While an arrangement that leaves Iran as a nuclear threshold state may be the lesser of all evils for the United States, it can be expected to be very bad for Israel. A signed agreement of this sort will widen the existing disputes between the … [Read more...] about Iran as a Nuclear Threshold State: Implications for Israel and the Middle East
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Israel, Hamas and Hizbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
Left: Hamas leader Kaled Mashal with Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's 3rd Secretary General. At the start of 2015, Israel’s two major fronts – home to the two hostile players with which Israel has had military encounters in recent months – were calm. … [Read more...] about Israel, Hamas and Hizbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
Obama’s Deal With Iran
The Obama administration's efforts to advancing deal with Iran resembles final rehearsals before the raising of the curtain on the ultimate theater of the absurd. If Obama gets his way, Americans will be forced to pay with their taxes to watch how … [Read more...] about Obama’s Deal With Iran
The Embryonic Palestinian State – A monster in the Ultra-Sound*
Left: One need not be a prophet in order to know what a monster would be born from the Palestinian “embryonic state” in Judea and Samaria. Photo: Flash 90 As of now, in Judea, Samaria and Gaza there is a sort of embryonic state, or “Arab state in … [Read more...] about The Embryonic Palestinian State – A monster in the Ultra-Sound*
Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: : A Struggle that Goes beyond Egypt
Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military campaigns in the early twenty-first century: sub-conventional wars fought by armies and security services … [Read more...] about Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: : A Struggle that Goes beyond Egypt
Weekly Briefing – January 24-30, 2015
ISIS Advances – January 22-28, 2015 - Rachel Ehrenfeld - As the White House claims its attacks on ISIS have weakened the barbaric jihadist movement, we are witnessing an expansion of its activities. In previously unseen coordinated attacks ISIS … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – January 24-30, 2015
Weekly Briefing – December 28-January 2, 2014/15
Cybersecurity and the 114th Congress - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The Sony hacking served as a national reminder that cybersecurity should be taken more seriously...In May 2010, former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander lamented, "The scale of … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – December 28-January 2, 2014/15
Hamas Trains to Attack the IDF
Left: Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades operatives simulate an attack on an IDF post and abduct "an IDF soldier," dragging him away to the left (Paltimes.net, December 27, 2014). Careful examination of the list of Gazans killed last summer during … [Read more...] about Hamas Trains to Attack the IDF