www.aipac.org November 5, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama Wins the 2008 Presidential Election
Hamas Fires More Than 35 Rockets at Israel
Iranians Celebrate U.S. Embassy Takeover, Chant 'Death to Israel'
Syrian Nuclear Site Should be Searched, Diplomats Say
Pentagon: Europe, U.S. Soon in Iranian Missile Range
Israeli Environmental Start-Ups Visit United States
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Sen. Barack Obama Wins the 2008 Presidential ElectionSenator Barack Obama (D-IL) was elected the nation's 44th president on Tuesday, defeating Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). President-elect Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), see Israel as an American asset and a vital ally in the Middle East. Obama has a strong record on issues of concern to the U.S. pro-Israel community. He spoke at the AIPAC Policy Conference in June. (You can watch Obama's speech here and read a transcript here.) In addition, Americans have elected a new Congress; AIPAC has met with all of the new members, helping to ensure that support for the U.S.-Israel alliance in the legislative branch will be stronger than ever. Click here to learn about the importance of American support for Israel.
Hamas Fires More Than 35 Rockets at IsraelHamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired more than 35 rockets at southern Israel on Wednesday, the first time the group has taken responsibility for rocket fire since an Egyptian-mediated effort to bring calm to the region went into effect in June, Reuters reported. Hamas said the barrage came in response to an Israeli operation to destroy a tunnel the terrorist group planned to use to kidnap Israeli soldiers. The operation and a subsequent Israeli air strike left six Palestinian terrorists dead and four IDF soldiers wounded. Despite the lull in violence along Israel's border with Gaza, Palestinian terrorist groups continue to build up their military capabilities and incite Palestinians to violence against the Jewish state.
Iranians Celebrate U.S. Embassy Takeover, Chant 'Death to Israel'Thousands of Iranians demonstrated on Monday to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by militant students, the Associated Press reported. Crowds gathered in Tehran outside the former U.S. Embassy building, where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. They chanted anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans while burning flags of the two countries. The demonstration followed a decree by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that his country's hatred for the United States runs deep. The Islamic Republic has consistently refused to recognize the legitimacy of a Jewish state in the Middle East and is the prime sponsor of Hamas and Hizballah—terrorist groups sworn to Israel's destruction.
Syrian Nuclear Site Should be Searched, Diplomats SayFreshly evaluated soil and air samples from a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site provide enough evidence to push ahead with a U.N probe, diplomats told the Associated Press recently. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) feels "there is enough evidence there to warrant a follow-up," said one of the diplomats, though Syria has already said it would not allow further visits to the site under any circumstances. The site was bombed last year, presumably by the Israelis, who believed that the reactor was close to becoming operational. The U.S. administration recently called Syria's nuclear program "a threat to regional peace and security" and warned that "we cannot allow the world's most dangerous regimes to acquire the world's most dangerous weapons."
Pentagon: Europe, U.S. Soon in Iranian Missile RangeThe head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Friday that Iran was not far from attaining the means to use missiles against all of Europe and the United States in five to six years, Israel Radio reported. Lt.-Gen. Henry Obering III has said previously that Iran is already capable of launching attacks against much of the European continent. In recent months, Tehran has unveiled plans for a number of long-range missiles, based on Russian and North Korean designs, all with the capability of delivering a nuclear warhead. The United States recently imposed sanctions on a number of international firms for the sale of technology to Iran that could help it develop advanced missile systems or nuclear weapons. Israeli Environmental Start-Ups Visit United StatesAn Israeli delegation of start-up companies was in the United States last week to meet on furthering clean technology innovation and investment, The Jerusalem Post reported. Expanding on past successes in telecommunications and life sciences, Israel hoped to draw attention to its renewable-energy sector at conferences in New York and Boston. "We are at the point where a little push can go a long way," said David Farb, chief executive officer of Leviathan Energy, Inc. "I want to see our technologies benefit the world as quickly as possible." The Israeli company, which develops renewable-energy production processes using wind, water and waves, is in an expansion phase and is looking for potential investors, Farb said. Israel has long been at the forefront of
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