Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I recently read that the US is planning to send troops back to Iraq. To what end?
NOTE: ISIS and ISIL are the same group. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is alternatively translated as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran - Simon Henderson (Foreign Policy)
Iran sends elite troops to aid Iraq against insurgents - Times of Israel Staff, AP and AFP (Times of Israel) Tehran reportedly deploys special forces to help train, plan strategy as Baghdad loses further ground to Jihadists
ISIS Threatens to Invade Jordan, "Slaughter" King Abdullah - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
Jordan Prepares to Contain Fallout from ISIS Advance- Majid Al-Amir (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)
ISIS Just Stole $425 Million - Terrence McCoy (Washington Post)  The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria just got extremely rich. This week the group made off with 500 billion Iraqi dinars from Mosul's central bank - $425 million

As reported by NGO Monitor: No "human rights" NGO has produced even a short report on the violent attacks against Israeli civilians for the purposes of hostage-taking and bargaining, including the Ma'alot elementary school attack (1974), the No. 300 bus hijacking (1984), the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit (2006- 2011) and many more examples before the most recent kidnapping. Additionally, Arabs are celebrating the recent kidnapping of three teenagers. See video

British Paper Legitimizes Lie That Female Genital Mutilation is Practiced by Jews (CIF Watch) The World Health Organization estimates that 140 million girls worldwide are currently living with the consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice most common in Africa, the Arab Middle East - and, based on all available evidence, non-existent within Jewish communities. However, the mere lack of evidence that Jews practice FGM is clearly not an obstacle to UK newspapers which - inspired by the worst kind of political correctness - are determined to legitimize this lie.

In Gaza, Hamas ministry bids a teary farewell – El Hanan Miller (Times of Israel) Qatar will pay the salaries of 50,000 civil servants employed by Hamas pending national elections.
Hamas Arms Program Speeding Ahead - Yaakov Lappin (Jerusalem Post)     Hamas' weapons production program in Gaza is moving ahead at full speed, with local rocket production centers churning out thousands of projectiles, according to Israeli security evaluations.
Abbas Is Lying to Americans, Says Former Hamas Spokesman - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)
PA to Seek Wider Arab Reprisal Against Australia - Spencer Ho and Stuart Winer (Times of Israel)
The Lebanonization of the Palestinians - Jonathan Schanzer (Weekly Standard) The creation of a new Palestinian government that includes Hamas means that the Palestinians are poised to adopt the Lebanon model of allowing a terrorist entity to exist and operate outside of a weak government's reach.

Iran Launches "Hizbullah Syria" to Open a New Front Against Israel on the Golan Heights - Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall and Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Presbyterian Vote on Divestment - (NGO Monitor) On June 14-21, the Presbyterian Church (USA) will be holding its biennial General Assembly in Detroit. On the docket are nine anti-Israel resolutions, most calling for divestment from companies doing business with Israel. One resolution questions Israel's right to exist by calling for the denomination to review its traditional support for a two-state solution.

UNESCO Deletes "Israel" from Title of Exhibit on Jewish Ties to Israel - Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) Six months ago, UNESCO canceled an exhibition about the Jewish people's connection to the Land of Israel just before its scheduled opening, following Arab pressure. The exhibition finally opened Wednesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Yet the exhibition's title has been changed to delete the word "Israel." Initially called "The 3,500 year relationship of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel," the exhibit is now titled "The 3,500 year relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land."

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