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Former US amb to Azerbaijan “Sending gas to Europe doesn’t make commercial sense for Iran”

After Iran 'used' the EU: “Sending gas to Europe doesn’t make commercial sense for Iran” (Taz).

Sending gas to Europe doesn’t make commercial sense for Iran, says Matthew Bryza, former US assistant secretary for South Caucasus and former US ambassador to Azerbaijan.

Speaking to Trend Oct. 19, Bryza, who is also the director of the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defense Studies, said there are countries all around Iran, such as UEA, Oman, and Kuwait, which need gas.

“There are other countries that would like to buy Iranian gas, and it is a lot cheaper, a lot easier, and you don’t need to build that infrastructure, you just send it to your neighbors,” he said.
Bryza says it is unlikely that Iran’s gas will go to Europe because economically it doesn’t make much sense.

”There is not enough infrastructure now to get it [gas] to Turkey, and down to Europe, so there has to be a lot of investment in that infrastructure,” he said.

Bryza also noted that if the demand in Europe goes up, if Iran produces gas beyond the volume consumed in its neighborhood, and if sanctions on the Islamic Republic are lifted, it is possible that Iran’s gas will go to Europe.

Speaking further about the prospects for implementation of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline, he said the project is now more promising than it has ever been.

The Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline is projected to deliver Turkmenistan’s energy resources to European market.

The gas pipeline is intended to run through the bottom of the Caspian Sea to the coast of Azerbaijan. From there on, Turkmenistan’s hydrocarbons can reach Turkey, which shares a border with Europe.

Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline can be realized as part of a major project for the Southern Gas Corridor, which is meant to deliver the Caspian gas, in particular Azerbaijan’s gas, to Europe. Read the full story here.

EU[Rabia] Decides to Label Golan, Judea and Samaria Products.

EU[Rabia] Decides to Label Golan, Judea and Samaria Products. (INN).

The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution Thursday calling on the European Union to differentiate "between Israel and its activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory" and to ensure “that all agreements between the EU and Israel must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.”

The resolution, which passed by 525 votes to 70, with 31 abstentions, calls on EU foreign policy chief Federica Mussolini Mogherini “to take the lead within the Commission with a view to completing the work on EU-wide guidelines on the labeling of Israeli settlement produce.”

The Israeli Foreign Ministry lashed out against the move, saying, “The State of Israel views the parliament’s decision with severity, in particular the call for labeling products. The process of labeling is discriminatory, and reeks of a boycott."

Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that the EU motion was "discriminatory with a sharp smell of boycott," adding that "under the guise of a technical procedure, this is an attempt to force a diplomatic solution instead of encouraging the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table."

He added: "Europe treats Israel with sanctimonious hypocrisy, while it doesn’t raise the issue of similar solutions in Northern Cyprus and Western Sahara."

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely responded to the decision by saying: “We need to call a spade a spade: marking products is a boycott.

"The state of Israel will not allow any body to discriminate between products that are produced by citizens of Israel and within Israel's territory,” she added. “The attempts to advance some kind of arrangement through unilateral moves, especially when this involves labeling products, will end up achieving nothing and leading nowhere.”

Hotovely said that immediately after Rosh Hashana, she intends to hold an urgent session on the matter with the Europe Section of the ministry, and launch a diplomatic campaign against the EU initiative to label products. Hmmm.....The 1930's are back. 

'Your tax Dollars at work' - Palestinian leadership misappropriated over $31BN over the past 21 years.

'Your tax Dollars at work' - Palestinian leadership misappropriated over $31BN over the past 21 years. (TOI).

Documents leaked online detailing two attempts by Palestinian officials to misuse public funds have triggered outrage, highlighting the corruption and mismanagement critics say remains rampant in the Palestinian government.

The furor over the documents comes as the Palestinian economy is stagnating and Palestinians grow increasingly displeased with government services. Palestinian Authority officials have defended their record on stamping out corruption, saying they’ve recovered millions of dollars in misspent funds.

The Palestinian parliament, which has limited oversight powers, has been defunct since Hamas’ 2007 ouster of Abbas’ government in Gaza.

Rafeq Natsheh, who heads the Palestinian anti-corruption commission, said that the body is fighting against graft and has recovered millions of stolen dollars. But for Palestinians, the leaked documents only reinforced perceptions that their government remains tainted.

