Tag Archives: Lebanon

You’ve Got a Friend (Iran)

PJ MEDIA by Richard Fernandez March 2, 2015 One of the reasons why president Obama can’t let Benjamin Netanyahu stand in the way of Iran’s nuclear ambitions is because he needs Tehran’s troops to fight ISIS.  Today the long awaited … Continue reading

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The Amateur in the White House: Obama’s Iranian Folly

THE OBSERVER by Abraham H. Miller February 25, 2015 Barack Obama will go down in history as the American president who enabled the Shi’ite theocracy to become the region’s hegemonic power and looked the other way while Iran developed the … Continue reading

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Prominent Saudi Columnist Notes Arab Support for Israeli Strike on Hezbollah

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Marc Sievers February 18, 2015 On January 20, writing in the widely read London-based Arabic daily al-Sharq al-Awsat, veteran media figure Abdulrahman al-Rashed asked rhetorically why Arabs were applauding the previous day’s airstrike on a Hezbollah convoy … Continue reading

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Many have not yet grasped the true barbaric nature of ISIS and this execution is not surprising

Our CAMERA group met with Colonel Richard Kemp this afternoon and discussed the recent Gaza War, his very positive impressions of IDF conduct in the conflict (“extremely moral and ethical”), the UN Fact Finding Commission (now minus William Schabas) and … Continue reading

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Netanyahu: “Those behind the attack will pay”

JERUSALEM ONLINE by Yael Klein January 28, 2015 Anti-tank missiles were fired by Hezbollah upon Mount Dov at 11:30 this morning. Major Yohai Klinger and First Sergeant Dor Nini killed in the attack, 7 soldiers wounded. The IDF responded with … Continue reading

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How Iran Is Encircling the Gulf and Israel

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh January 27, 2015 As U.S. President Barack Obama continues to seek a negotiated deal on Iran’s nuclear program, the Iranians have been working hard in recent weeks to infiltrate the Palestinian arena and re-establish ties … Continue reading

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Israeli selfie from Miss Universe contest causes stir in Lebanon

ISRAEL HAYOM by Staff January 19, 2015 A Israeli beauty queen’s selfie has caused a stir in Lebanon, with some Lebanese saying their country’s contestant at the Miss Universe pageant should be stripped of her title for consorting with the … Continue reading

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How the U.S., Not Iran, Is Making Concessions

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by Michael Singh November 3, 2014 By overlooking Iran’s longstanding policies, making unrequited nuclear concessions, remaining ambiguous on Syria, and allowing tensions to persist with regional allies, Washington is sending the wrong message to Tehran. Citing U.S. and … Continue reading

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ISIS Has Almost No Popular Support in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE by David Pollock October 14, 2014 New polls show that the group has curried little favor in key countries, but the nuances behind the numbers have important implications for U.S. policy toward Syria, Iran, and other actors. How … 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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