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Wednesday June 19, 2013
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Netanyahu vows strong response if Hamas fire persists
Israel seeks to avoid escalation as it prepares for Putin visit and awaits election results in Egypt, but says it is prepared to launch a strong reaction • IDF believes Hamas wants to end current round of violence.
 
Dan Margalit | Striking, the right balance
More retaliation than necessary will lead to escalation; not enough retaliation risks leaving Israel looking weak, which encourages continued terror.
 
MK Shai Hermesh | Target Hamas' leadership
Israel operates on the false notion that Hamas' leaders are protecting Israeli citizens from the more extreme Gaza terror groups.
Dr. Reuven Berko | Is Morsi really good for Hamas?
The fact that Syria and Iran no longer support Hamas has provided Egypt with leverage it could use as a straitjacket to subdue Hamas in the future.
Yoav Limor | Eyeless in Gaza, and Cairo
Israel needs not only to maintain deterrence over Gaza, it must also quietly pave inroads to the new regime in Cairo.
Yoram Ettinger | Gulf states hope for US action on Iran
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states want a massive pre-emptive military strike to devastate Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
Egypt braces for Islamist president or army rule
Result of Egyptian presidential run-off will be historic for Egypt and Middle East • Former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa meets with MK Isaac Herzog in Brussels, says peace treaty "should be revisited but must be preserved."
Boaz Bismuth | Obama, the Muslim Brotherhood's darling
Obama is gambling on Egyptian "democracy" and believes the army needs to accept the voters’ choice.
Police arrest 85 after social justice protest turns violent
Demonstrators, protesting social inequalities, block main roads, shatter windows of five banks • Amnesty International: Reports of police conduct raise grave concern that not only were protesters' rights not protected, they were violently violated.
Nazarian’s mission
After fleeing Iran in the wake of the Islamic revolution, he rebuilt his economic empire in the U.S. • Meet Izak Parviz Nazarian, 83, the billionaire who has faith in Israel.
Pollard not a threat, key Democrat tells Obama
In a letter to the U.S. president urging the release of the Israeli spy, House Armed Services Committee member Robert Andrews says any information Jonathan Pollard disclosed is now irrelevant and that his sentence was disproportionate.
'If the Zionist regime attacks Iran, it would bring about its own demise'
Following the breakdown of nuclear talks in Moscow, high-ranking Iranian general tells Fars news agency Israel will be "destroyed" if it takes military action against Iran • U.S., Israel, Iran prepare for military confrontation, Business Insider reports.
Turkey threatens action over Syria’s downing of jet
Two pilots still missing after Syria shoots down Turkish reconnaissance plane • Turkey says it will retaliate but does not specify how • "The incident is unacceptable. Turkey cannot endure it in silence," Turkish minister says.
The way to stop Iran is through Putin, Israeli official says
With Russian President Vladimir Putin about to visit Israel, a senior official says "the Russians are a game changer" on Syria and Iran • "As soon as Putin wants there to be change, it will happen," official says.
Generic versions of Teva's Copaxone ruled illegal
In big win for Israeli pharmaceutical giant, U.S. judge rules that two manufacturers must abort development of competing multiple-sclerosis drugs until 2014 at the earliest, when patent expires • Ruling could mean big profits for Teva.