Irrational animosity like this, toward a tiny sliver of land, can only be satanically inspired

DEBKAfile - Iran's Gaza-bound ships ready for clash with Israel - Ahmadinejad
"The showdown between Turkey and Israel, said Ahmadinejad, 'will change many issues in the world and mark the final countdown for Israel's existence. It shows that it has no room in the region and no one is ready to live alongside it.'"

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Putin says to meet Ahmadinejad as Iran sanctions loom
"After Iranian president warns Russia against siding with Iran's foes, Russian prime minister says resolution, likely to be voted on Wednesday, 'should not be excessive'"

UN set to impose fresh sanctions on nuclear-defiant Iran
The UN Security Council is set to impose a fourth round of sanctions on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing the means to build atom bombs.


U.N. rebukes of Israel permitted in U.S. policy shift
"In an article called 'Joining the jackals,' Elliott Abrams, who advised two Republican administrations and is now at the Council on Foreign Relations, accused Obama of exposing Israel to a virtual U.N. 'lynch mob.'

'The White House did not wish to stand with Israel against this mob because it does not have a policy of solidarity with Israel,' Abrams said. 'Rather, its policy is one of distancing and pressure.'"

'Iranian ships won't reach Gaza': "Israel said on Monday it would not let Iranian ships sail to Gaza after the Iranian Red Crescent announced it would send two vessels to the region in the coming week."

The story also notes that Hamas is refusing to accept humanitarian aid into Gaza from the Mavi Marmara flotilla.