Missiles on Tel Aviv will unleash unprecedented response: Israeli former intelligence chief
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel's former army intelligence chief said Thursday that a missile attack by foes against Greater Tel Aviv would mean that "Israel's legitimacy to take action will drastically increase." Speaking at a conference on "Israel's Home Front Preparedness," retired Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin sought to quell concerns over recent assessments that Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas could wield unprecedented 200,000 missiles and rockets in any future conflict. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has repeated threat to target Tel Aviv.

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Don't attack Iran now, warns ex-IDF intel chief
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Yaakov Katz - August 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Aharon Ze’evi Farkash is worried. So worried that he decided this week to break his longstanding silence on Iran and to share his concerns with the world.

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Israeli strike would only delay Iran's nuclear program by two years
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel - August 3, 2012 - 12:00am

An Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would delay its manufacture of nuclear weapons by no more than two years, according to the prevailing assessment. This assessment holds that Iran's nuclear program would technically be set back by only a year. But it would likely take Iran another year on top of that to overcome side effects of the strike that would cause additional delays.

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Israel warns citizens to return from Sinai
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
August 2, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel is urging its citizens traveling in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to return immediately amid warnings of an attack. The travel warning was based on information alleging militant groups from the Gaza Strip are operating in the area and plan to attack or kidnap Israeli tourists. Thursday's travel warning was issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.

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Syria crisis felt in Israel and occupied Golan Heights
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC World News
by Yolande Knell - August 2, 2012 - 12:00am

The deepening crisis in Syria threatens to have a destabilising effect on all of its neighbours but Israel has a particular set of concerns. Technically, the two countries have been in a state of war since 1948. Israel also continues to occupy the Golan Heights, Syrian territory which it captured in 1967 and later annexed, in a move that is not internationally recognised. Yet under President Bashar al-Assad, there has been a long-standing truce and for the past 40 years the border between the two countries has been relatively calm.

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U.S. counter-terrorism chief visits Israel to discuss Burgas terror attack, Syria
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
July 27, 2012 - 12:00am

U.S. President Barak Obama's chief adviser on counter-terrorism, John O. Brennan, was in Israel to hold talks on the recent terror attack against Israelis in Bulgaria and the threat of al-Qaida involvement in the Syrian crisis, Ha'aretz daily reported on Thursday. The talks were held on Wednesday between Brennan and head of Israel's National Security Council (NSC), Brig.-Gen. (ret) Yaakov Amidror, Eitan Ben-David, head of NSC Counter-Terrorism Bureau, and senior officials of the Mossad, the Shin Bet security service and the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Branch.

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Attempted bombing against Israeli soldiers near Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
July 25, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday set off a bomb targeting several Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, an army source said. "Earlier this morning an explosive device was detonated against IDF soldiers who were performing routine activity adjacent to the security fence," the source told Xinhua Wednesday. The powerful blast, which Israel Radio said took place near the Kerem Shalom crossing point, did not cause any casualty or damage.

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Israel fears Syrian missiles, nerve gas reaching Hezbollah
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
by Adam Gonn - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday said that he has ordered the army to prepare to intervene should Syria start to transfer missiles and chemical weapons to the Lebanese group Hezbollah. "Syria has advanced anti-aircraft missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and elements of chemical weapons," Barak told local Chanel 2 TV, adding that "I directed the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) to prepare for a situation where we will need to consider the possibility of an attack."

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Israel orders demolition of 8 Palestinian villages, claims need for IDF training land
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the demolition of eight Palestinian villages in the South Hebron Hills because the territory is needed for Israel Defense Forces training exercises, the state told the High Court of Justice on Sunday. The residents of the targeted villages will be moved to the town of Yatta and its environs; the state claims, based on information it obtained from local informers, that most of these people have permanent homes in that area.

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South Sinai Gangs Smuggle Stolen Fuel Into Gaza, Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Masry Al-Youm
by Ayman Abou Zeid - July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

South Sinai residents have reported that organized gangs are smuggling state-subsidized fuel into the Gaza Strip and Israel through underground tunnels at the border.

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