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November 12, 2023
Australia: Neo-imperialist or climate change saviour?
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November 12, 2023
Jordan conducts second air drop of medical supplies to Gaza
Jordan airdropped medical aid to a Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, Jordanian state media quoted an official of the Jordanian Armed Forces as saying on Sunday. ...
November 12, 2023
What do we know about hospitals in north Gaza? – explainer
As Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza enters its third week, a number of hospitals in northern Gaza have become the center of an international spotlight. This is because the frontline of fighting has...
November 9, 2023
On ATACMS for Ukraine, don’t settle for a job half done
In October, Ukraine revealed it had quietly received, and then successfully used, the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) long-range weapon against Russia. In this new op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley...
November 9, 2023
The United States Should Unambiguously Embrace Our Kurdish Partners
Since the United States took the bold decision to partner with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in 2015, our NATO ally Turkey has accused us of working with (what it perceives to be) “terrorists.”...
November 9, 2023
A month of war: A Journey across a traumatized landscape
It has been a month since the October 7 massacre. The weeks came and went in a blur. Israel launched its ground offensive and surrounded Gaza City. Yet no matter the progress of war on the front...
November 9, 2023
The Iranian proxy war in Syria against the US, Israel grows
Syria is once again in the spotlight in the Middle East, after the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias on Wednesday. This follows more than 40 attacks on US forces by Iranian-backed...
November 9, 2023
Drones continue to define the Gaza war for the IDF and Hamas – analysis
Drones continue to be a key part of the battlefield in the current war. This includes drones used in Gaza and also drones produced by Hamas. It also involves drone threats from Lebanon and Yemen. For...
November 9, 2023
Stop the UN from enabling Hamas war crimes
A recent Israeli airstrike in Jabaliya, Gaza, killed senior Hamas terrorist Ibraim Biari, who played a direct role in the Oct. 7 massacres. Biari’s battalion of terrorists had...
November 9, 2023
Israel has intercepted 9,500 rockets fired thanks to its multi-layered air defense system
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November 8, 2023
No one can deny Hamas’ aim is to kill Jews — it fully admits it
Gushing with pride, a Hamas terrorist phoned home Oct. 7 to tell his parents: “I killed 10 with my own hands! Dad, 10 with my own hands!” One month after Hamas...
November 8, 2023
China Is Trying to Change What Human Rights Mean
In September, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a surprising announcement, stating that “Human rights for all is the shared pursuit of humanity.” This might appear to be a remarkable pivot...
November 8, 2023
Tehran predicts Russia-China-Iran triangle of power – analysis
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November 8, 2023
Israel must completely separate war in Gaza from the ‘day after’ plans – opinion
The “day after” dilemma in Gaza, as important as it may be, should be currently secondary to the war being waged by land, air, sea, under the ground, and on the international front. Israel’s...
November 8, 2023
Hamas vs. Western Civ
“Hey hey, ho ho, Western Civ has got to go.” That chant, frequently heard on American college campuses in the 1980s, protested courses on Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment – the...
November 8, 2023
IDF has destroyed 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza while establishing a civilian corridor to safety
As the Israel Defense Forces position itself for a long conflict in Gaza, they continued to maneuver on several fronts within neighborhoods near Gaza City on Wednesday, busy deconstructing terrorist infrastructure...
November 8, 2023
U.S. launches second strike on Iranian assets in Syria
The U.S. military launched its second airstrike in Syria in an attempt to pressure Iran to halt its militia proxies’ attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria. The Iran-backed militias have attacks U.S....
November 8, 2023
Houthis shoot down U.S. MQ-9 Reaper off Yemeni coast
Ansar Allah, the Iran-backed militia in Yemen that is better known as the Houthis, shot down an unmanned U.S. MQ-9 Reaper in international waters off the coast of Yemen today, U.S. officials have confirmed....
November 7, 2023
Iran begins diplomatic offensive against Israel and US
Iran is trying to leverage its foreign policy and diplomatic connections to isolate Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack. Hamas and other terrorists massacred 1,400 people. In the month...
November 7, 2023
Iran seeks ‘single front’ against US and Israel from Syria-Iraq – analysis
Iran is seeking to unify even more fronts against Israel and the US, Tasnim News, Iranian pro-regime and IRGC-linked media, reported on Tuesday, saying that Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and...
November 7, 2023
Russia’s Second Front in Europe
Excerpt In late September, Serbia deployed advanced weapons to its border with Kosovo, in what amounted to one of the largest Serbian military buildups since the end of the Kosovo war nearly a quarter...
November 7, 2023
Israel celebrates breaching ground Hamas didn’t foresee as war enters second month
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to members of Israel’s elite Egoz unit on Tuesday, exactly one month after Hamas’ surprise attack on the country flipped the world upside down. The Egoz...
November 6, 2023
Israel enters new phase of war with Gaza City now encircled
The Israel Defense Forces succeeded in encircling Gaza City in the first week of the ground offensive and have now begun to spread out and settle into their operational areas. ...
November 6, 2023
Antisemitism, Russian Disinformation and the West
On Oct. 29, hundreds of antisemitic rioters stormed the Makhachkala Airport in the Dagestan Republic, a province in Russia’s south bordering the Caspian Sea, in search of a plane arriving from Israel....
November 6, 2023
Defense Department Report Highlights Cyber Threat from China
China’s cyber capabilities pose a greater threat to U.S. interests than ever before, according to a new Pentagon report on Chinese military power. Worse, according to the report, the Chinese...
November 6, 2023
The mouth of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah hath spoken—and nothing useful came out
The much-anticipated speech of Hezbollah’s talkative Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah came and went on November 3. For all the hype drummed up by Hezbollah’s propaganda organs...