“We need to see the real picture which is much bigger than the fees of Muhanna’s daughter,” Rami Mehdawi, a columnist for the Palestinian al-Ayam newspaper, wrote on Facebook. “The entire Palestinian system needs to be addressed and reformed to clean up the rampant corruption, mismanagement and nepotism.” Read the full story here.

Iran studies possible ways to export gas to 'Sponsor' EU[Rabia].

Iran studies possible ways to export gas to 'Sponsor' EU[Rabia]. (Taz).

Iran is studying possible ways to export gas to Europe, including Nabucco (Nabucco west) and Trans-Anatolian pipeline projects (TANAP), a senior Iranian oil official said.

The director of international affairs at National Iranian Gas Company Azizollah Ramezani told Mehr News Agency on August 1 that Iran is studying economical and operational conditions for choosing the most economic and the most secure way to export gas to Europe.

"Based on results of the studies, the best choice will be selected", he said, adding that gas exports to Europe is one of the long-term policies of the Iranian gas industry.

However, the first priority is to export gas to the neighboring countries, especially to the Persian Gulf nations, he noted.

Nabucco West project was the rival of the Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) project in competing for the transportation of Azerbaijani gas to European markets, but failed.

Azerbaijani gas (as well as the potential other gas from Iran, Turkmenistan, etc) would be delivered to Europe through the Southern Gas Corridor by 2020.

The Southern Gas Corridor consists of South Caucasus Pipeline (Azerbaijan, Georgia), Trans Anatolian Pipeline or TANAP (Turkey) and Trans Adriatic Pipeline or TAP (Greece, Albania, Italy).
The concept of the Nabucco West project envisaged the construction of 1,300-kilometer pipeline (412 kilometers running through Bulgaria, 469 kilometers – Romania, 384 kilometers – Hungary, 47 kilometers – Austria) from Turkish-Bulgarian border to Austria’s Baumgarten.

Earlier, Ramazani said on July 30 that stretching a gas pipeline from Iran to Europe needs 10 billion euro worth investment.

He said that so far nothing new has happened regarding gas export to Europe and stressed that as the situation seems ripe, strong will is needed and the sides should pursue talks seriously.

He pointed out that according to studies conducted by the European Parliament, Iran could export 25 to 30 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe annually.


Iran has the long-term potential to become one of the world's top gas producers, thanks to its 34 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, or around 18 percent of the world's total, Fitch Ratings said in a report on July 10. Hmmm.....As i said many times in the past, EU politicians would sell out their whole family for cheap Gas from Iran and Turkey. Now the 'thirty pieces of Silver' are to be paid.

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Thank God for Canada ! Canada isolates itself by anti-Iran stance - Iran's foreign ministry.

Thank God for Canada ! Canada isolates itself by anti-Iran stance - Iran's foreign ministry. (Taz).

Iran's foreign ministry has argued that the Canadian administration is isolating itself by following Israel’s anti-Iran stance.

The Canada ’s conservative government, in compliance with the Israel’s positions is rapidly moving towards self-imposed isolation in the international community, even among its traditional allies, Marzieh Afkham , Iran ’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said, the ministry’s website reported.

Following the last week nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1(US, Russia, China, France, UK, and Germany), Canadian Foreign Minister Rob Nicholson said Iran continues to be a significant threat to international peace and security owing to its nuclear ambitions, its continuing support for terrorism, its repeated calls for the destruction of Israel, and its disregard for basic human rights. “We will continue to judge Iran by its actions, not words,” he underlined.

Reacting to the statement, Afkham said that if the Canadian government is concerned about the international peace and security it should respect rationality and logic. “The continuation of the radical stances by the Canadian officials on Iran indicates that the Canadian government's approach towards Iran lacks any logical and rational basis.”

Canada has expressed concerns over “human rights violation” in Iran and the “Islamic Republic’s threat to global peace" in various occasions.


The country cut diplomatic ties with Tehran in 2012. Canadian then foreign minister, John Baird cited Iran's support for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, its disputed nuclear program and continued human rights violations as reasons behind his country's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran. Hmmm....I'll take PM Harper a mensch anytime over any spineless Liberal appeaser.

Obama's BFF Iran’s ‘staggering’ execution spree - nearly 700 put to death in just over six months.

Amnesty: Obama's BFF Iran’s ‘staggering’ execution spree - nearly 700 put to death in just over six months. (NCRI).

