This week touching on Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Libya, Gaza, and Turkey.
 
Ecuador
Ecuador Allowing Iran to Evade Sanctions - Philip Sherwell (Telegraph-UK)

Egypt
US Security Interests in Egypt - Shoshana Bryen (Gatestone Institute)

Iran
Calling People "Holocaust-Obsessed" Is the New Holocaust Denial - Ron Rosenbaum (Slate)
The Sunni-Western Alliance Against Iran - Walter Russell Mead (American Interest)
The NAM Meeting's Chilling Message - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

Israel
Rocket Hits Sderot as Children Return to School (JTA)
Summary of the Verdict: Estate of Rachel Corrie v. The State of Israel - Judge Oded Gershon (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Rachel Corrie: Media Issue Their Own Verdicts - Simon Plosker (HonestReporting)

Libya
Islamists attack Libyan school, mosques in challenge to NATO-installed government -  Mel Frykberg (McClatchy Newspapers)

Palestinian Controlled Territories

How Many Millionaires Live in the "Impoverished" Gaza Strip? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Turkey

Turks Want Their Own Nukes to Counter Iran (Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies-Turkey)

This weeks Middle East Update is back to touching on what's happening in the Middle East as well as the region's influence elsewhere, including Europe, Russia, Africa, Australia, and the United States.

Afghanistan
Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data - Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist (The Long War Journal)

Egypt   
Egypt: Army Operation in Sinai "Well-Coordinated" with U.S. and Israel - Dina Ezzat (Ahram Online-Egypt)
Operation Eagle continues, uncovers militant hideouts, say sources - Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt Independent/IMRA)
Sinai: Operation Eagle allows dozens of hostages to escape from traffickers (EveryOne Group)
Egypt's IMF Loan Opposed By Both Socialists And Islamists (WorldCrunch)

Iraq
Oil Companies Flock To Kurdistan, Angering Baghdad Authorities - Emmanuel Grasland (Les Echos/Worldcrunch)

Lebanon

Hizbullah Drill Prepares to Occupy the Galilee (Jerusalem Post)

Mali
AQIM hostages in northern Mali - Bill Ardolino (The Long War Journal/Al Jazeera Video)

Nigeria
Administration Missing Boko Haram's Islamist Motives - Daniel E. Rogell (IPT)

Norway
Norwegian Media: Distorting the News - Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld (Honest Reporting)

Pakistan
Islamabad’s Christians afraid after blasphemy arrest (Daily Times)

Palestinians
Abbas Again Denies the Jewish Connection to Jerusalem - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
Deputy Speaker of Hamas Parliament Calls for Annihilation of Jews and Americans (MEMRI)
Fatah football tournament named after three terrorists - Itamar Marcus

Russia
Jihadi Extremists Gaining Foothold In Central Russia (MEMRI)

Syria
Intervention in Syria Is a Trap - Daniel Pipes (Washington Times)
Syria's rebels do not need Western help to bring down the regime (and wouldn't be grateful for it if they did receive it, if Iraq is any guide). The Syrian conflict at its core pits the country's disenfranchised Sunni Arab 70% majority against Assad's privileged Alawi 12% minority. Hastening the Assad regime's collapse will not save lives. It will merely mark the close of the opening chapter in the conflict, with yet worse violence likely to follow. As Sunnis finally avenge their nearly 40 years of subjugation by Alawis, a victory by the rebels portends potential genocide.
Australian Islamist cleric killed in Syria - Karen Hodgson (The Long War Journal)
According to The Australian, al Majzoub was known to Australian police and intelligence agencies because of his extremist views.  In contrast, ABC News agency in Australia reported that he was in Syria to do charity and humanitarian work.

