Israel SitRep: June 7, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Spokesman: IDF Used ‘Precise Strike’ on Terrorists in UNRWA School, ‘Stopped a Ticking Time-Bomb’ | IDF Continues Operations in Bureij, Deir al-Balah, Rafah Area, Kills Terrorists,...
Eli Lake
U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees
Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders
Memos
Oman in the Middle
Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America
Monographs
Profiles of Iranian Repression
Architects of Human Rights Abuse in the Islamic Republic
Monographs
U.S. Should Sanction Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
In an interview last week with Bloomberg’s Eli Lake, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi...
Policy Briefs
Iran Gives Green Light to Direct $1.7 Billion from U.S. to Military
A debate has raged in recent weeks over whether the Obama administration’s $400-million payment to Iran in January – part of a $1.7-billion ...
Policy Briefs
Iran Gives Green Light to Direct $1.7 Billion from U.S. to Military
A debate has raged in recent weeks over whether the Obama administration’s $400-million payment to Iran in January – part of a $1.7-billion...
Policy Briefs
Is Iran Retreating From Syria?
My friend and terrific reporter, Eli Lake, has reported that American and other Western defense experts believe that Iran is withdrawing troops from Syria. The Saudis’ London outlet says th...
Op-eds
Should America and Israel Let Their Enemies Kill Each Other Off?
As some see it, what’s happening now in the Mideast provides the best excuse the Israelis have had in a long time to just sit back and let their worst enemies rub each other out. Senior Isr...
Op-eds
Why Was a Key Benghazi Suspect Free?
On Monday, the Pentagon announced that Ali Ani al Harzi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. For those who...
Op-eds
Blaming the Victims
There are victims and then there are victims. Too often, I think, we worry about the wrong ones. Start with some of the most powerful politicians of Argentina. They are feeling sorely ag...
Op-eds
Americans as Hostages and Targets
There are several American hostages in Iran, and the Tehran regime uses them very cruelly and relentlessly in its dealings with the U.S. government, as The Washington Post angr...
Op-eds
Ending Iran’s Support of Hamas Must Be Part of Any Final P5+1 Nuclear Deal
European Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, left, and Iranian Foreign Minis...
Op-eds
What if They (The Bad Guys) Believe They are Winning?
We discount many of our enemies’ public statements as sheer propaganda, or bravado, or just stuff “for domestic consumption,” but what if it’s what they actually believe?&...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda’s Nigeria Franchise
When Hillary Clinton tweeted her support for the more than 200 Nigerian girls held by the extremist group Boko Haram, she probably did not expect that her tenure as secretary of state would soon...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...
Congressional Testimonies
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...
Congressional Testimonies
Down the Times’ Benghazi Rabbit Hole
What was the commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces doing through the night of September 11, 2012, while he knew Americans were under jihadist siege in Libya? You won’t learn...
Op-eds
The White House Can’t Have It Both Ways on Iran
Defying a White House veto threat, a bipartisan group of senators rolled out a new Iran sanctions bill Thursday that aims to give America more leverage at the negotiating table in the ongoing nuc...
Op-eds
Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....