Israel Open to Regular Ramadan Access at Al-Aqsa
Israel signaled readiness on March 5 to allow regular Muslim access to al-Aqsa Mosque over Ramadan despite security concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened top cabinet...
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Hamas’ South African Support Network
A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences.
Op-eds
Israel Sees Iran-Axis Threat Over Ramadan
Israel warned on February 27 that Iran and its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah plan to escalate hostilities over the Muslim fast month of Ramadan. Ramadan, which this year is due to...
Flash Briefs
Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land
How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: Feb. 9, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Soldier Seriously Wounded by Missile From Lebanon, Israeli Air Force Strikes Back | IDF Troops Find Rocket Launchers Aimed at Israel Near Mosque and Kindergarten | IDF Arrests 12 in...
Israel at War Situation Report
Part I – Hezbollah’s narrative on Al-Aqsa Flood: Tailored to appeal to specific Western sensibilities
Part one in a three-part series. “How will I conquer this beleaguered one? He possesses courage, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and tools of war.’ And then he said, ‘I’ll not rob his strength,...
Op-eds
Several U.S. Servicemen Injured After Ballistic Missile Attack in Iraq
A January 20 attack by Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias on an airbase housing U.S. and Iraqi troops injured at least two U.S. troops. The assault also seriously wounded one Iraqi...
Flash Briefs
Khamenei promises ‘de-Americanization’ of Mideast
All eyes are on Iran in terms of the next moves it may make.
Op-eds
Ten things Iran thinks it achieved on Oct. 7 – analysis
Iran’s IRGC leader gave a speech providing insight into the Iran regime’s prophecies about Israel and the US being defeated.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Damning Response to the Hamas Attacks
Turkey’s president is widening the gulf between Ankara and her Western allies and partners.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Abbas Calls for UN Recognition of Palestinian State
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a September 21 speech to the United Nations that the world body should recognize Palestine as the 194th member state. Abbas...
Flash Briefs
What can we expect from an Erdogan-Netanyahu meeting?
What could possibly go right, or wrong, in a meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu? Recent reporting suggests that the two...
Op-eds
Amid Escalation in Gaza, Tunisian Soldier Murders Local Jews
A Tunisian national guardsman murdered two Jewish cousins and three Tunisian officers last Tuesday, turning a festive occasion into a tragedy. Aviel and Benjamin Haddad were among thousands of...
Op-eds
Jordanian MP Who Smuggled Weapons into West Bank Repatriated by Israel
Israel handed over a Jordanian member of parliament to Jordanian authorities on May 7 to face trial for attempting to smuggle weapons into the West Bank. Israel had arrested Imad...
Flash Briefs
What does Turkey’s Erdogan want with Israel?
Following the recent escalation of violence in Israel, particularly at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey used a telephone conversation...
Op-eds
All Eyes on the Iranian Regime as ‘Quds Day’ Dawns in the Middle East
Israel has deployed thousands of officers in Jerusalem and in the vicinity of the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ahead of this Friday’s “Quds Day,” a yearly event manufactured by the...
Policy Briefs
Iran and Its Proxies Prepare to Mark Quds Day, Raising Tensions in Jerusalem
Latest Developments “Quds Day” (Jerusalem Day) is tomorrow, the last Friday of Ramadan. The Islamic Republic of Iran established this day of protest in 1979 to oppose Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem...
Flash Briefs
Analysis: Iran Leverages Armed Groups Against Israel
The “unification of arenas” slogan often touted by militant groups backed by Iran emerged again last week when Israel responded to attacks on four fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West...