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1. Synagogue Hit as Grad Missiles Fired at Be’er Sheva and Ashdod
by Elad Benari
Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fired at least three Grad missiles at southern Israel early Friday morning. The Iron Dome missile interceptor was successfully employed against some of the Grads, but one missile, fired later in a second round of launchings, hit a synagogue in Ashdod at 8:15 a.m.
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A second missile landed next to a yeshiva. Six men were wounded by shrapnel, one of them seriously.
One of the early morning missiles exploded in the vicinity of the city of Be’er Sheva. Two other missiles exploded near Ashdod. At that point, there were no reports of physical injuries or damage in the earlier attacks until 8:15 when Israel's second radio channel announced the hit on the house of prayer.
Several minutes later, a Kassam rocket was launched at southern Israel. The rocket exploded in the vicinity of the city of Ashkelon. No physical injuries or damage were reported.
Overnight, terrorists fired several Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip. The rockets landed in open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries or damages.
Also, IAF aircraft successfully targeted seven terror targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday. In northern Gaza, the targets included a weapon manufacturing site and two terror activity sites. In southern Gaza, the targets included two smuggling tunnels, a terror tunnel and a terror activity site.
The sites were targeted in response to the combined terrorist attacks that took place Thursday near the city of Eilat and resulted in the deaths of eight Israelis, as well as the firing of rockets at Israel from Gaza following the attacks.
Several hours following the terror attacks, the IDF killed the terrorist commander who presided over the attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu had announced to the nation that the arch-terrorists were not alive anymore.
The top terrorist was Abu Awad Kamel a-Neirab, commander of the Salah a-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, an offshoot of Hamas. He was killed along with two other head of the PRC and a child who was with him despite the fact that it had been announced that he was a target for the IDF.
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by Elad Benari
Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fired at least three Grad missiles at southern Israel early Friday morning. The Iron Dome missile interceptor was successfully employed against some of the Grads, but one missile, fired later in a second round of launchings, hit a synagogue in Ashdod at 8:15 a.m.
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A second missile landed next to a yeshiva. Six men were wounded by shrapnel, one of them seriously.
One of the early morning missiles exploded in the vicinity of the city of Be’er Sheva. Two other missiles exploded near Ashdod. At that point, there were no reports of physical injuries or damage in the earlier attacks until 8:15 when Israel's second radio channel announced the hit on the house of prayer.
Several minutes later, a Kassam rocket was launched at southern Israel. The rocket exploded in the vicinity of the city of Ashkelon. No physical injuries or damage were reported.
Overnight, terrorists fired several Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip. The rockets landed in open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries or damages.
Also, IAF aircraft successfully targeted seven terror targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday. In northern Gaza, the targets included a weapon manufacturing site and two terror activity sites. In southern Gaza, the targets included two smuggling tunnels, a terror tunnel and a terror activity site.
The sites were targeted in response to the combined terrorist attacks that took place Thursday near the city of Eilat and resulted in the deaths of eight Israelis, as well as the firing of rockets at Israel from Gaza following the attacks.
Several hours following the terror attacks, the IDF killed the terrorist commander who presided over the attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu had announced to the nation that the arch-terrorists were not alive anymore.
The top terrorist was Abu Awad Kamel a-Neirab, commander of the Salah a-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, an offshoot of Hamas. He was killed along with two other head of the PRC and a child who was with him despite the fact that it had been announced that he was a target for the IDF.
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2. Elite Officer to be Buried Friday
by Maayana Miskin
Elite police commander Pascal Avrahami was killed by terrorists on Thursday as he took part in counter-terror activities in southern Israel. Avrahami and other Yamam officers had been hunting terrorists for hours when a sniper struck, leaving Avrahami mortally wounded.
Avrahami, 49, is survived by a wife and three children: 25-year-old Tal, 20-year-old Matan, and 18-year-old Ohad. He lived with his family in the Pisgat Zev neighborhood of Jerusalem.
He was born in France, and made aliyah (immigrated) to Israel in 1977. In 1985 he joined the elite Yamam police force, where he was trained as a soldier and sniper.
He was given two prestigious awards during his decades of service, one for bravery and the other for excellence.
“Israel's police bow their heads and salute Sergeant-Major of Command Pascal Avrahami, may his memory be blessed,” Police Chief Yohanan Danino said. “Few knew that this modest, humble warrior, who raised generations of soldiers, had two awards.”
Avrahami's relatives described him as a loving father and husband who was devoted to both his family and his work.
He will be buried Friday in the police section of Har Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.
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by Maayana Miskin
Elite police commander Pascal Avrahami was killed by terrorists on Thursday as he took part in counter-terror activities in southern Israel. Avrahami and other Yamam officers had been hunting terrorists for hours when a sniper struck, leaving Avrahami mortally wounded.
Avrahami, 49, is survived by a wife and three children: 25-year-old Tal, 20-year-old Matan, and 18-year-old Ohad. He lived with his family in the Pisgat Zev neighborhood of Jerusalem.
He was born in France, and made aliyah (immigrated) to Israel in 1977. In 1985 he joined the elite Yamam police force, where he was trained as a soldier and sniper.
He was given two prestigious awards during his decades of service, one for bravery and the other for excellence.
“Israel's police bow their heads and salute Sergeant-Major of Command Pascal Avrahami, may his memory be blessed,” Police Chief Yohanan Danino said. “Few knew that this modest, humble warrior, who raised generations of soldiers, had two awards.”
Avrahami's relatives described him as a loving father and husband who was devoted to both his family and his work.
He will be buried Friday in the police section of Har Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.
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3. Ketzaleh: Proud of Eilat Attack Heroes
by Maayana Miskin
MK Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz sent condolences Friday to the families and friends of those murdered in a massive terrorist attack near Eilat. He also sent a message of solidarity to residents of Israel's south, which has faced repeated terrorist rocket attacks since Thursday.
Ketzaleh expressed pride in the soldiers who put their lives at risk to fight the terrorists and end the attack, and in particular, in the two who gave their lives – Staff Sergeant Moshe Naftali, 22, and Sergeant-Major of Commando Unit, Pascal Avrahami, 49.
Both lived east of the 1949 armistice line – Naftali in the town of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, and Avrahami in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zev.
“I am proud of the community of pioneers whose sons are taught a boundless sense of devotion to their mission. They desire to give to the country, not to make demands, they do not ask what the country owes them, but rather, what they can give to the state of Israel,” he said.
Ketzaleh slammed President Shimon Peres, whom he accused of creating the situation. “We will have a moral reckoning when the time comes with he who dreams about peace, President Shimon Peres, who put the state of Israel into the difficult situation we find ourselves in, under danger of rocket attack from north and south,” he said. He was referring to the Oslo Accords which Peres negotiated for a year without telling then Prime Minister Rabin until they were almost unstoppable, and which entailed giving guns to the PA as well as territory.
“But until then, we will strengthen one another in the war against the murderers who rise against us.”
Eight people were murdered in Thursday's terrorist attacks, six of them civilians. Five of them were identified as Moshe and Flora Gaz and Dov and Shulamit “Shula” Karlinsky of Kfar Saba, and Yosef Levy of Holon. Flora and Shula were sisters on vacation together with their husbands.
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by Maayana Miskin
MK Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz sent condolences Friday to the families and friends of those murdered in a massive terrorist attack near Eilat. He also sent a message of solidarity to residents of Israel's south, which has faced repeated terrorist rocket attacks since Thursday.
Ketzaleh expressed pride in the soldiers who put their lives at risk to fight the terrorists and end the attack, and in particular, in the two who gave their lives – Staff Sergeant Moshe Naftali, 22, and Sergeant-Major of Commando Unit, Pascal Avrahami, 49.
Both lived east of the 1949 armistice line – Naftali in the town of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, and Avrahami in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zev.
“I am proud of the community of pioneers whose sons are taught a boundless sense of devotion to their mission. They desire to give to the country, not to make demands, they do not ask what the country owes them, but rather, what they can give to the state of Israel,” he said.
Ketzaleh slammed President Shimon Peres, whom he accused of creating the situation. “We will have a moral reckoning when the time comes with he who dreams about peace, President Shimon Peres, who put the state of Israel into the difficult situation we find ourselves in, under danger of rocket attack from north and south,” he said. He was referring to the Oslo Accords which Peres negotiated for a year without telling then Prime Minister Rabin until they were almost unstoppable, and which entailed giving guns to the PA as well as territory.
“But until then, we will strengthen one another in the war against the murderers who rise against us.”
Eight people were murdered in Thursday's terrorist attacks, six of them civilians. Five of them were identified as Moshe and Flora Gaz and Dov and Shulamit “Shula” Karlinsky of Kfar Saba, and Yosef Levy of Holon. Flora and Shula were sisters on vacation together with their husbands.
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4. Netanyahu: We Hit Back Immediately and With Force
by Gavriel Queenann & Gil Ronen
Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a very short statement before press cameras at 8:30 P.M. Thursday evening following the lethal three-stage terror attack that claimed 7 Israeli lives and saw 33 wounded.
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"We all witnessed an attempt to ratchet up the level of terror emanating from Sinai," he said. "If someone thinks that Israel will put up with this, he is wrong."
"I have established a principle: when Israeli citizens are hurt, we hit back immediately, and with force. This principle was implemented today. The people who gave the order to murder our civilians, who were hiding in Gaza, are no longer among the living," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu's reference was appaerently to the death of Abu Awad Kamel a-Neirab, commander of the Salah a-Din Brigades, the "military" wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike around 5:00 PM on Thursday.
An estimated 20 terrorists were killed in the firefight that raged during and after the attack - some direct participants; some lookouts. It appears the entire terrorist force that staged the attack was wiped out.
Netanyahu praised the Shin Bet, Yamam special forces and IDF for their courage, which prevented a greater tragedy.
Six of those killed in Thursday's attack were civilians while two of the wounded were small children, aged 4 and 7.
Earlier in the day Netanyahu promised Eilat mayor Meir Yitzhak-Halevy that Israel's reponse would be swift.
Hamas - the terror organization that rules Gaza - evacuated its security headquarters after Thursday mornings attacks in fear of a muscular Israeli response.
The United Nations also evacuated its foreign personnel from Gaza following the attacks.
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by Gavriel Queenann & Gil Ronen
Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a very short statement before press cameras at 8:30 P.M. Thursday evening following the lethal three-stage terror attack that claimed 7 Israeli lives and saw 33 wounded.
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"We all witnessed an attempt to ratchet up the level of terror emanating from Sinai," he said. "If someone thinks that Israel will put up with this, he is wrong."
"I have established a principle: when Israeli citizens are hurt, we hit back immediately, and with force. This principle was implemented today. The people who gave the order to murder our civilians, who were hiding in Gaza, are no longer among the living," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu's reference was appaerently to the death of Abu Awad Kamel a-Neirab, commander of the Salah a-Din Brigades, the "military" wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike around 5:00 PM on Thursday.
An estimated 20 terrorists were killed in the firefight that raged during and after the attack - some direct participants; some lookouts. It appears the entire terrorist force that staged the attack was wiped out.
Netanyahu praised the Shin Bet, Yamam special forces and IDF for their courage, which prevented a greater tragedy.
Six of those killed in Thursday's attack were civilians while two of the wounded were small children, aged 4 and 7.
Earlier in the day Netanyahu promised Eilat mayor Meir Yitzhak-Halevy that Israel's reponse would be swift.
Hamas - the terror organization that rules Gaza - evacuated its security headquarters after Thursday mornings attacks in fear of a muscular Israeli response.
The United Nations also evacuated its foreign personnel from Gaza following the attacks.
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5. Final Count: 8 Israelis Dead in Attacks
by Chana Ya'ar
Magen David Adom (MDA) has declared a mass casualty event and the State of Israel has moved to its highest security alert nationwide as hospitals report that five are dead following terror attacks that struck the country's southern region midday Thursday.
Authorities are calling for Israeli to donate blood at local MDA stations across the country. The area has been declared a closed military area and the IDF spokesman has asked people to keep away.
At Yoseftal Medical Center, 29 casualties were admitted with a range of injuries, including severe trauma. Seven of the most critically wounded were sent by medical helicopter to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
Two Egged buses and an IDF vehicle were targeted by unidentified terrorist cells in what appears to be a coordinated operation. Several soldiers were also wounded when explosives went off at the security fence with Gaza.
In the first attack, three terrorists ambushed bus # 392 about 30 kilometers from Eilat as it traveled on Route 12 from Be'er Sheva towards the city, opening fire with automatic weapons. Most of the passengers in the first bus were IDF soldiers heading to the Red Sea resort city on leave. The troops engaged the terrorists in a shootout, killing at least two of the three operatives and leaving a third critically injured.
