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Link Israeli Support for Gaza Infrastructure to Dismantling Terror Infrastructure
Israel’s situation regarding Gaza cannot be understood without grasping two terms: hudna and tahdiya. Hudna is a binding religious concept based on the agreement that the Prophet Muhammad made with the Quraysh tribe, in which he undertook a total ceasefire. […] Read More »
Hamas Punished by Egypt
Hamas needs to devise a new survival strategy. Read More »
Is Hizbullah about to Withdraw from Syria?
Hizbullah’s military involvement in Syria is now a subject of heated domestic debate in Iran. This debate is being waged against the backdrop of the international refusal to let Iran take part in the Geneva 2 talks on Syria’s future, […] Read More »
Foreign Jihadists Fighting in Syria: An Overview of the Danger
When the Syrian regime said almost two years ago that foreign combatants were fighting with the rebels against the regime, little attention was paid to the subject. Some even purposely ignored the signal and stressed that the Assad regime was […] Read More »
Iran Honors Hizbullah Commanders – Further Details
Behind Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s efforts to present a new policy to the United States, which culminated in last November’s Geneva agreement, it appears that Iran is taking steps which point to a lack of any change in its basic […] Read More »
Sworn to Destruction: What Iranian Leaders Continue to Say about Israel in the Rouhani Era
Iranian leaders are consistent in their anti-Israel rhetoric, clear about their hostile intentions, and certain of their apocalyptic beliefs. Here are their top anti-Israel statements from 2013, with links to the original source in Persian. Read More »
Hamas: Abbas Does Not Represent the Palestinians in Negotiations
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East in an effort to promote a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and, as a first step, to press the two parties to sign a framework agreement by […] Read More »
How the Middle East Map Changed in 2013
The End of Pan-Islamisim In the three years since the beginning of the “Arab Spring,” a number of striking changes have occurred in the Arab world. First and foremost, the Arab Spring represents the end of pan-Islamism championed by Iran […] Read More »
The Islamic Terrorist Threat in Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was severely criticized for stating two years ago, a decade after 9/11, that the biggest security threat to Canada is Islamic terrorism. In an interview with CBC News, Harper said: “There are other threats out there, but […] Read More »
Sisi Fever: Will the General be the Next President of Egypt?
The mood of Egyptians has changed from friendship and admiration toward the U.S. to open hostility. Read More »
Hamas Strategy: Manipulate Human Rights Groups
Hamas Prime Minister Haniyeh delivered a speech on October 19 detailing Hamas’ positions. Read More »
Hamas Sends a Signal to Iran
Musa Abu Marzook, deputy to Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas politburo, gave a recent interview to the pro-Assad Al Mayadeen TV station in Lebanon that has not received appropriate attention. Read More »