A July 1 poll from Pew Research suggests that worries about the spread of violent Islamist extremism are increasing throughout the Middle East: …from civil war to suicide bombings, plague the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, concern about Islamic extremism is high among countries with substantial Muslim populations… in the Middle East,...

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State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf on Tuesday linked Hamas to the murders of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were discovered Monday. Hamas’s involvement in the murders promises to problematize relations between the terror group and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction, which formed a unity government just weeks before...

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Tens of thousands of people of every religious and political orientation came together yesterday to bury Gil-ad Shaar (age 16), Naftali Fraenkel (16), and Eyal Yifrach (19), who were murdered by Hamas terrorists. Buses lined the roads to the Modi’in municipal cemetery hours before the funeral ceremony began. After separate ceremonies...

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Ethio-soul singer Ester Rada is the latest Israeli to be chosen to feature at the highly prestigious WOMEX World Music Expo, set to take place in October. Rada was among the first 10 acts to be selected in the first round of jury-selected official showcase artists for this year’s world...

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The murder of three Israeli teenagers—Gil-Ad Shaar,  Naftali Fraenkel (both 16) and Eyal Yifrah (19)—by Hamas terrorists was just the latest in some three thousand attacks during the past two years comprising of rockets, bombings, shootings, knifings, firebombs and rock attacks. Analysts believe these figures will only rise as Hamas continues to...

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Israeli officials, world leaders, and supporters of Israel worldwide have condemned the killings of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Frankel, whose bodies were discovered earlier today near Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of tonight’s security cabinet meeting: “With heavy grief, this evening we found three...

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An Israeli designed device, the ReWalk, that allows paraplegics to walk was granted FDA approval Friday for home use in the United States. Popular Science reports: The new FDA approval means ReWalk’s maker, Argo Medical Technologies, or Argo, can now market its products in the U.S. Over the past few years,...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his support for Kurdish independence yesterday in a speech at the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS). Netanyahu made the remarks within the context of the need to ally with moderates in the region to repel threats from extremist groups. The Los Angeles Times reports:...

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Israeli officials announced Monday evening that the bodies of three Israeli teenagers – kidnapped earlier this month by terrorists affiliated with Hamas – had been found north of the West Bank town of Hebron. Searches for the boys had been ongoing for weeks, and the developments opened up a flood...

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Following Wednesday reports that Tehran is pouring assets into Iraq, analysts are raising concerns that Iranian efforts in the country, which in recent weeks has seen Sunni extremists overtake portions of the country, could complicate U.S. moves aimed at restabilizing the Iraq. Ephraim Kam, a senior research fellow at the...

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