Friday, February 27, 2015

Iran
Iran's Shi'ite Militias Are Running Amok in Iraq - Ali Khedery (Foreign Policy) Iraq's battle-hardened militias are the new, much larger, much wealthier Hizbullah. They will haunt the world for decades to come.

Jordan

Partners for Peace?
Internal Unrest Threatens Gaza - Hazem Balousha (Al-Monitor) recent crimes were linked to organizational disagreements between the two Fatah currents
Abbas Rejects Western Push to Restore PA Rule over Gaza - Yasser Okbi (Maariv Hashavua-Jerusalem Post)
Survey: Palestinians Working for Israelis Earn Double Those in the West Bank and Triple Those in Gaza - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch

Saudi Arabia
Saudis Fear "Bad Deal" with Iran - Oded Eran and Yoel Guzansky (Ha'aretz)
Scandinavia
Norway's Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue - Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) This has happened in Oslo, Stockholm, and Trondheim!

Turkey
Hamas Using Turkey as Base for Recruitment and Training - Alex Fishman (Ynet News)  The killers of the three Israeli teenagers prior to the summer 2014 Gaza war were also deployed by the headquarters in Turkey. Moreover, a significant portion of the arms in the hands of Hamas in the West Bank were purchased and sent there by the headquarters in Istanbul. 
Turkey's Culture of Horror – Burak Bekdil (Gatestone Institute)

United States
Exposed: Secret Memo Reveals Pollard Sentence a Sham – Aaron Klein (WND) Declassified document hints Israel spy serving life for bogus reasons.
Arabs: Why is Obama Siding with Supporters of Terrorism? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
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Last night, my discussion group topic was “The Syrian Refugee Crisis.” Reportedly, half the population of Syria has been displaced by the civil war. We discussed the impressive measures that Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey have taken to help these refugees. As Israel is also a neighbor of Syria, someone asked what Israel is doing to help the Syrians, even suggesting they take in refugees. As the Syrians and most of Israel's neighbors are committed to its destruction, this seemed like a stupid question to me. I knew Israel was discretely providing medical aide, which came as a surprise to some, but I didn't think they could do much more. Israel is a very small country and it has very real security concerns that are quite different from its neighbors. Thank goodness for stupid questions.

From October 2014
From April 2013 
Israel may be operating in Syria- Noga Tarnoplosky (The Jerusalem Post) While the Israeli forces may be operating in a non-military capacity, it would be the first time they have been known to set foot in Syria since the 1970s.
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Friday, February 20, 2015


Iran
Iran: "We Are Witnessing the Export of the Islamic Revolution Throughout the Region" - Kambiz Foroohar and Ladane Nasseri  (Bloomberg)  "Iran is advancing," said Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi commentator. Iran "has succeeded in Syria in maintaining Bashar al-Assad, succeeded in Iraq in having all the Shiites on its side, and it has expanded now to Yemen." 
Can the West Rely on Iran? - Dore Gold (Israel Hayom) Tehran's purpose since 1979 has been to reduce American influence in order to pave the way for its own military domination of the region.

Partners for Peace?
Abbas' Fatah Threatens Rocket Attacks and "the End of Israel" - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)
Fatah glorifies Japanese and Palestinian terrorists - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)
Hamas Warns Italy Not to Embark on Libyan "Crusade"   (ANSA-Italy)A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, Salah Bardawil, on Tuesday warned Italy not to embark on a military intervention in Libya, saying this would be considered "a new Crusade against Arab countries and Muslims."
 
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Friday, February 13, 2015

Egypt

Iran
Death of Saudi King & Coup in Yemen: Signs in Iranian Prophecy – Ryan Mauro (Clarion Project) According to this end-of-days belief, all of these events lead up to the Iranian-led capturing of Jerusalem….


Jordan
Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Refuses to Condemn the Islamic State for Killing Jordanian Pilot - Yoni Ben Menachem (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Libya
Islamic State Advances in Libya (Washington Free Beacon)

Partners for Peace?
PM says Israel to demolish illegal EU structures in Area C - Shlomo Cesana and Israel Hayom Staff (Israel Hayom)

Syria
ISIS Barbarians Face Their Own Internal Reign of Terror - Jamie Dettmer (Daily Beast)
Internal quarrels over a range of issues point to a lot of trouble beneath the surface of the ISIS terror army.

United States
Obama is Pursuing Regime Change in Israel – Aaron David Miller (Foreign Policy)

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Afghanistan
Kabul Art Project – Shamsa Hassani who told Art Radar: I want to make Afghanistan famous because of its art, not its War.

EU
EU Funding Illegal Palestinian Building, Report Claims -Jake Wallis Simons (Daily Mail-UK) The EU is acting illegally by funding more than 400 unauthorized Palestinian homes in 17 locations in Area C of the West Bank, which was placed under Israeli jurisdiction during the Oslo Accords

Iran
How Iran Is Making It Impossible for the U.S. to Beat ISIS- Michael Weiss and Michael Pregent (Daily Beast) There are more than 50 "highly ideological, anti-American, and rabidly sectarian" Shia militias operating in Iraq today, and recruiting more to their ranks, all with the acquiescence of the central government. Iraq's Vice President for Reconciliation, Ayad Allawi, a secular Shia, told the Guardian that pro-government forces have been ethnically cleansing Sunnis from Baghdad. Thus, Sunni tribesmen are given a choice between cutting a pragmatic deal with ISIS or embracing Shia death squads.

Iraq
Anbar Tribes Form Joint Coalition Against ISIS - Manaf Al-Obaidi (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Partners for Peace?
Abbas' Fatah promotes rocket attacks against Israel - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Why Is Hamas Smiling? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute) The Palestinian Fatah faction is currently embroiled in a bitter and violent power struggle between PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his major rival, Mohamed Dahlan. The streets of Gaza have become scenes of violent clashes between supporters of Abbas and Dahlan.

Russia
Security Council Condemns Killing of Spanish Peacekeeper, But Not Killing of 2 IDF Soldiers - Cara Anna (AP) A council diplomat said Russia blocked a French-drafted statement on Tuesday that would have condemned the Hizbullah attack on the Israeli soldiers as a violation of the resolution that ended the 2006 war.

Syria

United States
U.S. Seen in Middle East as Ally of Terrorists - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)
Vaccines, Racists, and the Discriminatory Standard (CAMERA) In the United States, government often penalizes those who don't vaccinate their children, for example, by barring the children from attending public schools. Why, then, hasn't U.S. immunization policy been described as racist in the pages of major newspapers? Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal  have relayed the absurd charge that Israel's policy penalizing families that don't immunize children amounts to anti-Arab discrimination.

Uruguay

Yemen
Implications of the Houthi coup-detat in Yemen – Josheph Karam (Foreign Policy)
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