Argentina

Who will obtain justice for Alberto Nisman? - David Howrovitz (Times of Israel)

Egypt

Human Rights Watch and the Destruction of Rafah - Elliott Abrams (Council on Foreign Relations) The government of Egypt is destroying Rafah, a town in Egypt on the border of Gaza, leaving thousands of Egyptians homeless, in an effort to create a buffer zone along the border.

Egypt Uncovers Explosives-Laden Smuggling Tunnel between Sinai, Gaza(Maan News-PA)

European Union

EU to Appeal Ruling that Hamas Should Be Off Terror List (Reuters) EU will appeal last month's decision by the EU's General Court that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be removed from the bloc's terrorist list. As a result of the appeal, Hamas will remain on the EU's terrorism list and its assets will remain frozen for now, pending a final judgment by the European Court of Justice.

Iran

Waning Public Support for Tehran’s Nuclear Aspirations - Ali Alfoneh (FDD) Iran’s regime is at odds with itself over the costs and benefits of its controversial nuclear program.

Partners for Peace?

Todays' terror attack in which over a dozen Israelis were stabbed in a bus in Tel Aviv is a result of the ongoing violence promotion carried out by Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinian Authority and Fatah. - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Hamas leaders praise Tel Aviv stabbing as ‘heroic’ - Elhanan Miller (Times of Israel)

Arsonists Torch Car of Palestinian Professor Who Led Auschwitz Trip(Ha'aretz) In 2007 Dajani founded Wasatia, a social and political movement based on concepts of moderation, pluralism, democracy and justice that he found in the Quran. Following the March 2014 trip, he was denounced as a traitor and collaborator, and expelled from the Al-Quds University workers' union. 

Russia

Report: Russia May Send S-300 Missile System to Iran - Thomas Grove (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia arrests man for filming public beheading (Times of Israel) Many Twitter users protested the video being circulated on the Internet because it could be seen by the woman’s family, but did not object to the beheading itself.

Syria

Jihad Mughniyah, Son of Hizbullah Commander, and Six Iranians Killed in Israeli Strike in Syria(Ya Libnan-Lebanon) They were preparing an attack on Israel (a raid on Galilee) and the airstrike took place near Quneitra, close to the ceasefire line separating Syria and Israel. Twelve people in all were killed. One of the six Iranians was General Mohammed Ali Allahdadi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Iran's New Terror Base against Israel - Yaakov Lappin (Gatestone Institute) Over the past 18 months, Hezbollah and its enablers from the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC] have begun launching a series of attacks on Israel from their new center of operations in southern Syria.

Turkey

Islamic State Has Sleeper Cells throughout Turkey(IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly) A leaked intelligence report by the Turkish national police warns of the presence of Islamic State "sleeper cells" throughout the country, comprising around 3,000 people. Furthermore, last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed concerns about the possible return of at least 700 Turkish citizens currently fighting for the Islamic State.

United States

CNN's Christiane Amanpour and "Activists" (CAMERA) Whether Amanpour made an honest mistake or not, the outrage she elicited by calling the Paris terrorists "activists" is reasonable because terminology matters...