Kurdish Advances
http://www.meforum.org/4733/iraq-kurds-isis-isil
The stunning collapse of the Iraqi army in Mosul, and the rapid advance of the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through Tikrit and toward Baghdad has created a new...
Second Front Opens in the Sunni-Shia War
http://www.meforum.org/4728/second-front-opens-in-the-sunni-shia-war
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) organization swept into the city of Mosul in western Iraq last week. No one has any right to be surprised. ‬
ISIL has held a large...
Senator Menendez to AJC: Palestinian “Unity” Has Consequences
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/senator-menendez-to-ajc-palestinian-unity-has-consequences-262378181.html
SUMMIT, N.J., June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Palestinians must choose between peace with Israel as a Jewish state and a marriage with Hamas, a terrorist organization," Senator Robert Menendez declared at the AJC New...
How Iran Gains From Assad Victory
Interviewee: Michael Young, Opinion Editor, Daily StarInterviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting EditorJune 5, 2014http://www.cfr.org/syria/iran-gains-assad-victory/p33064
With Syrian president Bashar al-Assad claiming a sweeping electoral victory, one party set to gain in influence is Iran, says Lebanon-based expert...
Illusions and Delusions – writes Michael Kuttner
http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/illusions-and-delusions-writes-michael-kuttner/42905#more-42905
Like confidence tricksters who manage to fool multitudes with their snake oil type smooth talk current developments bear an uncanny resemblance to these fraudsters. There is a saying that a fool is born every...
Taking Iran’s Anti-Semitism Seriously
http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/06/02/taking-irans-anti-semitism-seriously/
Radical, theologically based hatred of Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel is part of the core ideological beliefs of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet U.S. policymakers all too rarely...
Iran Launches Hizbullah network in Syria
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs reports that the Teheran regime approved and facilitated the establishment of a Hizbullah force in Syria. In a report, the center said Hizbullah, representing Iranian interests, would operate...
[PR Victory For Palestinians] Pope Francis, President Peres and PA President Abbas will issue...
http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=63987
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Following the invitation of Pope Francis during his visit to the region: Pope Francis, President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Abbas will issue a joint call for peace at a...
Israel-Egypt anti-terrorism cooperation at zenith
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/israel-egypt-security-cooperation-netanyahu-livni-nuclear.html
An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel, about 430 kilometers (256 miles) northeast of Cairo, Oct. 26, 2011. (photo by...
Ambassador Dermer and United States-Israel Relations
http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=6993
In an address to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington on May 1, 2014, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, spoke at length about a number of subjects on...














