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The Islamic Terrorist Threat in CanadaCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was severely criticized for stating two years ago, a decade after 9/11, that the biggest security threat to Canada is Islamic terrorism. In an interview with CBC News, Harper said: “There are other threats out there, but […] Read More » Sisi Fever: Will the General be the Next President of Egypt?The mood of Egyptians has changed from friendship and admiration toward the U.S. to open hostility. Read More » Hamas Strategy: Manipulate Human Rights GroupsHamas Prime Minister Haniyeh delivered a speech on October 19 detailing Hamas’ positions. Read More » Hamas Sends a Signal to IranMusa Abu Marzook, deputy to Khaled Mashal, head of the Hamas politburo, gave a recent interview to the pro-Assad Al Mayadeen TV station in Lebanon that has not received appropriate attention. Read More » Iran vs. the West: Endgame?Iran is not entering the nuclear negotiations out of weakness, but, rather, from a position of strength. Read More » After the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Is Hamas in Gaza Next in Line?Vol. 13, No. 27 1 October 2013 Egypt has finally decided to tackle the security threat from the Sinai Peninsula, a region that was nearly under the control of jihadist organizations with links to al-Qaeda and Hamas. The Egyptian army’s […] Read More » President Obama’s Shift on Syria and Western StrategyA limited military move will allow the Syrian regime to maneuver, yet will provide fresh impetus to the rebel forces. Read More » Syria Keeps Moving in the Islamic DirectionThe formation of the Army of Islam in Syria challenges the National Coalition Read More » Have the Fundamentals of Israel’s Strategic Environment Inextricably Changed?Iraq, 210 miles from Israel, is planning to modernize its ground forces with new armored and mechanized formations. Read More » The Kurdish Awakening in Syria: Could It Lead to Regional War?A “Greater Kurdistan” is no longer a remote possibility. Read More » The Return of Al-QaidaAnyone who delivered a eulogy for al-Qaida in the Middle East has been proven wrong by recent developments. Israel can deal with the renewed regional threat of jihadist organizations involved in Syria, but must retain all elements of its capabilities. Read More » Iran Responds to Europe’s Blacklisting of HizbullahThe EU’s blacklisting of Hizbullah’s military wing ignores the fact that Hizbullah is a unitary, hierarchical organization. Read More » Egypt after Morsi: The Defeat of Political Islam?The Muslim Brotherhood’s 80-year dream to take over Egypt ended in a fiasco, barely one year after one of their own was democratically elected to the office of President of Egypt. Read More » Rowhani and the Iranian Elections: Dore Gold Debates Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on BBC Radio4 Morning ProgramClick to hear the debate June 14, 2013 JOHN HUMPHRYS: I’m joined by Jack Straw, former foreign secretary, and by Dr Dore Gold, former foreign policy advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister. Jack Straw, how should we now be treating, […] Read More » The Arab world fears the ‘Safavid’In an interview on Al-Jazeera this past May, the commander of the Free Syrian Army, Brig. Gen. Salim Idris, explained that the diversion of Hezbollah forces from Lebanon to Syria to take part in the civil war was part of a “Safavid” plan for the Middle East region. Read More » How Russia Undercuts Itself With The S-300Supply of the S-300 by Moscow will create an air defense umbrella over Syria allowing Damascus to carry out weapons transfers to Hezbollah. Read More » Iran’s Plans to Take Over SyriaIran sees the civil war in Syria as a war of survival against a radical Sunni uprising that views Iran and the Shiites as infidels to be annihilated. Read More » Al-Qaeda’s Branch in Gaza Set to Escalate Anti-Israeli TerrorThe “Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem” has taken responsibility for a series of missile firings at Israeli targets from Gaza and Sinai, which is under Egyptian sovereignty, including: 17 April 2013 – Firing of two Grad missiles […] Read More » Iran’s Usual ScapegoatThe headlines in the major newspapers in the West left little doubt that the talks had completely failed. Read More » Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear ChallengeIf negotiations only halt one aspect of the Iranian nuclear effort while letting the other parts of the program go forward, the world will still face an Iranian challenge in the years ahead. Read More » Iranian Shiite Terror Cell in Nigeria Followed a Familiar PatternShiite communities around the world represent the infrastructure upon which Iran builds its subversive policies worldwide. Read More » Iran’s Attempted Rapprochement with Egypt: Implications for Sunni-Shiite RelationsIn the wake of the Arab Spring there is a closing of ranks in the Arab world along Sunni Islamic and less Arab-nationalist lines. Read More » Assassination of Iranian General in SyriaThe death in Syria of Gen. Hassan Shateri of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps confirms that elements of the Iranian army are involved in Hizbullah’s activity. Read More » Will Europe Define Hizbullah as a Terrorist Organization?This is not the first time Europe has waffled when it comes to defining terrorism. Since the days of Maximilian Robespierre, the word Terreur has evoked horror and aversion and sparked philosophical and political debates. The organizations and militias that […] Read More » F-16s to the Muslim BrotherhoodThe latest American crisis with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, Muhammad Morsi, came out into the open on January 14, 2013, when the New York Times published a report on its front page that three years earlier he used blatantly anti-Semitic motifs for describing “Zionists” as “…bloodsuckers who attack the Palestinians, these warmongers, the descendants of apes and pigs.” Read More » The Islamist Challenge from North AfricaThe fall of Mali would directly threaten neighboring Niger, the sixth largest producer of uranium ore in the world. Read More » France at War against Global JihadFrance’s operation in Mali was launched after previous French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s military intervention and intensive activity in Libya, which led to the overthrow of Gaddafi. The chaos that has prevailed since then has enabled the strengthening of the radical […] Read More » The North African Threat To EuropeNot long after the French offensive against African jihadists in Mali got underway, a leader of one of the offshoots of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) declared that his organization would “strike at the heart of France.” Read More » Iranian Policy Toward Direct Nuclear Talks with the U.S.Iran will not hasten to renew the dialogue with the United States, and will want to engage in such talks only from a position of strength. Read More » Abbas Reinstates a Radical Political DoctrineIn his speech on January 4, 2013, in honor of Fatah’s anniversary, Mahmoud Abbas was not preparing the Palestinian people for making peace. Read More » Syria: Incubator for al-Qaida’s next generationJoby Warrick, The Washington Post’s correspondent who specializes in intelligence, wrote a story on Dec. 3 about how the Syrian rebellion was already spilling over and having an impact on neighboring countries. Read More » The Long-Term Implications of the Israel-Hamas Clash“Liberating” Palestine is portrayed as a fully realistic goal for the present generation thanks to the Islamic Spring, which has redrawn the map of the Middle East. Read More » International Background to Hamas’ Escalation Against IsraelHamas, with massive aid from Iran, doubled its rocket arsenal since 2009 and acquired the Iranian Fajr-5 rocket, putting Tel Aviv in striking distance. Read More » Hizbullah’s Unspoken War in SyriaHizbullah claims control of 18 Shiite villages in Syria along the border with Lebanon. Read More » Benghazi’s Meaning for Israel and the MideastClearly what happened in Libya did not stay a local phenomenon but radiated out to the entire region and beyond. Read More » Iran: From Regional Challenge |