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Israelated (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... democracy and freedom of the press. Haaretz reports that when the current Shin Bet director, Yuval Diskin retires that Cohen will put his name into the ring to succeed him. If and when the latter became director, then his identity would become public record. Till then, he’s supposed to be secret. Oh well, I guess we’ve unmasked him (though what have we really unmasked') for any Israeli...
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My Right Word (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
So far, only in Hebrew ( here ), but it seems that the warnings by GSS [Shabak] head Yuval Diskin at the cabinet meeting last week on the very real threat of a political assassination from the rightwing in Israel was based on public opinion polls. According to the report at Maariv's web site, a former senior GSS administrator admitted that since the poll was obviously not conducted among...
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Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
A number of senior Israeli officials have been warning about “settler” violence. Ehud Barak Earlier on Thursday, at a memorial ceremony for assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Barak warned of further political murders in Israel by “cancerous” groups of religious right-wing extremists. Yuval Diskin: On Sunday, Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, whose agency’s bodyguard unit...
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The Washington Note (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
(Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin) In a candid statement meant to be heard only by those attending a weekly meeting of the Israeli Cabinet, Shin Bet spy chief Yuval Diskin has acknowledged serious concern about violent Jewish settler extremists...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
A Shin Bet leader says extremist Jewish settlers are willing to use live weapons against other Israelis to halt the Palestinian peace process.Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin, meeting Sunday with the Israeli Cabinet, didn't specifically warn of the danger of assassination attempts against political leaders, but the timing of his warning came days before the anniversary of...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Shin Bet leader says extremist Jewish settlers are willing to use live weapons against other Israelis to halt the Palestinian peace process. Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin, meeting Sunday with the Israeli Cabinet, didn't specifically warn of the danger of assassination attempts against political leaders, but the timing of his warning came days...
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Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... terror organization is meaningless. Cement is a major item that Hamas covets. As the Shin Bet’s Yuval Diskin testified yesterday, Hamas is using the cement it is receiving to build fortified bunkers and tunnels to transport and store weapons. And why is this relevant? The end of the Times’s report tells us: On Tuesday, a World Bank delegation opened a sewer project, long delayed by...
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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
From Yahoo News/AP: JERUSALEM – An Israeli security chief says he is "very concerned" that hardline extremists could assassinate an Israeli leader to foil peace moves with the Palestinians. Shin Bet internal security agency head Yuval Diskin says "a group in the extreme right" is prepared to assassinate politicians "in order to halt diplomatic processes." Diskin spoke Sunday at...
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PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
Israel’s security chief warned cabinet members on Sunday that the intelligence bureau fears that Israeli right-wingers may plan to eliminate Israeli national leaders. Shin Bet internal security agency head Yuval Diskin said “a group in the extreme right” is prepared to assassinate politicians “in order to halt diplomatic processes” with the Palestinian leadership. Although his statement...
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Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
... warned on Sunday that extremist Jewish settlers might carry out another political assassination.Yuval Diskin said he was “very concerned” about the possibility.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
GIVAT ASSAF OUTPOST, West Bank - Israel said it would cut off funding for illegal settler outposts and crack down on extremist squatters, but settler leaders vowed yesterday to resist the order.
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
... Bet security service has warned that Jewish extremists could try to assassinate an Israeli leader. Yuval Diskin told the Cabinet the aim would be to torpedo peace moves with the Palestinians.It is a sensitive issue-this week, Israel marks the 13th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by a Jewish militant opposed to his peace policies.There has been growing...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
... that the extremists among the nearly 300,000 West Bank settlers are becoming increasingly violent. Yuval Diskin, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, told the Cabinet on Sunday that an Israeli withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians, would likely set off widespread clashes with settlers and possibly armed conflict. Any withdrawal...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
... that the extremists among the nearly 300,000 West Bank settlers are becoming increasingly violent.Yuval Diskin, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, told the Cabinet on Sunday that an Israeli withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians, would likely set off widespread clashes with settlers and possibly armed conflict. Any withdrawal...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
... that the extremists among the nearly 300,000 West Bank settlers are becoming increasingly violent.Yuval Diskin, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, told the Cabinet on Sunday that an Israeli withdrawal from parts of the West Bank, as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians, would likely set off widespread clashes with settlers and possibly armed conflict. Any withdrawal...
