Tag Archives: Lebanon

With brazen attack inside Israel, Hezbollah lays down new ground rules

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Avi Issacharoff October 7, 2014 Even if all-out war isn’t on the horizon, the conflicting red lines of Israel and the Shiite group will likely yield more bloodshed The ring of explosives detonated alongside an IDF … Continue reading

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Northerners uneasy after official warns Hezbollah could capture towns

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Marissa Newman September 15, 2014 Residents complain army had said situation was calm, fear tourism could suffer after future war assessment Residents of northern Israel expressed alarm Monday over statements by a senior IDF officer a … Continue reading

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A Beheading Ends All Illusions About Islam

FRONT PAGE by Daniel Greenfield August 27, 2014 In August 2012, James Foley retweeted a link to a CNN story asking “Right-wing extremist terrorism as deadly a threat as al Qaeda?” The article concluded that indeed it was. Three months later, … Continue reading

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Terrorism Trial of Mideast Bank Worries the Financial World

NEW YORK TIMES by Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg August 14, 2014 The judge called it the Beirut account. It was a basic bank account at Arab Bank’s Al-Mazra branch in Beirut, Lebanon, unremarkable except for the name on the … Continue reading

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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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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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