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“Israel admits bombing suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, warns Iran” [IDF VIDEOS]

JNS IDF chief: 2007 reactor strike shows Israel will not tolerate threats to its existence by Israel Hayom March 21, 2018 The message from the strike on the Syrian nuclear reactor is clear: Israel will not tolerate existential threats, said … Continue reading

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May 12 Trump decision on Iran Deal will impact Iran’s plans for Israel

FOREIGN POLICY Trump Should Block Iran’s Air Corridor to Syria by Emanuele Ottolenghi March 2, 2018 …Tehran’s brazen provocation may have been surprising, yet is a natural extension of Iranian efforts to transform Syria into a forward base for aggression … Continue reading

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“Sunni eyes are opening to the fact that Israel poses no threat, but that Shi’a Iran…aspires to dominate far beyond its borders”

JNS Syria is now ‘a Shi’a colony of Iran,’ Damascus-born professor tells Israeli conference by Yaakov Lappin February 28, 2018 After years of bloody warfare, Syria has become a “Shi’a colony of Iran,” a Syrian professor who lives in Germany … Continue reading

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The 5 fronts Israel faces: Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Gaza and Sinai

BEGIN – SADAT CENTER How the IDF Is Preparing for Multi-Front War by Yaakov Lappin February 19, 2018 The IDF is implementing a plan to improve its ability to operate on multiple battle fronts simultaneously. While there is no indication … Continue reading

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“Plausible deniability” for last week’s Russian-US assault

BLOOMBERG Don’t Be Fooled: Russia Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria by Eli Lake February 16, 2018 If you’ve been listening just to the Kremlin and the Pentagon, you probably didn’t know that Russia attacked American forces and their allies in … Continue reading

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“Territories taken from the Islamic State should not be surrendered to the Islamic Republic”

WASHINGTON TIMES The battle for the lands of the caliphate by Clifford D. May November 22, 2017 Soon after taking office, President Trump ordered his national security advisers to provide “a complete strategic review of our policy toward the rogue regime in Iran.” … Continue reading

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“Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan are right that, as of now, they are the victors in Syria. But let us not empower them by believing them invincible”

JERUSALEM POST Portents of Quagmires in Syria by Caroline B. Glick November 23, 2017 …Russia’s alliance with Iran and Turkey is predicated on Russia remaining in Syria – come what may. And what is coming is not likely to be pretty. … Continue reading

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“The fact that Israel has repeatedly taken action to protect the Syrian Druze says a lot about the true state of anti-Arab “racism” in the country”

COMMENTARY Why Israel Threatened Military Action to Save an Enemy by Evelyn Gordon November 7, 2017 Many people nowadays accuse Israel of being a racist state that considers its Arab minority second-class citizens. I wonder, then, how they explain what … Continue reading

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“16 years after 9/11, Israel remains America’s most reliable and effective ally in what used to be called the War on Terror”

COMMENTARY Israel Rescues the Middle East, Again by Sohrab Ahmari September 11, 2017 …The Arab world continues to radiate danger and instability; wide swaths of the Middle East and Africa are ungoverned; vicious new Islamist outfits have eclipsed al-Qaeda; the … Continue reading

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“Shame on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum,” said Leon Wieseltier, the literary critic and fellow at the Brookings Institution, who slammed the Museum for “releasing an allegedly scientific study that justifies bystanderism”

NY POST EDITORIAL BOARD Playing politics with the Holocaust Museum Editorial Board September 9, 2017 What will it take to keep the United States Holocaust Museum free of political interference and manipulation? The problem first popped up soon after its … Continue reading

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