Archive for September, 2008

THE WEST TALKS TO SYRIA »

By admin on Sep 7, 2008 in Syria | 0 Comments

The West Talks to Syria - Graham Bacon
During most of 2008 attempts have been made to establish better relationships with Syria, firstly by Israel using Turkey as intermediary, and then by France through a state visit to France by Syria’s president and his wife. Israel is interested in preventing a Syrian takeover of Lebanon and [...]

MIDDLE EAST UPDATES No 130 »

By admin on Sep 5, 2008 in Middle East Update | 0 Comments

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . AUG 22 NO 130
PERES CELEBRATES 85 TH BIRTHDAY WITH VISIT TO THE NEGEV : Israeli President Shimon Peres celebrated his 85th birthday on Thursday August 21, with a solidarity visit to the Negev town of Dimona, in keeping with his [...]

MIDDLE EAST UPDATES No 129 »

By admin on Sep 5, 2008 in Middle East Update | 0 Comments

GPL MIDDLE EAST UPDATES FROM . AUG 17 NO 129EIGHT STRANDED GAZA TERRORISTS USE IDF CHECKPOINT AS SAFE HAVEN : by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas has left eight Fatah-aligned Hilles clan terrorists stranded in Gaza, where they fear death at the hands of Hamas. They are remaining close to the IDF’s [...]