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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 08:01 PM Feb 2012

Exclusive: Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here

Israeli facilities in North America -- and around the world -- are on high alert, according to an internal security document obtained by ABC News that predicted the threat from Iran against Jewish targets will increase.

"We predict that the threat on our sites around the world will increase … on both our guarded sites and 'soft' sites," stated a letter circulated by the head of security for the Consul General for the Mid-Atlantic States. Guarded sites refers to government facilities like embassies and consulates, while 'soft sites' means Jewish synagogues, and schools, as well as community centers like the one hit by a terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994 that killed 85 people.

The head of Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, told an audience at a closed forum in Tel Aviv recently that Iran is trying to hit Israeli targets because of what it believes are Israeli attacks on it nuclear scientists. Yoram Cohen said that Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the same militant wing of the government linked to the recent alleged plot against the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., is working tirelessly to attack Israeli and Jewish targets abroad in order to deter Israel.

Local and regional law enforcement and intelligence officials in U.S. and Canadian cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Toronto have been monitoring the situation closely for several weeks, and have stepped up patrols at Israeli government locations and Jewish cultural and religious institutions. They have issued awareness bulletins reminding officers to stay vigilant.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/israel-warns-us-jews-iran-strike/story?id=15506257

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Exclusive: Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here (Original Post) Purveyor Feb 2012 OP
Oh good grief.... They really are jonesing to start another war, aren't they? peacebird Feb 2012 #1
America's religious Right is egging them on! Joe Bacon Feb 2012 #17
Watch out for a black-bag operation to blame on Iran to start the conflict. nt nanabugg Feb 2012 #24
Absolutely Crazy and Irresponsible fascisthunter Feb 2012 #2
Within 45 minutes, I'll bet. FiveGoodMen Feb 2012 #3
Mushroom cloudy baby! Mushroom clouds...indeed! eom /sarcasm off Purveyor Feb 2012 #4
This is gonna happen. bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #5
If that happens, all bets are off as to what will become of the Middle East. Iran is not teddy51 Feb 2012 #6
I'm just going off these types of stories. bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #7
The question is what will be the Iranian response. David__77 Feb 2012 #12
I've noticed several upticks in the past few years. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #13
Why worry about Iran? There are plenty of people already here who hate Jews! Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #8
Are you serious ?? polly7 Feb 2012 #10
I think Aegis is just saying that Jews in America have more things to worry about Scootaloo Feb 2012 #11
Iraq could deliver a nuclear armed missle to London in 45 minutes according to Tony Blair. Monk06 Feb 2012 #9
Please tell your Senators, Rep, and White House annm4peace Feb 2012 #14
I guess you're assuming any you mentioned give a rat's a$$ what we think.... truth2power Feb 2012 #15
Exactly when is our government going to tell Isreal to STOP Marrah_G Feb 2012 #16
So sad what I hear from my friends in Israel Joe Bacon Feb 2012 #18
I wonder why that is? Marrah_G Feb 2012 #19
Newt's Sugar Daddy owns the #1 paper Joe Bacon Feb 2012 #25
Do they give any specific reasons for hating Obama? Wind Dancer Feb 2012 #20
Probably because he doesn't have his tongue up Netanyahu's ass. Arkana Feb 2012 #22
Poll: Barack Obama rising with Jews - in Israel Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #26
That's a hoot. Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #23
Operation: Scare tactic. kenfrequed Feb 2012 #21

Joe Bacon

(5,163 posts)
17. America's religious Right is egging them on!
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:33 AM
Feb 2012

Hagee and his fellow goofballs want war because they believe JC and his Sonshine Band will make an appearance at Armageddon.

They're going to get the shock of their lives when Jesus pulls a no show when this happens and Israel gets a mortal body blow in retaliation for it's insane aggression.

 

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
5. This is gonna happen.
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 08:41 PM
Feb 2012

I have noticed an uptick in these stories over the past few days. Israel is about to unleash something lethal on Iran and the US will be forced to go along with Israel once they strike.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
6. If that happens, all bets are off as to what will become of the Middle East. Iran is not
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 08:49 PM
Feb 2012

going to sit ideally by, while this happens. Hard to know what direction Russia and China will take.

David__77

(23,214 posts)
12. The question is what will be the Iranian response.
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 10:29 PM
Feb 2012

What are their capabilities in practice, and how far will this escalate.

And what would the implications be for Iranian-Arab relations and for the Syrian turmoil?

Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
8. Why worry about Iran? There are plenty of people already here who hate Jews!
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 03:32 AM
Feb 2012

Hell, there was an article here, on LBN, a week ago, I think, where some dipshit firebombed two synagogues. If anything, these "chicken little, the sky is falling" bullshit stories, will add additional anti-Semitic hate crimes.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
10. Are you serious ??
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 04:02 AM
Feb 2012

Why worry about Iran?

