Have you read about the latest terrorist plots with groups from the Caucasus, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Palestinians from Jenin and eastern Jerusalem all working together? From Dekalb File

Afghanistan

Taliban Commander Forces (10 yr old) Sister Into Suicide Bombing (Clarion Project)

Australia

Money-Laundering ring funding Hezbollah cracked by Australian police (Al Arabiya)

Canada

Israel, Palestine: Who's Indigenous? - Ryan Bellerose (Israellycool) I am a Metis, one of the recognized aboriginal peoples in Canada, a native rights advocate, and a Zionist.

Partners for Peace?

Where's the Coverage? Gaza Sniper Sought Medical Treatment in Israel to Improve Sniping Ability(CAMERA)

Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister Of Religious Endowments On PA TV: Jihad Must Be Directed Toward Jerusalem, Not Syria (MEMRI)

Fatah Threatens on its Facebook Page to Bomb Tel Aviv- Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch) 

Ya'alon Is Telling the Painful Truth - Shimon Shiffer (Ynet News) 

Turkey

Turkish Group Behind Gaza Flotilla Suspected of Links to Al-Qaeda (AP-Washington Post)

United Nations

2014 - The UN Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Anne Bayefsky (Jerusalem Post)
There are triumphant photos of Yasser Arafat and lots of photos of miserable-looking Arab children. Not a Jewish victim in sight.

United States of America
5 Things to Fix in CNN's '5 Things to Know' on Sharon (CAMERA) see also report on Irish Times by Honest Reporting.

LA Times: Palestinians Fire First But Israel Breaks Ceasefire (HonestReporting) The LA Times claims that Israel breaks a ceasefire by responding to Palestinian terrorism. The headline deliberately portrays Israel as an aggressor and Palestinian terrorism and Israeli responses are treated as morally equivalent.

Middle East Peace Process: America's Wishful Thinkers - Douglas Murray (Gatestone Institute)

Happy New Year! I should be getting my new computer soon and will then resume regular updates. It won't be soon enough, my mouse just died.

Afghanistan

Armed Services Committee chief says Obama is ignoring troops in Afghanistan - Jon Harper (Stars and Stripes)

7 Afghans involved in green-on-blue attacks may be freed - Bill Roggio (Long War Journal)

 

Egypt

As Egyptians are voting on their new constitution today, I urge you to take a look at a new documentary available on Netflix this week: The Square. We had the privilege to see it in a theater and attend a Q&A with the director, Jehane Noujaim. It made me feel very hopeful for the Egyptian people. It's my understanding that one of the biggest problems with the new constitution is that it allows military tribunals for civilians.

Egyptian Activist Nawal Saadawi: Constitution Infringes on Women's Rights (MEMRI)

With Muslim Brotherhood Crushed, Egypt Sets Sights on Hamas - Yasmine Saleh (Reuters)

Checkout this video and report from Richard Spencer in Cairo (The Telegraph)

 

Iran

U.S.: Iran Permitted to Continue Advanced Centrifuge Work (Washington Free Beacon) The White House confirmed on Monday that Iran would be permitted to continue developing advanced nuclear centrifuges that will enable it to more quickly enrich uranium under the interim nuclear deal reached over the weekend, according to senior Obama administration officials.

U.S. Concerned about Iran-Russia Oil Deal - Roberta Rampton (Reuters)

Iranian Spy Caught Sending Stolen U.S. Documents on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Chris Dolmetsch (Bloomberg)

 

Israel

In “honor” of the death of Israel's 11^th prime minister, Ariel Sharon, the press is bandying about old canards, especially relating to the 2000 intifada. Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount did not cause the intifada. Further, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak accepted the US President's proposal of a West Bank and Gaza Strip state in exchange for peace, the same proposal that the Palestinians (Arafat) rejected.The leader of the intifada, Marwan Barghouti has confirmed, as did other Palestinian officials, that the uprising had been planned previously and Sharon’s visit merely provided the pretext. It was planned by the Palestinians because Arafat himself had rejected the peace process. As per Palestinian Communications Minister Imad Al-Faluji in March 2001, (translated by MEMRI): Whoever thinks that the Intifada broke out because of the despised Sharon’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque is wrong.. . . This Intifada was planned in advance, ever since President Arafat’s return from the Camp David negotiations, where he turned the table upside down on President Clinton.

Sharon: Myths, Facts, and Blood Libels- Tom Gross (National Review)

Defense Minister Ya'alon: "Whoever Really Wants Peace Needs to Speak about Co-existence" - Ariel Kahane  (Makor Rishon-Hebrew, 20 Dec 2013)

 

Jordan

Jordan Fears Getting Stuck with the Palestinian Refugees (Ma'ariv-Hebrew-8 Jan 2014)

 

Partners for Peace?

PA leader: Stages plan to eliminate Israel is basis of PA policy- Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Is Abbas Being Asked to Sign His Death Warrant? - Ali Salim (Gatestone Institute)

Iran Increases Aid to Palestinian Terror Group - Hazem Balousha (Al-Monitor)

Fatah Leader Jibril Rajoub Viciously Attacks Israel (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)

 

Syria

UN Seeks Access to Palestinians in Syria after 15 Die of Hunger (Reuters)

American ISIS Member From Chicago Active On Twitter And Facebook: 'Internet, Restaurants, Cars, iPhones... Allah Has Made... Jihad In Sham [Syria] So Easy' (MEMRI)

Turkey

Turkish counterterrorism raids target al Islamic charity, net al Qaeda operatives - Lisa Lundquist (Long War Journal)

 

United States of America

Hillel is a non-profit working with college students with the goal of supporting Jewish values including support for Israel. They're in the news this week because they've clarified their polices and won't allow their chapters to sponsor those who attack and delegitimize Israel - it would be a misuse of the donor dollars. See this link for more information: http://honestreporting.com/its-not-about-free-speech/

Obama withholds from Israel details of nuclear accord with Iran: Tehran denies dismantling its program (Debkafile)

Report: Kerry Proposes Return of 80,000 Palestinian Refugees to Israel (Xinhua)

Anti-Israel Lessons in American Classrooms - Charles Jacobs (Jerusalem Post)