Terrorists targeted a second Egged bus less than an hour later, firing a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the vehicle and wounding more passengers just a few kilometers from Eilat.
An IDF military vehicle was blown up as it raced to the scene, driving over an explosive device planted on the narrow road, killing the car's occupants.
A number of soldiers were seriously wounded in the attack.
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by Chana Ya'ar
Magen David Adom (MDA) has declared a mass casualty event and the State of Israel has moved to its highest security alert nationwide as hospitals report that five are dead following terror attacks that struck the country's southern region midday Thursday.
Authorities are calling for Israeli to donate blood at local MDA stations across the country. The area has been declared a closed military area and the IDF spokesman has asked people to keep away.
At Yoseftal Medical Center, 29 casualties were admitted with a range of injuries, including severe trauma. Seven of the most critically wounded were sent by medical helicopter to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
Two Egged buses and an IDF vehicle were targeted by unidentified terrorist cells in what appears to be a coordinated operation. Several soldiers were also wounded when explosives went off at the security fence with Gaza.
In the first attack, three terrorists ambushed bus # 392 about 30 kilometers from Eilat as it traveled on Route 12 from Be'er Sheva towards the city, opening fire with automatic weapons. Most of the passengers in the first bus were IDF soldiers heading to the Red Sea resort city on leave. The troops engaged the terrorists in a shootout, killing at least two of the three operatives and leaving a third critically injured.
Terrorists targeted a second Egged bus less than an hour later, firing a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the vehicle and wounding more passengers just a few kilometers from Eilat.
An IDF military vehicle was blown up as it raced to the scene, driving over an explosive device planted on the narrow road, killing the car's occupants.
A number of soldiers were seriously wounded in the attack.
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6. Sisters, Husbands Among Eilat Victims
by Maayana Miskin
Four victims of the deadly attacks Thursday in Eilat have been identified as husband and wife Moshe and Flora Gaz, and Flora's sister Shulamit (Shula) Karlinsky and her husband, Dov Karlinsky. Both couples lived in Kfar Saba.
The four took off for a vacation in Eilat on Thursday, but never arrived. As they approached the city they were ambushed by terrorists, who fired an anti-tank missile at their car.
After the missile hit his target, a terrorist approached the car and fired on the four to make sure they had all been slain.
Flora, 52, and Shula, 54, both worked in daycare centers for three- and four-year-old children in Kfar Saba. “They were very well-known and respected educators,” Mayor Yehuda Ben-Hamo said of the two sisters. “This is a big tragedy for all of us.”
The Gaz family was expecting their first grandchild in another three months. They are survived by three children. The Karlinskys are survived by two children and two grandchildren.
“Flora and Moshe were excited for the birth of their first grandchild, but they will never see him,” one of the couple's friends said Friday.
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by Maayana Miskin
Four victims of the deadly attacks Thursday in Eilat have been identified as husband and wife Moshe and Flora Gaz, and Flora's sister Shulamit (Shula) Karlinsky and her husband, Dov Karlinsky. Both couples lived in Kfar Saba.
The four took off for a vacation in Eilat on Thursday, but never arrived. As they approached the city they were ambushed by terrorists, who fired an anti-tank missile at their car.
After the missile hit his target, a terrorist approached the car and fired on the four to make sure they had all been slain.
Flora, 52, and Shula, 54, both worked in daycare centers for three- and four-year-old children in Kfar Saba. “They were very well-known and respected educators,” Mayor Yehuda Ben-Hamo said of the two sisters. “This is a big tragedy for all of us.”
The Gaz family was expecting their first grandchild in another three months. They are survived by three children. The Karlinskys are survived by two children and two grandchildren.
“Flora and Moshe were excited for the birth of their first grandchild, but they will never see him,” one of the couple's friends said Friday.
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7. Eilat Survivor Feigned Death Next to Husband's Body
by Maayana Miskin
A survivor of the attacks Thursday near Eilat feigned death for an hour after she and her husband were hit by terrorist gunfire. Her husband was killed.
Yosef and Esther Levy of Holon were driving on Highway 12 when they were ambushed by terrorists with guns and bomb belts. The terrorists sprayed the car with fire, hitting both passengers and causing the vehicle to overturn.
“There was blood on the floor, and I heard my husband moaning,” Esther later told Yediot Aharonot. “I saw that his shirt was covered in blood.”
Esther was hit in the shoulder and suffered additional injuries when the car crashed. She managed to remain still for an hour as IDF soldiers engaged the terrorists and a gun battle ensued.
Her actions may have saved her life. Terrorists made sure to “confirm the kill” by shooting again from up close after attacking a second car full of travelers, all four of whom were murdered.
After an hour, she managed to quietly remove her mobile phone from her purse and call one of her children and explain the situation. Minutes later, soldiers made their way to the car and removed both passengers.
Doctors were unable to save Yosef Levy. His funeral will be held Friday.
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by Maayana Miskin
A survivor of the attacks Thursday near Eilat feigned death for an hour after she and her husband were hit by terrorist gunfire. Her husband was killed.
Yosef and Esther Levy of Holon were driving on Highway 12 when they were ambushed by terrorists with guns and bomb belts. The terrorists sprayed the car with fire, hitting both passengers and causing the vehicle to overturn.
“There was blood on the floor, and I heard my husband moaning,” Esther later told Yediot Aharonot. “I saw that his shirt was covered in blood.”
Esther was hit in the shoulder and suffered additional injuries when the car crashed. She managed to remain still for an hour as IDF soldiers engaged the terrorists and a gun battle ensued.
Her actions may have saved her life. Terrorists made sure to “confirm the kill” by shooting again from up close after attacking a second car full of travelers, all four of whom were murdered.
After an hour, she managed to quietly remove her mobile phone from her purse and call one of her children and explain the situation. Minutes later, soldiers made their way to the car and removed both passengers.
Doctors were unable to save Yosef Levy. His funeral will be held Friday.
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8. Gaza Terror Group Praises Eilat Attacks
by Gavriel Queenann
A small al-Qaida-linked terror group in Gaza hailed Friday a deadly series of attacks in southern Israel near Egypt that killed eight and warned more attacks would come, Reuters reports.
The Tawheed and Jihad group also mourned the leader of the Popular Resistance Committees who died in an retaliatory IAF strike on Thursday.
A number of other PRC members were also killed in the retaliatory IAF air strike including the head of the terror group Kamal a-Nirab, who the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said had personally directed and planned the attack. A nine year old boy in the car with the terrorists was also killed.
"We in the Tawheed and Jihad group bless these blessed arms that pounded the fortifications of the vendeta-filled Jewish enemy in the so-called Eilat area in southern occupied Palestine," the group said in an Internet statement.
It said the attack sent Israel and "their border guards in the Egyptian army" a message that Egypt has joined the struggle against "the enemies of God."
Egyptian security officials on Wednesday accussed Hamas of harboring terrorists who had carried out attacks in the Sinai.
During the IAF attack on Thursday, another terrorist killed was identified as Amas Hamed, commander of the PRC’s military wing and a resident of Rafiah.
The Shin Bet said Hamed was involved in the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit in June 2006 and oversaw numerous attacks against Israel including suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
Two other known PRC terrorists, including one who was also involved in Schalit’s abduction, were also killed in the air strike.
“The terrorists were directly involved in the attacks along the Israeli-Egyptian border,” a security official said.
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by Gavriel Queenann
A small al-Qaida-linked terror group in Gaza hailed Friday a deadly series of attacks in southern Israel near Egypt that killed eight and warned more attacks would come, Reuters reports.
The Tawheed and Jihad group also mourned the leader of the Popular Resistance Committees who died in an retaliatory IAF strike on Thursday.
A number of other PRC members were also killed in the retaliatory IAF air strike including the head of the terror group Kamal a-Nirab, who the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said had personally directed and planned the attack. A nine year old boy in the car with the terrorists was also killed.
"We in the Tawheed and Jihad group bless these blessed arms that pounded the fortifications of the vendeta-filled Jewish enemy in the so-called Eilat area in southern occupied Palestine," the group said in an Internet statement.
It said the attack sent Israel and "their border guards in the Egyptian army" a message that Egypt has joined the struggle against "the enemies of God."
Egyptian security officials on Wednesday accussed Hamas of harboring terrorists who had carried out attacks in the Sinai.
During the IAF attack on Thursday, another terrorist killed was identified as Amas Hamed, commander of the PRC’s military wing and a resident of Rafiah.
The Shin Bet said Hamed was involved in the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit in June 2006 and oversaw numerous attacks against Israel including suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
Two other known PRC terrorists, including one who was also involved in Schalit’s abduction, were also killed in the air strike.
“The terrorists were directly involved in the attacks along the Israeli-Egyptian border,” a security official said.
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Une « guerre humanitaire » contre la Syrie?
L’escalade militaire: Vers une guerre élargie au Moyen-Orient et en Asie centrale?
par Michel Chossudovsky
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« Lorsque
je suis retourné au Pentagone en novembre 2001, un officier
d’état-major de haut rang avait du temps pour discuter. Oui, nous nous
dirigions toujours vers une confrontation avec l’Irak, a-t-il affirmé.
Mais il y avait plus que cela. Cela faisait l’objet de discussions et
constituait une phase d’un plan projetant une campagne de cinq ans
disait-il, où l’on trouvait en tout sept pays en commençant par l’Irak,
ensuite la Syrie, le Liban, le Lybie, l’Iran, la Somalie et le Soudan. »
Général Wesley Clark
Depuis le milieu des années 1990, une vaste guerre au Moyen-Orient et en Asie centrale est sur la planche à dessin du Pentagone.
Dans
le cadre de ce scénario de guerre élargie, l’alliance États-Unis-OTAN
envisage de mener une campagne militaire contre la Syrie en vertu d’un
« mandat humanitaire » sous l’égide de l’ONU.
L’escalade
fait partie intégrante du programme militaire. La déstabilisation des
États souverains par le « changement de régime » est en étroite
coordination avec la planification militaire.
Il existe une feuille de route militaire caractérisée par une série de théâtres de guerre des États-Unis et de l’OTAN.
Les
préparatifs de guerre visant à attaquer la Syrie et l’Iran sont dans un
« niveau de disponibilité opérationnelle avancé » depuis plusieurs
années. Le Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003
(Acte de restauration de la souveraineté libanaise et de la
responsabilisation de la Syrie de 2003) classe la Syrie parmi les
« États voyous », soit un pays soutenant le terrorisme.
Pour
le Pentagone, la Syrie fait partie d’une guerre plus vaste visant
l’Iran. Le président George W. Bush a confirmé dans ses mémoires qu’il
avait « ordonné au Pentagone de planifier une attaque contre les
installations nucléaires de l’Iran et [avait] envisagé d’attaquer
clandestinement la Syrie ». (George Bush's memoirs reveal how he considered attacks on Iran and Syria, The Guardian, 8 novembre 2010)
Ce
vaste programme militaire est intimement lié aux réserves stratégiques
de pétrole et aux routes de pipelines. Il est appuyé par les géants
pétroliers anglo-étasuniens.
Le
bombardement du Liban en juillet 2006 relevait d’une « feuille de route
militaire » soigneusement planifiée. L’extension de la « guerre de
juillet » contre le Liban et la Syrie avait été envisagée par les
planificateurs militaires des États-Unis et d’Israël. Elle a été
abandonnée dès que les forces terrestres israéliennes furent vaincues
par le Hezbollah.
La
guerre d’Israël contre le Liban en juillet 2006 visait également à
établir un contrôle israélien sur le littoral du nord-est de la
Méditerranée, incluant les réserves pétrolières et gazières marines dans
les eaux territoriales libanaises et palestiniennes.
Les
plans d’invasion du Liban et de la Syrie sont demeurés sur la planche à
dessin du Pentagone malgré le retrait d’Israël lors de la guerre de
juillet 2006 : « En novembre 2008, à peine un mois avant que Tel-Aviv ne
commence son massacre dans la bande de Gaza, l’armée israélienne a
exécuté une série d’exercices nommée Shiluv Zro’ot III (Croisement de
fer III) simulant une guerre sur deux fronts contre le Liban et la
Syrie. L’exercice militaire comprenait la simulation d’une invasion
massive à la fois de la Syrie et du Liban (Voir Mahdi Darius Nazemoraya,
La prochaine guerre d’Israël : après la bande de Gaza, le Liban?, Mondialisation.ca, 10 février 2009)
La route vers Téhéran passe par Damas. La première étape d’une guerre contre l’Iran sous les auspices des États-Unis et de l’OTAN impliquerait une campagne de déstabilisation (« changement de régime ») comportant des opérations clandestines des services de renseignement en faveur des forces rebelles contre le gouvernement Syrien.
