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New Jihadi Media Groups - (IPT News)
Not a Parody: Head of Arab League Monitors in Syria Led Darfur Genocide - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
The Mutating Al-Qaeda Threat - Mitchell D. Silber (Washington Times)
Iran and the Saudi Shiites - Abdullah Al-Otaibi (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)
Iran is behind the Shiite violence directed against Saudi Arabia. Similar events have taken place in the Gulf, including the attempt to assassinate Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Kuwait, the hijacking of a plane to Jabriya, as well as the recent attempts to interfere in Kuwait and spread violence in Bahrain.
Iran is still mobilizing its agents whenever it senses an opportunity, and whenever it wants, whether in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria or Yemen, or in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Iranian subversion directed against Saudi Arabia and the Gulf is a genuine threat.
Iran is behind the Shiite violence directed against Saudi Arabia. Similar events have taken place in the Gulf, including the attempt to assassinate Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in Kuwait, the hijacking of a plane to Jabriya, as well as the recent attempts to interfere in Kuwait and spread violence in Bahrain.
Iran is still mobilizing its agents whenever it senses an opportunity, and whenever it wants, whether in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria or Yemen, or in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Iranian subversion directed against Saudi Arabia and the Gulf is a genuine threat.
Hamas leader Haniyeh: Goal is destruction of Israel in stages - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Palestinians Fire Mortar Shells Containing Phosphorous at Israel - Yaakov Lappin (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas Says Gaza "Not Occupied," UN Disagrees - Hillel C. Neuer (UN Watch)
Financial Times Hamas Shocker – “We Don’t Feel a Correction Was Warranted” - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting)
UNESCO Funds Palestinian Magazine Glorifying Hitler - Jordana Horn (Jerusalem Post)
Egypt's Winds of Change Give Way to Dark Clouds - (IPT News)
Yohanna Qulta, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt: If the Salafis Come to Power and Instate the Jizya Poll Tax, We Will Oppose This to the Point of Martyrdom - (MEMRI) This MEMRI link is also interesting for what the Patriarch says about American actions in the region. For a definition of "Jizya Tax" click here and here;
