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Netanyahu: I will Attack Iran Alone If Necessary
Nov 6th, 2012
Daily NewsINN - Elad Benari
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised on Monday that by the time his next term as Prime Minister is over, Iran will not have a nuclear weapons program.

Speaking to Channel 2, Netanyahu said that if it is necessary, he will lead an independent Israeli attack against Iran, even without the support of the United States.

“When former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion declared the establishment of the State of Israel, was it with the consent of the Americans? When former Prime Minister Menachem Begin bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor, was that with the consent of the Americans?” asked Netanyahu.

“If there someone here who, as Prime Minister of Israel, cannot act on things that are fundamental to the State, to its future and to its security and depends only on approval of others, he does not deserve to lead,” said Netanyahu.

“When we didn’t have a state, when we didn’t have an army, and when someone threatened to destroy us and then actually annihilated us, we went and pleaded with others,” he said. “Today we don’t plead, we prepare.”

The interview with Netanyahu was a follow-up to an investigative report on Sunday which said that he and Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the military and intelligence service to prepare for a military strike on Iran in 2010.

According to the report, the two met stiff opposition from then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and then-Head of Mossad Meir Dagan.

Responding to accusations by Dagan that he and Barak were trying to 'steal' a war, Netanyahu clarified that “the responsibility ultimately lies with the Prime Minister.”

Barak also responded to the report and said that contrary to the claims by Ashkenazi and Dagan, the order that was given to them did not mean that they should go to war. At the same time he clarified that, “The assumption that says that if the Chief of Staff does not recommend doing something means that you cannot decide to do it – is baseless. The Chief of Staff builds the operational capacity, he should tell us professionally if he thinks it can be done or not, and he can also even make a recommendation, but ultimately it can be carried out even against his recommendation.”

Netanyahu's predecessor, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, also gave an interview to Channel 2 and attacked Netanyahu over his threat to attack Iran without the support of the Americans.

"What is this talk about us being the ones to decide alone about our fate and not take anyone else into account?” said Olmert. “Someone please explain to me exactly with what planes we’ll attack if we decide to attack alone contrary to the opinion of others? Will it be aircraft we created here? With which bombs we will bomb? With bombs we made? And if we find that we are missing something, who will we ask for it? Those in the face of whom we spit today? The one that we have done everything to ensure that he will not be president of the United States?”

Netanyahu's responded to Olmert's remarks and said, “What I’m hearing now is that we have to actually say, 'In this matter that threatens our future, we are giving the keys to the Americans. You decide whether to eliminate the threat that threatens our very existence.’ That’s not my approach. My approach says that if others can do it, all the better, but if there is no alternative and we are with our backs to the wall, we will do what we need to do to protect ourselves.”

Let the Headlines Speak
Nov 6th, 2012
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

148 victims, family members sue government over Fort Hood shooting Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/05/148-victims-family-members-sue-go
The lawsuit alleging negligence by the government said that the Defense Department is avoiding legal and financial responsibility for the killings by referring to the shootings as "workplace violence" rather than as a terrorist attack. The group also is suing the estate of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical U.S.-born Islamic cleric who the victims say inspired the Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Hasan, to carry out the attack. The two men exchanged emails before the shootings.

5.8-magnitude quake reported in Indonesia
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake, 10.4 miles deep, jolted Indonesia's Gorontalo province, north of Sulawesi Island, early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Baltimore announces city-wide surveillance roll out that records passenger conversations on city buses
The surveillance society continues to grow unabated, as the city of Baltimore becomes the latest governmental entity to trample civil rights in the name of “public safety.” According to the Baltimore Sun, city officials have now authorized the recording of private conversations on public buses “to investigate crimes, accidents and poor customer service.”

Russian Sub Skirts Coast
A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine cruised within 200 miles of the East Coast recently in the latest sign Russia is continuing to flex its naval and aerial power against the United States, defense officials said. The submarine was identified by its NATO designation as a Russian Seirra-2 class submarine believed to be based with Russia’s Northern Fleet.

Greece grinds to halt amid mass austerity strike
The 48-hour strikes have brought most of the country to a standstill, shutting down public transport, schools and air traffic control. Hospitals are also working with skeleton crews. Broadcasts and publications were halted until further notice as journalists joined the nationwide strike.

Korean peninsula teeters on brink of war – Pyongyang
“The situation on the peninsula is on the brink of explosion,” Ri said, adding that North Korea is a nuclear state not subject to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which he condemned as “blindly” supportive of the US.

H1N1 outbreak hits Saudi mental hospital
The infected people were given Tamiflu vaccine while 27 other people, including four nurses, suspected of having the influenza virus were quarantined. Staff of the hospital also took precautionary measures, including wearing masks when dealing with patients, and cancelling an party celebrating the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival.

3.3-magnitude earthquake rattles Santa Monica Bay
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Santa Monica Bay shortly before 6:40 p.m. Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No damage has been reported. Dispatchers at the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach police departments said they felt the quake, but had no calls reporting damage.

Gov. Cuomo blasts Rabbi for blaming Hurricane Sandy on gay marriage
The rabbi made the ... remarks during an Oct. 30 radio interview. He called the destructive storm “divine justice,” particularly for lower Manhattan, which he branded “one of the national centers for homosexuality.”

Putin dismisses defense minister after scandal
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly dismissed his defense minister on Tuesday after a multi-million dollar corruption scandal and appointed a longtime ally to oversee military reforms.