Une
« guerre humanitaire » sous le logo de la « responsabilité de
protéger » (R2P) contre la Syrie contribuerait également à la
déstabilisation continue du Liban.
Si
une campagne militaire devait être menée contre la Syrie, Israël serait
directement ou indirectement impliqué dans les opérations militaires et
dans celles du renseignement.
Une guerre contre la Syrie engendrerait à une escalade militaire.
Il existe actuellement quatre théâtres de guerre distincts : l’Afghanistan et le Pakistan, l’Irak, la Palestine et la Libye.
Une
attaque contre la Syrie mènerait à l’intégration de ces différents
théâtres de guerre, ce qui conduirait finalement à une guerre élargie au
Moyen-Orient et en Asie centrale, engloutissant une région entière, de
l’Afrique du Nord à l’Afghanistan et au Pakistan en passant par la
Méditerranée.
Le
mouvement de contestation vise à justifier une intervention militaire
contre la Syrie. L’on nie l’existence d’une insurrection armée. Les
médias occidentaux ont décrit en bloc les récents événements en Syrie
comme un « mouvement de contestation pacifique » contre le gouvernement
de Bachar Al-Assad, alors que les preuves confirment l’existence d’une
insurrection armée intégrée par des groupes paramilitaires islamistes.
Dès le
début du mouvement de contestation à Daraa à la mi-mars, des coups de
feu ont été échangés entre la police et les forces armées d’un côté et
des hommes armés de l’autre. Des actes pyromanes ont également été
commis contre des édifices gouvernementaux. À la fin juillet à Hama, des
édifices publics ont été incendiés, dont le palais de justice et la
banque de crédit agricole. Les distributeurs de nouvelles israéliens,
tout en négligeant l’existence d’un conflit armé, ont néanmoins reconnu
que les « contestataires [étaient] armés de mitrailleuses lourdes ». (DEBKAfile, Reportage sur Hama, 1er août 2001.)
« Toutes les options sont sur la table »
En
juin, le sénateur étasunien Lindsey Graham (qui siège au Comité
sénatorial pour les forces armées) a indiqué qu’une intervention
« humanitaire » contre la Syrie était possible, laquelle aurait pour but
de « sauver la vie des civils ». Graham a suggéré que l’« option »
appliquée à la Libye en vertu de la résolution 1973 du Conseil de
sécurité devrait être envisagée dans le cas de la Syrie :
S’il
était logique de protéger les Libyens contre Kadhafi, et ce l’était car
ils auraient été massacrés si nous n’avions pas envoyé l’OTAN lorsqu’il
était à la périphérie de Benghazi, le monde doit se demander si nous en
sommes rendus là en Syrie […]
Nous
n’en sommes peut-être pas encore là, mais l’on s’en approche, donc si
cela vous importe vraiment de protéger les Syriens d’un carnage, il est
temps de laisser savoir à Assad que toutes les options sont sur la
table. (CBS « Face The Nation », 12 juin 2011)
À la suite de l’adoption de la résolution du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU concernant la Syrie, (3 août 2011) la Maison-Blanche a, appelé à un « changement de régime » en Syrie et au renversement de Bachar Al-Assad en termes on ne peut plus clairs :
« Par
égard pour la stabilité, nous ne voulons pas qu’il demeure en Syrie.
Nous le voyons plutôt comme la cause de l’instabilité en Syrie », a
déclaré le porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche Jay Carney mercredi.
« Nous
pensons honnêtement pouvoir affirmer avec certitude que la Syrie serait
un meilleur endroit sans le président Assad. » (Cité dans Syria: US
Call Closer to Calling for Regime Change, IPS, 4 août 2011)
Des sanctions économiques étendues précèdent fréquemment une intervention militaire directe.
Un
projet de loi présenté par le sénateur Lieberman a été introduit au
Sénat étasunien dans le but d’autoriser des sanctions économiques
radicales contre la Syrie. De plus, dans une lettre adressée au
président Obama au début août, un groupe de plus de 60 sénateurs
étasuniens ont appelé à l’« implantation de sanctions additionnelles […]
tout en faisant comprendre au régime syrien qu’il paiera davantage pour
sa répression atroce ».
Ces
sanctions nécessiteraient le blocage des transactions bancaires et
financières, ainsi que la « fin des achats du pétrole syrien et
l’interruption des investissements dans les secteurs pétroliers et
gaziers de la Syrie ». (Voir Pressure on Obama to get tougher on Syria coming from all sides - Foreign Policy, 3 août 2011).
Entre-temps, le département d’État étasunien a aussi rencontré l’opposition syrienne en exil. Un appui clandestin a également été acheminé aux groupes rebelles armés.
Dangereuse croisée des chemins : La guerre contre la Syrie est une tête de pont pour une attaque contre l’Iran
À la
suite de la déclaration du président du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU le 3
août contre la Syrie, l’ambassadeur de Russie à l’OTAN, Dimitri
Rogozine, a mis en garde contre les dangers d’une escalade militaire :
« L’OTAN planifie une campagne militaire contre la Syrie afin d’aider à renverser le régime du président Al-Assad et ayant pour objectif à plus long terme de préparer une tête de pont pour une attaque contre l’Iran […]
[Cette
déclaration] signifie que la planification [de la campagne militaire]
est déjà en cours. Il pourrait s’agir d’une conclusion logique de ces
opérations militaires et de propagande effectuées par certains pays
occidentaux contre l’Afrique du Nord », a affirmé Rogozine dans une
entrevue avec le journal Izvestia [...] Le diplomate russe a fait
remarquer que l’alliance vise seulement à interférer avec les régimes
« dont les points de vue ne coïncident pas avec ceux de l’Occident. »
Rogozine
était d’accord avec l’opinion exprimée par certains experts voulant que
la Syrie et ensuite le Yémen puissent constituer les dernières étapes
de l’OTAN menant au lancement d’une attaque contre l’Iran.
« L’étau
se resserre autour de l’Iran. La planification militaire contre l’Iran
est en cours et nous sommes certes préoccupés par l’escalade d’une
guerre à grande échelle dans cette énorme région », a précisé Rogozine.
Ayant
appris la leçon de la Libye, la Russie « continuera à s’opposer à une
résolution violente de la situation en Syrie » a-t-il commenté en
ajoutant que les conséquences d’un conflit à grande échelle en Afrique
du Nord serait dévastateur pour le monde entier. (Beachhead for an Attack on Iran": NATO is planning a Military Campaign against Syria, RIA Novosti, 5 août 2011)
 Dimitri Rogozine, août 2011
Modèle militaire pour une attaque contre la Syrie
L’avertissement
de Dimitri Rogozine était basé sur des informations concrètes,
documentées et connues dans les cercles militaires, et selon lesquelles
l’OTAN planifie actuellement une campagne militaire contre la Syrie. À
cet égard, le scénario d’une attaque contre la Syrie est sur la planche à
dessin et des experts français, britanniques et israéliens participent à
son élaboration. Selon l’ancien chef d'état-major de l'Armée de l'air
française, le général Jean Rannou, « une frappe de l’OTAN afin de
déstabiliser l’armée syrienne est techniquement faisable » :
Les
pays membres de l’OTAN commenceraient par utiliser la technologie
satellite pour repérer les défenses aériennes syriennes. Quelques jours
plus tard, des avions de guerre, plus nombreux qu’en Libye,
décolleraient de la base britannique de Chypre et détruiraient les jets
et les missiles sol-air (MSA) syriens durant 48 heures. Les aéronefs de
l’Alliance commenceraient ensuite à bombarder indéfiniment les troupes
terrestres et les chars d’assaut syriens.
Le scénario se base sur des analystes de l’armée française et proviennent de la publication britannique spécialisée Jane's Defence Weekly et de la station de télévision israélienne Channel 10.
La
force aérienne syrienne présenterait peu de risque. Elle possède
environ 60 MiG-29 fabriqués en Russie, mais le reste – environ 160
MiG-21, 80 MiG-23, 60 MiG-23BN, 50 Su-22 et 20 Su-24MK – est obsolète.
« […]
Je ne vois pas de problème purement militaire. La Syrie ne peut se
défendre contre les systèmes occidentaux […] [Toutefois], ce serait plus
risqué qu’en Libye. Il s’agirait d’une importante opération
militaire », a admis Jean Rannou, ancien chef de la force aérienne
française, à EUobserver. Il a
ajouté qu’une action est très peu probable puisque la Russie opposerait
son veto à un mandat de l’ONU, les actifs de l’OTAN sont déployés en
Afghanistan et en Libye et les pays de l’OTAN sont en crise
financière. » (Andrew Rettman, Blueprint For NATO Attack On Syria Revealed, Global Research, 11 août 2011)
La vaste feuille de route militaire
Alors
que la Libye, la Syrie et l’Iran sont sur la feuille de route militaire,
ce déploiement stratégique, s’il devait être mis en œuvre, menacerait
aussi la Chine et la Russie. Les deux pays ont des accords
d’investissement et de coopération militaire et commerciale avec la
Syrie et l’Iran. Ce dernier détient par ailleurs un statut d’observateur
au sein de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai (OCS)
L’escalade
fait partie du programme militaire. Depuis 2005, les États-Unis et
leurs alliés, incluant leurs partenaires de l’OTAN et Israël, ont été
impliqués dans le déploiement et le stockage exhaustif de systèmes
d’armes perfectionnées. Les systèmes de défense antiaérienne des
États-Unis, des pays membres de l’OTAN et d’Israël sont complètement
intégrés.
 Le rôle d’Israël et de la Turquie
Ankara
et Tel-Aviv sont tous deux impliqués dans l’appui à une insurrection
armée. Ces opérations sont coordonnées par les deux gouvernements et
leurs agences de renseignement.
Selon
des reportages, le Mossad israélien a fourni un soutien clandestin à des
groupes terroristes salafistes radicaux qui sont entrés en action au
sud de la Syrie au début du mouvement de contestation à Daraa à la
mi-mars. Des reportages suggèrent que le financement de l’insurrection
salafiste provient de l’Arabie Saoudite. (Voir Syrian army closes in on Damascus suburbs, The Irish Times, 10 mai 2011.)
Le gouvernement turc du premier ministre Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appuie les groupes d’opposition en exil tout en soutenant les rebelles armés des Frères musulmans au nord de la Syrie.
Les
Frères musulmans (FM) (dont le leadership est en exil au Royaume-Uni)
ainsi que Hizb ut-Tahrir (le Parti de la libération) sont derrière
l’insurrection. Les deux organisations sont appuyées par le MI6
britannique. Le but avoué des FM et de Hizb ut-Tahrir consiste en bout
de ligne à déstabiliser l’État laïque syrien. (Voir Michel
Chossudovsky, SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement? Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO "Humanitarian Intervention", Global Research, 3 mai 2011.)
En
juin, des troupes turques ont traversé la frontière nord de la Syrie,
officiellement pour aller sauver des réfugiés syriens. Le gouvernement
de Bachar Al-Assad a accusé la Turquie d’appuyer directement l’incursion
de forces rebelles dans le nord de son pays :
Une
force rebelle comptant jusqu'à 500 combattants a attaqué une position
de l’Armée syrienne le 4 juin au nord de la Syrie. Les combattants ont
dit que la cible, une garnison du renseignement militaire à Jisr
al-Choughour près de la frontière avec la Turquie, a été capturée
pendant un assaut de 36 heures lors duquel 72 soldats ont été tués.
« Nous
avons découvert que les criminels [combattants rebelles] utilisaient
des armes turques et cela est très inquiétant » a fait savoir un
officiel.
Il
s’agissait de la première fois que le régime Assad accusait la Turquie
d’aider la révolte […] Les officiels ont rapporté que les rebelles ont
mené l’armée syrienne hors de Jisr al-Choughour et ont ensuite pris le
contrôle de la ville. Ils ont indiqué que des édifices gouvernementaux
ont été pillés et incendiés avant que n’arrive une autre force d’Assad
[…]
Un
officier syrien effectuant la visite guidée a affirmé que les rebelles à
Jisr al-Choughour se composaient de combattants alignés à Al-Qaïda. Il a
ajouté que ces derniers employaient une variété d’armes et de munitions
turques, mais n’a pas accusé le gouvernement d’Ankara de fournir
l’équipement. » (Syria’s Assad accuses Turkey of arming rebels, TR Defence, 25 juin 2011)
Nié par
les médias occidentaux, l’appui étranger aux insurgés islamistes ayant
« infiltré le mouvement de protestation » est néanmoins confirmé par des
sources de renseignement occidentales.
