Friday, February 22, 2019

5 Tips For Sharing News Responsibly on Social Media - Pesach Benson (Honest Reporting)


German President Lauds Iran on Anniversary of Islamic Revolution - Benjamin Weinthal (Jerusalem Post)   German President Frank Walter-Steinmeier sent a congratulatory telegram to Iran's mullah regime in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, 

IDF: Hamas Promises Gaza Children NIS300 ($83) If Injured in Border Riots - Adam Rasgon (Times of Israel)
Accounts of Hamas War Crimes Submitted to ICC - Hanan Greenwood  (Israel Hayom) One testimony described an incident at the Gaza border riots last summer. "A terrorist threw a grenade at our jeep. As soon as he realized he had been seen, he grabbed a child and held on to him tightly, so we wouldn't fire at him."

Video: Inside Hizbullah Terrorist Tunnel Dug under Israeli Border(YouTube)  See inside a Hizbullah tunnel dug under the border with Israel. This video was posted by Andrea Thompson, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs.




Friday, February 15, 2019

The Houthi War Machine - Michael Knights (Combating Terrorism Center at West Point) After 2010, the Houthi rebels metamorphosed into the most powerful military entity in Yemen. As they fielded advanced weapons of Iranian origin, they captured the country's three largest cities. Their story provides a case study of how an ambitious militant group can benefit from Iran's support.

In Much of Iraq, ISIS Still Rules the Night - Kimberly Dozier (Pulitzer Center)


Striking similarities between stabbings of 2 young Israeli women Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)   In both cases, the PA did not condemn the terror. And more than that, in response to both terror attacks, the PA this week chose to present Palestinians as the victims. 

Mississippi House Approves Bill Targeting Israel Boycotts (AP) The Mississippi House of Representatives on Thursday voted 88-10 for a bill which would have the state join others in refusing to do business with companies boycotting Israel.
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Motion Condemning Anti-Semitism - Juliegrace Brufke (The Hill) in a 424-0 vote. " the United States House of Representatives must emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism and reject all movements that deny Israel's right to exist."  
Ilhan Omar and the Power of Clarity - Michael Koplow (Israel Policy Forum)

Hizbullah Is in Venezuela to Stay - Colin P. Clarke  (Foreign Policy)

Friday, February 8, 2019

These Marines Were Falsely Accused of War Crimes. Twelve Years Later, They Have Vindication - Andrew deGrandpre (Washington Post)  In 2007, a group of elite Marines were removed from Afghanistan when unproven allegations of war crimes surfaced. The allegations, a fabrication by local Taliban members, claimed that the Marines had massacred innocent bystanders during an ambush. Though they were cleared one year later, the soldiers have spent years fighting the lies.

Egypt to Keep Gaza Border Crossing Open (Middle East Monitor-UK)

ISIS Smuggler: Sleeper Cells and ‘Undead’ Suicide Bombers Have Infiltrated Europe - Anne Speckhard,  Ardian Shajkovci (Daily Beast) Jailed jihadis are being released, others are returning to Europe to face prison time, and still others have never been known to police and wait to be mobilized.  

European Council Statement on Iran (European Council) The EU said on Monday it was gravely concerned by Iran's ballistic missile launches and tests
Iran Has Teamed Up with the Taliban - Jackson Richman (JNS)
 
World Ignores Plight of Palestinians in Lebanon - Bassam Tawil (Gatestone Institute) A Palestinian who tries to bring a bag of cement or other construction materials into a refugee camp to build a house is subjected to arrest, interrogation, trial by military court and a fine. Is this happening in the West Bank? No. In Lebanon. Palestinians in Lebanon are also banned by law from working in professions including medicine, engineering, nursing, accounting, pharmaceuticals and teaching. Palestinians are also barred from owning, selling or bequeathing property. 

Fatah's official Facebook page in 2018: A platform for glorifying murder and promoting terror - Itamar Marcus, Nan Jacques Zilberdik, and Yona Silverman (PMW)

In Yemen, Jihadists and Iran Are Getting U.S. Weapons - Nima Elbagir (CNN)  Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to al-Qaeda-linked fighters and Salafi militias in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the U.S., a CNN investigation has found.  The weapons have also made their way into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels, exposing sensitive American military technology to Tehran. The revelations raise fresh questions about whether Saudi Arabia is responsible enough to be allowed to continue buying sophisticated U.S. hardware.



I've included this quote from President Trump's State of the Union address because it seems everything else except this part of his speech was discussed in the press.
Trump: "We Must Never Ignore the Vile Poison of Anti-Semitism"  (White HouseIn his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Trump said: "One of the most complex set of challenges we face is in the Middle East. Our approach is based on principled realism - not discredited theories that have failed for decades to yield progress. For this reason, my Administration recognized the true capital of Israel - and proudly opened the American Embassy in Jerusalem."
    "My administration has acted decisively to confront the world's leading state sponsor of terror: the radical regime in Iran. To ensure this corrupt dictatorship never acquires nuclear weapons, I withdrew the United States from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. And last fall, we put in place the toughest sanctions ever imposed on a country."
    "We will not avert our eyes from a regime that chants death to America and threatens genocide against the Jewish people. We must never ignore the vile poison of anti-Semitism, or those who spread its venomous creed. With one voice, we must confront this hatred anywhere and everywhere it occurs."