Friday, March 22, 2019


Iran's Wartime Preparations include Terrorist Attacks and Assassinations - Zach Dorfman (Yahoo News) Iran's relative military weakness has led it to focus on preparations to attack "softer" targets, such as U.S. government facilities and personnel, and even civilian institutions like synagogues. 
Iran-Backed Militias Step Up the Battle in Iraq - Jonathan Spyer (Wall Street Journal) 


Malaysia Has Become Hub for Iranian Activity - Chaim Levinson (Ha'aretz)  "Malaysia is the meeting point between various terrorist organizations and the Iranians," an Israeli official says.

PA official implicitly endorses yesterday's terror attack in which 2 Israelis were murdered - Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Maurice Hirsch, Adv. (PMW) Spokesman of the PA Security Forces adamantly denies having condemned attack, Hamas claims he called the attack "a crime" 
Hamas Breaks Up Gaza Protests (AP-Daily Mail-UK) Hamas security forces in Gaza on Thursday forcibly dispersed hundreds of Palestinians protesting dire living conditions.  Videos circulated on social media showed police firing live rounds in the air, beating protesters and hauling them into police vehicles after demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads.
Video: Hamas Suppresses Protesters in Gaza(GazaLive-Twitter)

Iran Plans Takeover of Syria's Main Commercial Port at Latakia - Hannah Lucinda Smith (Sunday Times-UK)
Syria’s civil war is now three civil wars - Jonathan Spyer (Foreign Policy)

Turkey Is Changing the Middle East - Hussein Ibish (Bloomberg) 

International Terrorism Prosecutions During Winter 2019 - Emma Broches, Julia Solomon-Strauss (Lawfare) 
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