Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Chemical weapons used in Syria


A secret State Department cable has concluded that the Syrian military likely used chemical weapons against its own people in a deadly attack last month.


US downplays report confirming Syrian chemical attack | The Times of Israel
"The White House early Wednesday cast doubt on, but did not outright deny, that a secret State Department cable had confirmed accounts of a chemical weapons attack orchestrated by the Syrian regime in the city of Homs in December 2012."



Israel's Government pushes ahead with new West Bank housing
"The Construction and Housing Ministry on Wednesday announced tenders for 198 housing units for Jews in the West Bank, hours after the left-wing NGO Peace Now reported that 2012 was a record year for settlement construction."

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