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October 13, 2023 Israel’s Outside-the-Box Options Excerpt No one needs to lecture the Israel Defense Forces on the difficulties a large-scale ground incursion into Gaza will entail. As the IDF knows all too well from a number of major operations over... October 13, 2023 Lax Sanctions Enforcement Has Yielded a Windfall for Iran Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel has prompted a debate within Washington about U.S. policy toward Hamas’ top external patron—and the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism—the ... October 13, 2023 How the Pentagon can help Israel now Following Hamas’ horrific terror attack on Israel this past Saturday, the Biden administration has moved quickly to send Israel weapons and strengthen U.S. military posture in... October 13, 2023 America’s Middle East Imperative: Contain Iran When the warriors of Hamas broke out of their fiefdom in Gaza to kill and kidnap Israelis, a historic failure of imagination came painfully into view. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s... October 13, 2023 Report from the Gaza Front: A New Playbook I spent the first days of the war on the Gaza border, mostly near Kibbutz Zikim. On the fifth day, October 11, I went to the Gaza border city of Sderot and spent time in the community, speaking with locals... October 13, 2023 Israeli Intelligence Failed, But So Did Hamas It’s now clear that a rare Israeli intelligence failure enabled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas to overrun the border and carry out the coordinated and bloody assault that claimed more... October 12, 2023 False hope and fracture kept Israel from seeing Hamas’ evil plan In the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,300 dead, Israelis are shocked and saddened. A war is imminent, and Hamas is not likely to survive it. But when the dust settles, there... October 12, 2023 To Support Israel, We Must Reverse Course on Iran When adversaries tell you what they want, it is best to believe them. For decades, the regime in Iran and its terrorist proxies like Hamas loudly demanded, “Death to Israel. Death to America.” The... October 12, 2023 What Americans Need to Know about the Next War lobal disorder is growing rapidly even as domestic political support for the post-war order that America’s power underwrote is diminishing. The prospect of a direct war between two or more of the world’s... October 12, 2023 Why Did Hamas Go All-In? Israel is at war. The time for investigating the events with which it started will come. Tough questions will need to be answered: Where was the intelligence warning and why was Israel not prepared to... October 12, 2023 The Miscalculation of Hamas Hamas came at dawn and murdered with abandon. It had the element of surprise. Israel was unprepared. This was unprecedented. Israel’s security barrier breached; Israeli communities and military... October 12, 2023 Canada must secure the release of hostages without funding Hamas “I hear them coming. I don’t know what will happen.” These were among the final words of Canadian-Israeli dual national Vivian Silver, sent to a friend via text message on Saturday, as members... October 12, 2023 The Threat of Hezbollah Joining Hamas and Why Israel and the US Should be Prepared Long before Hamas captured a string of towns in southern Israel, gunning down residents or taking them as hostages, Hezbollah planned to launch a similar attack in the north. Hamas is a Palestinian organization... October 12, 2023 Point: United States Must Stand by Israel in Its Hour of Need Last weekend, the world watched with horror as hundreds of Hamas terrorists breached Israeli territory to slaughter Israeli civilians. They killed no fewer than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped more... October 12, 2023 Was Biden’s Speech as Pro-Israel as You Think? There is only one word that mattered in President Joe Biden’s remarks on the terrorist attack on Israel—and it was a word he didn’t say. For those who care about actual U.S. policy rather than... October 12, 2023 Will Iran Goad Hezbollah Into War with Israel? Excerpt On Wednesday, air raid sirens forced thousands in northern Israel into bomb shelters. It turned out to be a false alarm, but the fears were warranted. While Israel contends with Hamas to... October 12, 2023 Erdogan’s love for Hamas threatens Israel While the vast majority of Turkey’s Western allies were quick to condemn Hamas’s vicious terrorist attacks in Israel, Ankara took an ambiguous approach. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after... October 12, 2023 Iran wanted Saudi Arabia to drop Israel — but failed miserably At first glance, Thursday’s first-ever phone call between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi might suggest the two predominantly Muslim nations... October 11, 2023 Shabaab celebrates Hamas-led invasion of Israel, calls people to jihad Joining other al-Qaeda branches around the world, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, expressed jubilation for the Hamas-led invasion of Israel in a new statement. Shabaab thus joins al-Qaeda’s... October 11, 2023 Other Iraqi groups, figures join the fray warning the United States against support for Israel The chorus continues to grow of various Iranian-backed groups and individuals entering the fray to openly threaten the United States over its support for Israel’s counter-attack against Palestinian militants. Hadi... October 11, 2023 Another Iraqi Shia militia threatens the United States over involvement in Israel Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian proxy that operates primarily in Iraq but also in Syria, has joined the chorus of so-called ‘Islamic Resistance’ groups in issuing threats against the United States as... October 11, 2023 Shabaab responds to FDD’s Long War Journal study on its suicide bombings Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, responded to FDD’s Long War Journal’s recent study on its suicide bombings through an article published on its Shahada News Agency. While... October 10, 2023 Leader of Yemen’s Houthis states willingness to support ‘Palestinian people’ In a newly released speech, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement, which calls itself Ansar Allah, stated his willingness to participate in fighting Israel “to support the Palestinian... October 10, 2023 It’s the hidden hand of Khamenei’s regime in Iran that set the Middle East ablaze — and will trigger all-out war. Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has once again set the Middle East on fire. For as the world watches videos and reads reports of savage Hamas terrorists murdering, raping and kidnapping Israeli civilians,... October 10, 2023 US Policy Emboldened Iran and Hamas; It’s Time to Fight Back It was Ali Khamenei who foreshadowed what was to come. “The Zionist regime is dying,” said Iran’s supreme leader on X (formerly Twitter), on October 4 — three days before Hamas attacked... October 10, 2023 The clock is ticking on UN missile and drone prohibitions against Iran The Hamas terrorist attacks Israel, backed by Iran, underscore a grim deadline: The restrictions from the United Nations on Tehran’s testing, transfer, and procurement of... October 10, 2023 Iraqi Shia militia warns the United States about involvement against Hamas Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), one of Iran’s main proxies inside Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs), issued a short warning to the United States about getting involved in the current conflict... October 10, 2023 A 21st century pogrom By now, you know the basics: More than a thousand Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza. They slaughtered farmers on their kibbutzim, massacred teenagers attending an outdoor concert, desecrated the... October 10, 2023 Barbarians at the Gate The barbarians came at dawn and destroyed everything in their path. They murdered indiscriminately. They brutalized the elderly and the children, taking them away as hostages. They raped... October 9, 2023 What the US and Israel need to do next in face of Iran terror Americans watched in shock and disbelief this weekend as horrific videos spread across social media documenting the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. But as shock turns to anger, the White... October 9, 2023 Bahraini militia celebrates Hamas-led invasion of Israel, calls for mobilization against Israelis Saraya Wa’ad Allah, an Iranian-backed militia in the island Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced its support for Hamas’ slaughter of Israelis and called for similar mobilization inside Bahrain. Despite... October 8, 2023 Israel ‘at war’ after Hamas-led terror assault kills more than 700 Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists launched a highly sophisticated and coordinated assault on Israel that has led to hundreds of Israelis and foreigners killed, thousands wounded, and an unknown number of hostages. October 7, 2023 Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman He needs to “shut his mouth.” That was the advice Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, gave to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol after his offer to provide... October 6, 2023 Somalia suffers worst month on record for suicide bombings In September 2023, Somalia suffered the most suicide bombings (and attempts) in a single month since Shabaab began utilizing the tactic in 2006. At least 14 attempted and successful suicide bombings were... October 6, 2023 Israel must rely only on itself when it comes to existential threats One of the cornerstones of Israel’s National Security Strategy, from Ze’ev Jabotinsky in 1923, to Ben Gurion in 1953 and Netanyahu in 2018, is the determination that Israel will defend itself... October 6, 2023 Congressional inaction damages both Ukrainian and US militaries The Pentagon recently warned Congress in a statement and a letter that it is running low on funds to support Ukraine and replenish U.S. military stocks. The longer that Congress waits to pass additional... October 4, 2023 Stopgap measure includes extension of COFA provisions for FSM, RMI, Palau On Oct. 1, U.S. government financial support and federal services expired in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, two of the three U.S. freely associated states. The third is... October 4, 2023 Code Pink’s Ukraine policy In 2011, President Obama withdrew all U.S. troops from Iraq. The result was the rise of the Islamic State followed by Tehran’s deeper penetration into Iraq. Can we agree that Mr. Obama made a grievous... October 3, 2023 Erdogan is Here to Stay Since the conclusion of Turkey’s presidential elections in May, much analysis has rightly focused on the implications of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s third term from both domestic and foreign... October 3, 2023 Memo to Biden: The United Nations Won’t Love You Back As President Biden visited New York last month to attend the United Nations General Assembly, the U.N. system proved itself as broken as ever — continuing to bite the U.S. taxpayer... October 2, 2023 DISARMing cyber threats with ATT&CK: A winning combination In today’s tech-driven world, where democracies and societies teeter on a tightrope, the White House and the EU are joining forces to confront a common threat: foreign information manipulation and interference... September 30, 2023 Putin is opening up a new front against the West In the face of mounting tensions, Vladimir Putin’s overarching strategic objective is now clear: to dismantle NATO and expose the alliance’s vulnerabilities. With Russia experiencing setbacks in... September 30, 2023 Small steps to a Saudi-Israel ‘mega-deal’ US President Joe Biden’s Middle East strategy is earning its nickname: the “de-escalation” doctrine. Washington has in recent months gone out of its way to strike mini-agreements with... September 29, 2023 Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear provocations continue to mount. The clerical regime on Sept. 16 barred one-third of all International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the country’s... September 29, 2023 The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah Unprecedented public moves have been coming from Riyadh toward both Jerusalem and Ramallah in the past few weeks. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman (MBS) stated during an interview with Fox News... September 28, 2023 Iran’s new hijab law reflects on regime’s desperation Iran’s police state just got even more draconian. Last week, Tehran’s parliament passed a law that would strengthen penalties against women who fail to wear the mandatory hijab, or headscarf. It’s... September 28, 2023 Strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States, on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Israel will soon mark the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a war which is a national trauma for the young State of Israel and a personal trauma... September 27, 2023 How US taxpayer dollars line the pockets of Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad Presidents and prime ministers descended on Manhattan the past two weeks to take part in the 78th annual session of the UN General Assembly. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the stage at Turtle... September 27, 2023 Reading the UNGA tea leaves The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened this month with dictators and elected leaders alike – the U.N. does not prefer one or the other – descending upon New York City to deliver... September 26, 2023 U.S. military captures ISIS official in helicopter raid in Syria The U.S. military captured an Islamic State “Operational and Facilitation official” during an operation in northern Syria last weekend. The raid marked the latest against the Islamic State’s network...

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