Selon l’ancien officier du MI6 Alistair Crooke (ainsi que des
conseillers de haut rang de l’UE) : « Il existe deux forces importantes
derrière les événements [en Syrie], soit des radicaux sunnites et des
groupes d’exilés syrien en France et aux États-Unis. Il a expliqué que
les radicaux suivent les enseignements d’Abou Moussab Al-Zarqaoui, un
islamiste jordanien aujourd’hui décédé qui visait à créer un émirat
sunnite appelé Bilad el-Cham en Jordanie, au Liban, en Palestine et en
Syrie. Ce sont des guérilléros
urbains expérimentés qui se sont battus en Irak et obtiennent du
financement de l’extérieur. Ils infiltrent les manifestations pour
attaquer les forces d’Assad, comme à Jisr al-Choughour en juin, où ils
ont infligé de lourdes pertes. » (Andrew Rettman, Blueprint For NATO Attack On Syria Revealed, Global Research, 11 août 2011. C’est l’auteur qui souligne.)
L’ancien officiel du MI6 a par ailleurs confirmé qu’Israël et les États-Unis soutiennent et financent les terroristes : « Crooke a déclaré que les groupes d’exilés cherchent à renverser le régime anti-israélien [Syrien]. Ils sont financés et entraînés par les États-Unis et ont des liens avec Israël. Ils paient les chefs tribaux sunnites pour qu’ils envoient des gens dans les rues, ils travaillent avec les ONG pour alimenter les médias occidentaux d’histoires non corroborées à propos d’atrocités et coopèrent avec des radicaux en espérant que la violence accrue justifie une intervention de l’OTAN. » (Ibid. C’est l’auteur qui souligne.)
Des
factions politiques au Liban sont également impliquées. Le renseignement
libanais a confirmé la livraison clandestine de fusils d’assaut et
d’armes automatiques aux combattants salafistes. La livraison a été effectuée par des politiciens libanais appuyés par l’Arabie Saoudite.
L’accord de coopération militaire entre la Turquie et Israël
Israël
et la Turquie ont un accord de coopération militaire qui concerne de
manière très directe et la Syrie, et le littoral stratégique
libano-syrien de l’est de la Méditerranée (comprenant les réserves
gazières au large de la côte libanaise et les corridors de pipelines).
Déjà,
à l’époque de l’administration Clinton, une alliance triangulaire entre
les États-Unis, Israël et la Turquie s’était développée. Cette « triple
alliance », dominée par l’Instance collégiale des chefs d'état-major,
intègre et coordonne les décisions du commandement militaire entre les
trois pays en ce qui a trait au grand Moyen-Orient. Il est basé sur les
liens militaires étroits respectifs entre Israël, la Turquie et les
États-Unis, et combiné à une forte relation militaire bilatérale entre
Tel-Aviv et Ankara […]
La
triple alliance est par ailleurs agencée à un accord de coopération
militaire entre l’OTAN et Israël datant de 2005, lequel comporte « de
nombreux champs d’intérêts communs, tels que la lutte au terrorisme et
les exercices interarmées ». Israël voit ces liens de coopération
militaire avec l’OTAN comme un moyen d’améliorer la capacité de
dissuasion envers la menace d’ennemis potentiels, principalement l’Iran
et la Syrie. (Voir Michel Chossudovsky,"Triple Alliance": The US, Turkey, Israel and the War on Lebanon, 6 août 2006)
Entre-temps,
le récent remaniement des bonzes de la Turquie a renforcé la faction
pro-islamiste au sein des forces armées. À la fin juillet, le commandant
en chef de l’armée et chef de l’Instance collégiale des chefs
d'état-major, le général Isik Kosaner, a démissioné, tout comme les
commandants de la Marine et de la Force aérienne.
Le
général Kosaner représente une position largement laïque au sein des
forces armées. Le général Necdet Ozel a été nommé pour le remplacer en
tant que commandant et nouveau chef de l’armée.
Ces
développements sont d’une importance cruciale. Ils s’orientent vers un
appui aux intérêts étasuniens. Ils indiquent par ailleurs un virage
potentiel de l’armée en faveur des Frères musulmans, y compris une
insurrection au nord de la Syrie.
« De nouvelles nominations ont renforcé Erdoğan et
le parti au pouvoir en Turquie […] Le pouvoir militaire est apte à
mettre en œuvre des projets plus ambitieux dans la région. L’on prévoit que si le scénario libyen est employé en Syrie, il est possible que la Turquie demande une intervention militaire. » (New appointments have strengthened Erdogan and the ruling party in Turkey : Public Radio of Armenia, 06 août 2011, C’est l’auteur qui souligne.)
 Des rebelles appartenant aux Frères musulmans à Jisr al-Choughour. Photos AFP 16 juin 2011
[Note:
Cette photo est trompeuse à bien des égards. La plupart des rebelles
armés sont très bien entraînés avec des armes modernes.]
L’Alliance militaire élargie de l’OTAN
L’Égypte,
les États du Golfe et l’Arabie Saoudite (au sein de l’alliance
militaire élargie) sont des partenaires de l’OTAN, dont les forces
pourraient être déployées dans le cadre d’une campagne contre la Syrie.
Israël est un membre de facto de l’OTAN, depuis qu’un accord a été signé en 2005.
Le
processus de planification militaire dans l’alliance élargie de l’OTAN
implique la coordination entre le Pentagone, l’OTAN, les Forces de
défense israéliennes (FDI), ainsi que la participation militaire active
des États arabes de première ligne, dont l’Arabie Saoudite, les États du
Golfe et l’Égypte : en tout 10 pays arabes en plus d’Israël sont
membres du Dialogue méditerranéen et de l'Initiative de Coopération
d'Istanbul.
Nous sommes à un carrefour dangereux. Les répercussions géopolitiques sont profondes.
La
Syrie a des frontières avec la Jordanie, Israël, le Liban, la Turquie et
l’Irak. Elle s’étend à travers la vallée de l’Euphrate et se situe au
carrefour d’importantes voies maritimes et de corridors de pipelines.
 Ce pays est un allié de l’Iran et la Russie possède une base navale au nord du territoire syrien. (Voir la carte)
La création d’une
base à Tartous ainsi que la progression rapide de la coopération avec
Damas relativement à la technologie militaire fait de la Syrie la tête
de pont et le pavois utiles de la Russie au Moyen-Orient.
Damas est un allié
important de l’Iran et un ennemi irréconciliable d’Israël. Il va sans
dire que l’apparition de la base militaire russe dans la région
apportera certainement des correctifs à la corrélation des forces
existantes.
La Russie prend le
régime syrien sous sa protection. Il est presque certain que cela
envenimera les relations entre Moscou et Israël. Cela pourrait même
rassurer le régime iranien avoisinant et le rendre encore moins docile
dans les pourparlers portant sur le programme nucléaire. (Ivan
Safronov, Russia to defend its principal Middle East ally: Moscow takes Syria under its protection, Global Research 28 juillet 2006)
Scénario de Troisième Guerre mondiale
Pendant les cinq dernières années, la région du Moyen-Orient et de l’Asie centrale a vivement été sur le pied de guerre.
La Syrie a des possibilités de défense antiaérienne significatives ainsi que des troupes terrestres.
Elle a
érigé son système de défense antiaérien grâce à la livraison de missiles
antiaériens russes Pantsir S1. En 2010, la Russie a livré un système de
missile Yakhont à la Syrie. Le Yakhont en opération à l’extérieur de la
base navale russe de Tartous « est conçu pour l’engagement de navires
ennemis dans un rayon de 300 km. (Bastion missile systems to protect Russian naval base in Syria, Ria Novosti, 21 septembre 2010).
La
structure respective des alliances militaires États-Unis-OTAN et
Syrie-Iran-OCS, sans compter la participation militaire d’Israël, la
relation complexe entre la Syrie et le Liban, ainsi que les pressions
exercées par la Turquie à la frontière nord de la Syrie indiquent de
manière ineffaçable un dangereux processus d’escalade.
Toute
forme d’intervention militaire contre la Syrie sous l’égide des
États-Unis et de l’OTAN déstabiliserait la région entière, ce qui
pourrait mener à une escalade englobant une vaste région allant de l’est
de la Méditerranée à la frontière commune de l’Afghanistan et du
Pakistan avec le Tadjikistan et la Chine.
À cour
terme, en tenant compte de la guerre en Libye, l’alliance militaire des
États-Unis et de l’OTAN dépasse ses capacités. Bien que nous
n’anticipions pas d’opération militaire des États-Unis et de l’OTAN à
brève échéance, selon toute probabilité, le processus de déstabilisation
politique par le biais d’un appui clandestin à l’insurrection rebelle
se poursuivra.
Cet article a été mis à jour le 11 août 2011.
Article original en anglais publié le 9 août 2011 : A "Humanitarian War" on Syria? Military Escalation. Towards a Broader Middle East-Central Asian War? Traduction Julie Lévesque pour Mondialisation.ca | |
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Attacks in Israel and New Militant Opportunities in Egypt
A series of coordinated attacks occurred Thursday along Israel’s border
with Egypt. While each attack was relatively small, the incidents
indicate some degree of coordination among the attackers. Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak attributed the attacks to elements emanating
from the Gaza Strip, while Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tactical reports
stated that the attacks had been launched from across Israel’s border
with Egypt along the Sinai peninsula. No one has yet claimed
responsibility.
Israel has plenty of experience in dealing with threats from militants in Gaza. In response, Israel often conducts preemptive as well as retaliatory airstrikes using real-time intelligence. In addition, whenever things appear to be getting out of control, the IDF conducts a major ground offensive.
Attacks inside Israel have become a rare occurrence. Weakened capability and shifting strategic imperatives have caused Hamas and other militant groups to largely refrain from such attacks. Most attacks usually consist of the firing of rockets from Gaza, a practice Hamas has an interest in both limiting as well as calibrating to enhance its control over the Strip.
In light of recent unrest in the Arab world and the new political and security reality in Egypt, these latest attacks in Israel potentially represent a new kind of threat — one posed by transnational jihadists who have long wanted to undermine Egypt without operational success. It is quite possible that al Qaeda is trying to exploit the post-Mubarak political environment to mobilize its Sinai- and Gaza-based assets in order to create an Egyptian-Israeli crisis that can (potentially) undermine Cairo’s stability.
Egypt After Mubarak
Under the police state run by ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt successfully kept political Islamists restrained, neutralizing the threat from jihadist groups. The unrest that broke out in the Arab world earlier this year has altered the domestic political reality in Egypt. Mubarak’s fall from power in the wake of popular agitation and the Egyptian military regime’s obligated engagement in political reforms have created a new environment — one in which autocratic measures have become largely obsolete.
Egypt’s rolling back of the police state and subsequent political reforms have made it difficult to maintain domestic security and keep militants under control. Indeed, militants are already taking advantage of the political opening. They have stepped up their operations, as evidenced by attacks against energy infrastructure and other targets in the Sinai Peninsula.
The new era of Egyptian multiparty politics has also allowed a variety of Islamist actors to emerge as legitimate political entities. At the same time, Egyptian national sentiment is emerging as a major factor in the foreign policymaking process. This change alone constitutes a threat to Israel’s national security, though it is a more of a long-term issue.
The rise of different types of Islamist actors (Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists and Sufists, among others) as legitimate political entities who pursue constitutional means to come to power makes it difficult for jihadists to directly threaten the stability of the Egyptian regime. With even Salafists and former jihadist groups such as Gamaah al-Islamiyah and Tandheem al-Jihad embracing the political mainstream, the jihadists will have a hard time gaining support for an armed insurrection against the Egyptian state. Realizing that they are not able to directly confront the Egyptian state (despite the Arab unrest), the jihadists are trying to indirectly undermine the regime by exploiting the Israeli-Gaza situation and the renewed militancy in the Sinai.
A New Threat To Israel?
Even before today’s attacks, the Israelis responded to increasing attacks in the Sinai by allowing Cairo to deploy an additional 1,000 troops to the peninsula. That concession indicated that Israel is likely skeptical of the Egyptian military’s ability to effectively deal with this problem, considering current political and security circumstances. Cairo is under a lot of stress domestically and regionally. Egypt is in the early stages of trying to manage political and militant opposition in a tense political climate and it is unable to maintain internal security as effectively as it once did.
Israel, therefore, will likely see today’s attacks as a new kind of threat. The Israeli leadership realizes that the problem is no longer strictly confined to Gaza but has now spread to Egypt itself. However, Israel doesn’t have any good way to control the situation unfolding within the borders of its Arab neighbor. That said, Israeli officials have already begun pointing fingers at the deteriorating security situation in Egypt, a response which likely going to cause tensions between Jerusalem and Cairo — exactly what the jihadists hope to achieve.
