At an event this week where we met The Honorable Ayoob Kara, we learned how important it is to lobby for the fight against the BDS movement and the boycott of Israel. The introductory speaker wasn't exaggerating when he reminded us that it was 20 yrs of propaganda denigrating Jews and minorities that enabled Germany to invent genocide. As Mr. Kara was essential to the success of the Abraham Accords, we heard more about these historic agreements and learned that there are at least 10 more Arab states willing to sign agreements with the Israelis. It's up to the new Israeli govt. to actively pursue this along with the Biden administration. 

Action Needed Now to Address the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Afghanistan - Youssof Ghafoorzai (The Diplomat)

Colombia Expels 2 Hizbullah Operatives Tracking Israelis, Americans (AFP)

Israel, Jordan and UAE to Sign Deal for Huge Solar Farm - Barak Ravid (Axios)
Clarifying the Record on Israel’s Recent Terror Designations of Six Palestinian NGOs - Anne Herzberg (NGO Monitor)

Memorandum Of Understanding Signed With UN On Promoting Women's Rights Sparks Opposition In Libya - Chernitsky (MEMRI)
‘Horrific’: 10 people suffocate in overcrowded migrant boat off Libya (The Guardian)

Palestinian Human Rights Activist Sues over Ben and Jerry's Boycott, Saying It Promotes Hatred - Isabel Vincent  (New York Post) 
PFLP Boasts about Its Ties to Iran - Joe Truzman (Long War Journal-FDD)
A Syrian Woman's Experiences with Hamas in Gaza - Allison Norlian (Forbes)
Economic, Social Protests Against Hamas Flare Up Again in Gaza - S. Schneidmann  (MEMRI)
Palestinians Fear "Civil War" amid Growing Anarchy - Khaled Abu Toameh  (Jerusalem Post)In the past few days, four universities in the West Bank were shuttered due to violent clashes on campuses between students and rival clans.

Facebook disrupts Pakistani hacking group targeting Afghan users - Maggie Miller (The Hill)

Video: Today Saudi Arabia Is Part of the Solution - Amb. Dore Gold (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Back in 2001, the Muslim World League, headquartered in the Saudi kingdom, was spreading the ideology that supported a new wave of global terror. Yet in 2020, its secretary-general took a delegation to Auschwitz. We are in a different world.

Growing Opposition to Iran's Involvement in Syria - Ben Caspit (Al-Monitor)
Iranian "Bags of Dollars" in Southern Syria Raise Assad's, Russia's Concerns - Nazir Magali (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

UAE-Israel Trade Growing beyond Expectations (Khaleej Times-UAE)

BBC News Whitewashes Pro-Iran Groups at LSE Anti-Israel Demo - Hadar Sela (CAMERA)

The New York Times Publishes Glowing Profile on Notorious Anti-Israel Terror Apologist - Rachel Donoghue (Honest Reporting)
Palestinian Leaders’ Fabrications About Ancient Israel Go Unchallenged By Media - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting) False Claims That Weaponize History
U.S. temporarily halts some refugee admissions, prioritizes resettling Afghan evacuees - Yacob Reyes (Axios)
U.S. senators move to block $650 mln arms sale to Saudi Arabia - Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters)
Oberlin Giving Haven to Iranian Diplomat - Dexter Van Zile (Times of Israel) ... while serving as an Iranian diplomat to the UN, Mahallati was part of an effort to cover up the 1988 mass killings of Bahais and political dissidents by the Iranian regime. 

The Myth of Lone-Wolf Terrorism - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (UnHerd)
British MP Stabbed to Death in Islamist Terror Attack - Doug Faulkner (BBC News)

Taliban's Murder of Volleyball Player Marks the Beginning of Afghan Dark Era - Phyllis Chesler (4W)  

Google Warns Iran behind Cyberattacks - Ajax Bash (Google)

Hizbullah Operatives Given Refuge in Venezuela - Damian Pachter (Israel Hayom)

The Iranian Revolutionary Apparatus and Hizbullah in West Africa - Toulu Akerele   (Hudson Institute) 

Investigation of Beirut Port Blast Leads to Armed Clashes in Lebanon - Michael Young  (Carnegie Middle East Center) many Christians believe Hizbullah was responsible for the explosion.