The Iranian authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people between 1 January and 15 July 2015, said Amnesty International today, in an unprecedented spike in executions in the country.

"This is equivalent to executing more than three people per day. At this shocking pace, Iran is set to surpass the total number of executions in the country recorded by Amnesty International for the whole of last year," the international human rights group said.

“Iran’s staggering execution toll for the first half of this year paints a sinister picture of the machinery of the state carrying out premeditated, judicially-sanctioned killings on a mass scale,” said Said Boumedouha, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.

“If Iran’s authorities maintain this horrifying execution rate we are likely to see more than 1,000 state-sanctioned deaths by the year’s end.”

The announcement by Amnesty continued: "The surge in executions reveals just how out of step Iran is with the rest of the world when it comes to the use of the death penalty - 140 countries worldwide have now rejected its use in law or practice. Already this year three more countries have repealed the death penalty completely."

"Executions in Iran did not even stop during the holy month of Ramadan. In a departure from established practice, at least four people were executed over the past month."

"While Amnesty International opposes the use of the death penalty unconditionally and in all cases, death sentences in Iran are particularly disturbing because they are invariably imposed by courts that are completely lacking in independence and impartiality. They are imposed either for vaguely worded or overly broad offences, or acts that should not be criminalized at all, let alone attract the death penalty.

Trials in Iran are deeply flawed, detainees are often denied access to lawyers in the investigative stage, and there are inadequate procedures for appeal, pardon and commutation."
Said Boumedouha said: “The Iranian authorities should be ashamed of executing hundreds of people with complete disregard for the basic safeguards of due process,”.

“The use of the death penalty is always abhorrent, but it raises additional concerns in a country like Iran where trials are blatantly unfair.”

“For years, Iranian authorities have used the death penalty to spread a climate of fear in a misguided effort to combat drug trafficking, yet there is not a shred of evidence to show that this is an effective method of tackling crime,” said Said Boumedouha.

Many of those convicted of drug-related offences come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their cases are rarely publicized. In a letter circulated online in June, 54 prisoners held on death row in Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran described their plight:

“We are the victims of a state of hunger, poverty and misery, hurled down into the hollows of perdition by force and without our will… If we had jobs, if we did not need help, if we could turn our lives around and stop our children from going hungry, why should we have gone down a path that guaranteed us our death?”

Amnesty International continued: "Among those executed in Iran are also members of ethnic and religious minorities convicted of 'enmity against God' and 'corruption on earth' including Kurdish political prisoners and Sunni Muslims."

"Currently, based on monitoring work done by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations, several thousand people are believed to be on death row in Iran. The Iranian authorities have said that 80% of those awaiting execution are convicted of drug-related offences. They have not, however, provided an exact number."

“It is especially harrowing that there is no end in sight for this theatre of cruelty with Iran’s gallows awaiting thousands more death row prisoners,” said Said Boumedouha.

Prisoners in Iran are often left languishing on death row, wondering each day if it will be their last, the human rights group said. "In many cases they are notified of their execution only a few hours beforehand and in some cases, families learn about the fate of their loved ones days, if not weeks, later."

"Each year the Iranian authorities acknowledge a certain number of judicial executions. However, many more judicial executions are carried out but not acknowledged."


"As of 15 July 2015, the Iranian authorities had officially acknowledged 246 executions this year but Amnesty International has received credible reports of a further 448 executions carried out in this time period. In 2014, 289 people were executed according to official sources but credible reports suggested that the real figure was at least 743."Hmmmm....Just imagine what they will do to the ones they really hate, once they get hold of nuclear weapons.


'He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it'. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

TEHRAN- In Rouhani's first 2 year, 1457 people, mostly from ethnic and religious minorities, have been executed,biggest number since 1988.

— Amir Taheri (@AmirTaheri4) July 23, 2015

Wikileaks: Iran executed between 4,000 and 6,000 gay men and lesbians since 1979. http://t.co/WKjN5lg0kq

— Benjamin Weinthal (@BenWeinthal) July 23, 2015

EU slated to adopt a policy favored by neo-Nazis in Germany: Labelling of Israeli products

'Don't Buy At Jews!'

EU slated to adopt a policy favored by neo-Nazis in Germany: Labelling of Israeli products.(JPost).

The European Union agreed this week to push ahead with labeling Israeli goods made in settlements in the West Bank, a move that has alarmed the Israeli government; but now there are proposals to go much further, including targeting Israeli banks.

In a paper to be published on Wednesday, the European Council on Foreign Relations, whose proposals frequently inform EU policy-making, argues that the EU is in breach of its own laws and must move much more firmly to distinguish its dealings with Israel from Israel's activities in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

European diplomats have long said that labeling is only the first in a series of steps the EU could take against Israel over its settlements policy, one that in financial terms is expected to have a relatively minor impact on the Israeli economy.

But the new proposals would go much deeper and further, reaching into banking, loans and mortgages, qualifications earned in settlement institutions and the tax-exempt status of European charities that deal with Israeli settlements.

"Under its own regulations and principles, Europe cannot legally escape from its duty to differentiate between Israel and its activities in the... Palestinian territories," says the report, titled 'EU Differentiation and Israeli Settlements'.

The authors argue that by pushing much further to separate the EU's dealings with Israel from the settlements, it will force Israel to decide what sort of relationship it wants with Europe and in turn encourage it to return to talks with the Palestinians on a two-state solution to the conflict.

ISRAELI REACTION:

Foreign Ministry spokesman Alov Lavi stressed that the proposals are coming from a European think tank, and not from the European Union.

“We have no intention to respond to a research paper from one research institute or another,” Lavi said.

If labeling Jewish goods sounds darkly reminiscent, it does as well to Germany’s neo-Nazi groups, who have recently co-opted the country’s BDS movement.

But the neo-Nazis shouldn’t get all the attention — labeling goods from East Jerusalem is a brazen act of economic warfare from Europe, and one that violates the principles of the very peace process Europe claims to promote.

The 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians said merely that Jerusalem is a subject for final-status negotiations, not a “settlement.”

The European Union itself defines Jerusalem as a corpus separatum — a “separate body” whose status is subject to negotiation — rather than occupied territory.

More broadly, the drive to label Israeli merchandise has allowed Germany’s resurgent far-right to push its way to the front of the anti-Israel movement. Hmmmm.....It was never about Land, this is pure antisimitism. Read the full story here.

Henry Kissinger’s recent statement, that in 10 years Israel will cease to exist, borders on senile. Although one of his staff members denied it, Cindy Adams from New York Post insisted: “Reported to me, Henry Kissinger has stated — and I quote the statement word for word: ‘In 10 years, there will be no more Israel.’ ”....Hmmm....We're working on it.

EU delegation in 'moderate' Iran barred from speaking to foreign media.

EU delegation in 'moderate' Iran barred from speaking to foreign media. (ZN).

Tehran: An EU delegation was stopped Sunday from speaking to foreign media in Tehran, with an Iranian security official threatening action against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident.

Having called a press conference at their hotel in the capital, the plans of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were disrupted, prompting an angry exchange on the street.

After being ushered off hotel premises, Elmar Brok, chairman of the committee, angrily told the security official: "You cannot stop me from talking to reporters."

But Brok, a German MEP, was pointedly warned he had no right to speak to media near the end of a two-day trip, which comes as world powers near a June 30 deadline for a deal on Iran`s disputed nuclear programme.

A crew from Press TV, Iran`s English language channel which is broadcast worldwide, was invited to interview Brok but he cancelled the engagement.

Foreign journalists were earlier told by a hotel manager that there was no permission for a press conference.

Photographers and video reporters were also warned by the security official that they would face repercussions if they used their equipment in any way.

The activities of foreign media in Iran, particularly Western outlets, are strictly controlled and subject to multiple regulations and restrictions by authorities.

Sunday`s incident occurred despite the group of seven EU lawmakers being invited to Tehran by their Iranian counterparts.

"This is an old behaviour which has nothing to do with the new politics of Iran," Brok later told AFP by telephone, alluding to hopes of better political relations if there is a nuclear deal. Hmmmm......'Old behavior, New Politics' sure just ask all those hanged lately by the new politics.......'genius'. Read the full story here.

Small act of resistance by female MEP @MarietjeSchaake visiting Tehran towards forced hijab angers Iranian hardliners pic.twitter.com/MbsK4IXPYh

— Saeed Kamali Dehghan (@SaeedKD) June 7, 2015

Iran parliament Speaker: Iran, EU[Rabia] to Benefit from Economic Cooperation.

Iran parliament Speaker: Iran, EU[Rabia] to Benefit from Economic Cooperation. (Fars).