The latest video statement from al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he speaks of an “intellectual” effort in addition to the armed one, is noteworthy. Al-Zawahiri’s comments are part of al Qaeda’s response to the so-called “Arab Spring” — a development in which the jihadists have largely been marginalized. Al-Zawahiri has long been frustrated by the fact that many former jihadists in Egypt (his home country) have renounced violence, attacking al Qaeda and him personally.
For decades, the al Qaeda leader has longed to be capable of undermining the Egyptian state, and now the Arab unrest provides an opportunity (albeit not without challenges of its own). Al-Zawahiri’s status as al Qaeda chief after the death of Osama bin Laden boosts the viability of this endeavor. In this new role, he is more or less free to steer the movement toward his preferred direction. His ascension to the top of the jihadist hierarchy also signals a rise of Egyptians (who have long held a disproportionate amount of influence) within the global jihadist network.
The result is that al Qaeda can be expected to focus heavily on the Egyptian-Gaza-Israeli fault line. This fixation will not only complicate matters for Israel and its efforts to deal with the Gaza Strip, it could also begin to unravel the Egyptian-Israeli relationship that has existed since the signing of the 1978 Camp David Peace Accords.
Israel has plenty of experience in dealing with threats from militants in Gaza. In response, Israel often conducts preemptive as well as retaliatory airstrikes using real-time intelligence. In addition, whenever things appear to be getting out of control, the IDF conducts a major ground offensive.
Attacks inside Israel have become a rare occurrence. Weakened capability and shifting strategic imperatives have caused Hamas and other militant groups to largely refrain from such attacks. Most attacks usually consist of the firing of rockets from Gaza, a practice Hamas has an interest in both limiting as well as calibrating to enhance its control over the Strip.
In light of recent unrest in the Arab world and the new political and security reality in Egypt, these latest attacks in Israel potentially represent a new kind of threat — one posed by transnational jihadists who have long wanted to undermine Egypt without operational success. It is quite possible that al Qaeda is trying to exploit the post-Mubarak political environment to mobilize its Sinai- and Gaza-based assets in order to create an Egyptian-Israeli crisis that can (potentially) undermine Cairo’s stability.
Egypt After Mubarak
Under the police state run by ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt successfully kept political Islamists restrained, neutralizing the threat from jihadist groups. The unrest that broke out in the Arab world earlier this year has altered the domestic political reality in Egypt. Mubarak’s fall from power in the wake of popular agitation and the Egyptian military regime’s obligated engagement in political reforms have created a new environment — one in which autocratic measures have become largely obsolete.
Egypt’s rolling back of the police state and subsequent political reforms have made it difficult to maintain domestic security and keep militants under control. Indeed, militants are already taking advantage of the political opening. They have stepped up their operations, as evidenced by attacks against energy infrastructure and other targets in the Sinai Peninsula.
The new era of Egyptian multiparty politics has also allowed a variety of Islamist actors to emerge as legitimate political entities. At the same time, Egyptian national sentiment is emerging as a major factor in the foreign policymaking process. This change alone constitutes a threat to Israel’s national security, though it is a more of a long-term issue.
The rise of different types of Islamist actors (Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists and Sufists, among others) as legitimate political entities who pursue constitutional means to come to power makes it difficult for jihadists to directly threaten the stability of the Egyptian regime. With even Salafists and former jihadist groups such as Gamaah al-Islamiyah and Tandheem al-Jihad embracing the political mainstream, the jihadists will have a hard time gaining support for an armed insurrection against the Egyptian state. Realizing that they are not able to directly confront the Egyptian state (despite the Arab unrest), the jihadists are trying to indirectly undermine the regime by exploiting the Israeli-Gaza situation and the renewed militancy in the Sinai.
A New Threat To Israel?
Even before today’s attacks, the Israelis responded to increasing attacks in the Sinai by allowing Cairo to deploy an additional 1,000 troops to the peninsula. That concession indicated that Israel is likely skeptical of the Egyptian military’s ability to effectively deal with this problem, considering current political and security circumstances. Cairo is under a lot of stress domestically and regionally. Egypt is in the early stages of trying to manage political and militant opposition in a tense political climate and it is unable to maintain internal security as effectively as it once did.
Israel, therefore, will likely see today’s attacks as a new kind of threat. The Israeli leadership realizes that the problem is no longer strictly confined to Gaza but has now spread to Egypt itself. However, Israel doesn’t have any good way to control the situation unfolding within the borders of its Arab neighbor. That said, Israeli officials have already begun pointing fingers at the deteriorating security situation in Egypt, a response which likely going to cause tensions between Jerusalem and Cairo — exactly what the jihadists hope to achieve.
The latest video statement from al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he speaks of an “intellectual” effort in addition to the armed one, is noteworthy. Al-Zawahiri’s comments are part of al Qaeda’s response to the so-called “Arab Spring” — a development in which the jihadists have largely been marginalized. Al-Zawahiri has long been frustrated by the fact that many former jihadists in Egypt (his home country) have renounced violence, attacking al Qaeda and him personally.
For decades, the al Qaeda leader has longed to be capable of undermining the Egyptian state, and now the Arab unrest provides an opportunity (albeit not without challenges of its own). Al-Zawahiri’s status as al Qaeda chief after the death of Osama bin Laden boosts the viability of this endeavor. In this new role, he is more or less free to steer the movement toward his preferred direction. His ascension to the top of the jihadist hierarchy also signals a rise of Egyptians (who have long held a disproportionate amount of influence) within the global jihadist network.
The result is that al Qaeda can be expected to focus heavily on the Egyptian-Gaza-Israeli fault line. This fixation will not only complicate matters for Israel and its efforts to deal with the Gaza Strip, it could also begin to unravel the Egyptian-Israeli relationship that has existed since the signing of the 1978 Camp David Peace Accords.
Summary of DEBKA Exclusives in the Week Ending August 19, 2011
Israel sets up "September Commands" for worst-case scenarios
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
12 Aug.
Israel's military, police and Shin Bet security service are drilling
extreme scenarios of possible Palestinian disturbances, mass rallies or
even terrorist attacks in September – although there is no specific
intelligence of a security threat in the offing. The authorities have
also set up "September Command Centers" so as not to be caught off
guard. The intelligence updates fed them on Palestinian activities
contain no signs so far of organized Palestinian preparations for
disorders beyond some talk at local Fatah cell level.
All the same, DEBKAfile's military sources report the three security organizations have established "September Command Centers" for coordination in case of an extreme event, such as violent Palestinian demonstrations backed from Syria, Lebanon (Hizballah) and the Gaza Strip with cross-border terrorist and military attacks and incursions.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
12 Aug.
Israel's military, police and Shin Bet security service are drilling
extreme scenarios of possible Palestinian disturbances, mass rallies or
even terrorist attacks in September – although there is no specific
intelligence of a security threat in the offing. The authorities have
also set up "September Command Centers" so as not to be caught off
guard. The intelligence updates fed them on Palestinian activities
contain no signs so far of organized Palestinian preparations for
disorders beyond some talk at local Fatah cell level. All the same, DEBKAfile's military sources report the three security organizations have established "September Command Centers" for coordination in case of an extreme event, such as violent Palestinian demonstrations backed from Syria, Lebanon (Hizballah) and the Gaza Strip with cross-border terrorist and military attacks and incursions.
August 13, 2011 Briefs:
- Obama talked to Saudi King Abdullah about their shared concerns over the violence in Syria. He also phoned UK PM Cameron ·
- US citizen abducted from his home in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore identified as Warren Weinstein ·
He was due to leave Pakistan Monday after 7 years helping Pakistanis develop business ventures · - Eight Afghan soldiers kidnapped by Taliban Friday were executed Saturday in the area of the helicopter crash which killed 31 US troops ·
- Western security sources report Israel is planting new minefields on its border with Syria ·
- Palestinians to submit application for UN recognition of their state on Sept. 20 ·
Israel reported importing large number of horses, water cannon, tear gas systems and noise machines for possible Palestinian disturbances in September ·
Obama and Erdogan grant Assad 15 days to finish the uprising
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
13 Aug.
Thursday night, Aug. 11, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed to set Syrian President Bashar Assad the
deadline of Aug. 27 for extinguishing the popular uprising against his
rule and starting to implement genuine democratic reforms. If he went
back on his word, then Obama and Erdogan would talk again about a
possible US-Turkish military operation in Syria. They decided to trust
Assad "one last time" regardless of his broken promises in the past.Turkey has called up reserves for transfer to Syrian border.
DEBKAfile notes: The Syrian ruler has finagled a free hand for intensifying his crackdown on dissent with an unabashed ferocity few tyrants can match. Washington would still rather believe he is a reformer than force him out of power.
Tuesday, Assad invited the Turkish minister and reporters to see for themselves that he was pulling his tanks out of Hama (after their guns had brutalized protesters for weeks). None were allowed to leave the official vehicles (lest they see whole sections of a major city reduced to rubble). As soon as Davutoglu flew out, the tanks rolled back into the city.
August 14, 2011 Briefs:
- Libya's Berber tribal rebels move into parts of Zawiyah 50 km west of Tripoli · These separatist tribes don't accept Benghazi rebel leadership ·
- Five gunmen wearing
suicide vests stormed the house of Parwan provincial governor 50 km
miles north of Kabul, killing 19, wounding 34 ·
The assailants some in police uniforms were al killed before they reached governor Abdul Basir Salangi meeting with NATO advisers ·
Latakia's armed Palestinians battle Syrian tanks
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
14 Aug.
For the first time in the five-month anti-Assad uprising, Syrian
armored forces clashed with dissident Palestinians Sunday, Aug. 14, in
the al-Raml a-Filistini district of Latakia, challenged by Palestinian
heavy machine guns, anti-tank RPGs and roadside bombs. Nineteen of the
24 dead were Palestinians.
NATO headquarters in Brussels and the Turkish high command are meanwhile drawing up plans for their first military step in Syria, to send protest centers large consignments of anti-tank and anti-air rockets, mortars and heavy machine guns for beating back Assad's tanks.
DEBKAfile's military sources affirm that contrary to earlier reports, the Syrian missile ships cruising offshore took no part in the attack on Latakia. Their function is to blockade the port against arms smuggling. Nevertheless the weapons used by Palestinians fighting in Latakia came from Lebanon aboard smugglers' boats.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
14 Aug.
For the first time in the five-month anti-Assad uprising, Syrian
armored forces clashed with dissident Palestinians Sunday, Aug. 14, in
the al-Raml a-Filistini district of Latakia, challenged by Palestinian
heavy machine guns, anti-tank RPGs and roadside bombs. Nineteen of the
24 dead were Palestinians.NATO headquarters in Brussels and the Turkish high command are meanwhile drawing up plans for their first military step in Syria, to send protest centers large consignments of anti-tank and anti-air rockets, mortars and heavy machine guns for beating back Assad's tanks.
DEBKAfile's military sources affirm that contrary to earlier reports, the Syrian missile ships cruising offshore took no part in the attack on Latakia. Their function is to blockade the port against arms smuggling. Nevertheless the weapons used by Palestinians fighting in Latakia came from Lebanon aboard smugglers' boats.
August 15, 2001 briefs:
- Two Grad rockets explode in Beersheba on open ground over midnight Monday ·
- Palestinian Authority condemns ongoing Syrian army massacre of Palestinians in Latakia's al-Raml a-Filistini district ·
- DEBKAfile was first publication to expose Syrian assault on Palestinians ·
- Turkish FM Davutoglu says unless Syrian soldiers stop killing civilians immediately, "there will be nothing to say about steps that will be taken ·
- Wave of terrorist bombings kills at least 60, injures 100 in Iraq Monday ·
- At least 34 killed, 60
injured in twin bombing at northern town of Kut by a bomb planted in a
cold drinks cooler and a parked car explosion ·
Eleven attacks in Diyala province · - In Tikrit two suicide bombers struck Iraqi counter-terror unit killing 10 including officer in charge of war on terror ·
In Baghdad, a car bomb hit the high-end Mansour suburb · - Iran plans to start initial phase of its first nuclear power plant at Bushehr in early September ·
- DEBKAfile: This is third postponement in a year indicating Iran has not beaten Stuxnet cyber worm ·
- Israel social protesters present advisory panel, mostly academics, for draft their demands of government •
Egypt's 5,000 troops take on 2,000 al Qaeda gunmen in Sinai. Three officers kidnapped
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
15 Aug.
Monday, Aug. 15, three Egyptian army brigades of 1,700 men backed by
tanks, an equal number of special policemen and 3,400 security personnel
drove into the northern Sinai towns of El Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and
Rafah, embarking on a mission to retake Sinai from rampant Islamists,
who were also responsible for sabotaging a gas pipeline. DEBKAfile: In
their first clash with Islamic Liberation Army gunmen, three Egyptian
officers were kidnapped, one gunman was killed and 11 detained - four
of them Palestinians.
