Tag Archives: Israel

On This Day — The VELA Incident (September 22 1979)

“Now, 40 years later, there is a scientific and historical consensus that it was a nuclear test and that it had to be Israeli.” Avner Cohen (September 22 2019) September 22 2022 — A CIA-sponsored panel of well-respected scientists concluded … Continue reading

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50 Years Ago — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972)

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Prime Minister Golda Meir September 7 2022 — On September 7 1972, two days after the Munich … Continue reading

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5 Years Ago — Declassified Files Shed Light on the VELA Incident [UPDATE — Havana Syndrome: What if?]

“Now, 40 years later, there is a scientific and historical consensus that it was a nuclear test and that it had to be Israeli.” Avner Cohen (September 22 2019) December 08 2021 — A CIA-sponsored panel of well-respected scientists concluded … Continue reading

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On This Day — The VELA Incident (September 22 1979) [2021]

“Now, 40 years later, there is a scientific and historical consensus that it was a nuclear test and that it had to be Israeli.” Avner Cohen (September 22 2019) September 22 2020 — A CIA-sponsored panel of well-respected scientists concluded … Continue reading

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972) [2021]

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Golda Meir September 7 2020 — On September 7 1972, two days after the Munich massacre at … Continue reading

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Former MOSSAD Chief: “Israel’s biggest threat is potential civil war, not Iran.” [UPDATE — Shin Bet Boss: “Stop violent discourse now, someone will get hurt.”]

“If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war.” Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo (February 2017) February 1 2017 — The most pressing … Continue reading

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Spy Quotes — Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo [#9]

“If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war.” Tamir Pardo — Former Mossad chief October 13 2020 — Tamir Pardo (born 1953) … Continue reading

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On This Day — The VELA Incident (September 22 1979)

“There was indication of a nuclear explosion in the region of South Africa—either South Africa, Israel using a ship at sea, or nothing.” President Jimmy Carter — White House Diary (September 22 1979) [1] “Shortly before sunrise on Sept. 22, … Continue reading

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972) [2020]

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Golda Meir “Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.” Movie Quote from … Continue reading

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40 Years Ago — The VELA Incident (September 22 1979)

“We had operational successes, most importantly regarding Pretoria’s nuclear capability. My sources collectively provided incontrovertible evidence that the apartheid government had in fact tested a nuclear bomb in the South Atlantic in 1979, and that they had developed a delivery … Continue reading

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