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Israelis are defending themselves against Tehran’s foreign legions

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY Iran’s shadow war Clifford May July 12, 2023 Israelis battled Palestinians in the northern West Bank last week. That’s what most media reported and it’s true as far as it goes. But here’s a more … Continue reading

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The combination of the economic turmoil in Jenin, life under the military operations, leadership that incites violence, and the inaction of the PA have emboldened extremism

JPOST Jenin, the West Bank terror capital Zina Rakhamilova July 4, 2023 …The security evaluation of Jenin in 2018 was relatively benign, and the IDF only needed to deploy a single battalion to the area; unlike cities like Nablus and … Continue reading

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“This is an opportunity for the PA to reassert itself in Gaza as a government that provides for the people”

FDD Israel green-lights Gaza offshore gas development June 18, 2023 The Israeli government gave the Palestinian Authority and Egypt a green-light on June 18 to develop a natural gas field off the Gaza Strip’s shore on condition that Israel’s national … Continue reading

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Last month, during the final days of Ramadan, Israel had to contend with near-simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. The scale of the attacks was limited, but they underscored that Iran and its proxies can press Israel on four different fronts at once

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Gaza Rockets Pierce White House Optimism on Middle East David Adesnik May 18, 2023 …Israel’s adversary in the latest round of fighting was not Hamas, but the lesser-known and smaller Islamic Jihad. The latter is also a … Continue reading

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While Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, Hamas – with a rocket arsenal estimated at four times the size – stayed on the sidelines, apparently unwilling to see a repeat of the fierce 10-day conflict it fought in May 2021

REUTERS Why Hamas was not Israel’s target in Gaza airstrikes – this time Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie May 18, 2023 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left familiar images of towering spirals of smoke and wailing sirens but none … Continue reading

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad hide behind their own children, using them as human shields

JNS Israel calls off Gaza strike after detecting Palestinian children May 11, 2023 The Israel Defense Forces called off an airstrike on Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets in the Gaza Strip so as not to put at risk two children identified … Continue reading

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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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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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Gonzalez’s call for justice heard before US Supreme Court, in case alleging that Google is liable for algorithmic amplification of terrorist content on YouTube

NEW YORK POST How Israeli fight against online terrorism led to SCOTUS Section 230 case Michael Starr February 24, 2023 …In 2015, the so-called knife intifada erupted in Israel. As the name of the yearlong wave of violence suggests, the … Continue reading

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