Category Archives: Islam

IAF said Thursday that interception rate of rockets headed for populated areas during the flare-up was 90.5%

JNS ‘Technical error’ caused Iron Dome to malfunction during Gaza terror onslaught May 4, 2023 A “technical error” caused a malfunction in the Iron Dome missile defense system during Tuesday’s conflagration with Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip, an Israel … Continue reading

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NY Times says UK told Israel about nuclear activity at Fordo based on info from Ali Reza Akbari, who was hanged in January; Russia assisted Tehran in identifying source of leak

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel got intel on Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program from executed spy May 1, 2023 Russian intelligence reportedly helped Iran discover that a dual Iranian-British national who once served as its deputy minister of defense was leaking … Continue reading

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Whatever short-term benefits the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement may deliver in terms of regional de-escalation could be far outweighed by the long-term costs

JERUSALEM POST Were There Clues Foreshadowing Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Shift? John Hannah May 2, 2023 …I’ve been reviewing my notes from a trip to Riyadh last November with a delegation from the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). … Continue reading

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Egypt: “Our findings show major improvements in attitudes toward Jews and Judaism in the revised textbooks”

YNET Reformed Egyptian textbooks; improved attitudes to Jews, study Dennis Bihler April 23, 2023 IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff. says the Egyptian government fulfills promise to reform its school curriculum; with largest education system in the Middle East and North Africa; … Continue reading

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“What we’ve requested recently from the United States is that it at least support Israel, with words and equipment, before, during and after such an attack on Iran”

JNS US lacks ‘real deterrence’ against Iran; Israel may need to act alone, former Israeli official warns Yaakov Lappin April 17, 2023 …In late March, Biden said that the United States does not seek conflict with Iran, but will respond … Continue reading

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Glick: For weeks, Israeli opposition leaders and retired generals have been issuing statements presaging Israel’s imminent collapse and calling for IDF soldiers to refuse to serve

JNS Netanyahu speaks to the generals Caroline Glick April 11, 2023 …Beyond the fact that the U.S. is spying on Israel and concerning itself with Israel’s domestic politics, two things are significant about the report. First, while news reports from … Continue reading

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President Joe Biden continues to boast, without evidence, that he has strengthened relations with U.S. allies, but Saudi Arabia has different ideas, planning a meeting with the Palestinian terror group Hamas on Sunday

TIMES OF ISRAEL Saudis said set to host top Hamas delegation, further dimming Israeli hopes for ties April 16, 2023 A senior delegation representing Palestinian terror group Hamas was set to visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, according to multiple Arabic … Continue reading

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If the Israeli public wants to survive, it must prepare—mentally and physically—for war with the Iranian octopus

JNS ‘Death to Israel’: The Iranian plan to attack Israel Mordechai Kedar April 13, 2023 I hesitated quite a bit about whether to publish this piece because of the panic it might cause in Israel. However, in the Middle East … Continue reading

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IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate informed the upper echelon on Thursday that Israel was closer to war than to a restoration of calm

JERUSALEM POST Israel seeks US support for IDF buildup as expert predicts Iran strike Tovah Lazaroff April 14, 2023 A top defense official sought United States support to bolster IDF forces as a security expert on Thursday predicted that Israel … Continue reading

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“This unspeakable atrocity has united Israel in horror. Once again, Israeli Jews have been murdered for nothing other than the fact that they are Jews living in their ancestral homeland”

MELAINE PHILLIPS BLOG An Unspeakable Atrocity April 10, 2023 The heart breaks. The pain currently being felt by Rabbi Leo Dee and his family is unimaginable. On Friday, as the rabbi drove towards Tiberias in northern Israel for a Passover break … Continue reading

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