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok in Tehran on Saturday called for further cooperation between Iran and the European countries.

"Iran-Europe economic cooperation serves the interests of both sides and consultations and talks between the Iranian and European parliamentarians can facilitate trade and economic exchanges… ," Larijani said.

He, meantime, pointed to the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the six world powers, and said, "We can strike a final agreement by adopting a logical outlook, avoiding excessive demands and new issues when drafting the text."

Brok, for his part, underlined the willingness of the European countries and businessmen to broaden their cooperation with Iran, and said, "Given the economic power and vast capacities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, there are many suitable grounds for strengthening mutual trade cooperation and European countries need trade with Iran in a bid to increase their trade corridors."

He also pointed to Iran-G5+1 nuclear talks, and said, "I hope that the two sides strike a final deal before the (July 1) deadline in order to see a boost in the level of friendly relations through the removal of the sanctions (imposed against Iran)."

A European Parliament delegation is in Iran on an official two-day visit to hold talks with the country’s authorities.

The eight-strong delegation, headed by Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, arrived in Tehran early Saturday.

In March, the European Commission's statistical office, Eurostat, reported that Iran's exports to the EU member states grew by 48% in 2014 compared to a year earlier.

Iran's exports to the EU member states rose from about €780 million ($842 million) in 2013, to over €1.16 billion ($1.25 billion) in 2014, showing a 48 percent growth.

Meanwhile, Iranian imports from the EU countries in 2014 rose only by 18% compared to 2013, and reached over €6.40 billion ($6.91 billion).

Iran and the EU states recorded over €7.56 billion (US$8.16 billion) in trade turnover in 2014, showing an increase by 21% compared to 2013.

The report also cited Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Lithuania, Sweden, Austria and England as Iran’s major trade partners in 2014, in descending order.

Germany, Italy, France and Belgium were the biggest exporters respectively, while Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Netherlands were the main importers of Iranian goods and services.Hmmm....Sorry Iranian 'resistance' but cheap Gas and Oil is more important than human rights in Eurabia.

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Iran looks into 5-6 routes to deliver gas to Europe after sanctions are lifted.

Iran looks into 5-6 routes to deliver gas to Europe after sanctions are lifted - gas company NIGC. (RT)

Tehran is considering several gas delivery routes to Europe after Western sanctions on the country are lifted.

“Iran is considering several routes to deliver gas to Europe, possibly around five or six routes,” (Read Turkey)Azizollah Ramezani, head of the National Iranian Gas Company’s liaison office told RIA Novosti news agency on Wednesday.

According to the official, the routes could go via Turkey, the Black Sea, Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea.

“But these routes need to be studied according to norms, and [we need to] study the economic cost efficiency to choose the best route. The study has started because research may be carried out at any time regardless of sanctions, but this depends on the client: Europe. Europe is expecting sanctions to be lifted and then they will start negotiations, and after that they can sign an agreement with Iran,” Ramezani said.

The Iranian official said the country may use the Turkish Stream gas pipeline currently being developed by Russia, although this has not yet been discussed.

“This is possible. There haven’t been any negotiations on this yet, but it could be a good idea to begin talks because this point, where the Russian pipeline and the Turkish pipeline go to Europe, may also be a point where Iranian gas pipelines may be reached by Europe,” Ramezani said, speaking on the sidelines of a gas congress in Paris. Hmmmm....As i said before EU parliamentarians would sell their whole family for cheap gas, Human rights....never heard of, now you know why Erdogan can do whatevah he wants.

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In a May 15 interview on the official Palestinian Authority TV channel, Amna Muna, a Palestinian terrorist who was freed in the Shalit prisoner swap and exiled to Turkey, said: "Nothing will break our resolve - not imprisonment, not exile, and not martyrdom... We shall continue on our path until our entire land is liberated." Muna, who was speaking to PA TV over the Internet, was imprisoned for her involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenager Ofir Rahum in 2001.

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'Empty Barrels make the most noise' - European Parliament 'postpones' voting on key Turkey report.

'Empty Barrels make the most noise' - European Parliament 'postpones' voting on key Turkey report. (Bugun).

The Turkey Progress Report prepared by Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri will be delayed until June to get more time to stir up discussion.

The report had severely criticized Turkey on the subjects of “independence of the judiciary, freedom of expression and the freedom of press," pointing out that the press has reached a level of self-censorship as a result of a number of infringements by the government.