Lebanese Journalist: Hizbullah Continues To Turn Lebanon Into A 'Narco State,' Now Using West Africa As A Transit Hub For Its Illegal Drug Trade (MEMRI)

13 NGOs, 70 Staff and Board Members Linked to Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). (NGO Monitor)

PA Security Forces Members Planned Terror Attack (Times of Israel)

Palestinian Prisoners No One Talks About - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone Institute)

Report: Russia Disbanding Its Syrian Militia, Opening Up Golan for Iran (Times of Israel)

Why Israeli gas and Syrian sanctions relief may turn on Lebanon’s lights - Matthew Zeis (Atlantic Council)

War still rages in Syrian border town at heart of Iran’s regional ambition - Martin Chuluv (The Guardian)

U.S. Military Was Tipped Off about Iran-Backed Attack on Troops in Syria, Saving Lives - Lucas Tomlinson (Fox News)

Swedish Foreign Minister: Corruption an Obstacle to Economic Support for Palestinian Authority - Mohammad Al-Kassim (Media Line)

Britain Ends Direct Funding of PA Teachers - Jenni Frazar (Jewish News-UK)

Ahead of Donor Conference, UNRWA Should Identify Which 6 Employees Suspended for Antisemitism - letter from UN Watch to UNRW

Hollywood Stars Sign Anti-BDS Letter But Major Media Outlets Turn Blind Eye- Rachel O'Donoghue (Honest Reporting) 

This week the UN was in session in NY where the Israeli Ambassor, Gilad Urdan, and the head of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, were both prevented from speaking out on  the endemic antisemitism at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) schools.

Egypt's President Sisi Hails Peace with Israel (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

Why Arabs Are Annoyed with the Europeans - Khaled Abu Toameh  (Gatestone Institute) The European Parliament has enraged many Arabs by calling for a boycott of Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The timing of the resolution is problematic and implies that the European Parliament is seeking to punish the UAE for signing a peace treaty with Israel. 

'The Squad' & Congress' Iron Dome Fiasco Is Bigger Than You Think. Here's Why. (Video, Honest Reporting)

Hamas Is Building a Second Front Against Israel in Lebanon - Yaakov Lappin (Investigative Project on Terrorism)

Pandora Papers: Lebanese Politicians Stowed Vast Wealth Abroad as Economy Tanked (Haaretz)

Associated Press Whitewashes Hamas ‘Workshop’ That Ended With Call for Israel’s Destruction, Enslavement of ‘Educated Jews’ - Akiva Van Koningsveld (Honest Reporting)  See more at MEMRI

United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says (Reuters)

Expect the next Update to be on or about Oct. 30.

Did you know that 90% of 5000 Hamas offensive missiles fired at Israeli civilian areas were downed by the defensive Iron Dome systems last May? 

Colombia Uncovers Another Iranian Foreign Assassination Campaign - Potkin Azarmehr (IPT News)

Iran: We Have Established Six Armies Outside Our Borders - Rawad Taha (Al Arabiya-Dubai) IRGC General Gholamali Rashid: Hizbullah In Lebanon, Hamas And PIJ In Palestine, PMU In Iraq, And The Houthis In Yemen Are All Armies Ready To Defend The Iranian Regime (MEMRI)

Iran and Venezuela strike oil deal amid US sanctions - Lexi Lonis (The Hill)

Arrest Warrants Issued for Three Iraqi Leaders Who Attended Conference Calling for Peace With Israel (The Algemeiner) 

Over 300 prominent Iraqis publicly call for full peace with Israel (Times of Israel)

Abbas’ UN speech explains why he is no partner for peace - Maurice Hirsch, Adv (PMW)

U.S., Qatar launch joint action on Hezbollah financing (France24)

Sudan Closes Door on Support for Hamas - Khalid Abdelaziz (Reuters)

UN says at least 350,000 civilians killed in Syria’s civil war - Lisa Schlein (Voice of America)

The Assad Regime’s Business Model for Supporting the Islamic State -  Matthew Levitt (Lawfare) 

Congress Approves Funding for Afghan Arrivals (HIAS)

New Lebanese PM: We’ll work with any country, ‘except Israel, of course’ [mirroring the Taliban]- (Times of Israel)

