August 16, 2012

Knesset confirms Dichter as home front chief

Jewish Journal August 16, 2012

Israel\’s Knesset approved the appointment of former lawmaker Avi Dichter as home front defense minister.

Echoes of Lebanon civil war as Syrian turmoil spreads

Jewish Journal August 16, 2012

Tit-for-tat kidnappings by Syrian rebels and Lebanese Shi\’ite gunmen have escalated tensions in Lebanon, where the specter of contagion from Syria\’s conflict is alarming the fractured and war-scarred Mediterranean nation.

Securing Syria chemical weapons may take tens of thousands of troops

Jewish Journal August 16, 2012

The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into Syria to secure chemical and biological weapons sites following the fall of President Bashar Assad\’s government, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials.

Israeli soccer team under ‘severe threat’ in Hungary, coach says

Jewish Journal August 16, 2012

The Israeli national soccer team was warned of a \”severe threat\” to their safety in Budapest where they played a friendly match against Hungary on Wednesday, Israel\’s coach said.

Netanyahu aides: In opposing Israeli attack on Iran, Peres forgot his place

Jewish Journal August 16, 2012

President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly clashed over the possibility of a strike against Iran\’s nuclear facilities on Thursday, with Netanyahu aides reportedly saying that Peres had \”forgotten the role of a president in the State of Israel.\”