Thursday, August 18, 2011

The next Update will be on or around September 16th.  

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Australia
Pro-Palestinian Leader Condemns Violence at Brenner Boycott - Chip Le Grand (The Australian) The Reverend Jim Barr, president of the newly formed Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, has described the actions of anti-Max Brenner protesters who prevented shoppers from entering the chocolate store as indefensible and stupid. 
Targeted chocolatier Max Brenner 'a man of peace' (The Australian)

Canada 
Video: When Middle East Politics Invade the Campus, ACL Conference - 30 Minute Version

Spain
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UK
UK Riots: Iranian Photo Fraud Exposed - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting)

US
Lawsuit Details Depth of Berkeley Jewish Student Harassment (IPT News)

Egypt 
Egypt Deploys Thousands of Troops and Tanks in Sinai, in Coordination with Israel - Anshel Pfeffer (Ha'aretz)

Israel
Israel tenses for Gaza strike after deadly Palestinian multiple terror attack - (DEBKAfile)
 
Jordan
Opposition to Normalization with Israel Gaining Strength in Jordan - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

Libya
Libya's Ragtag Rebels Are Dubious Allies - Patrick Cockburn (Independent-UK)
 
PA/Hamas
Western Wall prayer area to be turned into Arab housing neighborhood -  Jewish presence in Jerusalem will be erased from history - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Abbas' Vision of an Ethnically Cleansed Palestinian State - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
"Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Martyr's Wedding" - skits in Palestinian kindergarten - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Aid to Gaza to Continue as Hamas and USAID Reach Compromise (AFP-Al Arabiya)
US State Department designates Mumtaz Dughmush as terrorist - Bill Roggio (The Long War Journal)

Syria
The Toll in Syria - Emanuele Ottolenghi (Weekly Standard)Iran Snipers in Syria as Part of Crackdown - Rob Crilly (Telegraph-UK)

Yemen
Islamists seize third Yemeni town amid political turmoil and mass protests (Al Arabiya News)
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

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Under Iranian Pressure, Iraq Reportedly Providing Financial Support to Syria (MEMRI) A source in the National Alliance of various Shi'a groups in Iraq that support Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told the London daily al-Sharq al-Awsat that "Iran has pressured its allies in Baghdad to support the Syrian authorities with $10 billion."
Syria goads Turkey by attacking towns along their border (DEBKAfile Special Report)

Iran receives $ 1.4 billion of India oil cash (Arab News/Gulf in the Media)
'India has to act fast on oil, gas imports from Iran' (Tehran Times/Gulf in the Media)
 
Hizbullah in America - Alex Joffe (Jewish Ideas Daily)

White House Web Site Removes References To Jerusalem, Israel - Morton Klein (ZOA)
Jonathan Pollard: A Tale of Injustice - Joseph Puder (Frontpagemag.com)
Jihadist Forum Postings Lead to Guilty Plea (IPT News)
 
Honduras' Palestine Gamble - Marco Caceres (Honduras Weekly)

Cairo Hosts Conference Supporting Terrorism (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) The "Founding Conference of the Arab-Islamic Gathering to Support the Option of Resistance" was held in Cairo on July 24-25, attended by representatives from 14 Arab-Muslim countries as well as representatives from Hizbullah, Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and a representative from the anti-American "resistance" in Iraq. Speeches were given stressing that the "resistance" (i.e., terrorism) was the only option for "liberating Palestine," and material was distributed glorifying terrorist activities against Israel.

Palestinian Authority: Why Are They Targeting Women? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Hudson New York)
PA TV program: Best Mothers honors suicide terrorist by visiting her mother.  Mother upon news  of daughter's suicide bombing:   "I want to sing, Darin is a bride"  - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Gaza Summer Camps Include Political Indoctrination (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)

Islamists See Opportunity in London Riots  (IPT News)

Support Democracy? (Everyone Group) Tripoli, August 10th, 2011. An air raid carried out by NATO forces last night caused the death of 85 civilians - 33 children, 32 women and 20 men - in the village of Majer, near Zlitan, 150 km east of Tripoli.
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Friday, August 5, 2011

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Hamas Leader: Palestinian UN Bid a "Scam"(DPA-Ha'aretz) Hamas leaders have firm views on the attempt by Palestinian President Abbas to get the UN to recognize a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 lines. Mahmoud al-Zahar, a prominent Hamas member in Gaza, says the approach to the UN is a "political scam." "We are not going to recognize Israel. That is very simple. And we are not going to accept Israel as the owner of one square centimeter because it is a fabricated state." 

Preparing for the Next Israel-Hizbullah War - Bilal Y. Saab and Nicholas Blanford (Foreign Policy) Both Israel and Hizbullah have been furiously updating their weaponry and tactics in anticipation of another round.  With the support of Iran, Hizbullah has made further advances in its signals intelligence and communications capabilities and is expected to use these upgraded capabilities to attempt to take the offensive in a future conflict, extending the fight into Israel through land and seaborne commando raids.

Iran Revolutionary Guards Commander Becomes New President of OPEC - Saeed Kamali Dehghan (Guardian-UK)

Jordan Jails Former Al-Qaeda Aide for Terrorism (AFP-Al-Ahram-Egypt) A Jordanian military court on Thursday sentenced Issam Barqawi, known as Abu Mohammed Al-Maqdessi, a former advisor to top Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, to five years in prison for recruiting people in Jordan to join the Taliban in Afghanistan. Following the verdict, Maqdessi shouted: "We are mujahedeen (holy warriors)...and we will continue to fight the Americans."
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