Libyan commander, Chadian rebels clash in southern Libya (AP) The clashes, which flared up earlier this week, could further destabilize the wider Sahel region

Islamists Suffer Crushing Defeat in Moroccan Parliamentary Elections (France 24)

Pakistani Ambassador To China Moin Ul Haque: I Think The Taliban Would Welcome An Invitation To Join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor - (MEMRI/ CGTN Network (China) )

Report: 2 Palestinian Fugitives Flee to Jordan, 4 to Jenin (Ynet News)

3,728,600 reasons the escaped terrorists chose to return to prison quietly - Maurice Hirsch (PMW)

Riots have raged across the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem as Palestinians burned tires and threw rocks at IDF soldiers following the jailbreak of six prisoners. (Times of Israel)

Hamas in Gaza Wages Perilous Campaign of Harassing Israel (AFP)

Selective Memory: The Carefully Excised "WHY" of the 9/11 Attacks - Todd Bensman (IPT)

Who gets to teach what about Israel? A UNC course ignites the debate -  Arno Rosenfeld (Forward)

‘We Feel His Presence in the Department Is Threatening’ - Robbie Grammar (Foreign Policy) Over 70 colleagues have asked Secratary Blinken to fire their colleague Fritz Berggren. As the activies of Mr. Berggren were widely reported in February (see here and here). Why is he still at the State Dept?

Arizona Scraps Investments in Unilever over Ben and Jerry's Israel Policy - Howard Fische  (Arizona Capitol Times)

New Jersey set to shed $182 million Unilever assets over Ben & Jerry's boycott - Ross Kerber (Reuters)

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Marking The 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 – Clips And Reports Added To The MEMRI 9/11 Documentation Project In 2021 (MEMRI) In the two decades since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has been monitoring, translating, and documenting content about the attacks in media from the Middle East, South Asia, and beyond. The MEMRI 9/11 Documentation Project, launched to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks, archives all MEMRI translations, analysis, and clips about the attacks and their aftermath, and has amassed one of the largest and most unique archives in the world on this subject. These archives allow an in-depth examination of the ideological roots and other factors that ultimately led to the attacks.

September 11 Conspiracies: 20 Years Later (Simon Wiesenthal Center)

NYC Murals Paint Enduring Pictures of Remembrance, 20 Years After 9/11 (The City)

Beyond Forever War A Smarter Counterterrorism Approach Is Now Within Reach- Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon (Foreign Affairs)

CIA Chief Visits Pakistan, India to Discuss Afghanistan - Ayesha Tanzeem (VOA)

 The New York Times reports: In total, over a dozen countries have evacuated 240,000 people, most of them Afghans, since the Taliban took control of the country. I've been surprised and amazed at the number of people evacuated in such a short time. Now resettlement efforts must get underway. The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Pakistan, Germany and India are among the countries accepting refugees from Afghanistan. Britain is set to release $41 million of aid to support nations neighboring Afghanistan that are dealing with refugees fleeing the country. (Reuters) These efforts need monitoring and funding. Reports are already coming in of bad conditions in refugee camps. (4W)

The Iranian Shadow Fleet and Its Secret Alliance with China - Dr. Eyal Pinko (i24news)

Iran's New Approach to Missile Proliferation - Fabian Hinz  (International Institute for Strategic Studies-UK)

20 Years After 9/11, Islamic Terrorists Struggle To Recruit - Charles Kurzman (The Conversation/World Cruch)

Israel Destroyed Syrian Missile Battery that Fired toward Tel Aviv  (Times of Israel)

IDF hits Hamas facilities after incendiary balloons spark fire (Debka File)

U.S. sending millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Pakistan - Patsy Widakuswara (VOA)

Hamas Launches Incendiary Balloons into Israel, Cites Stalled Qatari Aid - Jack Khoury. (Ha'aretz)

Gazans Hand Out Sweets After Israeli Border Police Officer Dies (Honest Reporting) Click here for more details.

A Visit to Northeast Syria Shows the Urgency for Governments to Repatriate Their Citizens, Many of Them Children, to Thwart ISIS - Beatrice Ericksson (Just Security)

U.S. housing 20,000 Afghan evacuees in 5 states, with another 40,000 overseas (CBS News)

NPR Promotes Palestinian Narrative on Jerusalem - Ricky Hollander (CAMERA)