Friday, August 30, 2013

There will be no Friday updates in September.  I expect to resume putting these together in October.

Europe
European nations: Don't do business in settlements
 - Itamar Eichnek (Ynet/Honest Reporting)  At least five European nations warn companies, businessmen that activity beyond Green Line is in violation of the law, Israeli ambassadors report.  

Iraq
JIMENA addresses a very important issue:  On October 11th, 2013 the National Archives in Washington D.C. will open an exhibition titled, "Discovery and Recovery" that displays 24 restored Jewish objects taken by American forces from Sadaam Hussein's secret police headquarters in Iraq in 2003. These objects are part of a larger trove of over 2,700 Jewish books and documents that have been in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington DC. According to an agreement between the US and Iraqi governments, the archive is slated to be returned to Iraq upon the completion of the exhibition.

Israel
Israel Wary of Jabhat Al Nusra in Syria - Amir Rapaport (Israel Defense)  IDF sources say 90 different rebel groups are currently active in Syria. 10 maintain active forces in the Golan Heights area, not far from the Israeli border.
Netanyahu: Syria Has Become Iran's Testing Ground (Prime Minister's Office
Lebanon
Death toll in Lebanon bombings rises to 47; al-Qaeda blames Hezbollah
  - AP and Michal Shmulovich (Times of Israel)

Netherlands

Palestinians
Video: Border Police Come Under Attack in West Bank, Three Palestinians Killed - Yaakov Lappin, Khaled Abu Toameh, and Tovah Lazaroff (Jerusalem Post)
What Human Rights Watch's Homepage Features - David Bernstein (Volokh Conspiracy)
The Palestinian Authority's "Israeli Affairs Committee"  - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Syria Tension Reaches New Heights As U.S. Prepares For Attack In Syria (MEMRI) Saudi Arabia's active support of the Syrian uprising has been ongoing for the past two years.

Syria
Syrian Electronic Army (MEMRI) Defectors from inside the SEA say that the group moved from Damascus to Dubai, although some pro-regime volunteers remain inside Syria.  It is hosted in Syria....Though there is no explicit known connection between the SEA and the Syrian regime, the regime is believed to be behind the SEA's activities and has recognized its legitimacy.

United States of America
Questioning continues over administration's case for Syrian intervention - Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist (Long War Journal)Bombing Syria: What's the Goal? - Robert Satloff (Politico)
Obama's Bluff - George Friedman (Stratfor)