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January 30, 2025
Syria appoints new president amid widespread diplomatic engagement efforts
In a move that will have significant implications for Syria and its international relations, Ahmed Sharaa was named the country’s president on January 29. The appointment is expected to provide...
January 29, 2025
Trump will rue recklessly yanking security from Mike Pompeo, others in Iran’s crosshairs
Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the personal security detail assigned to retired Gen. Mark Milley, following his boss President Trump’s decision to revoke...
January 29, 2025
‘No Return of Terror’: IDF Deploys in Jenin Without End Date
Israel Assesses ‘Iron Wall’ Operation: More than a week after the IDF launched Operation Iron Wall to root out Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank city of...
January 29, 2025
Qatar Seeks Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza Mediation Despite Enabling Hamas
A Qatari diplomat recently suggested that the emir of Qatar deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war in Gaza that Doha effectively abetted. In a statement to The Jerusalem Post, Qatar’s...
January 29, 2025
Naim Qassem’s most defiant speech yet as Hezbollah secretary-general
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s last speech, delivered on Monday, was his most defiant to date. Qassem spoke one day after the expiration of the November 27 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal’s...
January 29, 2025
Biden quietly approved South Africa’s pro-Hamas envoy. Trump should fire him.
“I do not recognize Israel as ‘Jewish.’”...
January 29, 2025
‘Hamas Can Never Govern Gaza or Threaten Israel Again’: Rubio to Egyptian Foreign Minister
Hamas Remains in Control of Gaza: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on January 28 that “Hamas can never govern Gaza or threaten Israel...
January 29, 2025
Continued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency
On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and...
January 29, 2025
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate is unlikely to confront Hezbollah
After a two-year vacancy, Lebanon finally has a president. On January 9, Joseph Aoun was swept into office as its fourteenth holder to Lebanese and international acclaim. More importantly, if...
January 29, 2025
‘Dangerous for the Entire World’: Israeli Envoy to Moscow Warns Against Russian Pact With Iran
Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Criticizes New Iran-Russia Agreement: Simona Halperin, Israel’s ambassador to Russia, criticized the newly agreed Comprehensive Strategic Partnership...
January 29, 2025
‘Potential Mass Casualty Event’: Australian Police Foil Possible Antisemitic Attack
‘Blast Zone Could Have Been 40 Meters’: Australian police announced on January 29 that 10 days earlier, they had discovered a recreational vehicle laden with explosives in a...
January 29, 2025
Israel SitRep: January 29, 2025
Today’s Issue: | Northern Command Head Gordin: IDF Has ‘Set Hezbollah Back Decades’ | Defense Minister Katz Visits Syrian Side of Mount Hermon: ‘We Will Act Against Any Threat’ | IDF Continuing...
January 29, 2025
The Biden Administration Left Space Vulnerable to Cyberattack
Space systems are as vital as electricity to our everyday lives, but their cybersecurity is not similarly prioritized by the federal government. President Joe Biden’s final cybersecurity executive...
January 28, 2025
Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
That was quick. A day after Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro denied entry to American planes returning deported Colombian migrants from the United States, Petro—who complained that the migrants were...
January 28, 2025
‘Several Serious Blows’: Iranian FM Admits ‘Damage’ to Proxies
Hamas and Hezbollah ‘Are Rebuilding’: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi conceded that Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon — two of Tehran’s regional proxies —...
January 28, 2025
Syrian Government Uses Islamic Teaching to Recruit, Train New Security Forces
Syria’s new leaders insist they are committed to religious tolerance, yet they are employing their preferred variant of Sunni Islamic beliefs to recruit and train the country’s new security forces....
January 28, 2025
Uneasy Truce: Israel’s Fragile Ceasefires with Hamas and Hezbollah
For fifteen months, Israel fought a difficult and complex war on multiple fronts. It was the costliest war in Israel’s history in terms of civilians killed and hostages taken, with more...
