Middle East

Israel's military has determined that Hamas was targeting the Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system. Officials said the military assessed that Hamas and its militia allies were concerned over the effectiveness of Iron Dome,...

http://jcpa.org/hizbullah-withdraw-syria/ Hizbullah’s military involvement in Syria is now a subject of heated domestic debate in Iran. This debate is being waged against the backdrop of the international refusal to let Iran take part in the...

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921107001128 TEHRAN (FNA)- Operation of the heavy water reactor in the Central city of Arak is Iran’s redline and the country has no plan to relinquish this project by any means, informed sources said on...

Over the past week, heated discussions took place, at the highest levels of the government of Israel, as to whether Israeli “settlers” would be welcome to live in a Palestinian state. Almost 18 years ago,...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=4046&sec=1&title=EDITOR%27S_DISPATCH_FROM_THE_DAVID_CITADEL_HOTEL:__HARPER_WOWS_ISRAEL There is no question that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is very popular in Israel and that Canada is considered Israel's best friend in the world. As a driver for one of Israel's Knesset members from...

Officials said the Defense Ministry has overseen a tougher policy against Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies in the Gaza Strip. They said the policy renewed the assassination of key insurgents, particularly those responsible...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-syria-rebels-20140127,0,3701116.story WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to "moderate" Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4481788,00.html In the year just gone, there was a noticeable decline in the Palestinian Authority's ability to maintain stability in the territory of Judea and Samaria, the annual report from Israel's Shin Bet internal security...

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140125/DEFREG04/301250025/Israelis-Rally-Against-US-Plan-Strategic-Jordan-Valley GIDRON OUTPOST, SARTABA RIDGE, JORDAN VALLEY - As US Secretary of State John Kerry finalizes proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, rifts remain as vast as this strategic valley west of the Jordan River...

http://www.idfblog.com/2014/01/16/idf-officer-intercepted-rockets-israel-always-ready/ Not many soldiers finish a day of work like Lieutenant Aviel Perry, a soldier who serves as the commander of an IDF Iron Dome battery. Early Thursday morning, he intrecepted five Gaza rockets headed...