Restoring a semblance of law and order to northern Sinai will be the easy part of their mission – for which Cairo obtained prior Israeli permission as mandated under their peace accord. The hard part is ahead when the units head south to flush out the Islamist marauders holed up in the central Sinai mountains.The soldiers will have their work cut out against 2,000 well-organized and heavily armed Islamist gunmen in a rugged area twice the area of North Waziristan and will probably have to call for air and helicopter support.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
15 Aug.
Monday, Aug. 15, three Egyptian army brigades of 1,700 men backed by
tanks, an equal number of special policemen and 3,400 security personnel
drove into the northern Sinai towns of El Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and
Rafah, embarking on a mission to retake Sinai from rampant Islamists,
who were also responsible for sabotaging a gas pipeline. DEBKAfile: In
their first clash with Islamic Liberation Army gunmen, three Egyptian
officers were kidnapped, one gunman was killed and 11 detained - four
of them Palestinians.Restoring a semblance of law and order to northern Sinai will be the easy part of their mission – for which Cairo obtained prior Israeli permission as mandated under their peace accord. The hard part is ahead when the units head south to flush out the Islamist marauders holed up in the central Sinai mountains.The soldiers will have their work cut out against 2,000 well-organized and heavily armed Islamist gunmen in a rugged area twice the area of North Waziristan and will probably have to call for air and helicopter support.
Syrian tanks enter Homs while fighting Palestinians in Latakia
DEBKAfile Special Report
15 Aug.
Bashar Assad is making use of the 15-day leeway granted him by the US
and Turkey. Monday, Aug. 15, he sent his tanks and mechanized infantry
into Homs, a town of 1.5 million inhabitants. Heavy shelling was heard
as clouds of smoke rise over the city. Homs is Syria's third largest
town and the biggest the Syrian military has so far assaulted. In
Latakia, Syrian tanks continue to battle armed Palestinians and in
Brussels, NATO and Turkey get set to send the rebels anti-tank
weapons. The Syrian ruler plans to grind the opposition to dust and
then there will no one left to fight for reforms.
DEBKAfile Special Report
15 Aug.
Bashar Assad is making use of the 15-day leeway granted him by the US
and Turkey. Monday, Aug. 15, he sent his tanks and mechanized infantry
into Homs, a town of 1.5 million inhabitants. Heavy shelling was heard
as clouds of smoke rise over the city. Homs is Syria's third largest
town and the biggest the Syrian military has so far assaulted. In
Latakia, Syrian tanks continue to battle armed Palestinians and in
Brussels, NATO and Turkey get set to send the rebels anti-tank
weapons. The Syrian ruler plans to grind the opposition to dust and
then there will no one left to fight for reforms.
August 16, 2011 Briefs:
- Stepped up Egyptian counter-terror operation in Sinai seeks hard-core Islamist gang which attacked El Arish two weeks ago · Perpetrators of gas pipeline sabotage also sought ·
- Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Mussa Abu Marzuk fly to Cairo from their Damascus base ·
- In Iraq, gunmen dragged 7 worshippers from South Baghdad mosque and executed them outside ·
- Palestinian death toll in Latakia rises to 30 as Syrian military assault continues ·
Libyan rebel "gains" smokescreen for talks in Tunisia
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
16 Aug.
The rush of military advances claimed by the Libyan rebels and the
rumors of the imminent collapse of Muammar Qaddafi's army and his
imminent flight are designed, DEBKAfile's military and intelligence
sources report, as a smokescreen for what is going on. It conceals the
semi-secret opening of Libyan government-rebel talks on the Tunisian
island of Djerba and significant progress they have made. Another is
the deep divisions in the rebel leadership. On the table, according to our sources, is a step-by-step process (first revealed on this site), whereby Muammar Qaddafi will relinquish power in stages synchronized with the steps for the transfer of power to a new Libyan government, which must have room at the top for his sons. They would share power with his close loyalists, the tribes supporting his regime and rebel groups.
Under the deal, Qaddafi would not have to leave Libya and would receive guarantees for his personal safety.
His representatives at the Dherba meeting are Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi, Health Minister Ahmed HIjazi and Social Affairs Minister Ibrahim Cherif.
August 17, 2011 Briefs:
- Chinese chief-of-staff Gen. Chen Bing-de visits Israel to "enhance friendship and promote cooperation" the defense ministry in Beijing announces · He is the guest of Israel's top soldier Gen. Benny Gantz · China's Navy Commander visited Israel in May ·
- Heavy Syrian tank bombardment of Homs and Latakia districts continues Wednesday ·
- Israel tells Washington its refusal to apologize to Turkey for last year's flotilla deaths is final ·
- A UN panel has confirmed Israel acted in accordance with international law ·
Washington imposes sanctions on Montaz Dughmush, Gaza leader of Islamic Liberation Army. DEBKAfile: Cairo demands Dughmush's arrest and extradition ·
Assad exploits the Shalit affair to play his Palestinian card
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
17 Aug.
New Israeli concessions to Hamas for the release of the Israeli
soldier Gilead Shalit have not produced momentum because the kidnapped
soldier has become a pawn in the power plays between Cairo, Hamas and
Damascus. Khaled Meshaal's trip to Cairo was prompted by an Egyptian
overture to Syria. Bashar Assad used it opportunistically to exploit
the Palestinian card in the service of his crackdown on the opposition
and in a bid to counter-balance his massacre of Latakia's Palestinians.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
17 Aug.
New Israeli concessions to Hamas for the release of the Israeli
soldier Gilead Shalit have not produced momentum because the kidnapped
soldier has become a pawn in the power plays between Cairo, Hamas and
Damascus. Khaled Meshaal's trip to Cairo was prompted by an Egyptian
overture to Syria. Bashar Assad used it opportunistically to exploit
the Palestinian card in the service of his crackdown on the opposition
and in a bid to counter-balance his massacre of Latakia's Palestinians.
August 18, 2011 Briefs:
- 1st Sgt. Moshe Naftali, 22, from Ofra, member of the Golani unit, was killed by terrorists Thursday ·
- Four Grad missiles fired at Ashkelon Thursday night, 3 intercepted by Iron Dome anti-missile system ·
- Netanyahu on the Eilat highway terrorist attack: Those who ordered terrorists to murder our citizens are no longer alive ·
- The White House and Statement Department strongly condemn "brutal terrorist" attacks in southern Israel and send condolences to victims' families ·
- Israeli locations around Gaza are on missile alert after a Qassam explodes on empty ground outside Ashkelon Thursday night ·
- Eilat highway again under fire Thursday night after day of terrorist attacks. One Israeli soldier critically injured ·
- Roads to Eilat sealed to traffic ·
- President Obama called Thursday for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down ·
Washington also freezes all Syria's assets and bank accounts in the US ·
German, the UK and France follow suit · - Taliban launches major assault on US base at Gardez, E. Afghanistan ·
- US State Dept denies Clinton pressured Israel to apologize to Turkey over flotilla deaths ·
Israeli FM Lieberman accuses Turkish PM Erdogan of acting to "delegitimize Israel" ·
At least 7 Israelis killed, 33 injured in multiple terrorist attacks near Eilat
DEBKAfile Special Report
18 Aug.
Israel goes on the highest terror alert after a string of terrorist
attacks near the Israeli-Egyptian border north of Eilat Thursday, Aug.
18 left 7 dead and 33 casualties, including five soldiers in critical
condition. Assailants crossing in from Sinai used automatic and
anti-tank weapons, mortars and roadside bombs for separate attacks on
two buses, two civilian cars and a military vehicle on Highway 12 which
runs close to the wide open Egyptian Sinai border. All three gunmen
who attacked the bus were killed in a firefight with an Israeli special
police force.
Israeli military sources estimated that 20 terrorists took part in the attacks – some reaching their targets through Israel, others providing them with mortar cover from Sinai. Seven were killed. Two bodies were rigged with explosives.
All the highways to Eilat were closed Thursday to traffic as the entire southern region was scoured for more terrorists and bombs.
DEBKAfile Special Report
18 Aug.
Israel goes on the highest terror alert after a string of terrorist
attacks near the Israeli-Egyptian border north of Eilat Thursday, Aug.
18 left 7 dead and 33 casualties, including five soldiers in critical
condition. Assailants crossing in from Sinai used automatic and
anti-tank weapons, mortars and roadside bombs for separate attacks on
two buses, two civilian cars and a military vehicle on Highway 12 which
runs close to the wide open Egyptian Sinai border. All three gunmen
who attacked the bus were killed in a firefight with an Israeli special
police force.Israeli military sources estimated that 20 terrorists took part in the attacks – some reaching their targets through Israel, others providing them with mortar cover from Sinai. Seven were killed. Two bodies were rigged with explosives.
All the highways to Eilat were closed Thursday to traffic as the entire southern region was scoured for more terrorists and bombs.
Israel kills terrorist chief who orchestrated multiple terrorist strike
DEBKAfile Special Report
18 Aug.
Thursday night, August 18, after Palestinians terrorists carried out a
string of attacks on the southern Eilat road, the Israeli Air Force
struck a building in Rafah, Gaza Strip, and killed the Popular
Resistance Committees chief who set up the attacks and five of his
aides.
The multiple attacks were Israel's first taste of a sophisticated al Qaeda-style coordinated terrorist operation modeled on the atrocities common in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israeli intelligence services, army (IDF) and Police were taken by surprise by their scale and slick organization. Carried out by the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees and Palestinian organizations linked to al Qaeda, they bore the handwriting of the Lebanese Hizballah.
A Hamas spokesman threatened Israel with a sharp reprisal if Gaza were attacked. Terrorist facilities of Hamas and other organizations have reportedly been evacuated and Qassam, Grad and mortar batteries deployed ready for launching. The UN has ordered all its personnel in Gaza to leave immediately and Egypt has closed the Rafah crossing.
The IDF estimates that the attackers numbering at least 20 came from the Gaza Strip and took up positions near the Sinai border with Israel to wait for the signal to cross over and attack.
The Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Ganz, and Military Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi are widely blamed for falling down on precautions for protecting the South although they knew in advance that the Egyptian army was about to embark on a large-scale counter-terror operations in Sinai. In response to a heads-up on a terror attack, the police posted special units on the border with Egypt. They were on the spot and fought the gunmen but could not prevent the attack.
DEBKAfile Special Report
18 Aug.
Thursday night, August 18, after Palestinians terrorists carried out a
string of attacks on the southern Eilat road, the Israeli Air Force
struck a building in Rafah, Gaza Strip, and killed the Popular
Resistance Committees chief who set up the attacks and five of his
aides.The multiple attacks were Israel's first taste of a sophisticated al Qaeda-style coordinated terrorist operation modeled on the atrocities common in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israeli intelligence services, army (IDF) and Police were taken by surprise by their scale and slick organization. Carried out by the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees and Palestinian organizations linked to al Qaeda, they bore the handwriting of the Lebanese Hizballah.
A Hamas spokesman threatened Israel with a sharp reprisal if Gaza were attacked. Terrorist facilities of Hamas and other organizations have reportedly been evacuated and Qassam, Grad and mortar batteries deployed ready for launching. The UN has ordered all its personnel in Gaza to leave immediately and Egypt has closed the Rafah crossing.
The IDF estimates that the attackers numbering at least 20 came from the Gaza Strip and took up positions near the Sinai border with Israel to wait for the signal to cross over and attack.
The Defense Minister, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Ganz, and Military Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi are widely blamed for falling down on precautions for protecting the South although they knew in advance that the Egyptian army was about to embark on a large-scale counter-terror operations in Sinai. In response to a heads-up on a terror attack, the police posted special units on the border with Egypt. They were on the spot and fought the gunmen but could not prevent the attack.
Continuous Palestinian missile blitz after Israel bombs 12 terrorist targets in Gaza
19 Aug.
After the Israeli Air Force struck 12 Hamas and other terrorist
targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday, Aug. 18, a hail of
Palestinians Friday hit the towns of Ashdod, Beersheba, Ashkelon and
the smaller Sedot Negev, Shar Hanegev and Eshkol villages in a
continuous blitz. Ten worshippers were injured - two seriously - when
one of the six Grads aimed at Ashdod hit a synagogue. Police detonated a
second in a controlled explosion.The town's population is advised to stay in sheltered spaces. Iron Dome is in action in Ashkelon.