January 28, 2025
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future
Iraq’s pro-Iranian militias face an uncertain future after the December fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and amid pressure from Iraqi authorities for armed groups to be disbanded or incorporated...
January 27, 2025
The leverage Trump needs when talking with Putin
January 27, 2025
Lebanon Ceasefire Between Hezbollah and Israel Extended to February 18
Deadline Pushed: The White House announced on January 26 that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah will be extended until February 18....
January 27, 2025
‘Ordered and Paid For’: President Trump Releases 2,000-Pound Bomb Shipment to Israel Held Up by Biden Administration
Trump Releases Munitions to Israel: President Donald Trump said on January 25 that he had instructed the U.S. military to release a shipment of MK-84 2,000-pound bombs to Israel...
January 27, 2025
Hamas Agrees to Release Three Additional Hostages as Israel Partially Lifts Netzarim Closure
Civilian Hostages to Be Released: Israel and Hamas reached a deal on January 26 that will see the release of Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and one other hostage in exchange for the...
January 27, 2025
Who’s afraid of China? Palau inauguration calls bluff of ‘friends to all, enemies to none’
For all the regional talk of “Pacific family” and “friends to all enemies to none” who did – and who didn’t – show up for the Jan. 16 inauguration of Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr....
January 27, 2025
Israel SitRep: January 27, 2025
Today’s Issue: | Three Hostages to Be Released on Thursday, Three on Saturday; Gazans Allowed to Return to North | Analysis: Resumption of Fighting Will Be Almost Impossible After Gazans Return to the...
January 26, 2025
The strategic Tishrin Dam has become a flashpoint in post-Assad Syria
The Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates River in Syria has become a key point of conflict in the country’s post-Assad era. Since the fall of dictator Bashar al Assad’s regime on December 8, the dam has been...
January 26, 2025
Deconstructing the Inauguration: No, not that one
While much of the world was anticipating the January 20th Inauguration in Washington, D.C., another Inauguration was being held that warrants some deconstruction to understand the less flashy—but important...
January 25, 2025
Hamas begins to publish the names of its dead members
On Friday, Hamas officially acknowledged the deaths of senior members Rawhi Mushtaha and Sami Odeh. During the war, Hamas, along with most armed groups in the Gaza Strip, implemented a policy...
January 25, 2025
‘Redeem Them From Death’: Israel Recovers Four Female Soldiers Held in Gaza for 477 Days
Staged Handover: Hamas released four IDF female soldiers to the Red Cross on January 25 who had been abducted from the Nahal Oz military base during the terrorist group’s Oct....
January 24, 2025
Ships in China Loaded With Missile Fuel Ingredients Prepare to Set Sail for Iran
Enough Fuel for Hundreds of Missiles: China continues to demonstrate its support for Iran as reports this week indicated that two Iranian ships docked in China had been loaded with...
January 24, 2025
‘2,000 Weekly Seats’: Delta and Several International Airlines to Resume Flights to Israel
Delta Reopens Israel Flight Route, United Set to Follow: Delta Airlines announced that it will resume its New York-Tel Aviv service on April 1, making it the first U.S. carrier...
January 24, 2025
‘Not Written in Stone’: Israel Set to Extend Lebanon Truce Deadline
LAF Takeover Incomplete: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January 24 said that the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon is not likely to be completed in full by the...
January 24, 2025
Just how useful are the ‘useful idiots’?
Ever since political Zionism emerged at the end of the 19th century as a movement to create and sustain a Jewish state in the historic Land of Israel, it has encountered Jewish opposition to its goals....
January 24, 2025
Islamic State calls for jihad in Sudan
“Sudan is forgotten!” reads the headline of the editorial in this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the Islamic State’s weekly publication highlighting its global activities. In the commentary, the terrorist...
January 24, 2025
Israel SitRep: January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: January 24, 2025 Today’s Issue: | Israel to Remain in Southern Lebanon Beyond 60th Day of Ceasefire Agreement | IDF Conducts Southern...