Brother of Syrian parliament speaker gunned down
Gunmen shot and killed the brother of Syria's parliament speaker as he drove to work in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. Mohammed Osama Laham, brother of Parliament Speaker Jihad Laham, was killed in the Damascus neighborhood of Midan, the SANA news agency said.

Nor'easter to Lash Sandy-Ravaged Areas
Along with heavy rain, strong winds and interior snow, this nor'easter will bring a water rise of up to 5 feet above tide level to some areas. A water rise of this magnitude normally wouldn't be as large of an issue; however, Hurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed a lot of the dunes that were in place to protect beach communities from this scenario.

Gay marriage, marijuana highlight ballot measures
Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt have weighed in on one side, evangelist icon Billy Graham on the other as the four-state showdown over same-sex marriage reaches its Election Day conclusion. Same-sex marriage has been rejected in all 32 states that have held popular votes on the issue. Gay-rights advocates believe they have a chance to break that streak as Maine, Maryland and Washington state vote Tuesday on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Minnesota votes on whether to place a ban on gay marriage in its constitution.

New York City faces relocating thousands of Sandy’s victims
Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan region — and another powerful storm forecast for the middle of the week — added to their misfortunes and deepened the gloom.

Polls opening as US wakes up to Election Day
Americans started to cast their votes Tuesday morning as polls opened at 6 a.m. (EST) in nine East Coast states. With the US facing a host of challenges, both internal and external, citizens are being asked to decide whether President Barack Obama should remain in the White House for four more years, or if Republican challenger Mitt Romney is the right man for the job.

Tenders issued for 1,285 housing units in East Jerusalem, Ariel
Building tenders for 1,285 housing units located beyond the Green Line were issued by the Land Authority on Monday. The majority of the tenders were in Jerusalem neighborhoods formally annexed by Israel.

UN-Arab League envoy: Syria risks becoming failed state
The international envoy for Syria fears the country could turn into a new Somalia unless its crisis is resolved, warning of a scenario in which warlords and militia fill a void left by a collapsed state. In an interview with the London-based al-Hayat newspaper, veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi played down the risk of sectarian and ethnic partition of Syria, but said: "What I am afraid of is worse...the collapse of the state and that Syria turns into a new Somalia."

Iran Lost Nothing By Claiming Uranium Enrichment Halt
Nov 6th, 2012
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;Warning

Tehran Sunday, Nov. 4, first claimed, then denied, halting 20-percent uranium enrichment – not just hoping to swing the US election in favor of President Barack Obama, but to mask the transfer of the last 600 advanced centrifuges to the underground enrichment plant at Fordo. The Iranians needed to stop work until they were connected to electricity and given dry runs before going into full operation. When that is done, they will be able to boost their output of medium-enriched uranium, a short step to weapons grade material.

How to Share Christ With Your Muslim Friends
Nov 6th, 2012
CommentaryJeff Brawner, "How to share Christ with Your Muslim friends," The Baptist Press Online,Oct 26,
Categories: Exhortation

Muslims aren't just people "over there" in the Middle East and parts of Asia. They live in major cities across the U.S. and many smaller towns as well. More are arriving daily and the vast majority want to live quiet lives making a living for their families.

Sharing Christ with people who represent some of the rapidly growing faiths in America (these include Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists) doesn't have to be scary or complicated. Most people of another faith are quite open to hearing about Christianity. Learning a few simple steps and having conversations with adherents of other faiths about Christ actually is quite simple.

Muslims throughout the world regard Christ as one of their prophets and turn to Him to save them from their sins. At the same time, the pervasiveness of Islam in the news and the seeming fervency of Muslims' beliefs unnecessarily strikes fear in the hearts of some Christians about talking to Muslims about Christ.

If we follow a few simple rules, we can find a bridge to talk with many Muslims about Christ. In my book, "How to Share Christ with Your Friends of Another Faith," I spell out steps that help build these bridges. None of the plans is complicated. Each provides a step-by-step blueprint of what to say. With a Muslim friend, for example, consider these four steps toward sharing your faith:

1. Befriend a Muslim. A simple act of kindness such as bringing a small gift to a new Muslim neighbor can set the stage for the process of friendship.

2. Avoid the urge to be only a friend. Look for opportunities to bring God into your conversation for the purpose of letting your Muslim friend know you are a person of faith. For example, invite a friend out for coffee and then incorporate into the conversation something about how God recently has blessed you personally.

3. Look for "spiritual clues" that your new friend is interested in God. If the person mentions any desire to know God, you will know that God must be working in his or her heart. In preparation, read John 12:32 or 16:8 for proof that only God draws individuals to Himself.

4. Take the opportunity to share your faith even if clues don't present themselves. If you have invested in several visits with your Muslim friend, you have earned the right to share Christ.

For approaching a cultural Muslim who is not fervent in his faith, meanwhile, Wade Akins, an evangelist who has worked in Muslim countries, gives this suggestion: "My main objective is, as soon as I can, to get this person into the Word of God. I will do this simply by offering a New Testament or Bible. I simply say, 'I have a love gift for you.' Then I watch the facial reaction....My objective simply is to get Muslims to receive God's Word. They may read it at night in secret or openly. If they react positively ... then I might say, 'May I show you a few verses that explain to you how you may know for sure you will go to Paradise after you die?' If the response is, 'Yes,' then I share with them either the "Good News of Jesus" (previously mentioned) or the following verses that explain the gospel: 1 John 5:13 and Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9 and 10:13."

Remember: In any encounter, whether your effort to share Christ is successful is not up to you. God is the one who changes hearts, not us. We just need to watch God do His work.