November 6, 2023
Iran’s War on Israel Has Reached A New and Deadly Stage
On Friday, November 3, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a much-anticipated speech. Some in the Middle East thought he might decide to increase attacks on Israel. Israel’s defense minister had warned the...
November 6, 2023
The Ground War in Gaza Begins
The week of fighting on the ground that began on Saturday, October 27 was tough. There were Israeli military casualties and Gazan civilian casualties. The worst incident for Israel came when a Namer...
November 6, 2023
Israel’s enemies may see the war in Gaza as a road to Jerusalem – analysis
As Israeli troops press deeper into Gaza and the war on Hamas enters its second month, discussions have risen as to what the “day after” will look like in Gaza. Reports on Sunday indicated that...
November 5, 2023
Seven ways China can benefit from the Israel-Hamas war
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November 5, 2023
To win, Israel must destroy the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels
As Israeli forces continue to push into Gaza they face threats from Hamas terrorists who use a network of tunnels under the strip ...
November 4, 2023
The Hezbollah Two-Step
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah broke his month-long silence on Friday, delivering a much-anticipated address on the war in Gaza. There was a chance he might use the platform to...
November 3, 2023
Russia’s alarming axis with Iran is in plain view and should stiffen resolve behind Ukraine
News that the Wagner Group will provide Hezbollah with sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons should remove any doubt: Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and Israel’s campaign to evict Hamas...
November 3, 2023
Iran’s Ever-Expanding Ring of Fire
Distance does not buy security. Over 1,000 kilometers away from the Jewish State, Yemen’s Houthi rebels or Ansar Allah – the helpers of God – as they style themselves, have made good on...
November 3, 2023
Gaza and the De-Colonization Narrative
My Jewish-American neighbor was born and raised in California. Her hatred toward Israel is on par with Hamas’ own. While visiting us, a book in my library caught her eye: The Arab Mind. Printed...
November 2, 2023
Exposing Iran’s Proxy Gambit One Proxy At A Time
As Israeli ground forces expand operations in Gaza, Iran’s proxies are steadily ramping up their military involvement. At the heart of their strategy — or more aptly, Tehran’s — is the...
November 2, 2023
How arming Saudi Arabia helped Israel and the United States
In the deluge of news related to the war between Israel and Hamas, many may have missed a development last month hidden behind the headlines that offers notable lessons for U.S. policy in the Middle East and much-needed hope for regional security. ...
November 2, 2023
The voice of Hezbollah breaking the silence: Nasrallah to speak on Friday
As Israel inches towards creating a new “security regime” in the Gaza Strip by destroying the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas and the broader Joint Operation Room of the Palestinian...
November 2, 2023
The key figures leading Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza
Here are the masterminds directing each aspect of the IDF operation ...
November 2, 2023
Russia-Iran axis: Could Wagner weapons in Lebanon harm Israel? – analysis
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November 2, 2023
Israel encircles Gaza City while facing Hezbollah threats
Israel’s operations in Gaza may be reaching a turning point as units press close to Gaza City. At the same time, Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to give a speech on Friday, while the Iran-backed...
November 2, 2023
Israel claims Syrian militia assisting Hezbollah
Israel Defense Forces Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed on Thursday that the Iraqi Shi’ite militia Liwa al-Imam al-Hussein has traveled to Lebanon to assist Hezbollah in fighting Israel....
November 1, 2023
Hamas officials admit its strategy is to use Palestinian civilians as human shields
An interviewer recently posed a logical question to Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of the Hamas politburo: “Since you have built 500 kilometers of tunnels, why haven’t you built bomb shelters where...
November 1, 2023
The gap between public declarations and actions is large. Prioritization is required.
Israel is now multi-tasking. It has entered a new phase of the war in Gaza, while at the same time striving to destroy the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas, and working to return the hostages. After three weeks where the IDF operated mainly from the air, and after several days of ground attacks and the rescue of the kidnapped soldier Ori Megidish, one gets the impression that Hamas’ capacity to inflict damage is decreasing, its operatives are hurting, its rocket barrages are less frequent, and the terrorist organization is not succeeding – despite its best efforts – to drag the Lebanese Hezbollah into the war. This could all change at any moment, but such is the picture now.
November 1, 2023
The second war against the Jews
World War II was also “The War Against the Jews.” That was the title of Lucy Dawidowicz’s landmark 1975 book. But the Nazis took pains to conceal the fact that their goal was the physical extermination...
November 1, 2023
Resetting our policies
Excerpt The Barbarians arrived at dawn, destroying everything along their path. Fuelled with amphetamines, and with orders to resort to the most brutal cruelties in killing their victims, they massacred...
November 1, 2023
Shabaab claims several al-Qaeda leaders present during infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ incident
In a newly released video – touted as a documentary by Shabaab – the Somali jihadi group claimed that as many as 10 al-Qaeda leaders and figures were present during the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’...
November 1, 2023
Nasrallah’s Big Speech
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hezbollah—Iran’s terrorist proxy in Lebanon—is set to deliver the most important speech of his life on Friday afternoon. There are signs Nasrallah is...
November 1, 2023
IDF suffers increased casualties amid urban Gaza battles
The Israel Defense Forces announced the deaths of 15 soldiers over the last two days suffered as casualties while Israel ground forces pushed into more urban areas in Gaza on their fifth day of ground...
November 1, 2023
There is still time for Biden to deter Iran and support Israel
Excerpt President Joe Biden warned Iran to “be careful” after Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis and 22 Americans in its Oct. 7 terrorist attack. But Tehran ignored his empty threats, and the...
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