Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Egypt
Sinai: Terrorist Presence Becomes Full-Fledged Insurgency - Abdallah Schleifer (Al-Arabiya) Sinai is now home to a full-fledged insurgency, in all likelihood operating from bases in Gaza close to the border with Egypt, and staffed increasingly by Egyptians and Gazans who are believed to have traveled to Syria and Iraq and have now returned. The threat of a Hamas-tolerated or clandestinely-aided jihadist insurgency based in Gaza and raiding the Sinai would be cause for the Egyptian military to enter Gaza and destroy the insurgency.
Egypt-Gaza Buffer Zone: Water-Filled Trenches to Counter Tunnels (Al-Jazeera) The 500-meter-wide buffer zone along the 13 km. Egypt-Gaza border will include water-filled trenches to thwart tunnel diggers.

Germany
Democracy Is for Infidels - Hasnain Kazim (Der Spiegel-Germany)

Iraq
Iran General Said to Mastermind Iraq Ground War (AP-Washington Post) After Islamic State militants retreated from the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakher last week, photos soon emerged on independent Iraqi news websites of the powerful Iranian general Ghasem Soleimani, whose name has become synonymous with the handful of victories attributed to Iraqi ground forces.

Partners for Peace
At the same time that the PA incites violence, you read: PA Arrests 250 Islamists to Prevent West Bank Violence - Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel)
Baby killed in Jerusalem terror attack laid to rest -Lazar Berman (Times of Israel)
Palestinians: Stop the Children's Intifada - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute) Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian groups are using children from east Jerusalem and the West Bank in what appears to be a new intifada against Israel. Human rights groups and UN institutions have chosen to turn a blind eye to the exploitation of children in the fight against Israel. These children are victims of a campaign of indoctrination and incitement being waged by Hamas and Fatah. There are also reports that Fatah and Hamas activists in Jerusalem have been paying children to throw stones and firebombs at Israelis. The time has come for the international community and media to demand that Palestinian groups stop hiding behind children.
(CAMERA)
A BBC journalist does his job  (CAMERA) “Gay community hit hard by Middle East turmoil” the BBC's James Longman wrote: “One refuge in the region for some is Israel, one of the most progressive countries in the world for LGBT rights.”
The Temple Mount of conflict -Nadav Shragai (Israel Hayom) Funds from Qatar and Islamic foundations support Temple Mount conflict.

Peru

Saudi Arabia

United States
Spinning a Terrorist (Rasmieh Odeh) Into a Victim - Part 1-5 (IPT) Our 5-part series on Rasmieh Odeh's pending immigration fraud trial and the campaign to turn her into a victim. The trial is expected to last through Friday.
(CAMERA)
U.S. Policy, Viewed from the Middle East - Elliott Abrams (Council on Foreign Relations) During some recent travel to the Middle East, I've heard the same views from Arab and Israeli leaders: the Obama administration has drawn Israel and the Arabs closer together. The officials with whom I spoke all perceive the U.S. government as not only conceding Iranian hegemony in the region, but even promoting it as a positive good.
Blasphemy laws being enforced in Pennsylvania. How can it be illegal to “desecrate a venerated object,” when it's okay to burn the flag: Pennsylvania teen charged under obscure 1972 law for simulated sex acts with Jesus statue- David Edwards (Raw Story)

Yemen
Gulf Arabs See Specter of Iran in Rise of Yemen's Shiite Rebels - Glen Carey and Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg)
US drone strike kills 20 AQAP fighters in Yemen – Bill Roggio and Oren Adaki (Long War Jounral)
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