What, are the Iranian people who will die in this lying war of aggression not worth worrying about? I heard the same thing, over and over about Iraq, and it sickens me now just as it did then.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
11. I think Aegis is just saying that Jews in America have more things to worry about
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 04:08 AM
Feb 2012

More local haters and threats, than some half-baked fantasy to justify said war.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
9. Iraq could deliver a nuclear armed missle to London in 45 minutes according to Tony Blair.
Sat Feb 4, 2012, 03:56 AM
Feb 2012

Same claim different country still 100% bullshit.

annm4peace

(6,119 posts)
14. Please tell your Senators, Rep, and White House
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:35 PM
Feb 2012

that we need diplomacy not war.


Tell the White House and Congress to reject calls for military action and indiscriminate sanctions, and to press for sustained, direct, and comprehensive negotiations with Iran to prevent violence and to secure lasting solutions to regional conflict and the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear program. We deplore the use of violence, and call on U.S. policymakers to have the responsible parties held accountable in civilian courts.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
16. Exactly when is our government going to tell Isreal to STOP
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:26 AM
Feb 2012

They keep pushing and pushing for a war and it will be US who pays the price.

Joe Bacon

(5,163 posts)
18. So sad what I hear from my friends in Israel
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:41 AM
Feb 2012

They send me e-mails telling me that Obama is truly hated there.

Joe Bacon

(5,163 posts)
25. Newt's Sugar Daddy owns the #1 paper
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:09 AM
Feb 2012

They tell me that Newt's Sugar Daddy, Adelson, owns the largest free newspaper in Israel and it constantly pumps out the same kind of shit you find in a Murdoch propaganda rag.

Wind Dancer

(3,618 posts)
20. Do they give any specific reasons for hating Obama?
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:23 PM
Feb 2012

He's very pro-Israel so I'm surprised to hear this.

Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
26. Poll: Barack Obama rising with Jews - in Israel
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 02:52 AM
Feb 2012

By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 12/2/11 2:04 PM EST Updated: 12/2/11 3:12 PM EST





In just a year, Jewish Israelis’ opinion of President Barack Obama has turned on its head, according to a new Saban Center for Middle East Policy poll.

A majority, or 54 percent, now say they have a favorable view of the U.S. president — a year ago, just 41 percent of those polled viewed Obama in a positive light.

In 2011, 39 percent say they have a negative opinion of Obama, another far cry from his 2010 numbers when 51 percent said they were not fans of Obama. That’s a net 25-point upswing for Obama in Israel.

The good news from Israel offsets the slight negative turn Obama has seen from Jewish American voters: In a Gallup poll released in September, four out of 10 said they disapproved of Obama, and his approval ratings fell from 60 percent in June to 55 percent.

Back in Israel, Obama appears in the list of top five world leaders Jews there say they admire most. With 6 percent, he comes just behind former President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, with 7 percent each, and former President Bill Clinton with 10 percent. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany reigns as the favorite with 12 percent saying she is the leader outside of Israel they most admire.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69643.html#ixzz1lfz8dIy5

Israeli Jews' View of President Obama Improving

Despite criticisms earlier this year about President Obama's position on the Arab-Israeli peace process, his standing among Jewish Israelis is improving, according to a public opinion poll released Wednesday night. Yet, the president still has fewer admirers within the group than past and present world leaders, like German Chancellor Angela Merkel or former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

According to the poll, conducted earlier this month in Israel by Shibley Telhami, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, 54 percent of Jewish Israelis polled said they had a favorable view of President Obama, while 39 percent viewed him unfavorably. That's an improvement from last year, when a majority saw him unfavorably.

Part of the disapproval could be attributed to views about how the current administration has handled U.S. policy in the Middle East. According to the survey, a plurality of Israeli Jews (39 percent) said they were discouraged by the Obama administration's policies; only 22 percent said they were hopeful.

When asked which foreign leader they admired most, Merkel earned the top spot, followed by the late British leader Winston Churchill. Both Clinton and Bush ranked above Obama, who got only 6 percent of the write-in vote.

Opinions among Jewish Israelis differ significantly from those elsewhere in the Middle East. According to another Brookings poll released last week, for example, only 34 percent of people surveyed in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Lebanon, and Jordan said they had a positive view of Obama, while 43 percent saw him negatively.

more: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/12/01/israeli-jews-view-of-president-obama-improving

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)
21. Operation: Scare tactic.
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 02:00 PM
Feb 2012

Basically the Israeli government wants to scare American Jews into donating to organizations that push for American support to the right wing party in Israel. This is shameful.

But as long as there is oil in the region American corporations will continue to use this entire situation to their own advantage. After the oil runs out they will abandon Israel. Really that is the worst part for me. The right wing there (just like here) runs on some kind of fantasy that they can maintain the current situation and occupation indefinitely and that the average Israeli citizen is going to suffer.

Many of the plutocrats and oil men and wealthy sorts are either closet anti-semites or fundamentalist Christians that will no doubt see this as part 17 in their Rapture Revelations Jesus spectacular show.

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