Israel Takes Steps To Contain Conflict Spillover From Syria

January 12, 2013 Contact: TIP Press: press@theisraelproject.org Main Office Phone Number:  202-857-6644 Syria Neighbors Move To Contain Conflict Spillover VOA News/Wikimedia Washington, Jan. 12 – Countries bordering Syria are feeling the effects of the country’s nearly two-year war. Actions both by the regime in Damascus and opposition forces seeking its overthrow have forced Syria’s neighbors to scramble as they work to continue blowback from the crisis. Tactics by Bashar al-Assad's regime have created waves of refugees seeking shelter across Syria’s borders, while statements by jihadist elements that are increasingly prominent among the rebels have created fears of widening regional instability.

Video: The Israel Project Sponsors Pre-Election Debate In Israel

January 8, 2013 Contact: TIP Press: press@theisraelproject.org Main Office Phone Number:  202-857-6644 TIP Election Debate: Candidates Emphasize Global Iran Threat Mati Milstein/The Israel Project Jerusalem, Jan. 8 –  Leading candidates from Israel’s major parties emphasized Tuesday that Iran’s atomic program, widely thought to have a clandestine weapons component, will constitute a central concern for Israel’s next government. The politicians’ statements, which came as part of a pre-election debate hosted by The Israel Project at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reflect an Israeli consensus – mirrored by ones which exist in Gulf countries and in the West – that Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons would grant the Islamic republic unacceptable immunity as it conducts global terror campaigns and pursues regional expansion.