Netanyahu urges ‘military sanctions’ threat against Iran

Published on February 27, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the international community on Wednesday to threaten Iran with "military sanctions," saying economic measures are failing to curb Tehran's nuclear drive.

Statement from Wilshire Blvd. Temple on bomb threat

Published on December 18, 2012

Early this morning, we received a bomb threat specific to the Temple campus in the Mid-Wilshire district. Our immediate action was to close the facility and make sure all of our families and staff who attend school and work there were informed of the closure, and stayed at home.

Former IDF commander: Iranian nuclear threat not imminent

Published on August 24, 2012

Gabi Ashkenazi, the former Israeli military chief of staff, said that the threat to Israel from a nuclear Iran was not imminent.

Joint Chiefs’ Dempsey: Israel and U.S. see Iran threat differently

Published on August 20, 2012

Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Israel is facing an "existential" threat from Iran that the United States does not view with the same urgency.

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

Published on 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.

No immediate threats for High Holy Day security, but warnings to stay vigilant

By Ryan Torok
Published on August 14, 2012

The Los Angeles Jewish community is not facing any security threats related to the High Holidays, but local institutions should still be vigilant, the Anti-Defamation League's Pacific Southwest division said at a community briefing Tuesday.

Ahmadinejad: World goal must be to ‘annihilate’ Israel

Published on August 3, 2012

Many thousands of Iranians shouted "Death to America, death to Israel" during state-organized protests on Friday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in a future Middle East.

Russia tells Syria Chemical Arms Threat Unacceptable

Published on July 25, 2012

Russia has told the Syrian government clearly that it is unacceptable to threaten to use chemical weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in its strongest condemnation of a recent warning by a Syrian official.

Iran says test-fires missiles over threats of attack

Published on July 3, 2012

Iran said on Tuesday it had successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the country, Iranian media reported, the latest move in a war of nerves with the West.

Israel’s counterterrorism bureau upgrades Tunisian threat

Published on May 3, 2012

Israel's counterterrorism bureau has reiterated a travel advisory to Tunisia, despite plans to reinstate an annual pilgrimage to the grave of a Jewish mystic.

Israelis advised to steer clear of Jordan and Egypt, among other travel spots

Published on March 22, 2012

Jordan and Egypt, due to "concrete terrorist threats," are singled out on a travel advisory for Israelis during Passover and other upcoming holidays.

Polls: Most in U.S. see Iran as threat; majority of Israelis against Iran strike

Published on March 1, 2012

A poll showed 87 percent of registered American voters believe that Iran’s suspected illegal nuclear weapons program is a threat to the United States. The poll commissioned by The Israel Project also found that 88 percent of respondents believed that Iran is a threat to Israel.

GOP candidates: Make threat against Iran clearer

Published on February 23, 2012

Three of the four Republican presidential candidates said the United States should make a more explicit threat of military action against Iran. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich agreed in the CNN debate on Wednesday in Arizona that the measures taken by President Obama to isolate Iran have not gone far enough.

EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats

Published on January 23, 2012

The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a new round of measures aimed at deflecting Tehran's nuclear development program.

Italian police probing Holocaust-denying teacher over threats

Published on January 9, 2012

Police in Turin are investigating a high school teacher who threatened in a Facebook post to massacre Jews and go “target shooting” against African immigrants.

Ehud Barak boosts Obama amid U.S. threats on Iran

Published on December 22, 2011

Israel's defense minister extolled what he called Barack Obama's resolve and risk-taking on Thursday, remarks likely to help the U.S. president's re-election bid after the Pentagon beefed up warnings to Iran over its nuclear program.

Iran warns against rumored Israeli military strike

Published on November 2, 2011

Iran's top military chief warned that his country would retaliate harshly against an Israeli strike on its nuclear sites, as Israel successfully test fired a new ballistic missile.

Israel Police on high alert ahead of Yom Kippur

Published on October 7, 2011

Israel Police have been holding talks with Israeli Arab representatives in bid to diffuse tensions ahead of Yom Kippur, after the burning of an Upper-Galilee mosque earlier this week. Police hope that calm will be restored in time for Yom Kippur on Saturday.

US aid threat not deterring Palestinian UN option

Published on September 9, 2011

Palestinian plans to petition the United Nations for recognition and membership as an independent Palestinian state are going forward despite intense diplomatic pressure to back down. On Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told foreign journalists that efforts by Israel and the U.S. are “too late” and that even if Israel would present a package of incentives for returning to the bargaining table, “We would first go to the UN and then negotiate.”

