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ISIS' $2 Billion Jihadist Network - Martin Chulov (Guardian-UK)

ISIS Is Largely Self-Funded - Hannah Allam (McClatchy)

Turkey's Support for ISIS Islamist Terrorists - Daniel Pipes (Washington Times)
ISIS Allies Turn on Jihadists in Iraq(Telegraph-UK)

Christians in Iraq Weigh Autonomous Christian Region near Kurdistan - Michael Carl (WND)

Iraqi Prime Minister: "I Am Indebted to Iran"(Al-Hayat-Mideast Mirror, 23June2014)

Partners for Peace?

At Palestinian University Graduation Ceremony, Students Celebrate Kidnapping of Israelis (Israel Defense Forces)

Hamas Arrests Terror Cell Responsible for Rocket Fire on Israel - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel)

Leader Launches New Armed Group in Gaza - Raasha Abou Jalal (Al-Monitor) - a Shiite group
Israeli Official Names Hamas Leader Abroad as Suspect Behind Kidnappings - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel) The official is in Turkey

 Hamas Summer Camps: Liberating Palestine with Rockets, Rifles, and Pistols (MEMRI)  Hamas summer camp coordinator Mussa Al-Samak explained that the camps are aimed at enhancing the campers' awareness of the liberation of "all of Palestine."
Lieberman to Kerry: Mideast Ripe for Regional Deal - Barak Ravid (Ha'aretz) A peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is unattainable and Israel should therefore seek a regional arrangement, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday in Paris.

60 Percent of Palestinians Say Goal Is Reclaiming All of Historic Palestine - David Pollock (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)     A new West Bank-Gaza public opinion survey conducted on June 15-17, 2014, shows that fewer than 30% of Palestinians now support a "two-state solution": a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state in lasting peace with Israel.

British Muslims Flock to ISIS - Dominic Kennedy (Times of London-UK) While in the U.S., 56% of mosque leaders there have a modern outlook, only two out of nearly 1,700 mosques in the UK are controlled by modernists. (Times of London-UK)

European Reports Show NSA's Successes - Abigail R. Esman (IPT) NSA programs in Europe – and specifically its PRISM project – have now been confirmed to have stayed dozens of terror attacks across the continent… it reconfirms the serious threat of Islamic terrorism in Europe – one so dire that European intelligence agencies are willing to push the limits of their privacy laws in efforts to combat it. It demonstrates the extent to which international cooperation has allowed Western forces to kill terrorist leaders – and to do so with extraordinary accuracy. And it shows, finally, the powerful unity of Western intelligence forces in the battle against Islamic terrorism.

1,000 ChineseJihadists Training in Pakistan - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

Desperately seeking moderate Syrian rebels  - Lisa Lundquist (Long War Journal)

Syrian Brought to US for Democracy Training Endorses Jihadis  -  Ravi Kumar (IPT News)

Homeland Security's Mohammed Elibiary: Caliphate Inevitable – Ryan Mauro (Clarion Project) Department of Homeland Security advisor Mohamed Elibiary tweeted that a “Caliphate” is inevitable and compared it to the European Union.