January 23, 2025
During Ongoing Jenin Operation, IDF Eliminates Terrorists Who Killed Three Israelis
2 Gunmen Killed by IDF in Jenin: The IDF said it eliminated two Palestinian terrorists during counterterrorism operations in the West Bank who were responsible for murdering three...
January 23, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Issues Landmark Cybersecurity Rule to Protect Maritime Infrastructure
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule on January 17 establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels and other regulated facilities. The landmark rule aims to strengthen the...
January 23, 2025
‘Shared Challenges’: Israel Considers Sending Russian Weapons Seized From Hezbollah to Ukraine
Legislation Would Transfer Russian Weapons to Ukraine: Acknowledging common threats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.
January 23, 2025
‘Pressing the Gas Pedal’: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Warns of Iran’s Accelerating Enrichment
‘Pressing the Gas Pedal’: The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Wednesday that Iran is “pressing the gas pedal” on enriching...
January 23, 2025
President Trump Redesignates Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen as Foreign Terrorist Organization
Trump Issues Executive Order Redesignating Houthis as FTO: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 22 which initiated the process of redesignating the Houthi...
January 23, 2025
Trump administration re-designates Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to re-designate the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The move reverses a decision by the Biden administration...
January 23, 2025
Attempted Bombing Attack on South African Jewish Community Center Remains Unsolved
The bomb in Cape Town may have failed to detonate on December 5, but it has sparked an independent investigation. South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein announced in mid-January that an independent...
January 23, 2025
Israeli forces eliminate two wanted West Bank gunmen
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it located and eliminated two suspects in the northern West Bank village of Burqin who were wanted for murdering three Israelis during a...
January 22, 2025
‘Outside Overseers’: Gaza Ceasefire Crossing Points Crafted
Tentative Rafah Reopening: Pushing back against Arab media reports of a deal to hand over control of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border to the Palestinian Authority (PA),...
January 22, 2025
‘Den of Antisemitism’: Hamas Held Israeli Hostages in UNRWA Camps
Israeli Hostages Held in UN camp: The three female Israeli hostages released last weekend following the ceasefire in Gaza revealed on January 21 that they were incarcerated in a...
January 22, 2025
How Trump Can Counter Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Will Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agree to nuclear negotiations with President Trump? According to the Justice Department, the cleric’s minions tried to assassinate Mr. Trump during the campaign. But given the Islamic Republic’s precarious standing in the Middle East, its ever-worsening economy tied to a collapsing currency and shortages of energy and gas, and a foreboding among many regime loyalists about their grip on Iranian society, Mr. Khamenei might be willing to make compromises in his nuclear aspirations in return for softened U.S. sanctions. After all, he has already made Iran a nuclear-threshold state...
January 22, 2025
Russia Touts Illicit Nuclear Work in Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted about Russian civil nuclear work in Iran that runs afoul of U.S. law, but which the Biden administration failed to penalize, at a press conference in Moscow on...
January 22, 2025
U.S. Green Card Holder From Morocco Carries Out Stabbing Attack in Tel Aviv
Four Men Injured in Stabbing Attack: A man who traveled to Israel from the United States on a tourist visa stabbed four Israelis in a terror attack in Tel Aviv on January 21. Israeli...
January 22, 2025
First hostages released, some IDF troops withdraw from Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in Qatar in the first two weeks of January, began on the morning of January 19. The Israeli government scrambled to approve the framework for the...
January 22, 2025
The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central Asia
One of the biggest threats to human health, and a major source of air pollution, is regularly hidden in statistical reports as “renewable energy:” the burning of dung, wood, and lump coal. While most...
January 22, 2025
Russia Exploits LA Fires to Sow Discord and Promote False Claims
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, leveled the false claim that U.S. prison inmates were being used as forced labor to fight the Los Angeles wildfires. Her comments were part...
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