Afghanistan's President Explains His
'Two Minute' Trump Rule - Eric Fish (Asia
Society)
Egypt Wants Hamas to Cut Ties with
ISIS in Sinai - Alex Fishman (Ynet News) Cairo is hosting negotiations to
renew the reconciliation process between Hamas and the Palestinian
Authority. Meanwhile, Egypt isn't opening the Rafah crossing
because it doesn't believe Hamas will cut its ties with the Islamic State in
Sinai. The Egyptians not only want Hamas to close the tunnels to Sinai
completely, they are also demanding real cooperation in turning in ISIS
fighters from Gaza. Last week, 16 Egyptian policemen were murdered in Sinai and
the fuel supply from Egypt to Gaza was stopped for three days.
'State of Palestine' admitted to
Interpol as new member - Ed Adamczyk (UPI)
European Parliament Hosts Convicted
Palestinian Terrorist (European Jewish Press) Leila
Khaled, a Palestinian woman convicted of terrorism who has continued to
advocate violence against Israelis, is slated to speak at the European
Parliament about women’s rights.
From the frontlines of trauma in Iraq,
one clinic’s challenges -
Marina Zellner (Women's Media Project)
Why Are Middle East Girls Better in
Schools Than Boys - Amanda Ripley (The Atlantic)
The Mysterious Death of Hizbullah
Leader Nasrallah's Bodyguard - Yasser Okbi (Maariv Hashavua) Kuwait's Al-Jarida
claimed that Musa Muhamad Wahabi, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah's personal
bodyguard, was assassinated last week because he knew too much about the 2005
murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, which has been
attributed to Hizbullah.
Chilling:
the Palestinian terrorist who just killed 3 people near Har Adar was described
by Israelis who knew him as “completely normal” and “good-natured.”
The Har Adar Attacker Became a
Palestinian Hero and Secured PA Payments to His Family - Ron Ben-Yishai (Ynet News)
Fatah: Munich Olympic massacre was "excellent
operation" - Itamar Marcus
and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
75 Palestinian Authority schools
named after terrorists and Nazi collaborators and honoring Martyrs and
Martyrdom - Itamar Marcus (PMW)
Son of Hamas Leader Delivers Plea for
Palestinian Human Rights at UN (UN Watch) Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas leader, slammed the
Palestinian Authority for its human rights abuses at the UN Human Rights
Council headquarters in Geneva on Monday. "Finally, you use
this platform to mislead the international community, and to mislead Palestinian
society to believe that Israel is responsible for the problems you
create."
Senior Russian Diplomat and Hamas
Delegation Hold Talks in Moscow (Tass-Russia) Russian Special
Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister
Mikhail Bogdanov, held a meeting in Moscow last week with a Hamas delegation
led by political bureau member Mousa Abu Marzook.
Russian Jets Strike U.S.-Backed Forces
in Eastern Syria - Erin Cunningham and David Filipov (Washington Post) The
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Russian warplanes targeted SDF
fighters in three locations in Deir al-Zour province Monday, including at a
major gas field they had seized Saturday from militants. It was the second time
this month that the SDF has been targeted by Russian strikes.
Religion And Nationalism: Is Southeast Asia Turning Into The Next Middle East? - Dominique Moisi (Les Echos/World Crunch)
Phyllis Chesler, at war with the 'Faux
Feminists' of the left -
Richard Landes (Tablet)
