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U.S. Rejected Aid For Israeli Raid On Iranian Nuclear Site(New York Times)…David E. Sanger. Jan 10, 2009. President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bunker-busting bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear complex and told the Israelis that he had authorized new covert action intended to sabotage [...]

Militant Islam Threatens Us All, (Wall Street Journal)…Benjamin Netanyahu, Jan 7, 2009
We fight to defend ourselves, but in so doing we are also fighting a fanatical ideology that seeks to reverse the course of history and throw the civilized world back into a new dark age. The struggle between militant Islam and modernity — whether [...]

Israeli Ground-Invasion Threat Looms In Gaza, (Wall Street Journal)…Margaret Coker, Jan 3, 2009
…Israel has been massing artillery, armor and infantry on Gaza’s borders since the start of the offensive last week, threatening a significant ground operation. But politicians are wary about starting a potentially lengthy and bloody invasion with national elections just over a month [...]

Opinion, Israel, Hamas and the seduction of blind force. By Gershom Gorenberg December 30, 2008

Before Israel and Hamas chose blunt instruments, each side had better choices.
For angry people, force is seductive. 
Before they chose blunt instruments, each side had better choices. In November, Egypt proposed a compromise to end the Palestinian political split between Hamas and [...]

Senior Hamas Leader Killed, (Washington Post)…Griff Witte
An Israeli airstrike on Thursday killed a senior Hamas leader, the first to die in the six-day assault on the Gaza Strip, as Israel readied for a possible ground invasion that military officials said could come at any moment.

Amid A Buildup Of Its Forces, Israel Ponders A Cease-Fire, (New York Times)…Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary, Dec 31, 2008.
With its punishing air attacks on Gaza about to enter a fifth day, its gunboats gathering near the Gaza port and its ground forces poised for imminent action, Israel said Tuesday that it was considering a [...]

Israeli Troops Mass Along Border; Arab Anger Rises, (New York Times)…Taghreed El-Khodary and Isabel Kershner, Dec 29, 2008.
Israeli troops and tanks massed along the Gaza border and the government said it had called up reserves for a possible ground operation, as the death toll increased to nearly 300 after Israeli aircraft pounded Gaza for a [...]

US Seeks Answers From Russia On Missile Sales To Iranians, (Boston Globe)…Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press, Dec 23, 2008.
US officials said yesterday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the United States insists could threaten American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Israel Warns U.S. Of Iranian Nuke Attack, (USA Today)…Unattributed, December 18, 2008, Pg. 7

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that if Iran acquires a nuclear weapon, it could try to attack the United States.
Barak, who spoke Wednesday at a conference of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, said the world should press [...]

U.S. Officials Say Iran Contracted For Russian SA-20 SAMs. (Aerospace Daily & Defense Report)…David A. Fulghum and Douglas Barrie, Dec 11, 2008
Senior U.S. government officials independently confirm that Iran is now “on contract” for the Russian SA-20 Gargoyle strategic SAM system, irrespective of Kremlin protestations to the contrary.

Tehran’s deployment of such a system would mark [...]