“Attempts to ban social media, later overturned by the Constitutional Court, and pressures on the press leading to a widespread self-censorship, reflect a restrictive approach to freedom of expression. The approach taken in the area of freedom of assembly remains restrictive," the report reads.

The report echoed the criticism against the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) for not tackling corruption allegations which surfaced in the December 17-25 probes and instead exploiting the situation to conduct purges and politicize the police force and the judiciary.

“The response of the government following allegations of corruption in December 2013 has given rise to serious concerns regarding the independence of the judiciary and separation of powers.

The widespread reassignments and dismissals of police officers, judges and prosecutors, despite the government’s claim that these were not linked to the anti-corruption case, have impacted on the effective functioning of the relevant institutions, and raise questions as to the way procedures were used to formalise these."

The Christian Democrats had called for the removal of the items pertaining to the opening of new chapters in the report.

In the meantime, the Green Party MEP’s raised concern stating that they did not want the subject of Turkey’s accession process to the EU be exploited in the internal politics of member states. Hmmmm....Actions speak louder then words, as i said before Europe will sell all Human right values for cheap Gas from 'Islamist' Turkey.

U.S. State department approves massive $1.9 billion arms sale to Israel.

U.S. State department approves massive $1.9 billion arms sale to Israel.(ToI).

The US State Department indicated it will approve an arms sale to Israel worth nearly $1.9 billion, adding thousands of bombs, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles to Jerusalem’s armory for “self-defense” needs.

The details of the possible sale were sent for congressional review this week after being approved by the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday.

If the agreement is finalized, Israel will receive a supply of precision-guided munitions consisting of 750 bunker buster bombs, 3,000 Hellfire missiles, 250 medium-range air-to-air missiles and 4,100 glide bombs, in a deal worth $1.879 billion.

In addition, the package includes 14,500 missile guidance systems — known as tail kits for Joint Direct Attack Munitions — which convert unguided bombs into GPS guided missiles.

A report in Israeli media Tuesday indicated the US and Israel were discussing a so-called compensation package that would see Washington sell Jerusalem advanced weapons, including more F-35 jets, in exchange for the Netanyahu government’s quiet acceptance of the emerging nuclear deal with Iran.

A previous package of precision guided missiles worth $647 million was sent by the US to Israel in December 2012, according to Defense News. That deal however contained smaller quantities of munitions.

Israel receives $3 billion per year in US military aid, most of which must be spent on American-made arms. Read the full story here.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) ‘Outraged’ After Plaque Honoring Paris Murder Victim Desecrated.

Bagneux, 2 mai 2015. La stèle en mémoire d'Ilan Halimi brisée par des inconnus. Ignoble antisémitisme au quotidien. pic.twitter.com/RZRhnAvlS5

— Joëlle Alazard (@AlazardJ) May 2, 2015

American Jewish Committee (AJC) ‘Outraged’ After Plaque Honoring Paris Murder Victim Desecrated. (Algemeiner).

A major Jewish group expressed shock on Sunday after vandals in Paris desecrated a plague in memory of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was kidnapped in 2006, tortured and ultimately killed.

“Outrage!” the American Jewish Committee (AJC) wrote on Twitter, adding, “1st they tortured & killed Ilan Halimi, a French Jew, in ‘06. Now the plaque in his memory has been destroyed in a Paris suburb.”

The memorial plague was found smashed on Saturday night in Bagneux, a southern suburb of Paris, and has since been removed for repairs, according to French daily Le Figaro. The vandals have yet to be identified.

Bagneux mayor Marie-Hélène Amiable on Sunday said she was “extremely shocked” by the incident and described the vandalism as “outrageous” and “unacceptable.”

Halimi was kidnapped in Paris on January 21, 2006 by an antisemitic Muslim gang that called itself “The Barbarians.” 

He was lured into a trap from his cellphone store on Boulevard Voltaire by a 17-year-old female gang member. Halimi was held captive for 24 days in an apartment building where he was tortured while bound with his head entirely masked in duct tape except for a small opening for his mouth, Le Figaro reported. The gang demanded 50,000 Euros as ransom from his family.

Three weeks after his capture, Halimi was found handcuffed and tied to a tree. More than 80 percent of his body was burned with acid and gasoline. He died on the way to the hospital from the wounds he sustained.

