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February 5, 2015 West Bank Gun Battle Exposes Growing Resentment Towards Palestinian Authority ... Grant Rumley, an expert in Palestinian politics at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington points out that there is a growing gap between the younger and older... February 4, 2015 Iranian Economy Will Continue To Grow Despite Cheaper Oil Prices and Current Sanctions, Report Finds WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and Roubini Global Economics (RGE) released their ninth joint report today that found that the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) will... February 4, 2015 U.S. Should Take Steps to Weaken PLO and Return as Peace Process Arbiter, FDD Scholar Tells Congress WASHINGTON - Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday that the United States must take a... February 4, 2015 Happening Now FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn on the future of the fight against the Islamic State.... February 4, 2015 Huff Post Live FDD Vice President of Government Relations and Strategy Toby Dershowitz participates in a panel on the ongoing investigation into the death of Alberto Nisman.... February 4, 2015 CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross on questions surrounding the Islamic State's latest execution.... February 4, 2015 Beyond Sanctions and Kerfuffles, the Iran Deal Netanyahu Wants to Avoid ... Netanyahu believes that Iran should not enrich its uranium and instead should rely on imported uranium for any civilian nuclear program it maintains. The November 2013 Joint P... February 4, 2015 New Video Overshadows IS Obsession With Kobani, Possible Flaws ... Photos and video of Jordanian Air Force pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive at the hands of his Islamic State captors had U.S. officials searching for words, trying to describe... February 4, 2015 Palestinians Look to Exiled Mohammad Dahlan for Abbas Successor ... At 53, Mr Dahlan is young by the standards of Fatah’s ageing leadership. He is said to have the backing of the UAE and Egypt — two of the Arab countries leading the fight a... February 4, 2015 ISIS Snuff Films’ Sleight Of Hand ... This wouldn’t be the first time ISIS has tried to create the illusion that its hostages might still be alive, and that the group might be open to negotiating for their release. I... February 4, 2015 Obama to Release National Security Strategy as Urgency Over the Islamic State Grows ... Critics of the administration argue that Obama has relied too heavily on international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO to act and punish world bullies when they viola... February 3, 2015 The Source FDD Deputy Director of Congressional Relations Boris Zilberman on the possibility of Western countries providing weapons to the Ukrainian military.... February 3, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn discuss the topics of their latest pieces for the Long War Journal, including: US drone strikes in Yemen, the Islamic State, and the green-on-bl... February 3, 2015 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the latest video released by the Islamic State. Listen here.... February 3, 2015 The Situation Room FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn on potential retaliation by the Jordanian government against the Islamic State.... February 3, 2015 Israelis Don’t Buy the ‘Peace Process’ Chatter ... But even more fatal to the “peace process” than a weak U.S. administration is the clear-eyed view of what is going on in Israel’s neighborhood. Even if Obama cannot,... February 3, 2015 Dead Argentine Prosecutor Drafted Arrest Warrant for President ... The revelation probably means Nisman intended to file arrest warrants after spelling out his findings to Argentina's lawmakers, said Mark Dubowitz, a friend of Nisman&#039... February 2, 2015 Darum ist Iran der heimliche Gewinner ... Der italienische Politikwissenschaftler und Nahost-Experte Emanuele Ottolenghi zu BILD: „Es wirkt so, als würden die USA und ihre Anti-Terror-Allianz stillschweigend... February 2, 2015 Video: Iran-Backed Militia Brings M1 Tank to Fight IS ... A video posted Tuesday to YouTube appears to show a militia group preparing for battle against the Islamic State with the help of an M1 Abrams tank, but how the fighters got the tank &... February 2, 2015 The Great Game: Israeli, Hezbollah, and Iranian Edition ... Tony Badran, a Levant expert at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, explains: "To understand Israeli behavior, we must take into account th... February 2, 2015 Spy vs. Nonspy in Putin’s Russia ... This kind of elaborate ploy to get eminently accessible information is nothing new in Russian spycraft. Anna Chapman and the other nine members of the S.V.R.’s Illegals Program a... February 2, 2015 ISIS Leader Warns Unauthorized Tweets Don’t Speak for Caliphate ... The development came after more than a week of sometimes confusing, sometimes contradictory reports regarding three Islamic State hostages, including a Jordanian pilot whose status is... February 2, 2015 75 Senators Send Letter Urging Administration to Oppose Palestinian Court Bid ... Former Ambassador Dennis Ross explained in a recent op-ed in The New York Times that the Palestinians’ attempts to use international organizations to gain legitimacy “puts... January 30, 2015 FDD Vice President to Testify Before Congress Wednesday on Palestinian Authority’s Bid