From BBC Watch: A secret Facebook group called 'Palestine Live' provides a place for the sharing of content that includes Holocaust denial, anti-Israel conspiracy theories, and antisemitism. Various group members have appeared on BBC programs. But particularly disturbing is the membership of Yolande Knell, a correspondent for the BBC's Jerusalem bureau. Based on the biased reporting, I cannot see that this membership is just for news gathering purposes. As the report states, what is very obvious is that Knell’s position as an ‘impartial’ BBC correspondent reporting from the corporation’s Jerusalem bureau is severely compromised.
Iran Enhancing Espionage, Cyber Attacks on America - Daniel R. Coats (Director of National Intelligence)
Report: Hizbullah "Stopped Hamas from Building Military Base in Lebanon" (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed-UK)
Pentagon: Operations Against ISIS in Syria "Paused" as Kurdish Troops Shift to Fight Turkish Forces - Robert Burns (AP-Military Times)
The Carnage in Syria Shows that the International Community Cannot Be Trusted to Protect Anyone's Security - Prof. Eyal Zisser (Israel Hayom)
Video: Hamas Siphoning Off Electric Power in Gaza - Yoav Zitun (Ynet News) "This power was intended for hospitals and schools, but Hamas is uninterested in the populace and even exploits it. Watch the daylight robbery." "Only a week ago it was published that Hamas is stealing fuel brought into the strip for the Palestinian public, and selling it on the private market to the highest bidder."
Fatah claims 2-year-old victims were soldiers to hide that it murdered children - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Erdogan's Rising Islamist Militarism in Turkey - Eric S. Edelman and Merve Tahiroglu (Weekly Standard) Erdogan has promised to deliver an "Ottoman slap" to the U.S. and "bury" U.S. special forces soldiers operating in Syria.
Today's New York Times showcases Turkey's women's march, while the Wall Street Journal has: Turkey Flexes Muscles as Its Soft Power Melts Away. It concludes, "This is the way the new Turkey acts:very transactional and very belligerent. It's using all its tools and a 'crazyman' approach to get more concessions from its ostensible allies."
