Peace with Israel in Egyptian Textbooks: What Changed between the Mubarak and el-Sisi Eras? - Ofir Winter (Strategic Assessment-Institute for National Security Studies) One chapter of a new textbook published by the Egyptian Education Ministry for the 2015-2016 school year is devoted to the peace treaty with Israel. A comparison of the new book with previous textbooks reveals that the book is more firmly supportive of peace with Israel.... These are significant changes that can have a positive effect on the idea of peace with Israel among Egypt's young generation.

Europe Deploys Its Armies at Home - Giulio Meotti (Gatestone Institute)

Iran Recruits Child Soldiers – Again – Michael J. Totten (World Affairs Journal)

Norway to send 60 soldiers to train Syrians fighting ISIS – (Norway News) Norway is already involved in the anti-ISIS coalition, in particular by training Kurdish peshmerga fighters in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Real People Real Stories: Part 1. Terror on a Bus. (video - Honest Reporting)

Two Elderly Women Stabbed in Jerusalem Terror Attack - Roi Yanovsky (Ynet News) Two women in their 80s were stabbed in the back by two Palestinians in a terror attack in Jerusalem.

Second Hamas Tunnel Digger Discloses Their Locations and Routes- Yoav Zitun (Ynet News)

Sketchy Chronology Haunts Washington Post and BBC on Gaza War (CAMERA)

Both the Syrian govt. and the opposition blame the US:

U.S. And Its Regional Proxies Responsible For Aleppo Crisis(MEMRI)

Syrian Opposition, Arab Writers: The U.S. Has A Hand In Aleppo Situation (MEMRI)

UK Navy Officer Joins ISIS - Omar Wahid and Mark Nicol (Mail on Sunday-UK)

Clinton and Trump: Where Do They Stand on Islamism? - Ryan Mauro (Clarion Project)

Clinton pens emphatic condemnation of BDS (Times of Israel)

Why We Sued the American Studies Association – Simon Bronner and Michael A. Rockland (The Hill)

Why Middle Eastern Leaders Are Talking to Putin - Dennis Ross (Politico) America has 35,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft in the Middle East today, the Russians roughly 2,000 troops and perhaps 50 aircraft, yet Middle Eastern leaders are making pilgrimages to Moscow these days, not rushing to Washington. Why? Because perceptions matter more than mere power. Objectively, Russia is declining economically and low oil prices spell increasing financial troubles. But the Russians are seen as willing to use power to affect the balance of power in the region, and the U.S. is not.