In a gaffe during a meeting aimed at garneting international support for tougher action against Iran, Israeli President Shimon Peres has claimed that Tehran “threatens to use nuclear weapons.” “Iran jeopardizes Israel and the rest of the world, as it threatens to use nuclear weapons,” Shimon Peres said on Wednesday in a meeting with Director [...]

The Israeli president has said his claims of anti-Semitism against Britain were out of regret that some Britons failed to recognize what he called Tel Aviv’s concerns. Shimon Peres had been quoted last week by the Jewish website Tablet as saying that the British people and their government were “deeply pro-Arab and anti-Israeli.” The comments [...]

Declassified documents cast new light on Israel’s nuclear arsenals, revealing an offer by Israel to provide South Africa’s apartheid regime with nuclear arms. In an article published on Sunday, UK-based daily The Guardian explained how South African officials asked for nuclear warheads and Tel Aviv promised to sell them to the apartheid regime. According to [...]

A top Israeli general has claimed that the army is prepared for a new confrontation amid Tel Aviv’s ongoing threats of waging another regional war. “Our greatest fear stems from Hezbollah’s patterns of operation,” Israel’s Northern Command Chief General Gadi Eisenkot said Sunday, according to Ynet. “We can deter countries and organizations from operating, but [...]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says Israel seeks to justify another war on his country through allegations it made about Hezbollah’s weaponry. “We reject the allegations … (Israel) is trying to justify a war against Lebanon that it could launch when it wishes,” AFP quoted Hariri as saying in an interview with Qatari daily Al-Watan [...]

The United States has repeated its warning to Syria over an alleged transfer of ballistic missiles to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, boasting all options are on the table. Speaking to a congressional committee on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said that Washington has alarmed Damascus officials several times since late February against sending [...]

One of the suspects believed to be involved in the killing of a young woman during Tehran’s post-election violence last year has visited Israel. Caspian Makan, who claims to be Neda Agha Soltan’s fiancé, has met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, during his stay in Israel. Makan was also interviewed as a guest on an [...]

US Vice President Joe Biden, who is in Israel for ‘proximity talks’ between Israelis and the Palestinians, has reiterated Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security. There is absolutely no space between the two sides in terms of Israel’s security, Biden assured in a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The Israeli president for his turn said [...]

Iran’s President is scheduled to begin his tour to five countries in Africa and South America on Sunday days after the Israeli president ended a tour aimed at rallying support against Tehran. “Iranian President (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) will visit Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Senegal and Gambia,” IRINN reported on Sunday. “Ahmadinejad is slated to visit Gambia in [...]

Thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators gathered in the square opposite the Argentinean parliament in Buenos Aires to protest President Shimon Peres’ visit to Argentina. “It’s a disgrace that the president of our country is meeting today with the child-murderer, Shimon Peres… There are thousands of people who came here today to protest against the hospitality shown [...]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has resisted Israeli pressure over an upcoming visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his country. “You do not build peace if you do not talk to all political and religious forces, those that want peace and those that oppose peace,” DPA quoted Lula as saying at a [...]

As the Iranian president is scheduled to set out on a state visit to Brazil in two weeks, Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged Brasilia to use its growing clout to curb Iran’s nuclear work. “There needs to be a voice against destruction and against terror, a clear voice. I know that Brazil rejects threats, [...]

Israeli President Shimon Peres has downplayed the chances of an Israeli strike against Iran, saying that the US should be the leader in dealing with Iran. “Iran is a problem for the world. I don’t think Israel has to monopolize it. I don’t think we have to jump ahead and claim to be a leader [...]

After boycotting a slated speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the UN, Israel embarks on a mission to convince other delegates to follow suit. Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday said Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu would not be present during Ahmadinejad’s speech to the United Nations’ General Assembly scheduled for Wednesday. Branding Iran’s second [...]