Friday, July 17, 2020


Israeli research center finds 28 new Hezbollah missile launch sites - Anna Ahronheim (Jerusalem Post) ALMA says never-before-published sites are deep in heart of residential areas in Beirut, next to hospitals, restaurants, schools. 

Report: Senior Hamas Commander Defects to Israel - Jack Khoury (Ha'aretz-Times of Israel)  Al-Arabiya reported on Friday that senior Hamas military figure Mohammed Omar Abu Ajwa, who was in charge of an elite naval unit, had recently defected

New Report Confirms Al Jazeera's Role as Qatari Agent - Steven Emerson (IPT) An explosive new report released last Tuesday by former U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., provides compelling evidence that the Al Jazeera television network has been operating for years as an agent of the Qatari government....The government of the United Arab Emirates commissioned Ros-Lehtinen's investigation of Al Jazeera.

UN Watch exposes bias of UN's Palestine monitor, lists Hamas and PA abuses that he ignored - When the U.N.'s permanent investigator of "Israel's violations" Michael Lynk delivered his annual report before the 47-nation human rights council today, UN Watch delivered a major rebuttal that exposed his bias in ignoring Hamas and Palestinian Authority human rights abuses — against their own citizens, as well as against Israelis.
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Friday, July 3, 2020

Be safe over the holiday, and wear a mask!


Behind the Scenes: EU Clamps Down on Terror Funding (Human Rights & Hot Coffee Podcast) EU Backtracks on €1.7 Million to Radical Palestinian NGO. The terror group claimed it was enhancing the resilience of Palestinians.


Is annexation just accepting the truth on the ground? What will the rights of Palestinians be in this area? Is Israel's plan to annex or declare sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley any different than the other 123 territorial disputes in the world today?  Is it like Russia and Ukraine? As Honest Reporting reported last week, is it legal and is it right are two different questions. After all these years with the PA promoting terror and declaring that anyone who supports "normalization" with Israel should be shot and that the entire area from the "river to the sea" is Palestinian, they've demonstrated that Israel has no one to negotiate their borders with. Note that although President Carter took the position that settlements are illegal, this was quickly reversed by the Reagan administration, which held that settlements are “not illegal.” Subsequent U.S. administrations either reiterated Reagan’s view or refrained from taking a position on legality. The Trump administration is stirring up the pot as annexation is part of their peace plan. 
Annexation is already here - Jessica Montell (Times of Israel) The Seam Zone - the area beyond the Separation Barrier in the West Bank - is a testing ground for the treatment of Palestinians under annexation, and it's a lousy model

VIDEO: Terror Attack Or Car Accident? CNN Chooses Sides Against Israel - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting) When a Palestinian driver rammed his car into Israeli border police officers, it was the latest in a long string of deliberate attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians.  But that's not how CNN presented the story...
PA promises terror, claims it's allowed under international law - Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus (PMW)
PA Offers Direct Peace Talks With Israel (Honest Reporting) The two sides haven’t held direct peace talks since 2014. 

The Assad Regime Is Cracking under Pressure - Jonathan Spyer (Foreign Policy)  Despite talk of the war winding down, Assad and his allies still only control 60% of Syria. The Turks and their Sunni Islamist allies control 15%, while 25% is controlled by the U.S.-aligned, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. 
Generation Jihad Ep. 16 – Al Qaeda’s Never-ending Problems in Syria - Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio (Long War Journal) 

Leave Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and His Views on Israel Alone - Klaas Mokgomole and Mmamalema Molepo (Eyewitness News-South Africa) Somehow, when it comes to Israel and Palestine, we are suddenly told to have a moral high ground and pick sides. There has been no sanctioning or boycotting of Libya for the sale of human beings in the 21st century, or France's colonial tax on West and Central African countries. The strong campaigns for the freedom of the people of the Western Sahara and West Papua New Guinea are eerily silent and one can only wonder why.

Two videos of interest from The Center on National Security: 

Totally unrelated: Scotland voted 52-0 to stop exporting rubber bullets, tear gas, and riot shields to the US, and over 150 MPs are calling on the UK to do the same.


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Saturday, June 13, 2020

PA calls for murder of Jews in suicide bombings and stabbings to restore honor -  Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus (PMW)

Syrian Druze Protesters Call for Assad's Overthrow - Suleiman Al-Khalidi (Reuters)

The Palestinian appropriation of black pain - Joshua Washington (Times of Israel)
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Friday, June 5, 2020

Iranian-Backed Iraqi Shiite Militia Operates in Gaza (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
Iran's Shifting Posture in Syria (Soufan Center-Cipher Brief)

Hope, Healing and Media in the Shadow of George Floyd - Daniel Pommerantz (Honest Reporting) How do we read past hype, bias and personal agendas to form our own clear picture of what's happening in the US? And why are Palestinians trying to attach themselves to George Floyd's story?

Five Arrested in Jordan after Foiled Suicide Attacks Against Israel (AFP-Al-Arabiya)
Conciliation of the Century between Jordan and Saudi Arabia - Nadav Shragai (Israel Hayom) Jordan's current about-face may stem from its tardy realization of Erdogan's growing power in eastern Jerusalem. 
Lebanese Demand Bread, Hizbullah Offers Fantasies - Baria Alamuddin (Arab News-Saudi Arabia) by training and arming anti-state insurgents in Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria, Hizbullah objectively poses a far more immediate threat to Arab regional stability than to Israel. 
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Friday, May 15, 2020

Are you leaving your homes? Are you wearing masks when going out? 
“If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says.” The study asserts that use of facemasks reduces transmission of viruses by airborne droplets. Don’t be embarrassed to wear a mask. It is a sign of care and respect for those around you, not a sign of weakness—a lesson that the White House just realized this week.