at the ICC Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, will testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Wednesday on “... January 30, 2015 Glenn Beck Program FDD VP for Research Jonathan Schanzer talks with Buck Sexton about the perceptions and goals of Hezbollah in the Middle East.... January 30, 2015 New Day FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the media's portrayal of the Islamic State.... January 30, 2015 Escaped Syrian Child Soldier: ‘Don’t Join ISIS’ ... "Activists in Deir al-Zour are talking about them brainwashing children, taking them out of school and launching what they call defense camps, in which they train young childre... January 29, 2015 New Day FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross on the latest Islamic State hostage crises.... January 29, 2015 Sam Malone Show FDD President Clifford May talks with Sam Malone about Alberto Nisman and the recent Hezbollah attack at the Israel-Lebanon border.... January 29, 2015 Byline FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses possible motivations for the recent Hezbollah attack on the Israel-Lebanon border.... January 29, 2015 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett shares recent developments in the case of Alberto Nisman's death.... January 29, 2015 America’s Newsroom FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn on the significance of prisoner swaps with jihadist groups.... January 29, 2015 Happening Now FDD VP for Research Jonathan Schanzer comments on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.... January 29, 2015 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the possibility of a prisoner swap between Jordan and the Islamic State. Li... January 29, 2015 Terry Boyd’s World FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross talks with Terry Boyd about the drone that crashed behind the White House fence. Listen here.... January 29, 2015 Expect Republicans to Add Teeth to Iran Sanctions Bill ... Some close watchers of the Iran-sanctions debate worry that the latest Republican efforts risk pushing away Democrats. Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for t... January 29, 2015 Hezbollah Brigades Convoy Video Shows American M1 Abrams Tank ... A YouTube video of a Hezbollah Brigades convoy seemingly on its way to fight the Islamic State group includes numerous American-made military vehicles. The propaganda video up... January 29, 2015 Iran Targets Netanyahu Children for Assassination ... Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said that while extreme, this type of tactic is common for Iran.... January 29, 2015 Hezbollah Attack Seen as Effort by Iran to “Expand into the Golan Heights” ... Some analysts have suggested that the attack was not just retaliation for the January 18 airstrike, but rather is part of a broader strategic shift by Hezbollah, as it attempts to buil... January 29, 2015 Iranian President to Tax-Exempt Groups: Pay Up ... Setad’s assets are valued at about $90 billion and include three oil companies. The Guards’ construction wing is now the biggest engineering company in Iran. Astan Qods Raz... January 28, 2015 Straight Talk FDD Research Fellow Benjamin Weinthal shares his reaction to news of a strike on the Israel-Lebanon border by Hezbollah.... January 28, 2015 US Drone Strikes Resume in Yemen Despite Turmoil ... Nevertheless, experts said that both ground operations and intelligence gathering will suffer in addition to the loss of a faithful partner in Hadi. Yemen's president was a vocal... January 28, 2015 Second Chances for Jihadists Must Stop ... According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, 30 percent of released Guantanamo detainees have engaged in further terrorist activities. One such man... January 27, 2015 FDD Senior Fellow Tells Congress of ‘Deep Concerns’ About State of Negotiations with Iran WASHINGTON – John Hannah, former national security advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, told a congressional committee Tuesday that the United States’ concession to allow Iran to co... January 27, 2015 New FDD Report Lays Out The ‘Case for Deadline-Triggered Sanctions’ Against Iran WASHINGTON – A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance lays out the arguments for new sanctions against Iran, stressing the... January 27, 2015 FDD Executive Director Tells Congress Deadline-Triggered Sanctions Strengthen Negotiating Leverage WASHINGTON – Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Congress Tuesday that deadline-triggered sanctions against Iran would strengthen U.S. negot... January 27, 2015 Barack Obama Says America ‘Is Stopping’ Islamic State’s Progress in Iraq and Syria ... Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a Middle East expert at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, said based on his own analysis of the Islamic State’s movements, any gains i... January 27, 2015 The Craig Silverman Show FDD President Clifford May speaks with Craig Silverman about Iran sanctions, PM Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the US, and the circumstances surrounding the death of Alberto Nisman.... January 27, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn talk with John Batchelor about their latest articles for the Long War Journal.... January 27, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett discusses her article, "Alberto Nisman's Warning About Iran."...

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