Turkish officials on Thursday leaked to Turkish media that normalization talks with Israel are going just fine: Talks to normalize frayed relations between Israel and Turkey “are on track and can be concluded at any time,” Today’s Zaman reported on Thursday, citing a Turkish official. “This should not surprise anyone....

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The Associated Press yesterday declared that the Egyptian-controlled Sinai Peninsula had become “a new front for jihad.” IDF intelligence records some 300 terror attacks which have been launched against Egyptian security forces in the area in recent weeks. A single attack saw 25 Egyptian police officers reportedly slain in “execution-style”...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has evaluated the evidence for and against claims that Moscow’s Syrian client used chemical weapons against civilians in rebel-controlled districts of Damascus, and – per an interview with the Associated Press – has expressed himself skeptical. The Russian strongman sought to cast doubt on the claims...

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Amid spiking tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean – The Israel Project’s illustrated situation analysis as of Monday is here – Iran has announced the development and deployment of a new warship. The declaration, conveyed by Iranian state media, is unlikely to calm matters: A senior Iranian commander announced on Tuesday...

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Israel’s Defense Ministry confirmed this morning that Jerusalem had carried out a successful anti-missile exercise over the Mediterranean. The test – which came amid renewed, destabilizing threats of attack from the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria – was reportedly conducted as a joint exercise with the United States. The missiles...

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Israel is undertaking an array of defensive measures in preparation for what Syria and Iran have promised will be attacks against the Jewish State should the West move against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Israeli officials have upped their efforts to prepare civilians for the attacks. Last Thursday Israel announced that...

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Amid multiple and consistent threats of attack from Iran and its Syrian and Hezbollah clients, the Israeli Defense Force overnight deployed an Iron Dome battery near Tel Aviv, the latest in a series of moves by the military to boost security: “We have a clear responsibility to prepare the army for all possibilities. We took a...

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Nine months ago the New York Times reported that Hamas was gaining popularity. Some of that popularity was the result of Hamas boasting that it had emerged victorious from Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense, which Jerusalem launched after several weeks in which Hamas had steadily escalated the amount and sophistication...

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Northern Israel hospitals have been treating Syrians wounded in that country’s war. Jewish organizations have been sending aid to Jordan to help the Syrian refugees which have flooded into the country. Now a group of Israelis is taking even more direct action to assist those impacted by the conflict. Members...

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Israel is preparing for an array of cyber threats in the event that Syria and its Iranian backers make good on days of threats to lash out against the Jewish state should the West act militarily against the Bashar al-Assad regime: An Israeli army spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Media Line...

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