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May 20, 2024
Israel and U.S. Outraged by ICC Warrant Applications for Israeli Leaders
Israel reacted with outrage to International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement on May 20 that his office is requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime...
May 20, 2024
Deaths of Iranian president, FM will have no significant change on Israel
The president of Iran, mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, an Iranian prominent leader in his attacks on Israel, were killed in a helicopter crash on the Azerbaijan-Iran...
May 20, 2024
Hamas hostage video reveals depths of group’s evil
On Sunday, the IDF released two videos that soldiers recovered of hostages making statements, on orders from Hamas. IDF chief spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari said, “during our ground operations in...
May 20, 2024
How Ebrahim Raisi transformed Iran’s role in the region
When news broke that Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had vanished during a helicopter ride in a remote mountainous region of Iran near the border with Azerbaijan, I was surprised. Raisi had...
May 20, 2024
Don’t Forget the Air Highways
While U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is focusing his remaining months in office on attaining compensation fees for U.S. air travelers, a much bigger threat to air travel and transport...
May 20, 2024
Opium protests catalyze anti-Taliban sentiments
Amidst a tumultuous landscape marked by escalating terrorism, deepening ethnic divisions, widespread protests, and the ravages of natural disasters, Afghanistan finds itself at a critical juncture two...
May 20, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 20, 2024
Today’s Issue: Two Hamas Police Officials Eliminated in Targeted Strikes | IAF Kills Hamas Supply Department Official Who Facilitated Weapons Smuggling Into Gaza | 98th Division Continues Fighting in...
May 20, 2024
Raisi set the Middle East aflame but his death will not put out the fire
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi came to power in the autumn of 2021 when the Middle East was at a crossroads. ISIS had been defeated in Iraq and Syria between 2017 and 2019. The Abraham Accords brought...
May 20, 2024
Israel’s Catch-22 in Rafah
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is grinding on after seven months of fighting Hamas. Since the October 7 attack, Israel has faced not only threats from Hamas in Gaza but also increasing attacks from...
May 19, 2024
Iranian President’s Helicopter Crashes, Condition Unknown
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in Iran on May 19. Iranian personnel are still searching for the aircraft,...
May 19, 2024
Israel Recovers Another Hostage’s Body from Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on May 18 that they discovered the body of a fourth Israeli hostage held in Hamas captivity during an operation in Gaza two days earlier....
May 19, 2024
Barrage of Hezbollah Rockets and Drones Targets Northern Israel
Hezbollah launched rockets and drones targeting communities in northern Israel on May 19. The attacks began in the morning when Hezbollah launched projectiles that targeted the border...
May 19, 2024
Gustavo Petro’s Anti-Israel Fantasy Has a High Price for Colombia
Revolutionary rhetoric feels good—just ask encampment activists across U.S. college campuses whose righteous rage turned their college quads into mini-Woodstocks. But governing a country requires more...
May 19, 2024
Israel Renews Water-Sharing Agreement With Jordan Despite Strained Bilateral Ties
Israel renewed its water-sharing agreement with Jordan on May 16 for six months. The Jewish state has transferred fresh water to Jordan for 30 years under the terms of the two countries’...
May 19, 2024
Israel’s media and political discussions are watched closely in region
Every Israeli headline, along with important political statements, are picked up by regional media, including pro-Iranian ones like Al-Mayadeen, as well as media in the UAE like Al-Ain. The interest...
May 19, 2024
Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash in foggy weather over mountainous terrain was a shock for the region, as presidents are supposed to have access to the very best helicopters in...
May 19, 2024
Escalation with Hezbollah places Israel in a bind
Over the past month, Hezbollah has consistently increased its attacks against Israel, coinciding with the IDF’s operation in Rafah to eliminate the last battalions of Hamas. If Hamas is cut off from...
May 19, 2024
How Iran Is Trying to Punish Jordan for Helping Israel
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May 18, 2024
As Israel Presses Rafah Operation, Civilians Evacuate En Masse
Nearly half of Rafah’s civilian population has been evacuated, less than two weeks into the Israeli military’s operation in the strategic south Gaza city, a senior United...
May 18, 2024
First Humanitarian Aid Arrives Through U.S.-Israeli Constructed Gaza Pier
The White House said on May 17 that the first humanitarian aid to utilize the newly built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was unloaded that morning. National Security Council...
May 18, 2024
Houthis escalate Red Sea ship attacks in tandem with other Iranian proxies
The Houthis appear to be increasing their attacks. This comes as Hezbollah has also increased threats to Israel in the last week. The Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a ship in the Red Sea with...
May 18, 2024
Congress must stop Biden from fueling a Saudi nuclear bomb
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend in hopes of delivering an elusive Biden foreign policy triumph — a U.S.-Saudi-Israel “mega...
May 17, 2024
Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Kidnapped Hostages
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on May 17 that they recovered the bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 massacre. In a press statement, IDF spokesperson...
May 17, 2024
Israel: 50 Rafah Tunnels to Egypt Unearthed
Israel went public on May 17 with the discovery of 50 smuggling tunnels leading from the southern Gazan city of Rafah to Egypt. Defending Israel against South African-filed genocide...
May 17, 2024
American conservatives love Hungary’s Orbán — but ignore his wooing of China
Excerpt Hungary’s flowering relationship with China, on full display during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s triumphant two-day visit to Budapest, is a blazing three-alarm fire. Will America...