Iran biggest world threat, Barbour says

Published on February 9, 2011

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a speech in Israel called Iran the biggest threat to world stability. "We must recognize and focus on Iran as the crucial strategic issue in the region," Barbour said Wednesday at the prestigious Herzliya Conference, an annual policy and strategic gathering.

N.J. man arrested for threatening ADL official

Published on January 27, 2011

A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening an Anti-Defamation League official. A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening the director of the New York regional office of the Anti-Defamation League.

Netanyahu: Only ‘credible’ military threat led by U.S. can stop nuclear Iran

Published on January 11, 2011

Only the convincing threat of military action headed by the United States will persuade Iran to drop plans to build an atomic bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Speaking to foreign journalists, he said that although the latest round of international sanctions were hurting Iran, they would not be enough to force a u-turn on nuclear weapons.

Jewish institutions reassess security following bomb attempt

Published on November 2, 2010

Jewish institutions throughout the United States are reassessing their security following last Friday’s mail bombing attempt of two Jewish institutions in Chicago.

Turkey declares Israel ‘central threat’

Published on October 31, 2010

Israel is seen as "a central threat to Turkey" in a policy paper written by Turkey's National Security Council.

Abrams: U.S. must address Iran’s threat to Israel

Published on April 28, 2010

A former Bush administration official said he hopes the United States will address the Iranian president's threat to “wipe Israel off the map.”

Time Is Not on Our Side in Meeting Iran Threat

Published on March 25, 2009

Time is not on our side in trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

A nuclear-armed Iran not only would threaten Israel’s very existence, it would destabilize the entire region and pose a direct threat to the national security and interests of the United States.

Analysis: Mumbai attacks mean new challenges for Israel

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 4, 2008

The attacks on 10 sites in the Indian city, which killed nearly 200 people, could lead to a shift in the way Israel views global terrorism and the way to combat it.

Israel facing grim threat assessment for 2009

By Leslie Susser
Published on November 26, 2008

Delivering a grim threat assessment for 2009, the Israeli National Security Council (NSC) said that Israel in 2009 may well find itself alone, facing Iran on the threshold of nuclear power, fighting rocket attacks on two fronts and without a Palestinian partner for a two-state solution.

Thousands protest Ahmadinejad in New York—no Clinton, no Palin [VIDEO]

By Ben Harris
Published on September 22, 2008

Thousands of protesters filled Dag Hammarskjold Plaza opposite the United Nations for a rally against Iran's president, who came to New York to address the General Assembly

Paul McCartney is ‘shocked but not intimidated’  by jihadi threats re Israel concert [VIDEO]

Published on September 14, 2008

Suicide bombers will target Paul McCartney unless he cancels his concert in Tel Aviv, a Muslim cleric said

Obama sounds both hawkish and dovish themes in Israel, Jordan

Published on July 23, 2008

During his stops in Jordan and Israel, presidential contender Barack Obama has stressed both his backing for tough Israeli security measures and his commitment to advancing the peace process

Time for Jewish leaders to end their silence on Iraq

By Aryeh Cohen
Published on February 8, 2007

According to all available polls, a large majority of Americans want to bring our involvement in Iraq to an end, and an overwhelming majority of Iraqis themselves are opposed to the continued American occupation of their country.

Paper on ‘Israel Lobby’ Poses Threat

By Jonathan Rosenblum
Published on April 27, 2006

The haggadah hints that Jews ignore the way they are spoken about at their own peril. Actions too often follow words.

Suicide Voters

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 2, 2006

All those people who say "Munich" reaffirms the universal truth that "violence begets violence" should think hard about the

Palestinian elections, where violence begat an electoral sweep.

So much for universal truths.

Gandhi said, "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind," and in the long run, who knows, he may be proven right.

But in the near term, Hamas, an organization whose existence is rooted in hatred and terror, has proven one of my personal universal truths: The craziest guy in the room usually gets his way.

Franklin Sentencing Seen As Ominous

By Ron Kampeas
Published on January 26, 2006

Lawrence Franklin, a mid-level Iran analyst at the Pentagon, admitted to leaking information to Rosen and Weissman in 2003 because he wanted his concerns about the Iranian threat to reach the White House.

