An op-ed published yesterday in the Saudi owned, London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awsat argued that the Middle East conflict once known as the “Arab-Israel” conflict has shifted so much that it needs to be recast as one between Israel along with moderate Arab regimes, on the one hand, and extremist regimes, terror...

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The thirtieth day of Operation Protective Edge has concluded. The Tower today covered the discovery by the IDF of a Hamas combat training manual that showed how the terrorist organization uses the IDF’s care in avoiding civilian casualties to its advantage. #Hamas rockets have been discovered at @UNRWA facilities –...

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Senior Iranian officials including a top aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday boasted that Tehran had supplied Hamas with military aid to use against Israel. The comments, conveyed by the officials on Arabic-language television, are the latest in a series of provocative comments from Iranian officials, who...

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Administration officials testifying on Capitol Hill Tuesday were met with what The New York Times described as “a wall of skepticism” from lawmakers pushing for a greater role in negotiations between Tehran and the P5+1 global powers. Lawmakers have for months backed increased economic sanctions on Tehran, and have this...

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The Telegraph reported on Saturday that Hamas is seeking to replenish its supply of weapons from North Korea. Defense editor Con Coughlin reported that Hamas has reportedly already made a down payment to the North Koreans. “Hamas is looking for ways to replenish its stocks of missiles because of the large...

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The Guardian reported today that Iran arrested The Washington Post‘s Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, his wife, and two other journalists this week. Iranian judicial offficials confirmed on Friday that Jason Rezaian, who holds dual US and Iranian citizenship, had been detained and is under investigation. … The US reporter and...

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Boeing this week disclosed that it had reached an agreement with Iran to provide airplane parts to the state-owned Iran Air, according to reports published Thursday citing the company’s regulatory filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Both Boeing and General Electric had earlier this year received licenses from the...

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In the wake of the agreement to extend the P5+1’s nuclear talks with Iran for four months, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) published a paper (.pdf) Tuesday outlining five principles for ensuring a successful deal: 1. Sufficient response time in case of violations. 2. A nuclear program meeting...

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The 17th day of Operation Protective Edge is over. This is the end of the sixth day of ground operations. 2:40am These are the photos of our soldiers killed in action during the current IDF ground operation in Gaza. We… http://t.co/jjjyKob3t4 — Muqata (@Muqata) July 24, 2014 Reuven Rivlin was...

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Wednesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that North Korea and Iran were liable for damages caused by Hebollah rocket fire into Israel. According to The Sacramento Bee: The two countries are liable because they “provided material support and assistance to the Hezbollah terrorists who fired the rockets at Israel,” U.S. District...

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