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BREAKING NEWS

13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:38
Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)

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The Axis

by Anshel Pfeffer

After the monkey that didn't quite make it to space, the Iranian 'stealth bomber'

Iran continues to showcase its technological achievements in commemoration of 34 years to the Islamic Revolution, with the aim of presenting Iran as at the forefront of technology, despite its international isolation.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Feb 2, 2013 | 08:55 PM | 11

An Iranian technician holds a monkey which has been prepared for riding Iranian rocket into space.

Obama and Netanyahu meeting in Washington

After pushing Israel from Iran strike, Obama is suddenly OK with Netanyahu

Haaretz analyst Anshel Pfeffer says that, intent on being re-elected, the U.S. president needs to remind voters that Israel has his back.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 4, 2012 | 07:43 PM | 15

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu has lost the world’s attention on Iran

One thing is clear about Israel and the U.S.: they are not on the same page when it comes to Iran.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 2, 2012 | 03:47 PM | 3

The USS Higgins during a joint Israeli-U.S. air-defense drill - Reuters - October 29, 2009.

The last-minute attempt to prevent an Israeli strike

Short of standing in front of the camera and telling Israel's Prime Minister directly not to attack Iran, downsizing the joint U.S.-Israeli military drill next month is the clearest message Obama could have sent Netanyahu.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 1, 2012 | 04:16 PM | 4

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members celebrate after launching a missile.

Why is Iran suddenly admitting to sending troops to Syria?

A Wall Street Journal report highlights the first apparent admission by an IRGC general that his men are indeed operating in Syria. Does this signal a new phase of the Syrian revolution?

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 29, 2012 | 03:45 AM

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

Deciphering Egypt's Iran policy

It was clear that under Mubarak, Egypt saw Iran as an insufferable rival for hegemony in the Muslim world. Under Morsi, it is much harder to tell.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 27, 2012 | 07:27 PM

Supporters wave Hezbollah and Syrian regime flags.

Height of Lebanon flames depends on Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria

Though it has not been openly involved in the violence spilling over to Lebanon, Hezbollah can ultimately determine how far the tensions will rage, thus serving Iranian and Syrian interests.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 26, 2012 | 11:47 AM

Netanyahu and Obama during a meeting at the White House.

If Israel won't attack Iran, how will Netanyahu save face with Obama?

If indeed the Israeli Air Force fighter-bombers are not scrambled eastwards, how is Netanyahu going to deal with the anticlimax? An Obama visit may not be enough.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 23, 2012 | 06:10 PM | 2

Ovadia Yosef, right, with Shimon Peres.

Two decades later, Israel's Rabbi Ovadia could stop another war

A joint Peres-Ovadia front against a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, uniting the two old friends, may prove to be the only barrier insurmountable to the Netanyahu-Barak duo.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 21, 2012 | 01:52 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

Striking Iran is not a Zionist issue

Both Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and former Meretz chair Yossi Beilin have said Zionistic factors should be taken under account when considering striking Iran. They are both wrong.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 20, 2012 | 04:35 PM | 3

Iranian demonstrators burn an Israeli and British flag – AP - August 17, 2012.

Iran's specter looms large over London's annual 'Quds Day' march

The Palestinians were conspicuously missing from the annual pro-Palestinian march in the British capital. Hezbollah and Iran, however, were everywhere.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Aug 19, 2012 | 07:16 PM

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