08/03/12

* Iran commander: We have reached a sensitive, fateful stage Members of Iran's top leadership brass on Friday expressed concern about the state of the Islamic Republic as its economy continues to spiral due to international sanctions.

* 'Russia sends navy vessels, marines to Syria base' Moscow is sending three large landing ships with marines aboard to a Russian naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartus.

* Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons Within a Year, Says Expert Dr. Ephraim Asculai, senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, said on Thursday that he doubts the sanctions being imposed on Iran will lead its leaders to give up the country's nuclear weapons program.

* Palestinian Model: Hitler's Jungvolk What is the Palestinian Arab model for children? Hitler's "Children's Army" at the end of World War II.

* Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Hopes for Islamic State The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria said on Thursday that the country post-Assad will be an Islamic state.

* PA prepares for showdown over statehood bid The next international showdown over "Palestine" seems inevitable.

* UN Sponsored Summer Camps Canceled In Favor of Hamas There are no reports of any United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) sponsored summer camps in Gaza in 2012 as opposed to previous years.

* Palestinians brace for repercussions over UN statehood bid The Palestinians are bracing for possible punitive reactions by the United States and Israel if they go ahead with plans to seek UN General Assembly recognition of "Palestine".

* 4,000 march in 10th annual Jerusalem Pride Parade Four thousand people marched in the 10th annual Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade in the capital on Thursday.

* 'Russia sends navy vessels, marines to Syria base' Moscow is sending three large landing ships with marines aboard to a Russian naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartus.