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Could Jordan Fall?

COMMENTARY by Michael Rubin June 16, 2014 I spoke about the situation in Iraq Saturday morning on C-Span’s Washington Journal. Many callers expressed skepticism at any American involvement in Iraq, arguing simply that no American interests are at stake. I respectfully … Continue reading

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The Kidnapping of Three Israeli Teens. How should Jews respond to crisis?

AISH.COM by Sara Yoheved Rigler June 15, 2014 We did not find out about the kidnapping on the Internet. Early Friday afternoon, my husband was praying the afternoon prayer in an ancient synagogue in our neighborhood, the Old City of … Continue reading

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A Failure on Many Fronts The Worst News from Iraq

AMERICAN INTEREST Analysis by Walter Russell Mead & Staff June 12, 2014 There is a big harvest of bad news from the country formerly known as Iraq this June 12. The country’s armed forces have collapsed in the north and … Continue reading

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ISIS Threatens to Invade Jordan, ‘Slaughter’ King Abdullah

GATESTONE INSTITUTE by Khaled Abu Toameh June 12, 2014 Islamist terrorists in Iraq and Syria have begun creeping toward neighboring countries, sources close to the Islamic fundamentalists revealed this week. The terrorists, who belong to The Islamic State of Iraq … Continue reading

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What’s the Obama Strategy? Mosul Madness in a Collapsing Middle East

AMERICAN INTEREST by Walter Mead June 10, 2024 The Greater Middle East moved significantly closer to a total meltdown this week. The vicious civil war in Iraq escalated as one of the global terror movement’s most bloodthirsty factions conquered the … Continue reading

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