Debka 13-Nov-13
During their two-day visit to Cairo starting Wednesday, Nov. 13, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will confirm an advanced Russian weaponry deal for the Egyptian army. debkafile: Egypt will receive a sophisticated double-layered system serving defensive and offensive needs: a shield against stealth airplane, drone and cruise missile attack over Egypt and parts of Saudi Arabia, as well as surface missiles able to reach any part of the Middle East, including Iran. The Russian Navy will gain Mediterranean port facilities and docking permission at an Egyptian Red Sea port facing the Saudi coast.
November 13, 2013 Briefs
Anti-Palestinian demonstrations after soldier stabbed to death
Outraged citizens in Natzrat Illit demonstrated Wednesday night against the further release of jailed Palestinian terrorists in return for negotiations, after 19-year old Pvt. Eden Atias was stabbed to death by 16-year old Palestinian youth from Jenin. The soldier, who enlisted just two weeks ago, was asleep on a bus driving to Tel Aviv when the Palestinian youth stabbed him fatally. Overpowered by passengers, the assailant confessed to his interrogators that he took revenge for the life sentences his uncles were serving for murdering Israeli civilians in terrorist attacks.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinian authorities of stirring up violence by a calculated campaign of anti-Israel incitement in their media, schools and mosques. The angry demonstrators asked what the point was of arresting terrorists when they served in comfortable jails and were freed prematurely by Israel on Palestinian demand.
November 14, 2013 Briefs
Israeli air strike against Gaza missile launchers
The Israeli air force Thursday struck Palestinian missile launchers in the Gaza Strip after a mortar volley was fired against an IDF patrol along the border fence. In Jerusalem, Palestinians lobbed two fire bombs at the Hadassah hospital on Mt. Scopus. No casualties in either attack.
Gen. El-Sisi ushers in “a new era in Egyptian-Russian military ties”
Egypt’s defense minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had warm words for Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on their first visit to Cairo. Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi, asked whether Russia would replace the US as his country’s chief ally, replied: “Russia’s weight is too heavy to be a substitute for anyone.”
Senators skeptical of Kerry’s case for holding off more sanctions
US Secretary of State John Kerry faced bipartisan skepticism when he tried to persuade the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday that tighter sanctions would destroy the chances of a “historic” deal for Iran’s nuclear program. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer pronounced himself “dubious,” Sen. Robert Mendes, the Democratic chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he would press forward with sanctions legislation. Mark Kirk (R-IL) described it as “very unconvincing" and “fairly anti-Israeli.” The State Department called Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz’s estimate that even “modest” sanctions relief would put $40 bn in Iranian pockets “inaccurate, exaggerated, and not based in reality.” Addressing the Knesset Wednesday, Binyamin Netanyahu said continued economic pressure on Iran was the better path than two other options, a bad deal and war.
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