AFTER SHARON

By Gidi Grinstein
Published on January 12, 2006

Though a regional economic and military superpower, Israel had been powerless in the world of negotiations to address the clearly identified threat to its survival. The Palestinians had the ability to hold Israel hostage by refusing to agree to any settlement that would end Israel's occupation.

A Smile Can Be Key to Temple Security

By Ron Wolfson
Published on September 29, 2005

The High Holidays bring a special dilemma to American congregations. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur attract more Jews to synagogue -- and more attention to American Jews in general -- than at any other time of year.

Is the U.S. Terror Threat Overblown?

By Brian Doherty
Published on December 9, 2004

President Bush has played the Sept. 11 card with his choice of former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to head the Department of Homeland Security during his second term.

Liberal Academics Blind to Terror Threat

By Avi Davis
Published on October 14, 2004

"Come on, Mr. Davis," he said with an edge now in his voice. "You should know better. You're a journalist. That neocon crap is just as easily disproved as Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. It's clear fabrication -- used by Bush and his cronies to justify an unjustifiable war. Better to check the terrorism coming out of Washington before looking elsewhere."

Iran Missiles Graver Security Threat Than ‘Spy’

By Nooredin Abedian
Published on September 9, 2004

The building tempest surrounding Israel, the United States, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allegations of spying shouldn't obscure the real problem at the root of it all: Iran's WMDs.

The Same Boat

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 29, 2004

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros once gave a speech about the tremendous growth of the Latino population in the United States.

Hostility to Jews Permeates New Iraq

By Nir Rosen
Published on March 11, 2004

Last August, when Imam Mahdi al Jumeili of the small Hudheifa Mosque in Baghdad's Shurti neighborhood met three American officers to resolve a dispute over soldiers entering the grounds of his mosque, his first question was: "Are any of you Jews?"

Olmert Withdrawal Plan Stirs Up Israel

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 11, 2003

In a single passionate interview recently, Ehud Olmert, Israel's deputy prime minister, managed to do what most politicians only dream about -- recast a nation's political and diplomatic agenda.

A Just War May Be Great Risk to Israel

By Rabbi Joel Rembaum
Published on March 27, 2003

As a stand-alone goal, the removal of Saddam, even killing him, is morally justified. From the Jewish point of view, he is a rodef, a pursuer.

Worst-Case Scenarios

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 27, 2003

The CST model may not be a perfect fit, and it wouldn't replace increased help from the local and federal governments, but a closer look at it may provide a new and improved way to address the increased security needs of our community.

First Step in Removing Terror Regimes

By Morton A. Klein
Published on March 27, 2003

Terrorism cannot be fought on one front and ignored on another. To defeat terrorism worldwide, America needs to be consistent and uncompromising. Kabul and Baghdad should be just the first steps.

Danger Ahead for Europe’s Jews

By James D. Besser
Published on February 6, 2003

State Department officials in recent weeks have quietly urged their European counterparts to take preemptive action to prevent new
anti-Semitic attacks in the wake of a United States-led military action against Iraq.

U.S. Courts Israel to Not Join Iraq War

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 26, 2002

During Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz's mid-December visit to Washington, U.S. officials went out of their way to try to convince the Israeli delegation that the United States would do all it could to defend Israel, and that there would be no need for Israel to get involved in the war.

How Ready Are We?

By Mike Levy
Published on November 21, 2002

"For bioterrorism, we're about as prepared as we are for snow," said City Councilman Jack Weiss, who has spent a year working with security experts and local officials to figure out what Los Angeles needs to do to prepare for and prevent terrorist attacks.

IDF Could Target Gaza Next

By Naomi Segal
Published on October 10, 2002

A new Israeli military operation has many wondering if the army now has the Gaza Strip in its sights.

Foul Wind From Iran

By Gil Sedan
Published on January 10, 2002

Iran has again surfaced on Israeli radar screens as a strategic threat to the Jewish state.

Border Bravado

By Naomi Segal
Published on April 6, 2000

Israel is downplaying threats that it will suffer cross-border attacks once it withdraws its troops from southern Lebanon.
Ever since the Cabinet approved the withdrawal a month ago, there has been speculation that Hezbollah gunmen would attack communities in northern Israel.

This week there was a new threat, issued by Lebanon's defense minister, that Syria would send its army into southern Lebanon if Israel withdraws from the area.