Boulvard Voltaire in Paris’ 11 arrondissement was the site of another antisemitic attack on Friday, The Algemeiner reported. Two Jewish residents in their 20s were assaulted on the street by a gang of about 40 people. The attackers were associated with the anti-Israel groups Gaza Firm and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.

The Algemeiner Journal

How Turkish is that 'Turkish Stream'?

Some Kurd told me the Kurdish word for Donkey is 'Kerdogan'

How Turkish is that 'Turkish Stream'? (Taz).

The political interests of the countries don’t always coincide with their energy interests, and Russia is a clear example of that.

Russia gives importance to the implementation of the ‘Turkish Stream’ gas pipeline project, but at the same time, Moscow doesn’t take into account Ankara’s political and energy interests.

Since the day when Russia announced its intention to realize the ‘Turkish Stream’ as an alternative to Azerbaijan’s TANAP, there has been no doubt that the Russian project isn’t able to compete with that of Azerbaijan.

To understand the difference between TANAP and ‘Turkish Stream’, it is necessary to know all the pros and cons of these two projects.

In contrast to the ‘Turkish Stream’, TANAP has no questionable issues. TANAP’s route has been clearly defined, while Russia and Turkey have not yet agreed on a final route for the ‘Turkish Stream”.

Second, the real actions have been already taken for the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline construction. In particular, the TANAP foundation was laid in the Turkish province of Kars on March 17.

Moreover, the EU appreciates the TANAP project implementation.

There is also a shareholder agreement signed between BP and TANAP consortium. According to this agreement, the British company will become part of the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline shareholders.

Turkish Stream still could not attract significant attention.

TANAP will not only ensure Europe’s energy security, but also promote the development of the regions where this pipeline will run. By the way, Turkish officials have repeatedly emphasized this.

However, in the case of implementation of the Turkish Stream project, which in fact is not an energy project, but a political one, Turkey will benefit only from gas transportation.


In one word, Ankara will not be able to control the gas that will be transported through its territory.
So, there is no doubt that Ankara will not renounce its own interests in favor of Russia, all the more so, in the project that is not Turkish at all. Hmmm..........Notice the importance they give to 'controlling the gas flow'? Europe is an idiot to think 'Islamist turkey' as gas provider will be better then Putin's Russia.

UK - EE mobile phone shop 'refused to give phone chargers to 'Arrogant' Jewish customers'.

UK -  EE mobile phone shop 'refused to give phone chargers to 'arrogant' Jewish customers'. (Standard).

Mobile phone giant EE has launched an investigation over claims staff refused to give phone chargers to Jewish customers.

At least two Orthodox Jews say they were refused service at the EE store in Tottenham Hale in north London because of their religion.

Assistant manager Daniel Reid then allegedly called Jewish people "very arrogant" when confronted with the claims by a journalist.

The Jewish men, who wear traditional attire, were trying to claim free portable chargers as part of an EE promotion but were told they were out of stock - before watching non-Jewish customers collect them.

A 24-year-old web designer from Stamford Hill, who wished to remain anonymous, challenged staff but was told those receiving the "Power Bar" chargers had pre-booked.

"We knew that didn't make sense so we stopped three people who got their Power Bars, and they all said it was not prebooked," he told the Standard.

"It's very uncomfortable to have a shop around the corner not serving us because we're Jews."

Police officers visited the store to speak to staff but decided no crime had been committed and the matter should be referred to trading standards.

Assistant manager Mr Reid was contacted by The Jewish Chronicle and reportedly told the paper: "There is no discrimination in our business. I am black and Christian.

"I am not being funny, Jewish people are very arrogant but we serve them to the best of our ability. I do find them arrogant."

EE customer and Stamford Hill resident Sam Schwartz, 33, said members of the Jewish community were considering a boycott of the phone network.

So I was outside Tottenham EE yesterday and noticed a pattern. Older Jewish men were being told the power bars are sold out. — Eratosthenes (@HttpEra404) April 17, 2015

"For the shop manager to tell the Jewish Chronicle that we're arrogant is quite amazing," he said, adding: "It happened to at least two or three people that we know of - it's a pattern.

"You should treat customers equally. What do they have to gain? Unfortunately that's the world we live in."

A spokeswoman for EE said: "We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind at EE. "The reported incident in the store and the subsequent comments are wholly unacceptable and we are investigating as a matter of urgency."