Since 20 heavily armed gunmen killed eight Israelis and injured 33 in a multiple terrorist attack outside Eilat in southern Israel Thursday, Israel's armed forces, police and emergency services have been on high alert and reinforced. Weekend public events are cancelled in the South. Shortly after the Palestinian attack, the Israeli Air Force struck a building in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, killing the six top leaders of the Popular Resistance Committees which directed the attack, along with other Palestinian groups linked to al Qaeda. Israel's overnight air strikes hit more PRC as well as Hamas installations, weapons stores and smuggling tunnels.
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The fight broke out near the end of the match between the Georgetown University Hoyas and a Chinese professional squad, the Bayi Military Rockets. Video showed players from both teams trading punches and members of the crowd throwing a chair and water bottles. No serious injuries were reported. More 
Russia Detains Kyrgyz Citizen Wanted As Suspect In Murder
A Kyrgyz citizen allegedly involved in deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan last year has been detained in the Russian republic of Khakassia. More 
Kazakh Official Under Investigation
Former Top Kazakh Official Under Investigation More 
Communists Protest Putsch Anniversary
More than 100 activists have protested about poor social services in the southwestern Russian city of Biisk. More 
Activist's Mother Appeals To Clinton
The mother of jailed Azerbaijani youth activist Baxtiyar Haciyev has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to help secure his release. More 
'Cosmo' Claims Circulation Crown In Armenia
The international women's magazine "Cosmopolitan" claims to have become Armenia's best-selling magazine less than seven months after the launch of its local-language edition. More 
Tajiks Who Studied Abroad Face Charges
Police in southern Tajikistan have opened criminal cases against 22 former students at Islamic universities and religious schools abroad who returned to Tajikistan in the past year. More 
Michele Bachmann, And The Red Scare, Are Upon Us
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The Shady Think Tank Honoring The Tajik President
It has no Brussels office, the Romanian EU embassy has never heard of it, and neither has any other EU diplomat or Brussels wonk that I spoke to. More 
‘Cyber Activists Want To Meet Khamenei’
Blogger Hamid Bazm Shahi Esfahani complains that “cyber activists,” who he says have been actively defending the Iranian establishment online, have not been invited to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and share iftar with him. More 
Podcast: Stepping Out Of The Shadow Of The Soviet Empire
In Episode 32, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov reminisces about the August 1991 events in Russia and reflects on what went wrong across post-Soviet states after the collapse of the empire. RFE/RL's Armenian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek broadcasters visit with host Pavel Butorin to discuss their countries’ efforts -- or lack thereof -- to break away from their Soviet past. More 
Photo Of The Week -- August 13-19, 2011
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RFE/RL Caucasus Report
8/19/2011 7:15:16 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page . |
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Podcast: Stepping Out Of The Shadow Of The Soviet Empire
In Episode 32, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov reminisces about the August 1991 events in Russia and reflects on what went wrong across post-Soviet states after the collapse of the empire. RFE/RL's Armenian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek broadcasters visit with host Pavel Butorin to discuss their countries’ efforts -- or lack thereof -- to break away from their Soviet past. More 
20 Years After The Big Breakup, Does The 'Former Soviet Union' Still Exist?
Two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, its successor states encompass squeaky clean Scandinavian-style democracies like Estonia, autocratic despotisms like Uzbekistan -- and everything in between. Is it even possible to speak of a coherent "post-Soviet space" anymore? More 
Iran, Azerbaijan, And Turkey: Zero Problems? Zero Chance
In the past week, Iran has been involved in a war of words with Azerbaijan and a mix-up with Turkey, after it was falsely reported that it had captured a leading Kurdish militant. Are the two incidents connected and what could explain Tehran's recent behavior toward its two neighbors? More 
Abkhaz Presidential Election Campaign Turns Ugly
The three candidates in the preterm ballot on August 26 to elect a successor to deceased de facto Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh signed a formal pledge at the start of the election campaign last month to ensure the ballot is free and fair, and to refrain from unfair criticism of each other. And they have largely abided by that pledge in a closely fought campaign that most observers assume will go to a second-round runoff. More 
Anzhi Makhachkala Makes A Splash
Daghestan appears set to make headlines in Russia for something other than the continuing terrorism and violence that have increasingly plagued the North Caucasus republic. More 
Chechen Teen Recounts Attempts to Disarm Utoeya Gunman
Two Chechen teenagers living in Norway are being hailed for their role in rescuing dozens of young people trapped on the island of Utoeya during a massacre by a far-right extremist last month. Rustam Daudov and Movsar Dzhamayev, who emigrated with their families to Norway after living through the war in Chechnya, say they hurled stones in an attempt to disarm Anders Behring Breivik before helping other teenagers attending the island's Labor Party youth camp find shelter in a cave. More 
Why Is The North Caucasus An Unholy Mess?
How did a predominantly rural, mountainous region of fewer than 10 million people degenerate so swiftly into chaos, misery, endless bloodshed, and religious and social polarization? More |
RFE/RL Caucasus Report
8/19/2011 7:15:16 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page . |
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Podcast: Stepping Out Of The Shadow Of The Soviet Empire
In Episode 32, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov reminisces about the August 1991 events in Russia and reflects on what went wrong across post-Soviet states after the collapse of the empire. RFE/RL's Armenian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek broadcasters visit with host Pavel Butorin to discuss their countries’ efforts -- or lack thereof -- to break away from their Soviet past. More
20 Years After The Big Breakup, Does The 'Former Soviet Union' Still Exist?
Two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, its successor states encompass squeaky clean Scandinavian-style democracies like Estonia, autocratic despotisms like Uzbekistan -- and everything in between. Is it even possible to speak of a coherent "post-Soviet space" anymore? More
Iran, Azerbaijan, And Turkey: Zero Problems? Zero Chance
In the past week, Iran has been involved in a war of words with Azerbaijan and a mix-up with Turkey, after it was falsely reported that it had captured a leading Kurdish militant. Are the two incidents connected and what could explain Tehran's recent behavior toward its two neighbors? More
Abkhaz Presidential Election Campaign Turns Ugly
The three candidates in the preterm ballot on August 26 to elect a successor to deceased de facto Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh signed a formal pledge at the start of the election campaign last month to ensure the ballot is free and fair, and to refrain from unfair criticism of each other. And they have largely abided by that pledge in a closely fought campaign that most observers assume will go to a second-round runoff. More
Anzhi Makhachkala Makes A Splash
Daghestan appears set to make headlines in Russia for something other than the continuing terrorism and violence that have increasingly plagued the North Caucasus republic. More
Chechen Teen Recounts Attempts to Disarm Utoeya Gunman
Two Chechen teenagers living in Norway are being hailed for their role in rescuing dozens of young people trapped on the island of Utoeya during a massacre by a far-right extremist last month. Rustam Daudov and Movsar Dzhamayev, who emigrated with their families to Norway after living through the war in Chechnya, say they hurled stones in an attempt to disarm Anders Behring Breivik before helping other teenagers attending the island's Labor Party youth camp find shelter in a cave. More
Why Is The North Caucasus An Unholy Mess?
How did a predominantly rural, mountainous region of fewer than 10 million people degenerate so swiftly into chaos, misery, endless bloodshed, and religious and social polarization? More |
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EN DIRECT. Paris revient à l'équilibre
Vers une crise de liquidité
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Les banques européennes déposent leurs surplus de liquidité dans les coffres de la Banque centrale européenne et limitent les prêts entre elles. |
Sud d'Israël : escalade de la violence depuis l'attaque d'Eilat
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Les raids israéliens et les tirs de roquettes s'enchaînent depuis la triple attaque qui a a fait huit morts israéliens hier, dans la région d'Eilat. |
Le Gandhi anti-corruption qui fait plier New Delhi
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Gangrenées par la corruption, les autorités indiennes sont totalement débordées par un vieux militant qui soulève les foules et promet la "révolution". |
Norvège : quatre nouvelles semaines d'isolement total pour Breivik
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Telle est la décision du tribunal d'Oslo à l'issue de la seconde comparution de l'auteur des attaques meurtrières du 22 juillet. |
Fruits et légumes : "Nous n'attendons plus rien du gouvernement"
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Entre actions de communication et dépit, les producteurs français tentent de garder la tête hors de l'eau. Par Camille Bolo. |
Les festivaliers de Pukkelpop racontent leur "fin du monde"
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Comment des intempéries ont semé le désastre lors d'un festival de rock au nord de la Belgique. Témoignages. Par Judith Chetrit. |
SERIE D'ETE - "Smartphone détox"
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Soyez tendance : entamez une "digital detox", une désintoxication numérique. Par Céline Revel Dumas. |
Cohn-Bendit et Vichnievsky : les deux "amis" d’Eva Joly
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Dany émet des réserves sur une candidature écolo à la présidentielle, Laurence Vichnievsky sur la retraite à 60 ans. Eva Joly doit se méfier de ses amis... Par Maël Thierry, envoyé spécial à Clermont-Ferrand. |
Episode 19 de la web-série sur le Ramadan. "Lydia : la zakât"
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Arte et "Le Nouvel Observateur" proposent une série de portraits de musulmans pour voir le ramadan autrement. |
Syrie : Quatorze personnes ont été tuées dans des manifestations
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Les violences se poursuivent mais la Russie continue d'envoyer des armes au régime syrien et s'oppose au départ de Bachar al-Assad. |
Donner ses RTT aux parents d'enfants malades ? C'est pas pour demain
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Une proposition de loi pour permettre le don "solidaire" de RTT entre collègues, lorsque l'un d'eux est parent d'un enfant gravement malade, a-t-elle des chances d'être votée ? Rien n'est moins sûr. |
Accueil des sœurs Perrais : malaise au Conseil général
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Suite à une main courante contre le père d'accueil en 2010, le Conseil général de Loire-Atlantique avait enquêté. |
Ukraine : les soutiens de Timochenko s'alarment de son état de santé
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L'opposante au président Viktor Ianoukovitch est incarcérée depuis le 5 août. |
Le cinéaste franco-chilien Raoul Ruiz est mort
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L’an dernier, le réalisateur avait reçu le prix Louis-Delluc, souvent présenté comme le "Goncourt du cinéma", pour son film fleuve (4h26) "Mystères de Lisbonne", centré sur la vie de l’aristocratie lusitanienne. |
"Il faudrait nationaliser les banques pendant 3 ou 4 ans"
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Pour le spécialiste des marchés financiers Marc Fiorentino, seule une restructuration générale des dettes souveraines permettrait de sortir de la crise. |
Blade Runner : bientôt un film "replicant"
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"Blade Runner", le retour. Une suite ou un "antépisode" ? On ne sait pas. Mais sans Harrison Ford. Par Jean-Frédéric Tronche |
Avortement : Benoit XVI moins réactionnaire que sa caricature ?
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OPINION. Aux JMJ, les prêtres peuvent pardonner le péché d'avortement. Et Benoît XVI approuve. Par Bruno Roger-Petit, chroniqueur du Plus. |
JMJ : nouvelle manifestation anti-pape dispersée à Madrid
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La police a mis fin à coups de matraque au rassemblement organisé Puerta del Sol par les laïcs hostiles à une visite financée par de l'argent public. |
En vidéo : une fête où l'on torture des tortues
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Chaque année, depuis plus de 10 ans, se tient dans l'Etat de l'Indiana la "Snapperfest", une manifestation consistant à frapper un sol une tortue puis à lui extraire la tête de sa carapace. |
Raciste ? Nivea propose aux hommes noirs de se "reciviliser"
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La marque de produits de soins Nivea a sorti une publicité pouvant être mal interprétée. Par Valérie CG, chroniqueuse. |
Takieddine a reçu 7 millions de Total "avec l'appui de l'Elysée"
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Selon Mediapart, le géant pétrolier a versé cette somme au marchand d'armes franco-libanais "en marge d'un contrat gazier" en Libye. |
Règle d'or : Nicolas Sarkozy a piégé la gauche
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La "règle d'or" est un piège tendu à la gauche, qui a décidé d'y sauter à pieds joints. Par Laurent Joffrin |
Comment Standard & Poor’s note les Etats
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Pour décider d'une éventuelle modification de la dette souveraine d'un pays, l'agence de notation s'appuie sur des évaluations purement quantitatives mais aussi sur des jugements qualitatifs hautement subjectifs. Revue de détails à lire sur Challenges.fr |
HP envisagerait d'abandonner ses ordinateurs
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Le géant Hewlett-Packard a par ailleurs annoncé son rachat d'Autonomy Corp, le fabriquant de logiciels anglais, pour 10,3 milliards de dollars. |
Libye: les combats s'intensifient autour de Tripoli
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Au moment où les rebelles s'approchent de la capitale, le Premier ministre libyen a lancé un appel à "un cessez-le-feu immédiat", tout en excluant un départ de du colonel Kadhafi. |
Madonna : en" holiday" à Guéthary
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Guéthary, entre Biarritz-Bidart et Saint-Jean-de-Luz, est en émoi : Madonna y séjournerait chez des amis... Par Jean-Frédéric Tronche |
Je suis en couple avec plusieurs personnes… et alors ?
