Israel Defense Official: We are Entering an 'Era of Fire'

Israel Defense Official: We are Entering an 'Era of Fire'

by Steven Emerson 29 Jan 2014, 3:21 PM PDT

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/01/29/Israel-Defense-Official-We-are-Entering-an-Era-of-Fire

Israel is entering an "Era of Fire" in which it is threatened by 170,000 rockets and missiles and in which the Syrian civil war has placed "30,000 global jihad terrorists" at its doorstep, Israel's defense intelligence chief said in a speech Wednesday.

"Israel is surrounded by 360 degrees of actual enemies," said Major General Aviv Kohavi at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).

Most of those foes have enough internal strife to make any imminent attack unlikely, he said. But if circumstances change, they have the means to threaten Israel more dramatically than ever, and both terrorist groups and governments continue to diversify their arsenals. "The line between a terror organization and a military organization continues to blur."

The fight to topple dictator Bashar al-Assad has been a magnet for jihadis from throughout the world. At some point, they will leave that fight and pose new threats to Europe, North Africa and America. Many will seek to stay in the area, finding camps in Lebanon and Sinai.

"We are talking about extremists clinging to extremist ideologies - anti-Western and anti-Modern ideologies. We are talking about exceptional cruelty and brutality close to our borders," Kohavi said.

Israel is developing medium-range missile defense systems, but the volume and sophistication of rockets controlled by Hizballah in Lebanon means not every rocket can be intercepted. "For the first time the enemy now has the ability to hit Israeli cities hard," Kohavi said.

The Muslim Brotherhood's ouster from power in Egypt and corresponding pressure on Hamas "is a serious opportunity" for Israel, he said. But new threats, such as Iran's nuclear weapons program nearing completion and an increase in cyber-attacks, add to the challenges facing Israeli defense and intelligence officials.

"Cyber​​warfare, in my humble opinion, will soon emerge as a more important discovery than gunpowder," Kohavi said.

Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad is the president for Syria, and supporting the Syrian Electronic Army a hacker group.

Note: Edward P. Djerejian was a U.S. ambassador for Syria, a U.S. ambassador for Israel, and is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Newton N. Minow is an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, a civilian volunteer for the Israel Defense Forces, and the candidate for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982

(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the NPR, and the Hudson Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch, and a benefactor at the at the NPR.

Syrian Electronic Army reportedly hacked the Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the NPR.

Herbert I. London is the president emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank), and a board member for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

Saban Family Foundation was a funder for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Haim Saban is the treasurer for the Saban Family Foundation, a board member for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a friend of Shimon Peres, a benefactor for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, and was a fundraiser for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign.

Shimon Peres is a friend of Haim Saban, and the president for Israel.

Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, a civilian volunteer for the Israel Defense Forces, and the candidate for the 2011 Rahm Emanuel mayoral campaign.