Palestinians: Abbas Signs His Own Death Warrant

Khaled Abu ToamehJuly 14, 2020 at 5:00 am By courting Hamas, Abbas and Fatah are emboldening an Islamist movement that seeks to extend its control from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. Hamas’s declared goal is to replace Israel with an Iranian-style Islamist state. Abbas may also be using his renewed ties with Hamas […]

Ravaged by Economic, Health Crises, Lebanese Protesters Force Nasrallah to Shift Course

Faced with mounting US sanctions, Hizbullah leader in troubled waters, experts say As it confronts its most acute economic crisis in recent memory, Lebanon seems headed for disaster, with no easy out in sight. Faced with US demands to jettison Hizbullah, the US-designated terrorist organization and most powerful political group in the country, the Lebanese […]

Airstrikes in Syria after Russian patrol hit by massive bomb

Russia has been conducting joint patrols with Turkey along the M4 highway in Syria after a ceasefire earlier this year. SETH J. FRANTZMAN Russia launched airstrikes in northern Syria in the wake of a bombing that  targeted a Russian military patrol, locals said. The airstrikes occurred in Latakia province in northwestern Syria. Russia has been […]

Unlikely Iranian bedfellows foster secret 25-year deal with China

Jul 14, 2020 @ 12:52Jul 14, 2020 @ 13:03 Diane Shalem 10 Views Iran-China 25-year deal, military coop, oil Under the still-secret deal, China will have unrestricted access to Iran’s air bases and promises to rebuild its EW capabilities in return for cheap oil and factories with transport links to carry its exports to the […]

Hagia Sophia is a mosque. What about the Temple Mount and Hevron?

UNESCO has politely asked Erdogan to rethink his decision on Hagia Sofia. How easy it was for them to say Rachel’s Tomb is a mosque. Op-ed. Giulio Meotti, Italy , 14/07/20 The Hagia Sophia, once the seat of Eastern Christianity in Istanbul, is a mosque. Turkey has just decided to convert once again to Islam […]

Report: Houthis arrest Yemenite Jews

Arab media report pro-Iranian militia is stepping up its attempts to ethnically cleanse Yemen of its last remaining Jews. Gary Willig , 13/07/20  The pro-Iranian Houthi militia has begun arresting the remaining Jews in the Kharif District, the Egyptian Al Mesryoon newspaper reported Monday. According to the report, after arresting the Jewish residents, the Houthis […]

Report: Houthis arrest Yemenite Jews

Arab media report pro-Iranian militia is stepping up its attempts to ethnically cleanse Yemen of its last remaining Jews. Gary Willig , 13/07/20  Houthis in Yemen Reuters The pro-Iranian Houthi militia has begun arresting the remaining Jews in the Kharif District, the Egyptian Al Mesryoon newspaper reported Monday. According to the report, after arresting the […]

Report: 28 Hezbollah missile launch sites aimed at Israel

Alma Center’s Research Department found 28 missile launching locations in Lebanon, many of them close to civilian infrastructure. Yoni Kempinski , 13/07/20 23:29 The Alma Center’s Research Department initiated a project to find the locations of missile launching sites in South Lebanon adjacent to the civilian population, as part of what is known as the […]

Iran’s nuclear facilities are mysteriously under attack

Iran’s nuclear facilities have been under attack for weeks, but it’s still unclear by whom close Video Gen. Jack Keane reacts to third major explosion in Iran Black smoke rose as flames engulfed the Shahid Tondgooyan petrochemical plant in the Khuzestan province of Iran late Sunday afternoon. Hours earlier, more than 500 miles away, detonations […]

Iran’s Lawfare in Europe Normalizes Its Geopolitical Strategy

Iran’s Lawfare in Europe Normalizes Its Geopolitical Strategy By Irina TsukermanJuly 12, 2020 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in front of portrait of Ayatollah Khomenei, photo via Wikimedia Commons   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,637, July 12, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Iran has shifted away from political assassinations of Ahwazi Arab and Kurdish opposition figures […]

IMPLOSION

Even a cursory review of world history allows the reader to realize that great and mighty countries and empires fall not necessarily because of outside pressures, but because of the implosion of the society itself. Rome ruled the world for over five centuries, and, at the height of its power, it succumbed to barbaric tribes. […]