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TÉMOIGNAGE. Il n'est pas bisexuel, pas échangiste, pas polygame : il est polyamoureux. Par Guilain Omont, prêcheur convaincu. |
Avec Pastore, le PSG réussit son entrée en Europa League
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Le club de la capitale s'est imposé 4 à 0 face aux modestes luxembourgeois du FC Differdange. |
INFO OBS. Guérini bientôt mis en examen pour "association de malfaiteurs"
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Le président socialiste du conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône, Jean-Noël Guérini, est convoqué le 8 septembre par le juge d'instruction Charles Duchaine. |
Alerte orange à la canicule sur le Rhône et la Loire
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Météo-France fait état d'une "période de chaleur caniculaire" qui s'achèvera lundi. |
Berlin. Des voitures brûlent depuis quatre jours
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La police a proposé 5.000 euros de récompense à quiconque apporterait son aide pour arrêter les coupables. |
Côte d'Ivoire. Laurent Gbagbo inculpé pour "crimes économiques"
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L'ancien président et son épouse ont été placés en détention pour "vol aggravé, détournement de deniers publics, concussion, pillage et atteinte à l'économie nationale". |
Japon. Un séisme de magnitude 6,8 au large de Fukushima
L'alerte au tsunami a été levée, aucune modification du niveau de la mer n'ayant été constatée.
Le plan Hollande : réconcilier croissance, vertu et justice
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Le candidat à la primaire socialiste livre ses solutions pour faire face à la crise. |
Education : homos et trans dans un manuel scolaire
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Un manuel de sciences édité par Belin comporte des explications qu'on imagine longuement mûries. Par Bérénice Rocfort-Giovanni |
Placement d'enfants : qui peut être famille d'accueil ?
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De nombreuses conditions doivent être réunies pour obtenir l'agrément accordé par le Conseil général permettant d'accueillir des enfants. |
Affaire DSK : que peut-il se passer mardi ?
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Le prochain rendez-vous de DSK avec la justice américaine, reporté deux fois, est particulièrement attendu. |
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Le guêpier du Sinaï Par René Backmann |
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Réseaux sociaux : Flash Mobs vs ”Flash Robs” Par Jérôme Hourdeaux |
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Mais pourquoi le CSA a-t-il donc tapé sur tf1? Par Claude Soula |
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Le dalaï-lama, le moine qui ne voulait pas être roi Par Ursula Gauthier |
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http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204881.zahl-der-pinochet-opfer-hoeher-als-bisher-bekannt.html +++ Wirtschaft/Soziales: Ungemütlich Hartmut Mehdorn - der Ex-Bahnchef soll Air Berlin aus der Krise führen Fabian Lambeck --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204878.ungemuetlich.html Aktienkurse weiter weltweit im Sinkflug Umweltverband fordert Stopp des Casinos im TV --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204868.aktienkurse-weiter-weltweit-im-sinkflug.html Ärger mit der Aufwertung Die Schweiz wehrt sich gegen den starken Franken und dessen Folgen Von Steffen Klatt, St. Gallen --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204869.aerger-mit-der-aufwertung.html BayernLB soll zahlen Gewinne machen Rückzahlungen möglich --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204870.bayernlb-soll-zahlen.html HP erfindet sich neu --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204871.hp-erfindet-sich-neu.html Frust als Ergebnis der 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Herbst trennen nicht zwischen Kunst und Leben Von Ulrike Gramann --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204847.der-nomade-und-die-meisterin-der-scherbenstaerke.html Der Markt ist ein Tiger, der den Dompteur fressen kann Entwicklung und Zerfall der UdSSR – Lehren für den Sozialismus der Zukunft Von Alexander Busgalin --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204841.der-markt-ist-ein-tiger-der-den-dompteur-fressen-kann.html Paganini in Dresden Lesung mit Musik --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204834.paganini-in-dresden.html »Ein Edelmann bleibt ein Edelmann« »Der Baron auf den Bäumen« von Italo Calvino - welch herrlicher luftiger Einfall Von Sabine Neubert --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204835.ein-edelmann-bleibt-ein-edelmann.html Vom Neid zum nationalen Sozialismus In Berlin stellte Götz Aly sein neues Buch »Warum die Deutschen? Warum die Juden?« vor Von Martin Hatzius --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204836.vom-neid-zum-nationalen-sozialismus.html Widerstand mit langem Schweigen Hannelore Hoger 70 --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204837.widerstand-mit-langem-schweigen.html Leise rieselt das Weh Salzburger Festspiele: Handkes »Immer noch Sturm« Von Hans-Dieter Schütt --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204832.leise-rieselt-das-weh.html Plattenbau --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204833.plattenbau.html +++ Berlin/Brandenburg: Linkspartei läutet heiße Wahlkampfphase ein Spitzenkandidat Harald Wolf und Gregor Gysi auf dem Alexanderplatz / Wechselhafte Umfragewerte Von Bernd Kammer --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204862.linkspartei-laeutet-heisse-wahlkampfphase-ein.html Tausende gegen Nachtflüge --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204863.tausende-gegen-nachtfluege.html Zu wenig Anerkennung für Pflegekräfte Arbeit im Gesundheitsbereich ist essenziell, aber unbeliebt / Trotz Fachkräftemangels sind keine Lohnerhöhungen in Sicht Von Sonja Vogel --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204864.zu-wenig-anerkennung-fuer-pflegekraefte.html Benefiz mit Barenboim --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204858.benefiz-mit-barenboim.html Neuer Intendant startet am Grips --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204859.neuer-intendant-startet-am-grips.html (Kunst-)Handwerk für Hollywood »Storyboards von Hitchcock bis Spielberg« holt die Deutsche Kinemathek aus den Archiven Von Caroline M. Buck --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204860.kunst-handwerk-fuer-hollywood.html Shakespeare-Comedy Vertrautes und Geklautes Von Peter Kirschey --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204861.shakespeare-comedy.html Hausverbot im Jobcenter 47-Jähriger wegen Bedrohung seines Fallmanagers vor Gericht Von Peter Nowak --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204856.hausverbot-im-jobcenter.html Feuer greifen auf Wahlkampf über Wieder Autos angezündet / CDU und FDP schlachten Brandanschlagsserie für Kampagnen aus Von Sarah Liebigt --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204857.feuer-greifen-auf-wahlkampf-ueber.html Unterwegs mit Postkutschen, Zügen und ND Leserwanderung starten am 25. September am S-Bahnhof Fredersdorf und endet im Freibad von Neuenhagen Von Andreas Fritsche --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204855.unterwegs-mit-postkutschen-zuegen-und-nd.html +++ Sport: Medaillen sind nur Minimalziele Bei Heim-Europameisterschaften wollen deutsche Hockeyteams die Titel Von Pierre Klein, SID --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204865.medaillen-sind-nur-minimalziele.html Gänsehaut dank des eiskalten Jans Hannover 96 feiert mit dem 2:1 gegen Sevilla eine erfolgreiche Rückkehr in den Europapokal Von Mark Wolter, Hannover --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204866.gaensehaut-dank-des-eiskalten-jans.html Endlich wieder Alltag Turbine Potsdams Babett Peter zum Bundesligastart am Sonntag --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204867.endlich-wieder-alltag.html +++ Meinung/Kolumne: Unten links --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204898.unten-links.html Die Wurzel der Finanzkrisen GastkolumneVon Mechthild Schrooten --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204900.die-wurzel-der-finanzkrisen.html Lobby-Spielräume Kommentar von Kurt Stenger --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204874.lobby-spielraeume.html Schon wieder Gaza? Kommentar von Roland Etzel Von Roland Etzel --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204875.schon-wieder-gaza.html Mal wieder mitgemordet Kommentar von René Heilig Von René Heilig --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204876.mal-wieder-mitgemordet.html +++ Debatte: Streitfrage: ÖBS – ein bewährtes Mittel gegen Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und Niedriglöhne? --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204823.streitfrage-oebs-ein-bewaehrtes-mittel-gegen-langzeitarbeitslosigkeit-und-niedrigloehne.html Bundesweites Vorbild made in Berlin Von Carola Bluhm --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204824.bundesweites-vorbild-made-in-berlin.html Orientierungshilfe aus Schweden Von Bärbel Beuermann und Wolfgang Zimmermann --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204825.orientierungshilfe-aus-schweden.html +++ ExperimeND: Nach Jahren immer noch fremd Der bundesweite Verein Amaro Drom fördert die Selbstorganisation junger Roma Von Karl Matthias Grünberg --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204846.nach-jahren-immer-noch-fremd.html Papierboot am Rand Europas An den Ostgrenzen der EU ist die Initiative »Welcome to Europe« oft der einzige Lichtblick für Flüchtlinge Von Christian Jakob --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204845.papierboot-am-rand-europas.html +++ Essay: In Granada geschah der Mord – in seinem Granada! Von Michael Berger --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204843.in-granada-geschah-der-mord-in-seinem-granada.html Er war der »Andalusische Hund« Am 19. August 1936 wurde Federico García Lorca ermordet Von Hans-Jürgen Heise --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204844.er-war-der-andalusische-hund.html +++ Geschichte: Gefährlicher Infektionsherd? Vor 55 Jahren verbot Karlsruhe die KPD – »Aktion Karabiner« Von Hans Canjé --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204838.gefaehrlicher-infektionsherd.html Die Reichen sollten zahlen ... Die wahren Hintergründe der Ermordung von Matthias Erzberger vor 90 Jahren Von Erwin Könnemann --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204839.die-reichen-sollten-zahlen.html Signal auf Krieg ANNOTIERT Von Gerd Fesser --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204840.signal-auf-krieg.html +++ Natur & Wissenschaft: Espresso am Strand Biolumne Von Reinhard Renneberg, Hongkong --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204819.espresso-am-strand.html Überrollte Poseidon Zeus? Geograf: Tsunami zerstörte antikes Olympia Von Julia Kilian, dpa --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204820.ueberrollte-poseidon-zeus.html Privatflieger zur Raumstation --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204821.privatflieger-zur-raumstation.html Die Zerstückelung des Gehirns Vor 150 Jahren entdeckte Paul Broca das motorische Sprachzentrum des Menschen Von Martin Koch --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204822.die-zerstueckelung-des-gehirns.html +++ Forum: Es ist die Wirtschaft, ihr Knalltüten! Nach Oslo, Utøya, Tottenham und Hackney: eine überfällige Abrechnung mit dem Kulturalismus Von Velten Schäfer --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204842.es-ist-die-wirtschaft-ihr-knalltueten.html +++ Reise: »Hier spielen Erik und Julia« Per Rad erfahren, wie das Emsland ist und wie es auch ist ... Von Michael Müller --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204813.hier-spielen-erik-und-julia.html Bis zum verrücktesten See der Welt Begegnungen am Mekong zwischen Vietnam und Kambodscha (Teil 2) Von Heidi Diehl --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204811.bis-zum-verruecktesten-see-der-welt.html Herzenswunsch MITGEBRACHT Von Heidi Diehl --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204812.herzenswunsch.html +++ Medial: Lenin und die Freiheit DOKfilm --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204826.lenin-und-die-freiheit.html 6180 zu 665 FAKTENcheck: Benachteiligte Linkspartei? Von Jürgen Amendt --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204827.6180-zu-665.html ARD auf dem Polit-Boulevard OUT of SPACE --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204828.ard-auf-dem-polit-boulevard.html Park's Law BLOGwoche: Von Enno Park --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204829.park-s-law.html Hassblog statt Aufklärung MEDIENgedanken: Antimuslimische Internetblogs und die Neue Rechte Von Robert Meyer --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204830.hassblog-statt-aufklaerung.html Homo sapiens --> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204831.homo-sapiens.html +++ Zeitgenuss: 2800er-Klub SCHACH --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204814.2800er-klub.html Schlemmermix aus Brennnessel und Blüten GARTEN: Schmetterlinge brauchen einen intakten Lebensraum Brigitte Müller, Hobbygärtnerin und Umweltautorin --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204815.schlemmermix-aus-brennnessel-und-blueten.html Optionssammelsurium SPIEL AM NIL --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204816.optionssammelsurium.html Favoritin ist wieder mal die »Fette Motte« DRACHENBOOTRENNEN: Über 3000 paddeln am Wochenende zum 20. Mal um den Großen Preis von Schwerin Von Alexander Müller, dpa --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204817.favoritin-ist-wieder-mal-die-fette-motte.html Wissen, punkten, gewinnen! --> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/204818.wissen-punkten-gewinnen.html
