Canadian Report Underscores Iran's Culpability in Downing of Ukrainian Airliner - Toby Dershowitz and Dylan Gresik (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)
There Was No "Human Error" in Iran's Shootdown of Ukraine Airlines Flight - Terry Glavin (Ottawa Citizen-Canada)
Canadian Court Takes Stand Against PA's "Pay-to-Slay" Policy - Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom)  The Canadian Federal Court on Thursday denied the refugee application of Khitam Khudeish, a Palestinian woman who worked for the Palestinian Martyrs' Families Foundation, an organization that pays stipends to Palestinian terrorists and their families

Paris Terrorism Trials Update - Dr. Shimon Samuels (Simon Wiesenthal Center)

Iran's Foreign Minister: U.S. Does Not Have Option of Adding New Issues to Nuclear Deal - A. Savyon, Yigal Carmon, and Ze'ev B. Begin (MEMRI)

New Documentary Shines a Light on Iranian Human Rights Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh - Lakshmi Gandhi (WMC FBomb)

U.S. Weighs Options to Protect Americans in Iraq from Iran - Steve Holland (Reuters)

Hizbullah's Global Trail of Criminality and Corruption - Baria Alamuddin (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)  Hizbullah was designated one of the top five global criminal organizations by the U.S. State Department in 2018.   Lebanese emigre clans operate vast narcotics networks embedded along the Venezuelan coast, primarily targeting the U.S.

PA: Murderer of pregnant woman and child is "heroic” and victim of “kidnapping” by Israel - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

In West Bank, Palestinians Prepare for Post-Abbas Power Struggle (AFP-France 24) "There are more weapons today in Balata than during the second intifada."  

Syria behind Massive Amphetamine Seizure in Italy - Quentin Sommerville (BBC News)

Report: The Civilian Establishment of the Iranian-Led Shiite Axis in Southern Syria - Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri (Alma Research and Education Center)

Islamic State Continues to Threaten Syrian Regime - Sultan al-Kanj (Al-Monitor)

UK Finally Acknowledges the Obvious - Patrick Dunleavy (IPT News) ...there is no evidence that deradicalisation programmes work

The Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (Qantara) This bipartisan legislation funds economic cooperation and people-to-people programs between the U.S., Israel and the Palestinians. It appropriates $50 million per year for this new program through 2023.

Opposition to UAE Arms Deal Plays into Iran's and Turkey's Strategy  -  Ioannis E. Kotoulas (IPT News) 

Revisiting the BBC's Amplification of Syrian and Russian Propaganda - Hadar Sela (CAMERA UK)

The Top 10 Worst UN Actions of 2020 (UN Watch) 

UN Condemned Israel 17 Times in 2020, Compared to 6 Times for Rest of World Combined (Times of Israel)

A Double Standard on the West Bank versus Western Sahara - Prof. Eugene Kontorovich  (Wall Street Journal) 

Wishing those who celebrate a very merry Christmas! 

Iran Is in Syria to Stay - By Elizabeth Dent and Ariane M. Tabatabai (Foreign Affairs) Tehran sees Syria as a critical piece of its “axis of resistance” and an important route for the transfer of arms and other supplies to Lebanese Hezbollah. 

Iran Threatens Oil Shipping in the Red Sea - Lenny Ben David (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Reuters Slams Israel Over Plight of Gaza Christians, Ignores Hamas Persecution - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting)

PA to Palestinians: Become a terrorist and guarantee yourself a job in the PA! - Maurice Hirsch (PMW)

Pity the nation: Assessing a half century of Assadist rule - Steven Heydemann (Atlantic Council)

Turkey Says Iranian Intelligence Kidnapped Dissident in Istanbul - Kareem Fahim (Washington Post)

UK Lawmakers Urge Government to Designate Iran's IRGC as Terrorist, Replace Nuclear Deal - Yaghoub Fazeli (Al-Arabiya)

Biden May Stay Out of JCPOA for Now, Use Sanctions as Leverage - Ariel Kahana  (Israel Hayom)  

A Promised Land: Obama’s Memoirs Malign Israel  -Sean Durns (CAMERA) The United States’ 44^th president repeatedly strikes a false equivalency between Israel and the terrorists who seek the Jewish state’s destruction.

Spotlight on the Disputed Western Sahara (AP)

France Is Still Under Attack - Guy Millière (Gatestone Institute)

Germany: New Iran Deal Must Limit Ballistic Missiles Threats -  (Der Spiegel-Germany)

Israeli, Jordanian Foreign Ministers Meet at Border (Times of Israel) Interesting... when we went to Jordon from Israel, our Israeli guide was not permitted into Jordon either. 

