Tag Archives: Islamic State

Kerry Links Rise of ISIS With Failed Peace Talks

TABLET MAG by Lee Smith October 22, 2014 Last week John Kerry’s peace process moved from its mannerist phase to something else—something very dangerous and destructive. At a State Department reception celebrating the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, Kerry said Israel … Continue reading

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Yazidi Commander Killed by ISIS; Massacres Feared on Mt Sinjar

From a friend…..I was on a conference call last night with the Yazidi delegation…..It is urgent as 7,000 Yazidis on Mt. Sinjar are under ISIL seige and face death and slavery. They tell me it is a matter of hours, … Continue reading

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The Islamic Republic and Islamic State

JERUSALEM POST by Yariv Levin October 22, 2014 The ambition of both Iran and the IS is wide territorial expansion. The Western world is uniting in its justified fight against the oppressive rule of Islamic State in large parts of Syria … Continue reading

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What The “Two State Solution” Has to Do with the Rise of Islamic Extremism: Zero

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toamen October 20, 2014 The “Arab Spring” did not erupt as a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rather, it was the outcome of decades of tyranny and corruption in the Arab world. The Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans … Continue reading

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We left, ISIS stayed. 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS

PJ MEDIA by Patrick Poole October 14, 2014 Reports that ISIS has surrounded Baghdad and is quickly closing in on the Baghdad International Airport (armed with MANPADS, no less) are troubling. Baghdad itself has been rocked by a series of … Continue reading

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French Jewish girl, 17, ‘planned terror attack on parents’ store, was set to join IS’

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff October 15, 2014 A young French Jewish girl was radicalized, became an anti-Semite, planned a terrorist attack at her parents’ shop and was a moment away from getting on a plane to join the Islamic … Continue reading

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The Barbarians Within Our Gates

POLITICO by Hisham Melhem September 18, 2014 Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than to knowingly enter a … Continue reading

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Turkey and the Battle for Kobane

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Soner Cagaptay October 8, 2014 Turkey’s primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal. In the past … Continue reading

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The Islamic State Is Here

FRONT PAGE MAG by Robert Spencer October 9, 2014 During the recent race riots in Ferguson, Missouri, CNN’s Jake Tapper was walking down a street and filming a segment when someone emerged out of the shadows behind him, holding a … Continue reading

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ISIS: Can the West Win Without a Ground Game?

THE TOWER by Jonathan Spyer October 2014 As the U.S. and its Middle Eastern allies take on the Islamic State, the biggest challenge will be preventing other extremists—whether Al-Qaeda or Iranian proxies—from filling in the power vacuum. ….The Islamic State has now … Continue reading

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