Click the links below to see the full story.

9/11
In Barcelona last week and just had access to BBC World. The BBC kept showing promotional spots for a special on why Americans don't believe the US govt. regarding events of 9/11.  Further, a panel of pundits proclaimed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the reason for the attacks on 9/11 and unhappiness in Libya, Iraq, etc. (never mentioning the US presence in Saudi Arabia or imprisonment of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman)
9/11: Al-Qaeda Didn't Act Alone - Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan (Telegraph -- UK)

The Persian Explosion: Iran's Role in the 9/11 Attack - Ronen Bergman (Yediot Ahronot - Hebrew)

Iran and Al Qaeda's "Operations Chief" - Thomas Joscelyn (Weekly Standard)Ten Years after 9/11 Tony Blair Says Iran Is a Greater Enemy to the Civilized World than Al-Qaeda - Richard Hartley-Parkinson (Daily Mail-UK)
Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: “Dawn of the Imminent Victory” (Flashpoint Partners)

 

US
Jewish Civil Rights Group Warns Columbia University President Over Illegality of Planned Banquet for Iranian Leader

Syria

View The Drawings that Landed Ali Farzat in the Hospital (Foreign Policy)Assad Still Winning Where It Counts Most - Walter Russell Mead (American Interest)

 

Egypt

According to the BBC, Egyptian teachers upset that they earn too little attacked the Israeli embassy. Even though the broadcast was in English, I couldn't quite get the connection.

Israel Demands that Cairo Reinstate Its Flags at Diplomatic Institutions - Shlomo Cesana, Lilach Shoval and Daniel Siryoti (Israel Hayom)Muslim Brotherhood Justifies Assault on Israeli Embassy - Steven Emerson (Investigative Project on Terrorism)
Egypt's Islamists Warn Turkish PM over Regional Role - Tulay Karadeniz and Yasmine Saleh (Reuters)
Saudi Embassy Was Also Attacked in Cairo - Tim Marshall (Sky News-UK)

PA
You might have missed this, it was at the bottom of page 4A in USA Today's 9/14 issue. Note that The New York Times and Washington Post omitted this info.
PLO ambassador says Palestinian state should be free of Jews - Oren Dorell (USA Today)
Apartheid Palestine – Not in Washington Post or New York Times (CAMERA)How Obama "Misled" the Palestinians- Khaled Abu Toameh (HudsonNY)
UN Diplomats Say Countries Intimidated into Supporting Palestinian Bid - Shlomo Shamir (Ha'aretz)
The Mounting Problem of Temple Denial - David Barnett (GLORIA Center-IDC Herzliya)
For Yasser Arafat, crime certainly paid. - Amir Oren (Haaretz) An official U.S. State Department document acknowledges that America knew Yasser Arafat was personally behind the 1973 murder of its Khartoum ambassador; the upcoming Palestinian statehood bid has much to thank the perpetrators for.
Official PA daily cartoon:  All of Israel is "Palestine"  and there can be no compromise - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Media Ignores Abbas/Hamas Electricity Scam - (IPT News)

Turkey
Turkey’s demand for an Israeli apology is looking more and more like an excuse to muscle in on valuable offshore reserves.- Pesach Benson (HonestReporting)
Palmer Report: Israel Vindicated, Media Shrugs - Simon Plosker (HonestReporting)

Greece
Israeli-Greek defense pact invoked versus Turkish naval and air movements (DEBKAfile)

China
Muslim Militant Group Claims Western China Attacks - Chi-Chi Zhang (AP)
Muslim militant group claims western China attacks - (Strait Times) The militants are believed to be based in Pakistan, where security experts say core members have received training from Al-Qaeda.

Israel
The Central Obstacle to Peace: The Ongoing Rejection of Jewish Sovereignty (YouTube) Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has released a new YouTube video, which demonstrates, in historical detail, that the essence of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the ongoing rejection of Jewish sovereignty and self-determination in the land of Israel.
What Has Israel Ever Done For Peace? - Yarden Frankl (HonestReporting) - also a video

Iran
 Iran Sees New Opportunity for Regional Domination Despite Turkish Competition - Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Kuwait
Iran stirs up new conflict: Its Iraqi terrorist arm shoots Scuds at Kuwait (DEBKAfile)
 
Saudi Arabia 
Saudis Continue Anti-Israel Boycott - Michael Freund (Jerusalem Post)

Cuba
Report: Hizbullah Opens Base in Cuba - Menachem Gantz (Ynet News)

 

Amazing uproar in Canada regarding the death of Jack Layton. Did you hear about it?
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. (Jack Layton)

The next Update will be on or around September 16th.  

Just click the links below to see the full story.

Australia
Pro-Palestinian Leader Condemns Violence at Brenner Boycott - Chip Le Grand (The Australian) The Reverend Jim Barr, president of the newly formed Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, has described the actions of anti-Max Brenner protesters who prevented shoppers from entering the chocolate store as indefensible and stupid. 

Targeted chocolatier Max Brenner 'a man of peace' (The Australian)

Canada 

Video: When Middle East Politics Invade the Campus, ACL Conference - 30 Minute Version

Spain
If you understand Spanish, please visit: http://www.revistamo.org/

UK
UK Riots: Iranian Photo Fraud Exposed - Simon Plosker (Honest Reporting)

US
Lawsuit Details Depth of Berkeley Jewish Student Harassment (IPT News)

Egypt 
Egypt Deploys Thousands of Troops and Tanks in Sinai, in Coordination with Israel - Anshel Pfeffer (Ha'aretz)

Israel
Israel tenses for Gaza strike after deadly Palestinian multiple terror attack - (DEBKAfile)
 
Jordan
Opposition to Normalization with Israel Gaining Strength in Jordan - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

Libya
Libya's Ragtag Rebels Are Dubious Allies - Patrick Cockburn (Independent-UK)
 
PA/Hamas
Western Wall prayer area to be turned into Arab housing neighborhood -  Jewish presence in Jerusalem will be erased from history - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Abbas' Vision of an Ethnically Cleansed Palestinian State - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
"Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Martyr's Wedding" - skits in Palestinian kindergarten - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Aid to Gaza to Continue as Hamas and USAID Reach Compromise (AFP-Al Arabiya)
US State Department designates Mumtaz Dughmush as terrorist - Bill Roggio (The Long War Journal)

Syria
The Toll in Syria - Emanuele Ottolenghi (Weekly Standard)Iran Snipers in Syria as Part of Crackdown - Rob Crilly (Telegraph-UK)

Yemen
Islamists seize third Yemeni town amid political turmoil and mass protests (Al Arabiya News)

Just click the links to see the full story.

 
Under Iranian Pressure, Iraq Reportedly Providing Financial Support to Syria (MEMRI) A source in the National Alliance of various Shi'a groups in Iraq that support Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told the London daily al-Sharq al-Awsat that "Iran has pressured its allies in Baghdad to support the Syrian authorities with $10 billion."
Syria goads Turkey by attacking towns along their border (DEBKAfile Special Report)

Iran receives $ 1.4 billion of India oil cash (Arab News/Gulf in the Media)
'India has to act fast on oil, gas imports from Iran' (Tehran Times/Gulf in the Media)
 

Hizbullah in America - Alex Joffe (Jewish Ideas Daily)

Hizbullah: Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Hizbullah Will Wipe Out Israel Following U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq (MEMRI)

White House Web Site Removes References To Jerusalem, Israel - Morton Klein (ZOA)
Jonathan Pollard: A Tale of Injustice - Joseph Puder (Frontpagemag.com)
Jihadist Forum Postings Lead to Guilty Plea (IPT News)
 
Honduras' Palestine Gamble - Marco Caceres (Honduras Weekly)

Cairo Hosts Conference Supporting Terrorism (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) The "Founding Conference of the Arab-Islamic Gathering to Support the Option of Resistance" was held in Cairo on July 24-25, attended by representatives from 14 Arab-Muslim countries as well as representatives from Hizbullah, Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and a representative from the anti-American "resistance" in Iraq. Speeches were given stressing that the "resistance" (i.e., terrorism) was the only option for "liberating Palestine," and material was distributed glorifying terrorist activities against Israel.

Palestinian Authority: Why Are They Targeting Women? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Hudson New York)
PA TV program: Best Mothers honors suicide terrorist by visiting her mother.  Mother upon news  of daughter's suicide bombing:   "I want to sing, Darin is a bride"  - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)
Gaza Summer Camps Include Political Indoctrination (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)

Islamists See Opportunity in London Riots  (IPT News)

Support Democracy? (Everyone Group) Tripoli, August 10th, 2011. An air raid carried out by NATO forces last night caused the death of 85 civilians - 33 children, 32 women and 20 men - in the village of Majer, near Zlitan, 150 km east of Tripoli.

Just click the links to see the full story.

House Panel: al-Shabaab Poses "Direct Threat" to U.S.  (IPT News)

Israel Palestinian Conflict: The Truth About the West Bank - Danny Ayalon (Youtube Video) 

 

Hamas Leader: Palestinian UN Bid a "Scam"(DPA-Ha'aretz) Hamas leaders have firm views on the attempt by Palestinian President Abbas to get the UN to recognize a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 lines. Mahmoud al-Zahar, a prominent Hamas member in Gaza, says the approach to the UN is a "political scam." "We are not going to recognize Israel. That is very simple. And we are not going to accept Israel as the owner of one square centimeter because it is a fabricated state." 

Preparing for the Next Israel-Hizbullah War - Bilal Y. Saab and Nicholas Blanford (Foreign Policy) Both Israel and Hizbullah have been furiously updating their weaponry and tactics in anticipation of another round.  With the support of Iran, Hizbullah has made further advances in its signals intelligence and communications capabilities and is expected to use these upgraded capabilities to attempt to take the offensive in a future conflict, extending the fight into Israel through land and seaborne commando raids.

Iran Revolutionary Guards Commander Becomes New President of OPEC - Saeed Kamali Dehghan (Guardian-UK)

Russia: NATO close to military steps in Syria for beachhead to attack Iran - (DEBKAfile)

Post-surgery, Pollard's wife to visit him in prison - GIL HOFFMAN (Jerusalem Post)

Pakistan's madrassas continue to serve as engines of jihad - Bill Roggio (Long War Journal)

Syrian Uprising and President Assad Depicted in Cartoons (MEMRI)

Jordan Jails Former Al-Qaeda Aide for Terrorism (AFP-Al-Ahram-Egypt) A Jordanian military court on Thursday sentenced Issam Barqawi, known as Abu Mohammed Al-Maqdessi, a former advisor to top Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, to five years in prison for recruiting people in Jordan to join the Taliban in Afghanistan. Following the verdict, Maqdessi shouted: "We are mujahedeen (holy warriors)...and we will continue to fight the Americans."

Just click the links to see the full story. Please note that I will be taking a break from posting these updates. I intend to resume in August followed by another break at the end of August through mid-September.
 
U.S. Investigates Syrian Diplomats for Spying on U.S. Protesters - Eli Lake (Washington Times)

Gaza's Rocket Men Shoot for the Moon - Sharon Weinberger (Slate) Abu Saif, a rocket maker for the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, is a fan of Google Earth.
IDF Doesn't View Gaza Rocket Attacks as Real Escalation - Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

Why the Palestinians Don't Want Fayyad - Khaled Abu Toameh (Hudson Institute-New York)
Cartoon: Demonized Jew and American celebrate division of Sudan -Itamar Marcus (PMW)


Hizbullah and Iran in the Americas - Amb. Roger Noriega (U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security)

Counterproductive restraint - Bill Ardolino (The Long War Journal) British soldiers have been directed not to shoot insurgent bomb emplacers in Afghanistan

Cyprus Explosion: What the UN Press Release Left Out - Claudia Rosett (Pajamas Media)

Just click the links to see the full story. 

The Tipping Point: Embracing the Muslim Brotherhood -  Frank Gaffney (Center for Security Policy) The Obama administration chose the eve of the holiday marking our Nation's birth to acknowledge publicly behavior in which it has long been stealthily engaged to the United States' extreme detriment:  Its officials now admit that they are embracing the Muslim Brotherhood (MB or Ikhwan in Arabic).

Editorial: The U.S. Legitimizes A Terrorist Group - (Investors.com)

Egyptian Presidential Candidate: Israel Is an Enemy; We Want Normal Relations with the Resistance and Iran (MEMRI)

Egypt Secular Party Leader: 9/11 "Made in USA"; Holocaust a "Lie" - Ben Birnbaum (Washington Times) Last month, the Wafd party announced it would run jointly in September's parliamentary elections with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt Brotherhood Courts Investors - Mariam Fam and Stanley Reed (Bloomberg) 

Former Local Head of Saudi Religious Police: True Islam Is Moderate; The Genders May Mix, and Women May Play Sports (MEMRI)

Saudi Columnist Princess Basma bint Saud bin Abd Al-Aziz Aal Saud Describes the Treatment of Women in Saudi Arabia as 'Slavery' and Says: Nobody Is Immune to the Winds of Change Sweeping the Arab Nation; 'We Must Grant Freedoms Before They Become Challenges' (MEMRI)

Organizers: Gaza Flotilla Era May Be Over - Mya Guarnieri (Maan News-PA)
A Greek decision to block ships from sailing to Gaza has prompted some organizers to rethink the flotilla movement that challenged Israel's blockade. Flotilla organizers said that this year's embattled effort to sail to Gaza likely spelled the end of the Freedom Flotilla movement. The act of sailing to Gaza is "a tactic," one of them said. "Maybe it's run its course."
 

Mauritanian troops attack AQIM camp in Mali - Bill Roggio (The Long War Journal)
...it is likely that French and possibly US commandos were involved in the operations

Just a reminder, it's likely that American soldier, Bowe Robert Bergdahl, is still being held captive by the Taliban.

Just click the links to see the full story.

Radical Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash (IPT News)
How Can Do-Gooders Possibly Think that Gaza Is the Primary Center of Injustice in the Middle East? - Kevin Myers (Irish Independent)
According to Mathilde Redmatn, deputy director of the International Red Cross in Gaza, there is in fact no humanitarian crisis there at all. But by God, there is one in Syria, where possibly thousands have died in the past month. However, I notice that none of the Irish do-gooders are sending an aid-ship to Latakia.
Financial Links Uncovered Between Hamas and Gaza Flotilla Organizers (Israel Defense Forces)

Yanar Mohammed—Iraqi Women’s Vigilant Champion - Marcia G. Yerman (WMC)

Syrian Embassy Accused of Threatening Protesters in UK - Matthew Taylor (Guardian-UK)