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15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
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)

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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.

Ali Khamenei - AP - 24.7.2012

Direct U.S.-Iran nuclear talks could leave a few winners, and losers, in its wake

Senior Haaretz analyst Anshel Pfeffer says possible talks could be derailed by a long list of potential events, but the New York Times leak is extremely timely for the Obama administration.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Oct 21, 2012 | 02:52 PM

People walking outside the European Parliament

A well-deserved prize, and a warning

The decision to bestow a Nobel Peace Prize on the European Union was justified - even if the EU is a bloated bureaucracy that excessively interferes in the affairs of its member-countries.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Oct 12, 2012 | 04:40 PM | 7

Benjamin Netanyahu and Yochanan Locker - Olivier Fitoussi - 23.9.2012

Iran chatter may dominate Israel's elections, but the talk will remain just that

The irony of it all is that, in his UN speech, Netanyahu effectively ruled out an Israeli strike on Iran, at least until next summer.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Oct 10, 2012 | 09:59 AM | 3

Hezbollah scouts on Jerusalem Day - Reuters - August 25 2011

Is Iran's hold on Lebanon weakening?

Lebanese President hints that the regional balance may be changing, and Hezbollah's predominance is no longer guaranteed.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Oct 3, 2012 | 02:02 PM

Iranian workers in Tehran

As currency plunges, more signs of unrest plague Iran

Ahmadinejad is trying to blame the financial crisis on foreign 'hostile' forces, but it seems the lame-duck president is being set up to take the blame for all of Iran's ills.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Oct 2, 2012 | 05:26 PM | 4

Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

Siemens and Iran: A checkered past

After decades of cooperation, why is the Islamic Republic so quick these days to point the finger at the German giant?

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 23, 2012 | 09:28 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Aug. 12, 2012.

Reading the runes for the new Jewish year

For better or worse, 5773 will not be the year of the bomb, at least if America does not change its position and there is no sign of that happening no matter who wins the elections.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 16, 2012 | 07:28 PM | 5

U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Everybody wants a piece of Bibi

It's beginning to look like the days of the Oslo process, and its subsequent decline. No doubt, we will soon learn about messengers from Francois Hollande, secret emissaries from Moscow and a host of minor world-leaders who are eager for a piece of the action.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 12, 2012 | 10:30 PM

Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu’s challenge: Keeping Iran on boil until November

Does Netanyahu’s outburst this morning mean that all the reports and assessments we have been making and reading and hearing over the last couple of weeks have to be revised now?

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 11, 2012 | 05:45 PM

An Israeli Air force F-16 I fighter/bomber.

More signs signaling Israel will not be attacking Iran soon

Two key IDF appointments, one in the General Staff and the other in the Air Force, suggest that Netanyahu will not be ordering to strike Iran's nuclear facilities before the U.S. elections.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Sep 5, 2012 | 07:57 PM

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