For those in New York City: Middle Eastern MixFest, a free reading series festival playing at Atlantic Stage 2 August 9 – 16, 2018. 

Iran Gives $100 Million a Year to Hamas and Islamic Jihad - Elior Levy (Ynet News)

Iran's Deadly Diplomats - Matthew Levitt (Combating Terrorism Center at West Point)

Select Iran-Sponsored Operational Activity in Europe, 1979-2018 (Bureau of Counterterrorism-U.S. State Department)

Israeli Navy Intercepts Second Gaza-Bound Boat (i24News) The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its blockade of Gaza, after stopping a Norwegian-flagged boat last week,

A Night of Rockets and Headline Fails- Pesach Benson (Honest Reporting) Residents of southern Israel spent the night in bomb shelters as Palestinians fired a heavy barrage of rockets and mortars (nearly 200, according to the most recent numbers I saw). The IDF retaliated with air strikes on more than 100 Hamas terror sites.

U.S. Condemns Hamas Rocket Attacks, "Supports Israel's Right to Self-Defense"   (U.S. State Department)

Fatah Warns Hamas Against Reaching Truce Accord with Israel - Khaled Abu Toameh  (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leaders Meet with Russian Officials in Moscow - Shiri Moshe (Algemeiner)  Officials from Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) met on Tuesday with Russian officials in Moscow, drawing concern from Israel.  (PIJ is) Designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and more than 30 other countries

Article In Saudi Daily: Canada Is Waging A New Crusade In The Guise Of Defending Human Rights (MEMRI)

BBC News still promoting false balance on Syrian regime chemical weapons (BBC Watch) In a bizarre, false attempt at "balance," the BBC keeps repeating the Syrian regime's claims that they neither own nor use chemical weapons.

Islamic State Fighters Numbers Increase in Syria - Jack Detsch (Al-Monitor) As many as 4,000 to 6,000 ISIS fighters remain in northeastern Syria, a report to Congress attributed to a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment revealed on Monday. Pentagon officials had estimated in December that as many as 2,000 ISIS fighters remained in Syria, but has since stopped providing public estimates.

Israel Sees Syrian Army Growing Beyond Pre-Civil War Size (Reuters)  Russia has been helping arm and train the Syrian army. Local Syrian militias raised by Lebanese Hizbullah with Iranian support include the National Defense Forces. 

Purged Turkish NATO Officer Speaks Out - Teri Schultz (Deutsche Welle-Germany) "Being pro-West and pro-NATO is a big crime in Turkey now," he said.