Hundreds of Palestinians participating in Hamas-led riots for the fifth straight week, motivated to reclaim “all of Palestine,” attempted to tear down the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. According to the IDF, “In the last hour, over 10,000...

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A major rationale behind Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear capability has been to acquire what may be termed “immunity from prosecution.” Put simply, by possessing nuclear weapons, Iran would be able to deter both the U.S. and regional powers from intervening – militarily or otherwise – in its nefarious...

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According to a report released on Thursday by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 32 of the 40 Palestinians killed during or after events of the riots along the Gaza-Israel border have been identified as terrorists, making up for 80% of fatalities. Nine men were operatives either in...

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The fourth week of violent Hamas-led riots at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel was marked by smaller crowds than in previous weeks and attempts to use swastika-marked kites to send molotov cocktails into Israel, The Times of Israel reported Friday. According the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, four Gazans were killed during...

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Iran’s involvement in Yemen should be framed as part of its expansionist agenda in the Middle East region and larger proxy war with Saudi Arabia. Matters came to a head as a result of the Houthi’s seizure of the country’s capital Sana’a in September 2014. In March of 2015, a...

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Inspectors discovered explosives hidden in a truck, possibly intended for a large-scale terror attack during Israel’s Independence Day, at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. In addition to merchandise intended for Israeli settlements, inspectors found explosives in the roof of the truck according...

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The upcoming Lebanese elections scheduled for next month could lead to the formation of a “Hezbollah government,” a political scientist told Agence France-Presse in a report published Wednesday. The elections would be the first since 2009 and would be held according to Lebanon’s new election law passed last year. The 128 members...

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Hamas-led violent riots continued for a third consecutive week, as Palestinians at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel threw firebombs, attempted to breach the border fence, and burned Israeli flags, The New York Times reported Friday. Gazans gathered at five points along the border with Israel. Israeli troops used live fire...

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Saying that it holds Hamas “responsible for all occurrences in Gaza,” the IDF struck at several military targets belonging to the terrorist organization in Gaza following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) near the border fence, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The IDF released a statement on...

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The Islamist terror group Hamas, which is in complete political and military control of the Gaza Strip, “is sending Gazans to their death for good headlines,” a senior adviser to Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas charged, The Times of Israel reported. Referring to the current round of Hamas-orchestrated riots along...

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