Abbas’ Fatah threatens Arabs selling land to Jews in Jerusalem - Maurice Hirsch (PMW)

Anti-Turkish Statements In Iran (MEMRI)

Top House Democrat warns against Trump's Western Sahara designation - Laura Kelly (The Hill) 

Slovenia declares all of Hezbollah a ‘criminal and terrorist organization’ - Raphael Ahren (The Times of Israel)

Guatemala's Terrorist Designation of Hizballah Explained - Tod Bensman (IPT) Guatemala's designation follows one by Honduras in January and three other Latin America nations – Argentina, Paraguay, and Colombia after close coordination with the U.S. National Security Council as part of that broader effort to crack down on Hizballah money laundering

China State-Backed Covid Vaccine Has 86% Efficacy, UAE Says (Bloomberg)

UK and Israel Sign Military Agreement (BICOM-UK)

PROGRESS: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Bulgaria Change Votes to Back Israel UN Watch Welcomes “Significant Shift“ (UN Watch)

ALERT: What Time Magazine Needs To Know About BDS (CAMERA) For reference, see BDS Unmasked 

Egyptian Film Star to Face Court over Photo with Israelis - Hamza Hendawi (National-UAE)  Popular Egyptian film star and rapper Mohamed Ramadan faces a court hearing over a photograph shared online of him posing with Israeli singer Omer Adam during a recent visit to Dubai.

Egypt Seeks to Counter Turkish Influence in Somalia - Khalid Hassan (Al-Monitor)  Maj.-Gen. Hatem Bashat, a member of the Egyptian parliamentary Committee for African Affairs, said Nov. 16 that Egypt is well aware of the "malicious" Turkish moves in Somalia to control the Red Sea.

Report: Israeli Military Braces For Possibility Trump Attacks Iran In Final Days Of Presidency - Jack Brewster (Forbes)

The Ayatollah's Men in Europe: Part 1 - Potkin Azarmehr (IPT News)

Two-faced PA told NY Times salaries to terrorists will change, but told Palestinians they will “not change” - Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus (PMW)

UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim states: document - Alexander Cornwell (Reuters)

BBC Apologizes for Uncritical Interview with Palestinian Killer - Lee Harpin (Jewish Chronicle-UK)

Economist Piece on Erekat Rewrites History of the Peace Process- Adam Levick (CAMERA)

Israel in Contact with Niger to Normalize Ties (Asharq Al-Awsat)  The report said Chad, also a Muslim state, will conclude a normalization agreement with Israel as well.

Hizballah's Precision Strike Missile Program Forms an Explosive Regional Threat - Yaakov Lappin (IPT) 

Israel Strikes Iranian Forces in Syria in Response to Bombs Planted on Border - Noa Shpigel (Ha'aretz-IDF)

The Continued Iranian Presence in Syria - Navvar Saban (Atlantic Council)

The IDF released video footage and photos this week of a new Hamas tunnel it detected that had crossed into Israel. (AIPAC on Twitter)  

UN Calls Temple Mount Solely by Muslim Name, Condemns Israel 7 Times (UN Watch) Click the link to see all the details. Scroll down to "Sign the Petition." Click on your country and you'll be directed to the petition.

Sudan to Host Russian Military Base - Alexander Bratersky (Defense News) 

Presence Of Fighters From Syria In Nagorno Karabakh Ramps Up The Pressure On Russia To Intervene (MEMRI)

France teacher attack: Four pupils held over beheading (BBC)  This brings to a total of 15 the number of people taken into custody in the aftermath of the murder. 51 French Muslim associations would be closed down including the Cheikh Yassine Collective, which is named after Hamas’ founder.

Iran to Import North Korean Long-Range Missiles - Simon Watkins (OilPrice.com)

Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Suggests Normalization of Ties with Israel - Fadhel al-Nashmi (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Is a Libyan Warlord Beyond Law’s Reach? - William Ford (Lawfare) Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the Libyan National Army, —a dual U.S.-Libyan citizen who owns property in Virginia

Play Glamorizing ISIS Member Epitomizes "Jihadi Cool" = Abigail R. Esman (IPT News) theater in The Netherlands!

NGO Monitor Third Quarter Report - Just yesterday NGO Monitor was cited in Politico, with the US State Department using our research on NGOs, antisemitism, and BDS. Read it here

PA Irony: PA leader chooses Israeli hospital for HIS Coronavirus treatment after saying ‎Israel intentionally spreads the virus to kill Palestinians - Itamar Marcus (PMW)

On Sudan making peace with Israel: Same country that was allied with Iran & Hamas, and which in 1967 hosted the Arab League summit that declared the Khartoum three No's: “No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it.” We can all be skeptical about the rationale, but I hope everyone can agree that peace is good!

