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Iran Fears Growing Israel-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Tehran increasingly fears that Azerbaijan is turning into a base for a military attack on its nuclear facilities. Read More »
Successes and Failures of the BDS Campaign
In spite of its constant use of belligerent, violent, and deceitful tactics, the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BDS) movement against Israel has very little to show in the way of success. Read More »
Iran’s Plans to Take Over Syria
Iran sees the civil war in Syria as a war of survival against a radical Sunni uprising that views Iran and the Shiites as infidels to be annihilated. Read More »
After Failed Negotiations, Iran Weighs a Nuclear “Breakout”
It does not appear that Iran intends to give up its nuclear activity; instead, it is waiting for the right moment to “break out.” Read More »
Stalemate in the Syrian Civil War
On the second anniversary of the civil war in Syria, nothing on the horizon foretells a ceasefire. Read More »
Biased, Prejudiced, and Unprofessional: The UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission Report on Israeli Settlements
A UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission on Israeli settlements showed blatant bias, lack of objectivity and unprofessional conduct. Read More »
Iranian Shiite Terror Cell in Nigeria Followed a Familiar Pattern
Shiite communities around the world represent the infrastructure upon which Iran builds its subversive policies worldwide. Read More »
Iran’s Attempted Rapprochement with Egypt: Implications for Sunni-Shiite Relations
In the wake of the Arab Spring there is a closing of ranks in the Arab world along Sunni Islamic and less Arab-nationalist lines. Read More »
Assassination of Iranian General in Syria
The death in Syria of Gen. Hassan Shateri of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps confirms that elements of the Iranian army are involved in Hizbullah’s activity. Read More »
The Islamist Challenge from North Africa
The fall of Mali would directly threaten neighboring Niger, the sixth largest producer of uranium ore in the world. Read More »
Operation Pillar of Defense (Gaza – November 2012): Objectives and Implications
In its Nov. 2012 military operation, Israel focused on enhancing deterrence rather than dismantling Gaza’s terror infrastructure or toppling the Hamas government. Read More »
Abbas Reinstates a Radical Political Doctrine
In his speech on January 4, 2013, in honor of Fatah’s anniversary, Mahmoud Abbas was not preparing the Palestinian people for making peace. Read More »
The Palestinian UN Upgrade: Setting Things Straight
The UN upgrade resolution has neither created a Palestinian state, nor did it grant any kind of statehood to the Palestinians. Read More »
The Rise of the Salafis in Lebanon: A New Sunni-Shiite Battlefield
The Sunni community in Lebanon is being led by a new breed of Islamist Salafi leaders such as Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir. Read More »
The Long-Term Implications of the Israel-Hamas Clash
“Liberating” Palestine is portrayed as a fully realistic goal for the present generation thanks to the Islamic Spring, which has redrawn the map of the Middle East. Read More »
International Background to Hamas’ Escalation Against Israel
Hamas, with massive aid from Iran, doubled its rocket arsenal since 2009 and acquired the Iranian Fajr-5 rocket, putting Tel Aviv in striking distance. Read More »
