Israel's Kadima to elect new head

After  Ehud Olmert resignation from the premiership Kadima primary will elect a new Premier but it now appears increasingly unlikely that new leader will be able to form a new coalition. There is possibility that current Premier might continue as a caretaker...

Israel's Tzipi Snatches Dangled Carrot

Last week, I wrote about Israel's hotly debated leadership. Warhawk Shaul Mofaz and moderate Tzipi Livni are still the two frontrunners for leadership of the Kadima party, and most likely Israel. But waaa-aaay-yay down at the bottom of that article I wrote about the...

Can Israel take out Iran's nukes?

"Barring a "catastrophic development," reports Middle East Newsline, George W. Bush has decided not to attack Iran. An administration source explains that Washington deems Iran's cooperation "needed for a withdrawal [of US forces] from Iraq." If correct, this implies that the...

Mofaz calls for stiff sanctions on Iran

"The world must let the Iranian leadership see its determination to impose far-reaching sanctions that could eventually harm Iran and its citizens, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, leader of Israel's team in the strategic dialogue with the US, told The Jerusalem Post on...

Iran and Syria behind Tel Aviv bomb: Israel's Mofaz (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel's defense minister accused Iran and Syria of being directly responsible for Thursday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv which wounded 30 people, newspaper reports said on Friday.