Israel SitRep: September 4, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires Some 65 Rockets at Israel, IAF Responds With Strikes in Southern Lebanon | IDF Arrests 14 in West Bank Overnight | IDF Troops in Rafah Eliminate More Than 200 Terrorists,...
Doctors Without Borders
After Hamas is gone, how will Israel deradicalize Palestinians in Gaza?
Most Gazans approve of Hamas’s decision to launch the war on October 7 and would prefer Hamas rule over the US-backed Palestinian Authority
Op-eds
What two months of Hamas use of UN sites tells us
As the war continues into a less intense phase it is worth looking back at the extent of Hamas illegal use of UN facilities, including schools, because it appears systematic and on a large scale.
Op-eds
Hamas Gunrunner, PIJ Missile Specialist Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza
A prominent gunrunner for Hamas and a missile specialist for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who doubled up as an employee for a leading humanitarian non-governmental organization...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: June 26, 2024
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Israel at War Situation Report
What do we know about hospitals in north Gaza? – explainer
The hospitals in the Gaza Strip have become a main point of contention on the international stage as Israel's invasion of the Hamas-run enclave continues. Here's what we know about them.
Op-eds
Syria Faces Omicron Amid a Shortage of Vaccines
As in other countries, statistics do not convey the extent of the suffering.
Op-eds
America’s Syrian Allies Deserve the COVID-19 Vaccine
They vanquished the Islamic State and are now in desperate need of aid.
Op-eds
Tehran Consolidates Hardline Gains At Home While COVID-19 Spreads
Iran experienced its highest-ever record of coronavirus-related deaths in just one day earlier this month, bringing the official number of reported deaths since late February to more than 13,000. These...
Op-eds
The Taliban Is Still the Main Driver of Violence in Afghanistan
Two recent attacks by ISIS only obscure that the Taliban is attacking the Afghan government daily.
Op-eds
Who Runs Iran’s Propaganda Machine Abroad
In its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the religious dictatorship in Tehran has been consistently negligent. Yet the regime has been remarkably eager to claim that it deserves immediate relief...
Op-eds
Pandemic Spurs Iranian Regime to Escalate
Iran may be an epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not kept the Islamic Republic from pursuing its rivalry with the United States more aggressively than before. The regime’s strategy...
Insights
Should the United States Lift Sanctions on Iran to Address Its Coronavirus Outbreak?
Iran is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. The Islamic Republic’s leadership has engaged in a massive campaign aimed at lifting sanctions imposed on it for its malign activities,...
Memos
Don’t listen to the echo chamber
Giving money to Iran’s rulers won’t help the Iranians they oppress
Op-eds
A Backlash Builds Against Saudi Salafism
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have once again put Saudi Arabia's brand of Salafi Islam, known as Wahhabism, under the microscope. In both Europe and the United Sta...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda-Affiliated ISIS Seeks to ‘Cleanse’ Syrian Town
Syrian rebels attacked and counterattacked across the Turkish border near the north Syrian town of Azaz over the past week, in growing internecine conflict among the groups seeking to oust Presid...
Op-eds
The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
A Trip Report (Turkey, August 10-30) Background The trip was arranged for the purpose of helping an independent American film company do...
Op-eds
The Spreading destruction of the Sa’ada War in Yemen
The boundaries of the war in Yemen war are expanding beyond the northern Sa'ada governorate. For the first time, bombing is audible from Sana'a, the nation's capital. Recent battle...
Op-eds
More Questions about the U.N. in North Korea
It’s bad enough that the United Nations Development Program office in North Korea has been handing over hard currency to the regime of Kim Jong Il. But a new twist now emerging in the Cash-...
Op-eds
Food for Nukes?
In North Korea, it's Western chumps to the rescue