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Leland Vittert Archive

  • Israel readies Patriot missiles to counter suspected Hezbollah drones

    Published October 08, 2012

    Military sources tell a local Hebrew Newspaper that the Israeli Air Force has deployed a US made Patriot Missiles battery to Haifa in northern Israel as tensions mounted over the weekend flight of a drone into Israeli airspace.  

  • Case against Bank of China for facilitating terrorism proceeds

    Published March 21, 2012

    The Bank of China knowingly laundered money for various Islamic Militant groups so they could get around transaction restrictions because of their label as a "terrorist organization" by the US Government, claims a lawsuit by Israeli victims of suicide bombings. Recent court decisions in the United States say the lawsuits can go forward against the Chinese bank.

  • Scam email from 'Qaddafi wife' requests cash, promises a piece of heir fortune

    Published March 16, 2012

    According to an email making the rounds, Muammar Qaddafi, stashed $65 million away in a secret Malaysian account (plausible) and if you just provide a little assistance as a trusted partner, his widow, the rightful heir to his great fortune, will share the profits with you (unlikely).

  • Religious Violence, Uncertainty in Post-Mubarak Egypt Threatens Ties to Israel, U.S.

    Published October 25, 2011

    In the eight months since the Egyptian Revolution, a radical Islamic group has risen to power, the army seems unwilling or unable to stop a growing rash of sectarian violence and the long-standing friendship between the U.S., Israel and Egypt is in serious question. 

  • Executing the Vision of Israel's Pre-War 1967 Borders Presents Some Serious Logistical IssuesIssues

    Published May 20, 2011

    For Israel, President Obama’s announcement of basing a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders creates not only huge strategic and tactical issues but practical ones as well. About 6 percent of Jewish Israelis live outside the ’67 borders in the West Bank.

  • Obama's Speech Sends Chills Through Netanyahu Government

    Published May 19, 2011

    Speaking on Fox News immediately after the speech former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Dore Gold call the speech a “a radical shift in US policy.”

  • Reporter’s Notebook: America’s Handling of Bin Laden Vs. Israel Secret Missions

    Published May 09, 2011

    Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker had a great line he used when dodging a reporter’s question, “couldn’t say” he would remark with a broad smile or twinkle in the eye as the situation warranted. Here in Israel, they know a thing or two about assassinating their wanted ‘terrorists’; they are also experts at saying ‘couldn’t say’. 

  • Hamas' Powerful New Weapon Alters Strategic Calculations Along the Gaza Strip

    Published April 12, 2011

    Hamas’ use of a Russian made laser guided anti tank missile against a school bus marks a clear change in the strategic balance along the fragile Gaza/Israel border; by either fate or perhaps design the Hamas attack comes just as Israel deployed their “Iron Dome” missile defense system that has rendered Hamas’ Grad rockets almost useless against civilian targets.

  • Israeli Defense Minister Calls Iranian Attempt to Cross Into Syria a Provocation

    Published February 17, 2011

    Israel’s Defense Minister told Fox News in an exclusive interview that Iran trying to send ships through the Suez Canal to Syria was an attempt to attract attention and that the Egyptian revolution creates a situation of shifting sands in the Middle East. Ehud Barak sat down to talk about a wide range of issues as the Middle East is experiencing a massive change. 

  • Egypt's Transitional Government Struggles to Retain Stability

    Published February 14, 2011

    Just three days into the new Army-run government a wave of protesters defied orders not to strike as bus drivers and ambulance workers walked off the job and a group of police protesters marched through the streets. It comes as the country wants to know…what's next and how to begin an economic recovery.