Friday, May 18, 2012


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Afghanistan
EU
Iran
Iran Funding Yemeni Separatist Conference in Beirut - Mohammed Jumeh (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)Iran, the Next Cyberthreat - Ilan Berman (Washington Times)
Rethinking Our Approach to Iran's Search for the Bomb - Anthony H. Cordesman (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Israel
Ha'aretz, Lost in Translation - Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA)
The Meaning of Nakba Day - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
Lebanon
Some Lebanese Shiites Aren't Eager to Serve as Human Shields Again - Lee Smith (Tablet) 
Palestinian Authority
PA TV songs promote violence against Israel - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Report: Hizbullah Fighters Carrying Out Raids in Syria - Nadia al-Turki and Yousef Diab   (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)   
"We have received information from the villages and from the FSA confirming that they identified them [the Hizbullah fighters] from their accents and clothes, while they were also accompanied by elements speaking Farsi."   FSA spokesman Col. Khalid al-Hammoud said, "there are also Iranian specialists present in the northern areas close to the Turkish borders who have set up operation rooms...in order to intercept the telephone calls of activists and FSA members." He added that "the Hizbullah elements' role is confined to sniper operations, while the Iranian specialists' tasks include training, communication operations and uncovering activists."