Israel’s increasing isolation – danger of Israeli pre-emptive nuclear strike
Fears an excluded Israel may strike Iran’s nuclear sites, SMH, Ruth Pollard.October 6, 2011 JERUSALEM: There are growing fears Israel’s increasing isolation in the region has led it to consider a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, prompting a flurry of diplomatic activity and a public warning against any unilateral action from a former Mossad chief. Continue reading
Israel a nuclear threat to Middle East
Turkey claims Israel nuclear threat, Sky News, October 6, 2011 Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has branded Israel as a ‘threat’ to its region, accusing it of owning nuclear weapons.
‘I right now see Israel as a threat for its region, because it has the atomic bomb,’ Erdogan said in a foreign policy speech during an official visit to South Africa. Israel has never officially admitting to possessing nuclear weapons, but is widely believed to be the only Middle East country to have them….. http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=669810&vId=
Israel tried to drag USA into a war with Iran
How Iran defeated Obama. By Patrick Seale, The Diplomat 5 Aug 11“……..What is less well understood is that Obama was also defeated in another major area of foreign policy – relations with Iran. When he came to office he vowed to ‘engage’ with the Islamic Republic, but this admirable objective was soon supplanted by a policy of threats, sanctions and intimidation aimed at isolating Iran, subverting its economy and overthrowing its regime.
Israel and its friends led the campaign against Iran, demonizing it as a threat to all mankind, and forcing the United States to follow suit. Israel has repeatedly, and very publicly, threatened to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities, and has done its best to drag the United States into war against it, in much the same way as pro-Israeli neo-conservatives at the Pentagon were alleged to have manipulated intelligence to push the United States into war against Iraq in 2003, with catastrophic consequences.
Why did they do it? Because they feared that, having survived the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq might just possibly pose a threat to Israel. It had to be destroyed. Tony Blair, Britain’s prime minister at the time, was foolish enough to tag along. The war totally discredited him…..”http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/05/how-iran-defeated-obama/
Israel’s nuclear weapons – a threat to Middle East peace?
Israel: An Impediment To A Nuclear-Free Middle East,By Kourosh Ziabari ,The Public Record,Jun 20th, 2011 “……–According to the Federation of American Scientists, Israel now possesses up to 200 nuclear warheads and since it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), it cannot be held accountable over its military nuclear program. ….Since Israel started the development of nuclear weapons in early 1950s, it adopted a so-called policy of “deliberate ambiguity” and concealed its nuclear activities under this counterfeit label to enjoy immunity and avoid responsibility over its nuclear program, meaning that it neither confirms nor denies the possession of nuclear weapons, while even the U.S.-based scientific and research organizations have admitted that it has a perilous nuclear arsenal which is potentially able to evaporate the whole Middle East in a matter of seconds. Continue reading
Hospital doctors at risk of cancer from medical ionising radiation
radiation can lead to cancer in doctors.
Radiation in hospitals prompts doctors to demand protection, JPost , By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 05/26/2011 Doctors say previous wage agreements did not take into account that technological advances make radiation much more widespread and pose greater risk Continue reading
Attack on Iran’s nukes would be counter-productive, says Israel
Although a nuclear Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, at this time a military attack on its nuclear facilities would be counterproductive and would exact an enormous diplomatic, economic and military price.
No military strike at Iran as Pardo takes Mossad baton, Jerusalem Post, By HERB KEINON 01/07/2011 “,,,,,Meir Dagan formally took leave of the Mossad on Thursday, passing the reins to Tamir Pardo, with Israel facing a strategic situation vastly different from when he was appointed in August 2002……. Continue reading
Israel was ready in 1980 to use nuclear bomb
UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb, Former Ambassador Robinson told Foreign Office ‘if Israelis are to be destroyed, they will go down fighting this time’, Reuters 12.30.10, Israel News A British ambassador to Israel warned as early as 1980 that Israel would detonate a nuclear bomb in case of a new war with the Arabs, according to previously secret state documents released on Thursday. “If they (Israelis) are to be destroyed, they will go down fighting this time. They will be ready to use their atomic weapon,” ambassador John Robinson wrote in a cable to the Foreign Office on May 4, 1980.