United States
Hizbullah Maneuvers To Remain On U.S. Social Media After Being Removed By Facebook, Apple, Droid - Steven Stalinsky (MEMRI)
Israel, America Bashed at Iranian-Inspired DC Rally - (IPT News)

The Role of Hamas in the Formation of Global Jihadi Networks in Sinai - Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

PA TV music video honors killer of 13  - Itamar Marcus (PMW) Palestinian Authority TV dedicated a program to terrorist Nasser Awais, who is serving 14 life sentences for murder in multiple terror attacks. These include an attack on guests at a Bat-Mitzva celebration and the killing of a baby. Throughout the program, the PA TV moderator refers to Awais as "the heroic fighter" or the "heroic prisoner."

Will the West Bank Become the Next Islamic Emirate?  - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Al Qaeda in Spain Alive, Well and Making Trouble - Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute)

BBC Man Lands New York Times Top Job - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting) Outgoing BBC director general Mark Thompson has been named president and chief executive of the New York Times. This is the same Mark Thompson who was forced to concede to a UK parliamentary hearing that the BBC had got it wrong over coverage of the Itamar massacre. Indeed, this is the same director general that has overseen a wealth of anti-Israel bias at the BBC since he became director general in 2004.

Regarding Egypt:
Egypt demands extradition of 3 Hamas militants over support for Sinai terrorists - Avi Issacharoff (Ha'aretz/Reuters) Note the headline’s odd terrorist/militant combo: Hamas thugs are militants, while Sinai thugs are terrorists. When Israel’s army responded to Gaza terror in 2009, a staff-ed in The Guardian questioned Israel's place in the family of nations. When Egypt’s army responded to Sinai/Gaza terror this week, a staff-ed in The Guardian praised Mohammed Morsi for “showing he has teeth." Go figure . . . (comments courtesy of Honest Reporting)

Israel-Egypt Security Cooperation Strong - Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff (Ha'aretz)

The Short-Lived Morsi-Hamas Honeymoon - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)

Jihadists' Goal: Israel-Egypt War - Ron Ben-Yishai  (Ynet News) 
Ex Brotherhood Official Showcases Islamist Doublespeak (IPT New)

New Egyptian Government Tested as Violence Erupts in Dahshur - Michael Terheyden (Catholic Online) 

Attacks on Christians Sharpen with Government Collusion - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Misc:
Looming U.S.-Iraqi Row over Decision to Release Hizbullah Commander - Matthew Levitt (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Al-Qaeda Affiliate - Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) - Receives Formal Sanctuary in Hamas-Ruled Gaza - Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi (ICA-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) 

Muslim Brotherhood Establishes Militia Inside Syria - Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer (Telegraph-UK) 

On the Olympics:

Can accommodating the request of an Arab team not to share the mat with or be seen by Israelis be regarded as anything other than a form of discrimination based on race, religion or politics? Would it be allowed if it involved any country other than Israel? And shouldn't it be covered by major American news organizations?  MSN and the London Telegraph touched on the story. Note that the Olympic Charter, states: Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.

Son of Murdered Israeli Olympian Speaks Out - (SWC Video)

Searching For Israel's Capital (Honest Reporting Video)

Egypt

Please read: Mustafa Mashhur's Jihad is the Way. Mashhur, leader of the Brotherhood in Egypt from 1996 to 2002, explains the movement's religious beliefs and aspirations in detail ­ especially the role of violent jihad in bringing about a world under a unified Islamic Caliphate. (translated by PMW)

India

Delhi Police Name Iranian Revolutionary Guard for Attack on Israeli Diplomat - Neeraj Chauhan (Times of India) 

Iran

Iran Sanctions Halt Long-Range Ballistic-Missile Development  (International Institute for Strategic Studies-UK)  

Russia Sees Iranian Threat with Caspian Port Takeover - Ilya Arkhipov and Henry Meyer (Bloomberg)

On the Palestinians:
Partner for Peace?

PA Ministry of Education periodical: Israel is "like an octopus... flames shooting out between its fangs" - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW) Palestinian Media Watch has reported on the ongoing PA demonization of Jews and Israelis, as well as the repeated denial of Israel's right to exist.
Israel: PA Failing to Reciprocate Good will- Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
Hamas Slams Palestinian Visit to "Alleged" Holocaust Site of Auschwitz (Reuters)