied me with regard to his policies toward Israel. Every single president, Republican and Democrat alike, has refused to do the right thing when it comes to recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. There may be room for disagreement about some parts of Jerusalem that were captured by Israel during its defensive war with Jordan, but there is no room for disagreement about the status of West Jerusalem, where the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, the Prime Minister's office, and the President's residence have always been located. I have been and will remain critical of any president who wrongly believes that recognizing West Jerusalem as Israel's capital and placing our embassy there will make it more difficult to achieve peace.