Egypt remains confused by White House policy - Adel El-Adawy (The Hill)
Mali's fall is a story of a decade of American missteps - and a cautionary tale of what could happen if the U.S. doesn't devote more attention to Africa's terrorist threat. - from "The New Terrorist Training Ground" by Y. Dreazen in The Atlantic. (Does it make sense when you see the map included in the piece, which shows the US military presence across northern Africa?)
Al Qaeda and the threat in North Africa - Thomas Joscelyn (Long War Journal)
Moroccan parliament moves to outlaw contacts with Israelis - Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) Even private dealings would be punishable by imprisonment; local NGO calls bill ‘inhuman’ and ‘influenced by Nazi tendencies’
Hot mic catches UN interpreter saying anti-Israel votes are ‘a bit much’ - Hillel Neuer (Times of Israel) Last week a United Nations interpreter, unaware that her microphone was on, uttered words of truth in reaction to the General Assembly’s adoption of nine politically-motivated resolutions condemning Israel, and zero resolutions on the rest of the world: “I think when you have… like a total of ten resolutions on Israel and Palestine, there’s gotta be something, c’est un peu trop, non? [It’s a bit much, no?] I mean I know… There’s other really bad shit happening, but no one says anything about the other stuff.”
Moroccan parliament moves to outlaw contacts with Israelis - Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) Even private dealings would be punishable by imprisonment; local NGO calls bill ‘inhuman’ and ‘influenced by Nazi tendencies’
Hot mic catches UN interpreter saying anti-Israel votes are ‘a bit much’ - Hillel Neuer (Times of Israel) Last week a United Nations interpreter, unaware that her microphone was on, uttered words of truth in reaction to the General Assembly’s adoption of nine politically-motivated resolutions condemning Israel, and zero resolutions on the rest of the world: “I think when you have… like a total of ten resolutions on Israel and Palestine, there’s gotta be something, c’est un peu trop, non? [It’s a bit much, no?] I mean I know… There’s other really bad shit happening, but no one says anything about the other stuff.”
Senior PA and Fatah leader Jibril Rajoub says that the US was involved in killing Arafat - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
What About the Grand Mufti’s Desire to ‘Liquidate the Jews’ Doesn’t Robert Fisk Understand? - (CIF Watch)
Hamas Shows Off Tunnel-Digging Unit- Jack Khoury (Ha'aretz)
Syrian Rebels, Al-Qaeda Factions Reach Peace Deal - Carlo Munoz (The Hill) "ISIS and FSA (Free Syrian Army) infighting ceased mostly after a meeting of commanders...led all parties to decide to focus their efforts" against forces loyal to Syrian President Assad and his Iranian backers, Syrian Support Group spokesman Dan Layman said Monday.