May 17, 2024
Jordan Foils Iranian Plot to Smuggle Weapons Into the Kingdom
Sources in Jordan confirmed on May 15 that an arms shipment dispatched two months ago to a Muslim Brotherhood cell in the Hashemite Kingdom was intercepted by the authorities, Reuters...
May 17, 2024
Remarks by Craig Singleton on Security at Home: Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China
Craig Singleton: Good morning, Today, the U.S. and Canada stand at a critical juncture in our relations with China, particularly in the context of North American security. As we peel back...
May 17, 2024
UNRWA meets the Spanish Inquisition
The collaboration between UNRWA, the U.N. agency solely dedicated to Palestinian refugees and their descendants, and the Hamas rulers of Gaza continues unabated. Two episodes over the last week underscore...
May 17, 2024
Hezbollah Uses Drones to Target Sensitive IDF Base Deep Inside Israel
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah launched two drones targeting an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base 21 miles from Israel’s northern border on May 15. The strike marks...
May 17, 2024
UK Diplomat Says Iranian Drones Are ‘Russia’s Weapons of Choice’
Iranian-manufactured drones have become Russia’s “weapon of choice” in its attacks on Ukraine, the British ambassador to the United Nations said on May 14. Addressing a UN...
May 17, 2024
Egypt Strains Historic Peace Treaty With Israel
Egyptian officials threatened on May 14 to downgrade their country’s relationship with Israel over their opposition to Israeli military actions in the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
May 17, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 17, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Spokesman: 98th Division Continuing Jabalya Operations, Commando Brigade Joins Fighting in Eastern Rafah | 98th Division Expands ‘Operational Control’ in Jabalya Area; IAF Stikes...
May 16, 2024
Don’t buy Rashida Tlaib & Co.’s lie: ‘From the river to the sea’ has always meant erasing Israel
In English, protesters call for Palestine to be free. But when their chants shift to Arabic, they often call for the whole of Palestine to be Arab — an explicit call to dismantle the Jewish state...
May 16, 2024
Security Risk
May 16, 2024
Prominent Iranian Film Director Flees Iran Following Prison Sentencing
Renowned Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled to Europe after a Tehran court sentenced him to eight years in prison, he announced on May 13. The sentence, which also included...
May 16, 2024
Biden Blocks Arms to Israel While Promising Future Support
The Biden administration notified Congress on May 14 of a future $1 billion arms package for Israel. That package reportedly includes “$700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million...
May 16, 2024
Notes from the Gaza border – 7 months on
At Café Greg in Sderot, the server recommends pasta with mushroom sauce. It’s a pleasant spring day, just waiting to become summer, and then it will be too hot to sit outside. For now, it’s just warm...
May 16, 2024
Arab leaders meet in Bahrain for summit regarding Gaza and regional development
Arab countries are gathering in Bahrain this week for the Arab League summit. There are 22 members of the Arab League, and this is an important meeting for the group of countries. They will be focused...
May 16, 2024
Cairo’s double game in Gaza
The Israel Defense Force’s move last week into the southern Gaza city of Rafah has exploded in Egypt like a 2,000-pound bomb. Cairo has long been playing a double game, holding...
May 15, 2024
Israel Concludes Incursion in Gaza’s Zeitoun
Israeli ground forces on May 15 concluded an almost week-long counterterrorist sweep of the Gaza City district of Zeitoun...
May 15, 2024
America’s dangerous game with Israeli security
As US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan prepares to visit Israel this weekend, the primary topic he aims to address is the prevention of further warfare in Gaza, with a focus on Rafah and...
May 15, 2024
The Gaza Health Ministry Flimflam
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May 15, 2024
Hezbollah Launches 60 Rockets at Israel
Hezbollah launched more than 60 rockets at Israel on May 15, causing no casualties. The rockets targeted an Israeli air traffic control base area near Mount Meron in the north,...
May 15, 2024
Israel’s Defense Minister Calls for Gaza Plan
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come up with a decision about the future of Gaza. He said in a statement on May 15 that the prime minister should...
May 15, 2024
Congress must move to stop Beijing from making US rely on Chinese firms
The United States is determined to thwart Beijing’s efforts to secure victory around the world in three key areas: military, intelligence and diplomatic. Yet the greatest threat to US national security...
May 15, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 15, 2024
Today’s Issue: Israel Calls for Investigation After Video Captures Terrorists Inside UNRWA Aid Distribution Point | IDF Spokesman Hagari: Army Operating in Gaza’s North, Center, and South, Including...
May 15, 2024
Biden turns on Israel
Kerem Shalom is one of the main crossings through which humanitarian assistance moves from Israel into Gaza. It lies just a few miles southeast of Rafah, where four Hamas battalions are believed to be...
May 15, 2024
Hezbollah seeks to use Syrian refugees to create crisis with Europe
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe. The comments have been greeted...
May 15, 2024
Iran is seeking closer ties to Egypt
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that Iran has a strategy for regional cooperation with Egypt, according to reports in Iranian media on May 15. He “made the remarks in...
May 15, 2024
Hamas delegation meets Nasrallah as Israel clashes grow
A Hamas delegation, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Iranian state media IRNA reported, adding that they “discuss[ed] the latest developments in...
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