Thursday, December 4, 2014

India
On Sixth Anniversary of Mumbai Terror Attacks of 26/11 (MEMRI)

Iraq
UNESCO Seeks to Save Jewish Sites from Islamic State (Israel Hayom)
Investigation Finds 50,000 "Ghost" Soldiers in Iraqi Army- Loveday Morris (Washington Post) The Iraqi army has been paying salaries to at least 50,000 soldiers who don't exist.... an institution the U.S. has spent billions equipping and arming.

Israel
Israel Recognizes Nov. 30 as National Day of Commemoration of Plight of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands - Greer Fay Cashman (Jerusalem Post)

Libya
Islamic State setting up Libya training camps, US says (BBC)
Islamic State Expands into North Africa - Mirco Keilberth, Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christoph Reuter (Der Spiegel-Germany)

Pakistan
Bollywood star Veena Malik handed 26 year sentence for 'blasphemous' wedding scene (The Guardian)

Partners for Peace?
Abbas Shuts the Door to Negotiations with Israel - Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Mother of synagogue terrorist praises her son who murdered five - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Spain
One can expect extreme rulings with an international blasphemy law being promoted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, a bloc of 57 Muslim countries dedicated to implementing a worldwide ban on "negative stereotyping of Islam.":
Spanish Court Refuses to Uphold Rights of Critic of Islamism - Soren Kern (The Clarion Project) A Spanish court is deliberating the fate of Imran Firasat, an ex-Muslim from Pakistan who faces imminent deportation because the Spanish government has deemed his criticism of Islam to be a threat to national security.

Sudan
Beware of the Iran-Sudan Partnership - Laura Grossman (National Interest)

United States of America
Blacklisting of Pro-Israel Watchdog NGO Monitor by the Associated Press- David Bernstein (Washington Post)
White House Label of Brotherhood as Non-Violent Patently False – Ryan Mauro (The Clarion Project) The White House has rejected a request to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, describing the group as non-violent. The statement is not only at odds with known facts; it’s at odds with statements made by the White House only one year ago.
Antisemitic Activity on U.S. Campuses (AMCHA Initiative)
Over 120 Leading University of California Academics Mobilize Against Forthcoming BDS Ballot (Algemeiner)

Yemen
Houthi Advance in Yemen May Provoke Egyptian Intervention - Walaa Hussein (Al-Monitor)