The BBC Incites Baseless Hatred over Israel - Melanie Phillips (JNS)

BBC Apologizes for Broadcast with Hamas Terrorist behind Jerusalem Massacre - Tali Fraser (Jewish News-UK)

‘Paper of Record’ Buries Farrakhan’s Antisemitism, Hails His ‘Inclusiveness’ (VIDEO) - Nina Rakhamilova (Honest Reporting)

The Post-American Order “America First” Will Leave America Behind - Kori Schake (Foreign Affairs)

This week, I learned that organizations will often try to "hide" their anti-Israel activities behind otherwise noble causes. As you may come across this too, I thought you'd find this Newsweek story of interest.   When Peace Threatens the Peace NGO Industry - Yona Schiffmiller (Newsweek) “For many NGOs, the new Abraham Accords are not an opportunity to celebrate peace, mutual recognition and dialogue, but a catastrophe threatening their core business. More importantly, the deals represent a repudiation of the NGOs' core ideology and worldview—one that privileges Palestinian myths and victimization above all other considerations.”

Webinar presented by Honest Reporting

How Israel‘s new peace deals are reshaping the Middle East 

Sunday , October 25th, 11:00 AM EST

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Tens Of Thousands Flee Latest Taliban Offensive, And Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise - Diaa Hadid (WRVO/NPR)

Iran Creates an Anti-Regime Martyr by Executing Popular Wrestler - Potkin Azarmehr (IPT News)

Israel Has "No Illusions" on Maritime Border Talks with Lebanon - Bilal Hussein  (AP)

Lebanese Team Refuses to Talk to Israelis in Maritime Border Negotiations - Lahav Harkov (Jerusalem Post)

PA: “We are prepared to sacrifice… We will sacrifice our children”‎ - Itamar Marcus (PMW)  Unity with terror organizations and return-to-terror is the PA’s response to the ‎peace treaties Israel has signed with Bahrain and the UAE, and the peace plan that ‎the US has put on the table.

Flights from Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to Use Israeli Airspace - Itay Blumenthal (Ynet News) As a direct result of the Israel/UAE deal

Israel's Turkish Dilemma - Dr. Norman Bailey (Globes) 

U.S. Rebukes Turkey for "Calculated Provocation" in Eastern Mediterranean - Laura Kelly (The Hill) 

Report: Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel (i24News)

Why does BBC‏ ‏promote my daughter’s murderer? Arnold Roth (PMW)

Guardian Blasts Israeli Actress for Playing Someone from the Middle East - Adam Levick (CAMERA)  The author acknowledges that Gadot “ticks the box for Middle Eastern and north African (MENA) representation”

Hizbullah Networks in Venezuela - Joseph M. Humire (Atlantic Council)

Two Americans Held Hostage by Iran-Backed Forces in Yemen Freed in Trade - Dion Nissenbaum (Wall Street Journal) 

The Middle East's New Map - Robert D. Kaplan (National Interest)

Whose Islam? The New Battle for Afghanistan - Borhan Osman (The New York Times)

How the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could spiral into bigger regional war - Daniel Ofman (PRI/The World) 

Deciphering the Azerbaijan-Armenia War - Harold Rhode  (JNS-Israel Hayom)
How Azerbaijan Juggles Israel and Iran - David Pollock (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

With ‘Tehran,’ Israeli TV crosses borders; real-life Iran response has been cold - Mark Kennedy (Times of Israel) 

Iran Is Helping Venezuela to Form Popular Mobilization Force  (Radio Farda)

Saudi Arabia Thwarts Iran-Trained Terror Cell (Reuters)

On 20th Anniversary, Media Minimizes Intifada's Impact on Israelis - Giliad Ini (CAMERA) If you don’t understand Israel’s experience during the Second Intifada, a multi-year wave of Palestinian terror attacks that began 20 years ago this month, you can’t understand the state of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict today.

Female suicide bomber felt “like a bride on her wedding day, preparing to go to ‎her groom” Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

IPT Video Investigation: House of Lies – The Baseless Campaign to Smear Israeli Police Exchanges (IPT)

Nobody is ignoring the Palestinians - Stephen Flatow (JNS)

Reuters Ignores Palestinian Rejectionism and Violence as Cause of Conflict - Dov Lipman (HonestReporting) 

HonestReporting Marks 20 Years Since the ‘Photo that Started it All’ - Zina Rakhamilova (Honest Reporting)

Al-Jazeera Documentary on Hamas Missile Industry (MEMRI-TV)

Three Sudanese Political Groups Call to Normalize Relations with Israel (Sudan Tribune)

Syria Is Still Trying to Use Chemical Weapons - Jack Detsch (Foreign Policy)

Three NGOs File Criminal Complaint in German Court over Sarin Gas Attacks in Syria - Bethan McKernan (Guardian-UK)

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Ethnic Studies Bill!
Jewish Groups Should Engage and Push Back on AOC (Why just Jewish groups?) - Harry Onickel (The Algemeiner)
Cancel Culture Carries On - Phyllis Chesler (New English Review)

Top Uruguay Diplomat Fired For Anti-Israel Vote, After UN Watch Protest (UN Watch)

Coercion, Violence Threaten Middle East, Asian, and African Christians - Abigail R. Esman (IPT)

Taliban Want 'Islamic System' of Government as Focal Point of Afghan Talks - Ayaz Gul (Voice of America) Meanwhile, battlefield hostilities between Afghan forces and Taliban insurgents continued to inflict heavy casualties on both sides and deepen a mutual trust deficit at the negotiating table.

European Governments Fund Gaza NGO Pushing International Criminal Court to Investigate Israel (NGO Monitor) 

How Denmark, Sweden, the UN, and the EU Got Suckered into Funding a Terror Organization - Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (Tablet)

Europe On Iran: Why The Appeasement? Elahe Boghrat (Kayhan/WorldCrunch)

India arrests nine al Qaeda militants planning 'terrorist attacks' (Reuters)

Israel's Vulnerable New Friends - Martin Kramer (martinkramer.org) The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are vulnerable and dangerously close to Iran. 

Israeli Rapid Covid-19 Test to Be Used in European Airports - Marcy Oster (JTA) Why doesn't the US have this? United in Hawaii seems to be starting something similar!

U.S. Accuses Hizbullah of Storing Explosive Chemicals in Europe (AP)

PA unites with Hamas and other terror organizations to renew terror strategy - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Gaza Peace Activists Face Prison for Holding Video Call With Israelis - Adam Rasgon (New York Times)

Qatari Political Cartoons Attack Emirati, Bahraini Peace Agreements With Israel (MEMRI)

U.S. Department Of Justice Orders AJ+ To Register As Foreign Agent For Its 'Political Activities' On Behalf Of Qatar's Government (MEMRI) On August 12, MEMRI Released In-Depth Study By Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez, 'Al-Jazeera Unmasked: Political Islam As A Media Arm Of The Qatari State,' Based On Over 700 Al-Jazeera Clips On MEMRI TV

Saudi nuclear ambitions - Andrea Stricker (The World/PRI)

The South Syria Deal: Two Years Later - Ibrahim Hamidi (Center for Global Policy)  Two years later, Jordan is still unable to relocate refugees in large numbers, and Iran's continued presence is prompting Israeli airstrikes. The U.S.-Russian agreement failed to completely keep Iranian forces away from the Jordanian or Israeli borders. Iran may have withdrawn its non-Syrian militias, but it is consolidating its presence by enlisting Syrian militias to keep the pressure on Israel.     

The UK government is attempting to bend the rules on torture - Nicholas Mercer (The Guardian)

U.N. rebukes only Israel for violating women's rights - (UN Watch) The Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Belarus were among members of the UN’s 54-nation Economic and Social Council, a principal organ of the world body, who voted on September 14th to single out Israel as the only country in the world to be rebuked by the council this year for allegedly violating women’s rights.

UN Points Finger at Turkey over Rights Abuses in Syria - Amberin Zaman (Al-Monitor) Some of the worst offenses were recorded in Afrin, the Kurdish majority enclave that was invaded by Turkish forces in January 2018.

Paths to Destruction A Group Portrait of America's Jihadists — Comparing Jihadist Travelers with Domestic Plotters  -  Brian Michael Jenkins (Rand) 

The Washington Post: Peace Agreements are Bad and Sponsors of Terrorism are Good - Sean Durns (CAMERA)

This week WHO reported highest one-day increase in global coronavirus cases. Please stay safe and wear a mask!

The End of the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Michael J. Koplow (Israel Policy Forum) - too optimistic? What do you think? 

     Sudan, Oman Attend Peace Accord Signing in U.S. - Ahmed Younis (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

The man who risked everything to report from IS-controlled Mosul - Shaul Adar (Times of Israel)

While Israel Burns, The Media Fiddles - Sean Durns (CAMERA)

Qatar Funds Hizbullah Arsenal through Gold Markets in Uganda - Damien McElroy (The National-UAE)

U.N. Clash as Rights Chief Denounces Israel, Ignores Arab-Israeli Peace Agreements (UN Watch)

U.S. Withdrawing Thousands of Troops from Iraq and Afghanistan - Robert Burns and Zeke Miller (AP-Military Times)

What ISIS Can Tell Us About QAnon - Mike Pesca (Slate) A conversation with Clint Watts

Petition: Media Silent as Harvard Hires Palestinian BDS and Terror Supporter (Honest Reporting) Click the link to sign the petition.  One would hope that Fellows for the school’s Future of Diplomacy Project would actually support diplomacy.

Our Guest Speaker Today, Class, Is a Jew-Hating Terrorist - Jeff Jacoby

 (Boston Globe)  

I Was on a Plane Hijacked by Palestinian Terrorists. A Public University Invited One of Them to Speak - Moshe Raab

 (JTA)