Monthly Archives: July 2014

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Overview This past week rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continued to escalate. It began in the second half of June during Operation Brothers' Keeper, conducted to find the three abducted Israeli...

UNRWA schools in Gaza: A Greenhouse for Hamas

An Israeli incursion into Gaza will have to cope with the fact that 70% of the Gaza population dwells in UNRWA refugee facilities. As documented below, Hamas has embedded itself in the UNRWA schools...

ISIL Expands Presence In Israel

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has been expanding its presence in Israel. The Israeli intelligence community has detected efforts by ISIL to establish sleeper cells.. "So far, things have remained calm," an official said. "But...

Israel has an opportunity for a long-lasting strategic achievement

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4536715,00.html The discovery of the kidnapped teens' bodies and the ongoing rocket fire in recent days are bringing closer the moment in which Israel may launch a more significant operation in Gaza. Is such an...

What Does an “Islamic Caliphate in Iraq Mean?

http://jcpa.org/article/initial-implications-declaration-islamic-caliphate-iraq-syria/ Vol. 14, No. 22 July 1, 2014 The newly declared “Islamic State” is trying to reinforce its battlefield achievements in Syria and Iraq by creating a new Sunni Muslim religious entity to overturn the prevailing...

Life and death – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/life-and-death-writes-michael-kuttner/43874 There can be no bigger contrast between the Islamic cult of venerating death and the Jewish tradition of hallowing life. It is at times like this when the glaring differences are on display for...

From J-Wire’s correspondent in Gush Etzion

http://www.jwire.com.au/news/from-j-wires-correspondent-in-gush-etzion/43849 The murder of the three Israeli teenage students has sent shock waves throughout Israel and the Jewish world and especially in the communities of Gush Etzion where the kidnappings and murders took place. Every day...

Disproportionate chutzpa – writes Michael Kuttner

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/disproportionate-chutzpa-writes-michael-kuttner/43979#more-43979 As predictable as day following night the reaction of the international community to Israel’s continuing search for the murderers of the three teenage students could have been anticipated. We were thus not disappointed or...

Observation: Israel’s Message to Hamas: You can continue building your army if you stop...

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=64217 "Now we are preparing for two possibilities in the south: The first is that the firing at our communities will stop and then our operations will stop as well and the quiet that prevailed...

UNRWA SCHOOLS OF WAR (HEBREW)

http://www.maraah-magazine.co.il/show_item.asp?levelId=65731&itemId=27&katavaId=4497&itemType=0 בעקבות דו"חות ביקורת על מערכת החינוך של סוכנות הסעד והתעסוקה של האו"ם (אונר"א), יזמו דוברים של אונר"א מסע ברחבי העולם שמטרתו להעביר את המסר כי יש ספרי לימוד חדשים שאונר"א מקבלת מהרש"פ שאינם עוסקים...