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Boost for wind energy in Israel

Multimatrix Invests Millions In Israel’s Small Wind Market, Green Prophet by Maurice Picow on May 8, 2010 “…..now, according to an article published in Reuters, the idea of using wind energy is about to get a big boost in a deal involving an Israeli company Multimatrix, which is in the process of buying half of Mei Golan (a subsidiary of the Mei Eden water company), the company operating the wind turbines. Continue reading

May 10, 2010 Posted by | Israel, renewable | , | Leave a comment

IAEA pressure on Israel to admit is nukes

UN watchdog wants Israel to join NPT, Palestine Note, 5 May 2010, IAEA seeks international input on persuading Israel to join treaty Washington – The UN’s nuclear watchdog is seeking international support in persuading Israel to join the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in a step that will likely put pressure on Israel to publicly confirm the existence of its unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. Continue reading

May 6, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

Israel’s nuclear weapons a problem for Nuclear Non Proliferation Conference

they directed their focus to Israel, whose “unacknowledged” nuclear arsenal gets a free pass thanks to  US protection in IAEA and the UN Security Council…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commented over the weekend that more progress must be made world-wide in nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear conference: Arab states say Israel destabilizes the region, Palestine Note 4 May 2010, “………..Jordan’s foreign minister says the world must work harder for a “nuclear-free” Middle East, the Associate Press reports from the second day of the UN nuclear summit. Continue reading

May 5, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel supporting diplomacy over Iran – for the time being

Iran looms over Israeli minister’s meetings in U.S. – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs. 28 April 2010, The United States is seeking tough new sanctions “to sharpen the choices that Iran’s leaders face” after weekend talks between the Iranian government and the International Atomic Energy Agency failed to make progress on a deal over Iran’s nuclear program, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday……
Iran was high on the agenda in talks between Clinton and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Washington on Tuesday. Barak left the State Department for further talks on Iran with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

In a joint news conference at the Pentagon with Barak, Gates said he was satisfied with the planning process by the United States to prepare for a nuclear Iran. …

“At this stage it is time for sanctions and diplomacy,” Barak told reporters….
Israeli officials say they believe their government will give the sanctions effort about a year to see whether they put sufficient pressure on Iran before debating other options. Iran looms over Israeli minister’s meetings in U.S. – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs

April 28, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , , , | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium causing infertlity in Israeli soldiers

Research by an Israeli doctor shows a significant drop in sperm count level and sperm motility among young Israeli soldiers in recent years.

Israel’s Declining Sperm Quality Tied to Depleted Uranium Exposure,  Atlantic Free Press, by Tim King, 16 April 2010 Israel’s population is facing a dire threat: a drastic depopulation, from the use of weapons that leave behind Depleted Uranium (DU). Depleted Uranium leads to the word Omnicidal, as DU kills everything in the food chain, everywhere the wind blows. Experts say the dramatic drop in Israel’s sperm count could eliminate their ability to reproduce. Continue reading

April 17, 2010 Posted by | health, Israel | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Obama wants Israel to sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Obama: Israel should sign nuclear non-proliferation treaty – Haaretz – Israel News, By Natasha Mozgovaya and Agencies 14 April 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged all countries, including Israel, to sign the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT.
“Whether we’re talking about Israel or any other country, we think that becoming part of the NPT is important,” Obama said. Continue reading

April 15, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , | Leave a comment

Israeli nuclear scientists refused USA visas

Obama Administration Denies Visas to Israeli Nuclear Scientists  PAJAMAS MEDIA, Roger L. Simon 9 April 2010, The Obama administration is now denying U.S. visas to Israeli scientists who work at that nation’s Dimona nuclear reactor. This startling reversal of traditional policy was reported April 7, 2010, in the Israeli website/newspaper NRG/Maariv (link to the original Hebrew here and to an exclusive Pajamas Media translation here). This could be yet another flashpoint in the increasingly sensitive relations between the administration, the American Jewish community, and Israel……

Roger L. Simon » BREAKING: Obama Administration Denies Visas to Israeli Nuclear Scientists

April 9, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , | Leave a comment

Israeli Prime Minister pulls out of nuclear summit

Netanyahu Said to Cancel U.S. Trip for Nuclear Summit By Calev Ben-David April 9 (Bloomberg) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to the U.S. next week to attend a nuclear summit, a government official said. Continue reading

April 9, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Israel’s secret nuclear weapons ‘no problem’ at nuclear proliferation summit meeting

Following a policy it calls “nuclear ambiguity,” Israel has never confirmed whether it possesses nuclear arms.

PM: Israel to face no pressure at nuclear meeting – Google News The Associated Press 8 April 2010, JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister says his country will not face new pressure over its alleged nuclear program at a high-profile conference next week because the world knows Israel is not a “terrorist regime.” Continue reading

April 8, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel might use tactical nuclear weapons on Iran

Israel could use tactical nuclear weapons on Iran Israel Matzav, March 28, 2010, The Washington Post reports that a Washington think tank suggests that Israel could use tactical nuclear weapons in a strike against Iran. Despite the 65-year-old taboo against carrying out — or, for that matter, mooting — nuclear strikes, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says in a new report that “some believe that nuclear weapons are the only weapons that can destroy targets deep underground or in tunnels

Israel Matzav: Israel could use tactical nuclear weapons on Iran

March 29, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Israel might use a tactical nuclear warhead on Iran

Report: Israel Could Launch Low-Radiation Attack On Iran, MyStateLine.com,  VERTEXNews/Newsroom Solutions March 26 2010 (Jerusalem) — A Washington, DC-based think tank says Israel might be able to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions with a nuclear first strike of its own. The Center for Strategic and International Studies says in a new report that a tactical nuclear warhead aimed at Iranian uranium enrichment plants might not release much radioactive fallout to the surrounding area. The CSIS says that nukes, quote, “are the only weapons that can destroy targets deep underground or in tunnels.” Continue reading

March 27, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium used by Israel in Gaza

Israel used depleted uranium ammo during last war in Gaza – experts, The Voice of Russia, Mar 19, 2010, Israel used depleted uranium ammunition during its Cast Lead military operation in Gaza in the winter of 2008-2009. According to the Al-Hayat newspaper, this follows from forensic studies of Palestinians’ bodies by Italian experts. Continue reading

March 20, 2010 Posted by | depleted uranium, Israel | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel pushing for Iran nuclear sanctions

Israel tries to jump-start calls for Iran nuclear sanctions

Washington Post Staff Writer
March 9, 2010, Israeli officials are beginning to signal impatience with the slow pace of diplomacy aimed at restraining Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Continue reading

March 10, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , , , , | Leave a comment

Palestinian conflict a greater threat than nuclear Iran

Ehud Barak defies Benjamin Netanyahu on threat to Israel The Australian January 28, 2010 John Lyons, Middle East correspondent * ISRAELI Defence Minister Ehud Barak says the conflict with Palestinians poses a greater threat to Israel than Iran’s nuclear program – a significant departure from the view of his Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu…………. Continue reading

January 27, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , | Leave a comment

Call for UN to investigate Israel’s use of depleted uranium in Gaza

Israel Uses Depleted Uranium against Palestinians in Gaza TEHRAN (FNA) 24 Jan 2010 A London-based Palestinian activist announced that the buildings damaged in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli onslaught last year all showed signs of contamination with depleted uranium. Continue reading

January 26, 2010 Posted by | depleted uranium, Israel | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment