Iran

Iran: "We Are Witnessing the Export of the Islamic Revolution Throughout the Region" - Kambiz Foroohar and Ladane Nasseri  (Bloomberg)  "Iran is advancing," said Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi commentator. Iran "has succeeded in Syria in maintaining Bashar al-Assad, succeeded in Iraq in having all the Shiites on its side, and it has expanded now to Yemen." 

Can the West Rely on Iran? - Dore Gold (Israel Hayom) Tehran's purpose since 1979 has been to reduce American influence in order to pave the way for its own military domination of the region.

Partners for Peace?

IDF Paramedics Aid Thousands of Wounded Syrians- Yoav Zitun (Ynet News)

Abbas' Fatah Threatens Rocket Attacks and "the End of Israel" - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)

Fatah glorifies Japanese and Palestinian terrorists - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (Palestinian Media Watch)

Hamas Warns Italy Not to Embark on Libyan "Crusade"   (ANSA-Italy)A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, Salah Bardawil, on Tuesday warned Italy not to embark on a military intervention in Libya, saying this would be considered "a new Crusade against Arab countries and Muslims."

 

United Kingdom

Channel 4 News scolds Danish terror survivor for imputing Islamist motivation to gunman– Adam Levick (CIF Watch)

Egypt

Russia to Build Nuclear Plant in Egypt - (Al Arabiya)

Iran

Death of Saudi King & Coup in Yemen: Signs in Iranian Prophecy – Ryan Mauro (Clarion Project) According to this end-of-days belief, all of these events lead up to the Iranian-led capturing of Jerusalem….

Iranian Statements Taunting the United States Ignored by Most of the Media - (CAMERA)

Jordan

Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Refuses to Condemn the Islamic State for Killing Jordanian Pilot - Yoni Ben Menachem (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Libya

Islamic State Advances in Libya (Washington Free Beacon)

Partners for Peace?

Five Israeli-Arabs, Part of Fatah Terror Network, Indicted for Throwing Firebombs at Jews' Homes- Yoav Zitun and Aviel Magnezi (Ynet News)

PM says Israel to demolish illegal EU structures in Area C - Shlomo Cesana and Israel Hayom Staff (Israel Hayom)

Syria

ISIS Barbarians Face Their Own Internal Reign of Terror - Jamie Dettmer (Daily Beast)
Internal quarrels over a range of issues point to a lot of trouble beneath the surface of the ISIS terror army.

Syria Making Gains in Bid to Regain Golan, with Help of Hizbullah and Iran - Jack Khoury and Amos Harel (Ha'aretz)

United States

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Honors Palestinian Governor - Then Has Regret - Eric Berger (Philadelphia Jewish Exponent) see also: Philadelphia Councilwoman "denounces" PA governor's support for terror, following PMW exposure - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Obama is Pursuing Regime Change in Israel – Aaron David Miller (Foreign Policy)

Afghanistan

Kabul Art Project – Shamsa Hassani who told Art Radar: I want to make Afghanistan famous because of its art, not its War.

EU

EU Funding Illegal Palestinian Building, Report Claims -Jake Wallis Simons (Daily Mail-UK) The EU is acting illegally by funding more than 400 unauthorized Palestinian homes in 17 locations in Area C of the West Bank, which was placed under Israeli jurisdiction during the Oslo Accords

European 'No-Go' Zones: Fact or Fiction? Part 2: Britain – Soren Kern (Gatestone Institute)

Iran

Pentagon: Islamic State a Top U.S. Challenge, Iran Faces No Barriers to Producing a Nuclear Weapon- David Lerman and Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg)

How Iran Is Making It Impossible for the U.S. to Beat ISIS- Michael Weiss and Michael Pregent (Daily Beast) There are more than 50 "highly ideological, anti-American, and rabidly sectarian" Shia militias operating in Iraq today, and recruiting more to their ranks, all with the acquiescence of the central government. Iraq's Vice President for Reconciliation, Ayad Allawi, a secular Shia, told the Guardian that pro-government forces have been ethnically cleansing Sunnis from Baghdad. Thus, Sunni tribesmen are given a choice between cutting a pragmatic deal with ISIS or embracing Shia death squads.

Revolutionary Guards Commander: Iran Helping Syria, Iraq, Hizbullah, and Palestine (Press TV-Iran)

Iraq

Anbar Tribes Form Joint Coalition Against ISIS - Manaf Al-Obaidi (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Partners for Peace?

Israeli, PA Security Forces Cooperate Against Islamic State- Avi Issacharoff (Times of Israel)

Abbas' Fatah promotes rocket attacks against Israel - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Why Is Hamas Smiling? - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute) The Palestinian Fatah faction is currently embroiled in a bitter and violent power struggle between PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his major rival, Mohamed Dahlan. The streets of Gaza have become scenes of violent clashes between supporters of Abbas and Dahlan.

Russia

Security Council Condemns Killing of Spanish Peacekeeper, But Not Killing of 2 IDF Soldiers - Cara Anna (AP) A council diplomat said Russia blocked a French-drafted statement on Tuesday that would have condemned the Hizbullah attack on the Israeli soldiers as a violation of the resolution that ended the 2006 war.

Syria

Islamic State Executed 98 People in January 2015 (DPA)

Crowds in Syria Cheer While Watching 'Burning of Pilot' Film (The Clarion Project)

United States

U.S. Seen in Middle East as Ally of Terrorists - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Vaccines, Racists, and the Discriminatory Standard (CAMERA) In the United States, government often penalizes those who don't vaccinate their children, for example, by barring the children from attending public schools. Why, then, hasn't U.S. immunization policy been described as racist in the pages of major newspapers? Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal  have relayed the absurd charge that Israel's policy penalizing families that don't immunize children amounts to anti-Arab discrimination.

Uruguay

Uruguay Expels Iranian Envoy Suspected of Helping Place Bomb near Israeli Embassy - Barak Ravid (Ha'aretz)

Yemen

Houthis attempting to control Yemen's Bab El-Mandeb strait (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Implications of the Houthi coup-detat in Yemen – Josheph Karam (Foreign Policy)