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Love and Hate from the Iranian State

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“We love you too.”—An Iranian responding to an Israeli couple’s “Iranians We love you, We don’t want to bomb you” Facebook campaign.**

  • Israel: Palestinian economy not stable enough for independent state - Government report obtained by Haaretz, to be presented before donor meeting on Palestinian aid in Brussels, rules Palestinians are still dependent on foreign aid. (Haaretz)
  • Iranians plan to kidnap IDF officer abroad (Maariv and NRG Hebrew)
  • Waiting for the Messiah: Netanyahu addresses Evangelical Christian gathering in Jerusalem—Head of Christians United for Israel, largest pro-Israel lobby in U.S., compares PM to Moses and King David. (Haaretz)
  • Iranians respond to Israeli Facebook initiative: Israel, we love you too. Numerous posts by Iranians start popping up on ‘Israel loves Iran’ Facebook page, in response to Israeli messages of peace. (Haaretz)
  • US freezes $7.5M of Hezbollah, Hamas accounts—Treasury submits report showing it has frozen $21.1 billion of terror organizations’ assets in 2011, including $12 million of al-Qaeda’s, $55 million of Iran’s accounts.(Ynet)

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