How the Syrian Civil War and Egyptian Coup Positively Transform Israel’s Strategic Situation

http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2013/07/11/how-the-syrian-civil-war-really-affects-israel/ Some subtle issues are coming out of the Syrian civil war regarding Israel: clearly, Israel is neutral regarding the war; it won’t get dragged into it; and the longer the war continues the better,...

The Terror Threat and Iran’s Inroads in Latin America

http://www.propublica.org/article/the-terror-threat-and-irans-inroads-in-latin-america Last year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited his ally President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, where the firebrand leaders unleashed defiant rhetoric at the United States. There was a quieter aspect to Ahmadinejad's visit in January...

The Revolution in Egypt: Recommendations for Israel

http://www.inss.org.il/publications.php?cat=21&incat=&read=11730 On January 25, 2011, 7 million Egyptians, most of them young, middle class, educated city-dwellers, took to the streets and with the assistance of the army, toppled the regime of President Husni Mubarak. On...

The Iran-Hezbollah terror connection: What must be done

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-Iran-Hezbollah-terror-connection-What-must-be-done-319577 As EU foreign ministers prepare to meet later this month in Brussels to determine whether a consensus exists to declare Hezbollah - or part of it - a terrorist organization, five disparate developments have...

Israel Sees MB Fall As Freeing Hamas

Israel's intelligence community has assessed that the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt would push Hamas back into the arms of Iran. Officials said the intelligence community has warned that the ouster of...

Hamas manufacturing rockets that can reach Tel Aviv

http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=61527 Hamas manufacturing rockets that can reach Tel Aviv Terror group testing medium to long range M75 rockets that can reach Tel Aviv metropolitan areaYoav Zitun YNET Published: 07.15.13, 12:47 / Israel News http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4405206,00.html Hamas is testing medium...

After Morsi: 6 thoughts on the ouster of an undemocratic, elected president

http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-morsi-6-thoughts-on-the-ouster-of-an-undemocratic-elected-president/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=9d28648010-2013_07_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-9d28648010-54375777 As the Arab Spring moves via the Islamist Winter into the Unpredictable Summer, six thoughts on the ouster of Egypt’s president and its possible repercussions. 1. Elections do not equal democracy In case anyone needed reminding,...

Fools Rush in Where Statesmen Fear to Tread

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/fools-rush-in-where-statesmen-fear-to-tread/ “Four years after the revolution and the old king’s execution.... He still recalls the old battle yell Down with all of the ruling class Throw all the generals out on their arse.” -”Marat/Sade” Actually though, many Egyptians are...

It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the “Peace Process”

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/06/its-time-to-tell-the-truth-about-the-peace-process/ “He who tells the truth is driven from nine villages.”- Turkish proverb Has it become time that the absurd paradigm governing the Israel-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the “peace process” be abandoned or...

Iran’s Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-foreign-legion-the-role-of-iraqi-shiite-militias-in-syria As the war in Syria drags on, external actors may play an increasingly important role in tipping the balance through material support and sponsorship of individual armed units. One of the most significant international...