‘‘The memory of the fallen is sacred in my eyes,’’ Putin said, facing the sculpture of a massive pair of wings on a wind-swept hilltop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. “I am moved that you feel the same thing in Israel.’’

President Shimon Peres linked the past to the challenges of the present. ‘‘I am confident that Russia, which defeated fascism, will not allow similar threats today,’’ he said. “Not the Iranian threat. And not the bloodshed in Syria.’’  

And not yours

At a state dinner later Monday, Peres pressed Putin further.

‘‘I ask of you again: Raise your voice against a nuclear Iran, against destroying a ­people,’’ he said. “You know well the depth of sensitivity of the Jewish people when we are threatened with destruction.’’  

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"Shimon Peres needs to understand that the "big lie" is as dead as the whoopee cushion and the dribble glass." -- Wake the Flock Up

Also see: One For the Archives

Putin responded that Russia has a national interest to secure peace and quiet in Israel but did not elaborate further.

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"October Surprise: Will Israel Attack Iran Before the Election? 

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
June 25, 2012

On Saturday, the Israeli newspaper Haartez reported a senior Israeli official as saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to attack Iran prior to the elections in the U.S....

On Sunday, Michael Carmichael suggested the attack would occur during the Democrat national convention.

“Military experts have long agreed that the ‘sweet spot’ for an Israeli attack on Iran will be this coming September or October precisely because of the timing of the US presidential election cycle,” Carmichael explains.

“For maximum political impact and minimal diplomatic responsiveness, the time of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC – September 3-6 comes within this window of opportunity as well as the days immediately prior to the US election – say from Halloween till the 6th of November.”

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