Middle East Update

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . AUG 12 NO 128
RUSSIAN INVASION OF GEORGIA HAS CAUGHT ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE : Jerusalem pulling our Jews, cutting off arms sales
The outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia in recent days has placed Israel in a difficult position of [...]

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . AUG 7 NO 127
SHARANSKY BACKS McCAIN, CALLS OBAMA A “RISk” TO Israel : by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky has termed Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama a “risk” to Israel if he is elected president. The former minister in the Sharon government, who also [...]

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . AUG 1 NO 126
OLMERT COMMITS TO STEPPING DOWN : Complains of having to ‘repel vicious attacks from day one’
In a dramatic televised announcement on Wednesday evening, July 30, embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he will not run in the upcoming Kadima primary [...]

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . JULY 26 NO 125
OLMERT MAY QUIT AND NAME MOFAZ AS PM TO WEAKEN LIVNI : : by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering suspending himself and naming Transportation and Road Safety Minister Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) to replace him, Israeli media reported Saturday night July 26. Taking the [...]

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . JULY 22 NO 124
WEST GIVES IRAN TWO WEEKS TO FREEZE NUCLEAR PROGRAM : Rice warns more sanctions await if Iran continues enrichment
Iranian officials claimed that “progress’ was made in this weekend’s showdown in Geneva over Tehran’s renegade nuclear program, but Western leaders presented a different picture, insisting new sanctions [...]