Thanks to all those that inquired. My computer is dying and until I get a new one, I may not be able to produce these updates weekly. I hope to get another Update to you by the end of next week. With the US pushing for a nuclear deal with Iran and peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, you might be surprised by the crisis still on going in Syria or the PA's continued use of terror or that a report was recently released detailing the lack of ethics in the US medical community- see below for details. 

Egypt

Egypt as Hostile as Ever toward U.S. - Michael J. Totten (World Affairs Journal)

Egypt Rejecting Refugees from Syria- Jasmin Fritzsche (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Iran

Iranian TV Airs Animated Strike on Tel Aviv, Dimona - Haviv Rettig Gur (Times of Israel)

French caution stalls Iranian nuclear talks - Jashar Erfanian, Farhad Salmanian  (DW)

We Pay, Iran Promises - George Jonas (National Post-Canada)

Israel Reacts with Alarm at What Its Leadership Sees as a Bad Deal - Natan B. Sachs (Brookings Institution) The Israelis, like the French, appear very concerned about the provisions of the interim deal that: (a) permitted Tehran to continue some uranium enrichment; (b) allowed Iran to continue building the heavy-water reactor in Arak; and (c) provided Tehran with incentives that the Israelis see as the beginning of the dismantling of the sanctions regime. Israel's concern is that the proposed sanctions relief will not, in practice, be reversible, while the Iranian commitments could be easily reversed.

Partners for Peace?

IDF Soldier Killed by Palestinian in Terror Attack - Ahiya Raved (Ynet News) 

How British and American aid subsidises Palestinian terrorism – Edwin Black (The Guardian)

Photos: Masked Palestinian Students at "Moderate" University Parade with Guns, Give Nazi Salute - Tom Gross (Mideast Media Analysis)

Palestinian Attacks Israelis at West Bank Bus Stop - Yoav Zitun (Ynet News)Palestinians Throw Firebomb at Car, Wound Israeli Couple (Jerusalem Post)Palestinian Tries to Stab Border Policeman at Checkpoint (Reuters-Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian Authority: Balfour Declaration a Crime against Humanity - Mohammed Mar'i (Saudi Gazette)

Arafat Polonium - Junk Science - Brian Thomas (Times of Israel)

British Expert Says It's "Highly Unlikely" Arafat Was Poisoned - Paul Martin (Independent-UK)

Russian Report: Evidence Does Not Prove Arafat Poisoning - Noah Browning (Reuters)

Russia

Stuxnet, gone rogue, hit Russian nuke plant, space station – David Shamah (Times of Israel)

Syria

Battle for strategic Syrian town shows why war has displaced millions - Roy Gutman and Paul Raymond (McClatchy)Ariha is a case study in Syria’s hidden war, in which government forces besiege towns and villages sympathetic to the rebels, fire on them with their heaviest weapons, then send in ground troops for a brutal “cleansing.”

Saudi Arabia's Shadow War to Topple the Assad Regime - David Kenner (Foreign Policy)
Saudi Arabia, having largely abandoned hope that the U.S. will spearhead international efforts to topple the Assad regime, is embarking on a major new effort to train Syrian rebel forces with the help of Pakistani instructors. Saudis described the effort as having two goals: toppling the Assad regime and weakening al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria.

French-Speaking Jihad Fighters In Syria: 'France, Soon It Will Be Your Turn' (MEMRI) Note: This article includes excerpts from messages by several French-speaking jihadis that are fighting in the ranks of the Al-Qaeda-affiliate "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS). For more on ISIS, click here.

'I Sold My Sister To Save The Family' (WorldCrunch)

United States of America

Ethics Abandoned: Medical Professionalism and Detainee Abuse in the War on Terror (IMAP) Medical, Military, and Ethics Experts Say Health Professionals Designed and Participated in Cruel, Inhumane, and Degrading Treatment and Torture of Detainees