A group of international notables issued a statement Tuesday condemning Hamas’s terror war against Israel and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and demanding that “policy makers, international institutions, the UN, and the European Union” do the same. The statement came from the Friends of Israel Initiative, founded and headed...

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Clashes along the Syria-Lebanon border on Monday killed more than a dozen people, less than a week after Washington leveled sanctions against a Beirut-based network of companies believed to be supplying resources to the terror group: Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in...

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As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

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The Jerusalem Post reports today that Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Vienna for a final push to reach a permanent nuclear deal with Iran, will ask Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to have his country stop sending rockets to Hamas. An administration source was quoted: “Iran...

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An analysis written Thursday by Lt. Col. Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs, documents the rhetorical support Iran has given to Hamas’s rocket war against Israel. Segall explains that with no Arab states stepping forward to offer support for Hamas, Iran has stepped into...

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The third day of Operation Protective Edge was marked by rockets and sirens in nearly all major Israeli cities, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba. In the last 3 days, more than 384 rockets fired from #Gaza struck Israel; an additional 88 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome — IDF...

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Today, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) provided an analysis describing “how characteristics of the recent escalation is a clear proof that Iran and the terrorist organizations took advantage of periods of calm” to build arsenals capable of reaching most of Israel. JCPA senior analyst and retired IDF Lt. Col....

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Ynet reported today that Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations made a point today at the Security Council – by playing a recording of a 15 second Israeli air raid siren. The United Nations Security Council convened Thursday for a special session, at the request of the Arab delegates, to...

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Condemnation of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge has come from the expected sources in the Middle East. Turkey was one of the first to roundly condemn Jerusalem, without expressing any sympathy for Israeli civilians forced to shelters because of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement...

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Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor has called on the Security Council to condemn the rocket fire from Gaza that threatens Israel’s southern residents. The Jerusalem Post reports: “At this time missile sirens are going off in different parts of Israel and rockets are being fired at Beersheba,...

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