Israel has never confirmed or denied having atom bombs under a policy of ambiguity to deter numerically superior foes. UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb – Israel News, Ynetnews
Wikileaks reveals bombing of Syrian nuclear reactor by Israel
Israel bombed Syria nuclear reactor: cable – IOL, 28 Dec 10, Israel destroyed a secret Syrian nuclear reactor in September 2007, according to a US diplomatic cable cited Friday in the Israeli Yediot Ahronoth daily.The cable, which the Israeli paper said it had obtained ahead of its publication by WikiLeaks, was written on April 25, 2008, by then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and stated that “on September 6 2007, Israel destroyed the nuclear reactor built by Syria secretly, apparently with North Korea’s help.”Yediot said the cable provided the first official confirmation of the attack…..Israel bombed Syria nuclear reactor: cable – World – IOL | Breaking News | South Africa News | World News | Sport | Business | Entertainment | IOL.co.za
Let us rejoice in the noble Stuxnet anti nuclear computer virus
The virus was set off against the Iranian nuclear threat mostly to ensure Israel’s safety and survival – but also that of all the other countries in the region
My New Friend is a Virus: Stuxnet, Philadelphia Jewish Voice,– by Annette H. Sabbah, 26 Dec 10, No, no, no… not the kind that makes us humans sick. This one is neither airborne nor contagious. Nor is it contingent on human proximity to insure high volume spreading capacity. This is one neither you nor I should fear – but rather rejoice in. Continue reading
‘Balloon’ spy over Israel’s nuclear weapons facility?
“It definitely flew over Dimona, although we are still trying to determine what that entailed and the military is now handling the matter,”…….
The Dimona facility is said to have produced nuclear weapons.
Israel shoots down ‘balloon’ near nuclear site, BBC News, 17 Dec 10, Israel says one of its fighter planes has shot down what appeared to be an unmanned balloon which had flown over a top-secret nuclear facility. Continue reading
Stuxnet computer virus a better idea than Israel attacking Iran’s nukes
whomever pulled the attack created the perfect storm without getting their hands dirty.
Stuxnet Saves Israel Trouble of Iran Strike, Liveshots, December 15, 2010 by: Leland Vittert It appears the Stuxnet computer virus may have done more harm to Iran’s nuclear program than even the most savage of air strikes could have. Continue reading
Mordechai Vanunu, nuclear whistleblower, prevented by Israel from getting ethics award
Vanunu was to be awarded the Carl von Ossietsky Prize in Berlin Sunday for his work promoting disarmament but has not received permission to leave Israel
Israel stops whistle-blower getting German prize, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 11 Dec 10, BERLIN — Israel has barred Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in jail for revealing secrets of the country’s nuclear programme, from going to Germany to accept a prize, organisers said on Friday. Continue reading
Iram’s nuclear scientists targeted by Israel’s Mossad?
Is Israel’s Mossad Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? – TIME, 1 Dec 10, The Iranian nuclear expert assassinated in Tehran on Monday was the top scientist and senior manager of Iran’s nuclear effort. Majid Shahriari was killed when an explosive charge placed in his car was detonated by remote control after he climbed into the vehicle, according to a Western intelligence expert with knowledge of the operation.
The assassination carried the signature of Israel’s Mossad, which has carried out similar operations on foreign soil over the decades. Typically, a team of agents reconnoiters the target and his routines over a period of months, assessing vulnerabilities and opportunities to escape afterward. Most of the operatives are usually on their way out of the country by the time the charge is detonated by a member who sees the target enter the booby-trapped car. “It’s like a suit,” says the intelligence expert. “An assassination must be custom-made……………”Is Israel’s Mossad Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? – TIME
Israel asked George W.Bush to bomb Syrian nuclear facility
Bush: Olmert asked me to bomb Syrian reactor – Israel News, Ynetnews, 6 Nov 10, Former President George W. Bush says he considered ordering a US military strike against a suspected Syrian nuclear facility at Israel’s request in 2007, but ultimately opted against it. Continue reading
Israel preparing for Iran having nuclear bomb
Israel drawing up plans for Iran bomb threat: Report, Indian Express, 26 Oct 10, Despite assertions that “all options are on the table” to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear capability, Israel is nevertheless drawing up contingency plans for the “day after” in case the Islamic Republic does manage to produce the bomb.
An Israeli foreign ministry team is working out the options, giving serious thought to adjusting to a reality where Israel is no longer, according to foreign sources, the sole nuclear power in the region, ‘The Jerusalem Post’ reported.The Jewish state maintains a policy of ambiguity around its nuclear capability, neither confirming nor denying it, but foreign media reports put a very high number of nuclear weapons in its possession……..Israel drawing up plans for Iran bomb threat: Report
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Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/2352741955560
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