Category Archives: Islam

The 5 fronts Israel faces: Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Gaza and Sinai

BEGIN – SADAT CENTER How the IDF Is Preparing for Multi-Front War by Yaakov Lappin February 19, 2018 The IDF is implementing a plan to improve its ability to operate on multiple battle fronts simultaneously. While there is no indication … Continue reading

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Al Jazeera Poll: Israel preferred over Iran in conflict

EVELYN GORDON BLOG Do Arabs Back Israel in a Clash with Iran? February 21, 2018 After issuing a rare rebuke of Iran’s repeated calls for Israel’s destruction on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov added that Moscow also opposes “attempts … Continue reading

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After 5 years in an Egyptian prison for his extremism, Maajid Nawaz became an outspoken critic of Islam, and pro-Israel advocate

TIMES OF ISRAEL The British activist who went from radical Islam to staunch Israel ally by Robert Philbot February 19, 2018 In the summer of 2001 Maajid Nawaz traveled to Jerusalem for the first time to visit the Al Aqsa mosque. … Continue reading

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#Obama’s #IranDeal: “an instrument used to rebalance U.S. interests, downgrading traditional allies like Israel, as well as Saudi Arabia, and upgrading Iran”

TABLET MAG The Iran Deal Is Now Officially a Disaster. So Where Were You? by Lee Smith February 20, 2018 “Since the Obama administration and its negotiating partners struck the deal with Iran in July 2015,” Joshua Keating recently wrote in Slate, … Continue reading

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Israel provides intelligence to Australia which prevented mid air jet explosion

TIMES OF ISRAEL IDF reveals it thwarted attempted Islamic State bombing of Australian flight by Judah Ari Gross February 21, 2018 The Israeli army on Wednesday revealed that the Military Intelligence Unit 8200 foiled an Islamic State attempt to bomb … Continue reading

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IAF strikes Gaza targets including terror tunnel

ISRAEL HAYOM Israel destroyed another terror tunnel, defense minister reveals by Mati Tuchfeld, Daniel Siryoti and Israel Hayom Staff February 20, 2018 Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman revealed Monday that the military destroyed another Hamas terror tunnel dug near the Gaza Strip-Israel … Continue reading

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16 Things I learned in Israel this week

I’m just completing a week of off-the-record meetings in Israel with the CAMERA board . As usual, we met with various people inside and outside the government, IDF, journalists, opinion makers and think-tankers. We also caught up with our Jerusalem … Continue reading

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“Plausible deniability” for last week’s Russian-US assault

BLOOMBERG Don’t Be Fooled: Russia Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria by Eli Lake February 16, 2018 If you’ve been listening just to the Kremlin and the Pentagon, you probably didn’t know that Russia attacked American forces and their allies in … Continue reading

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IDF general proposes expanded Gaza (minus Hamas) as new Palestinian state

ALGEMEINER Gaza, Not West Bank, Is Key Factor in Palestinian Future, Says IDF General by Benjamin Kerstein by February 15, 2018 Israel should abandon the traditional concept of the two-state solution and instead work to establish a Palestinian state in … Continue reading

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Weaponizing the Temple Mount

TIMES OF ISRAEL Winds of Change at Temple Mount by Dexter Van Zile February 10, 2018 For the past decade or so, jihadists have been using the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as a platform to promote hostility toward the Jewish … Continue reading

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