In August 2013 the Iranian president presented his new government, which is largely comprised of technocrats with an extensive academic education. One of Rowhani's government's distinctive characteristics is the prominent presence of graduates of … [Read more...] about “Haqqani” & “Alavi”: Hotbeds for the Growth and Development of Iranian Leaders
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The Al-Nusra Front
The Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) is an Al-Qaeda Salafist-jihadi network, prominent in the rebel organizations in Syria. From the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Overview Al-Qaeda Entrenchment in Syria 1. During the … [Read more...] about The Al-Nusra Front
Another Reformist Shoe Drops in Iran
The Western media continues to extol as good news the election of Iran's "reformist" President Hassan Rowhani. Now, the U.S. and the West, still in denial about who really rules Iran (certainly not Rowhani), have been given another "sign" that Tehran … [Read more...] about Another Reformist Shoe Drops in Iran
Rowhani’s Government
Before his June election as Iran's new president, Hassan Rowhani promised reform domestically and a new, more "moderate policy" to help establish better foreign relations. But these, as Rowhani's own election, will reflect the will of Iran's supreme … [Read more...] about Rowhani’s Government
The Revolutionary Guard & The Iranian “Reformer”
As Rowhani is About to Assume the Presidency of Iran, The Spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards Talks About That Organization's Interaction with the Government, reads the analysis by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information … [Read more...] about The Revolutionary Guard & The Iranian “Reformer”
Rowhani’s Economic Revolution
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's outgoing president boasted on a televised interview on July 6, that his outgoing administration is leaving behind a stronger economy with more than $100 billion in foreign currency reserves, "of course if we include gold … [Read more...] about Rowhani’s Economic Revolution
Hezbollah & Syria’s Civil War
Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War* Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center June 5, 2013 Overview 1. For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad's regime is of supreme strategic importance. Syria is Iran's … [Read more...] about Hezbollah & Syria’s Civil War
Palestinian “Popular Resistance”
Americans have become accustomed to each new presidential administration trying its hand at forcing a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Repeating the same mistakes, administration in administration out, the latest effort … [Read more...] about Palestinian “Popular Resistance”
No Jihadist Left Behind
No child is left behind the new mandatory Jihadist education program in Gaza. Muslim Brotherhood's ideologue and chairman of the International Federation of Muslim Clerics, Youssef Qaradawi, was surely proud to see that his decades-long virulent … [Read more...] about No Jihadist Left Behind
Hezbollah’s Internet Network
Introduction: The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism and Information Center recent report on Hezbollah's use of the Internet to incite terrorism, is a timely reminder that Salafist inspired Chechen terrorism, such as the bombing in Boston, is but … [Read more...] about Hezbollah’s Internet Network