Australian Government Tells ICC: Palestine Is "Not a State" - Ben Doherty (Guardian-UK)  Australia's position is that the question of Palestinian statehood cannot be resolved before a negotiated peace settlement. 



Washington Lobbyists Duke It Out Over Libya's Civil War - John Rossomando (IPT News)
How Turkey Shifted the Air War in the Battle for Tripoli - Ben Fishman and Conor Hiney (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)


Internal Hamas Tensions May Prevent a Prisoner Release Deal with Israel - Pinhas Inbari (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)  


Congress Calls to End ICC Investigations of U.S., Israel - Adam Kredo  (Washington Free Beacon)
U.S. to Israel: No More Chinese Deals - Arie Egozi (Breaking Defense) FYI China accounts for about 3% of Israel's foreign aid.

What's with The New York Times?
NYT Social Media Post: Israeli Soldier Killed by “Rock” - Emanuel Miller (Honest Reporting) Rocks don’t hit people by themselves, just as car don’t drive into people of their own volition. Not directly and clearly referring to this as a lethally violent act is inexcusable from reporters of any level...
New York Times Favors Palestinian Narrative on Payments to Terrorists - Gilead Ini (CAMERA)


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Friday, April 24, 2020

Seven unit rotations to Afghanistan, Iraq and Europe announced - Kyle Rempfer (Army Times)

Opposing an IMF Loan to Iran - Patrick Clawson (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)


PBS's Rick Steves Travelogues Trip Over Israel - Sean Durns, Myron Kaplan (CAMERA)
Technion Researchers Create Rapid Home Testing Kit for Coronavirus (Times of Israel) 
Ben-Gurion U Researchers Developing Coronavirus Test that Is 8 Times Faster (Ben-Gurion University)

Hizbullah Suffers Blow to Funding from Iran amid Pandemic - Thomas Harding (The National-Abu Dhabi)  Hizbullah is set to lose 40% of its income from Iran after the dramatic fall in oil prices...But the group's financing has become so sophisticated that it can rely on significant income from activities in Europe through fundraising that includes fake orphanages.

Libya accuses Russia’s Wagner Group of using chemical weapon (Middle East Monitor)

In the Covid-19 Pandemic, What Are the Reciprocal Israeli and Palestinian Obligations? - Amb. Alan Baker (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Palestinian Lies Never Die; Wikipedia and Google Keep Them Alive - Phyllis Chesler (IPT)

Pakistan repatriating thousands of citizens from UAE (Radio Free Europe)
UAE Migrant Workers Left Stranded by COVID-19 Job Losses - Katie McQue (The Guardian)

In honor of Yom HaShoah:
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From March 27
If like me, many of your meetings are migrating to Zoom, Google Hangouts, and What's App, beware: ‘Zoombombing:’ Internet trolls are hijacking video conferences hosted by Zoom, a platform that has soared in popularity amid the coronavirus outbreak. For instance, mischief makers are hopping on public Zoom calls and screen-sharing hardcore pornography to unwitting participants. (NYT)

Afghan officials say 25 killed in Kabul attack on Sikhs - Tameen Akhgar and Rahim Faiez (AP)

Danes Charge Man in Plot to Kill Iranian Opposition Member  (AP-ABC News) A 40-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent has been charged with helping Iranian intelligence to carry out a plot on Danish soil to kill an Iranian opposition activist, Prosecutor Lise-Lotte Nilas said Wednesday. Nilas said it was "completely unacceptable that foreign intelligence services plan killings on Danish soil, and it is unacceptable that people help foreign intelligence services operate in Denmark." 


Iran Leader Refuses U.S. Help, Citing Virus Conspiracy Theory  (AP-Politico)

Israel’s Double Curse—Politics and the Pandemic - Neri Zilber (Foreign Policy) A Supreme Court decision threatens Netanyahu’s grip on power and augurs a constitutional crisis. SEE ALSO Former MK Dov Lipman Explains Israel’s Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis - Zina Rakhamilova (Honest Reporting video) Filmed before Yuli Edelstein announced his resignation as Knesset speaker

Europe Reaches Libya Breakthrough With Naval Mission Deal - Nikos Chrysoloras (Bloomberg) goal of the mission --  is to help end fighting between the government of Fayez al-Sarraj, Libya’s United Nations-backed prime minister, and his rival, General Khalifa Haftar


Note: The Syrian civil war is in it's 10th yr. 900,000 in Idlib and only 60 hospital beds. 4 million refugees in Turkey. 

Meanwhile this is a US response to COVID-19 (bold is my emphasis): DOJ seeks new emergency powers amid coronavirus pandemic -Betsy Woodruff Swan (Politico) The Justice Department has reportedly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 33,000 over the weekend. Documents detail the department’s requests to lawmakers on a host of topics, including the statute of limitations, asylum, and the way court hearings are conducted. Another proposal seeks the authority to extend deadlines on merger reviews and prosecutions. It would allow the DOJ and its sister agency, the Federal Trade Commission, to add 15 days onto merger timelines during emergencies, such as disease outbreaks, natural disasters, or government shutdowns. Norman Reimer, Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, warned, “You could be arrested and never brought before a judge until they decide that the emergency or the civil disobedience is over. I find it absolutely terrifying.”

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