I truly hope and believe that the new Russia is becoming a moreal beacon in the world today. Mr. Medvedev and his government will show the way. Strong and important words by Mr. Lavrov.

If the Iranians build their own......oh well......

Another good will gesture this time bringing Russia closer to the gates of Jerusalem (which Peres in his saner days used to worry about). Olmert knows however that Russia has been Iran's blocker in the effort to create sancctions with teeth, that it has helped Iran develop the nuke reactor and the missile technology and gave it part of East Germany's navy and given it conventional weaponry and has had KGB running around in Iran since 79. Olmert must also know Abbas' KGB background and that Russian security forces entered Gaza when Israel withdrew and its forces are in Lebanon unsupervised by the EU force (as if THAT mattered). To top it off the courtyard gift wasn't really a gesture; Putin has been demanding it from the beginning.

Concerssions to abbas as per ehud's epiphany will get israel nowhere except kassems at ben gurion and sucicide in tel aviv.Ya, yaa, beilin,m ayalon, say give more and what does israel get. Israel has to face facts. Olmert proved that you get nothing and every offer is greeted by more demands.Olmert as we know is doing this to win favour with the court so they don't send him to jail, he is smart in that respect. But in matters of security, Olmert and others are hopelessly lost and forgetting the lessons of the holocaust. Stand up for israel and be proud of it. The arabs want to take israel out, okay, then if forced to, Isarael will take out every arab country. Olmert wouldn't do this. I would. Iran, you throw chemical or nuclear weapons at israel, then I call on the idf to eliminate the whole country of iran. We are not waiting forever for our persian friends to get rid of the filth at the top.

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The Georgian test case has provided Putin with all the incentive that he needs. Putin will not suffice himself with Georgia. The Georgian test case has provided him with all the incentive that he needs. We do not yet know exactly where or when the next eruption will occur. But if Obama wins the US elections and the process of disintegration there continues, the new Russian bully will feel confident enough to initiate more wars. Does Russia present a direct threat to Israel? It is possible that Russia will begin to expand in our direction. That is a most undesirable eventuality – but if it happens, it will not be the first time. Israeli pilots have already waged air skirmishes against Soviet pilots who defended Egyptian skies during the War of Attrition. The Israeli pilots even downed a number of Russian piloted planes. Israel is not Georgia and the Russians know that. More about Russian politics and the Middle East at : http://xrl.us/oq2y9

Although the Sergey's Court is going to go to the Orthodox Church authorities the restoration means to the Russians the returning to our historic values both in Czar and Soviet times. The long period of denying the past is over. Also our relations with Iran, Syria and Lebanon go long way back and cannot turn over in a day. As Lavrov said, so we do.

Russia is not trust worthy and Omert does not seem to represent the people of Israel.

selling arms and training its enemies? You guys must be thankful they even let your politicians to step on their soil. Israeli politicians have made a bee line to Moscow eating crow and the Russian say anything these shamelessly shrill crybabies out of their hair.

Why do the world turns to pretend blind from Israel who is the prime Threat to the Region having NUKES You cant say keep Iran away from Just say keep Israel Away from nukes

Which says Russia is commited to preventing the military nuclearization of Iran UNLESS Iran agrees to continue buying billions of dollars worth of Russian weapons, allows Russia to build the reactors .. Business is business in the former communist state and they are certainly not going to let a minor issue like Iran getting nukes provided they are not aimed at Russia affect that. If anything they want Iran to get nukes give the US something to worry about and give Russia some political leverage, they will keep Iran in check if the US doesnt intefere with Russian plans. As long as Russia isnt concerned about it and iran wants them then they will get nukes very soon unless the US takes action to prevent it. If not with the fastly developing Iranian missile plans it will only be a matter of years before an Iranian ICBM can deliver a nuke to mainland America. Once that happens Iran is going to become a global superpower because the mighty US is going to be threatened with nuclear anailation. Unless they do as they are told by the mullahs remeber during the cold war MAD ( mutualy assured destruction ) kept the peace even if both sides did have nukes pointed at each other nobody wanted to use them because of the retaliation they knew would come. Iran isnt bothered about the retaliation because any casulties will all go to paradise and be rewarded with 72 virgiins while citizens of the great saten will be dying and have nowhere to go. An enemy that embraces death is the most dangerous kind of enemy you can have and one you cant defeat through threats. Americans dont embrace death but the Iranians do.

You give us part of your capital jerusalem,land called the Russian Compound and we will give you Words ...empty promises.