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Destination of the Middle East…Unknown
It is clear now that sooner or later the area will face a confrontation that is new of its kind. Today and after the arrival of the Arab spring that is bringing a change that will last for a long time and affect on many actors in the region, anything is possible.
There are four important factors that must be considered while trying to understand the next stage in the situation of the Middle East Post:
1. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2. The ongoing change in the Arab regimes.
3. The Iranian – Western confrontation.
4. The trigger that is needed to start a new kind of confrontation.
Israel prepares itself for both Peace Talks and a War in the Region
Al Rai Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Israel is preparing itself to attack Hezbullah targets inside Syria. According to the newspaper, [singlepic id=352 w=280 h=200 float=left] Western sources stated that Israel is increasing its army forces on its northern border with Syria and Lebanon. The Israeli air force has made several flights over Syria and Lebanon to examine Hezbullah targets to prepare to attack them.
Israeli Army and Hezbullah continue to threaten each other
Following the recent incident on the borders between Israeli and Lebanese last week that resulted in killing three Lebanese soldiers and one Israeli officer, [singlepic id=280 w=300 h=220 float=right]the Israeli army continues to send threaten messages to the Lebanese army leadership.
The Israeli army leadership ordered its soldiers on the borders to respond fiercely to any Lebanese action that similar to the incident that took place last week. The Lebanese army shot several warning shots in the air in the last week when an Israeli army unit tried to remove a tree and make some actions on a
An Israeli Lebanese war….either Tomorrow or the Day after it…
It seems that the situation between Israel and Lebanon will not stay calm as it was in the last year. After an Israeli published report about Hezbullah targets [singlepic id=270 w=320 h=240 float=right]on the borders, the latter states that Israel will be targeted in several places including sensitive targets if a new war is started.
In Israel and Lebanon the media is talking about a possible confrontation between the two sides especially that officials from both sides have been talking about the importance of facing the dangers of the other side and putting an end to it. The latest war on Lebanon resulted in killing more than 1200 Lebanese
Tension is back to the scene between Israel and Lebanon
Israel’s security forces, Israel Police, the Israeli fire department, government offices and the National emergency management are all preparing to start wide [singlepic id=230 w=320 h=240 float=right] drill called Turning Point 4 starting from this Sunday until Wednesday. Through the exercise, the Israeli forces will check its preparations and abilities to face several possible dangers such as rocket attacks, the derailing of a train, and an attack on military buildings.
The Lebanese leaders responded by both criticizing Israel’s actions and also declaring a mobilizing of thousands of Hezbullah militants in the south of the
