The Front Page Cover
"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened"
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Featuring:
Netanyahu to appease nObama
at November meeting? Nyet!
Caroline B. Glick
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"Rise up together as one voice"
"Be careful where you stand"
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Nobel Committee Had Second Thoughts on nObama Prize 
Remember when Barack nObama "won" the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009? He hadn't even broken in his Oval Office chair when the integrity-deficient Nobel Committee — tasked with awarding the prize based on the recipient's accomplishments — decided to recognize him with one of humanity's supposedly elite awards. Everyone knew it was politically motivated, and at least one former committee member now acknowledges this. The Washington Times writes, "Geir Lundestad, director at the institute for 25 years, said in his just-published memoir that he and the committee had unanimously decided to grant the award to Mr. nObama just after his election in 2009 more in hopes of aiding the American president to achieve his goals on nuclear disarmament, rather than in recognition of what Mr. nObama had already accomplished." In the memoir Lundestad says, "Even many of nObama's supporters believed that the prize was a mistake. In that sense the committee didn't achieve what it had hoped for." He further explained to the Associated Press, "[We] thought it would strengthen nObama and it didn't have this effect." Six years later, however, nObama's cascading foreign policy failures surely have much to do with Mr. Lundestad's regrets — even if he won't admit it publicly. Yet just this week nObama claimed, "America is winning right now. America is great right now." Ours is without a doubt still the greatest nation on earth. But when even the Nobel Institute questions its decision to award nObama, it's hard to argue that we're "winning." As for the Nobel Committee, its only accomplishment was to demonstrate firsthand how worthless it really is. Dare we even mention the Pulitzer? -The Patriot Post
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Federal Reserve Keeps Nation at Zero
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee decided not to raise interest rates, just like it has for the last nine years. The nation has had seven years of 0% interest, despite the fact that, in the words of the Fed, "economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace." The nObama administration keeps insisting the economy is doing swell. Yet the Federal Reserve just can't bring itself to agree and raise rates. Part of the reason, the Fed noted in its announcement, is that countries like China and Greece recently added volatility to the global market. But this is not just a short-term hesitation, as the Fed sees at least three more years of nObama-induced economic stagnation. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board wrote, "The Fed predicts a stronger economy and rising inflation next year, but somehow they never arrive. And sure enough, the Fed's governors and bank presidents on Thursday again downgraded their median economic projections for real GDP growth in 2016 (2.3%), 2017 (2.2%) and even 2018 (2%)." Furthermore, as Investor's Business Daily notes, the government has an interest in keeping rates low because of the national debt. Increase rates, and the amount of money it pays servicing the monster also grows. In the meantime, the Journal notes, the Fed's zero interest policies are hampering the ability of middle class Americans to save. -The Patriot Post
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No National Stats on Illegal Immigration and Crime
This is what happens when the government has an interest in not studying a problem: We can't accurately measure the relationship between crime and illegal immigration because the federal government downplays the information. Statistics on illegal immigrant arrests exist at the state and county levels, but the federal government doesn't compile or track this. According to J. Christian Adams, a former attorney in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, some states do track the relationship between crime and illegal immigration, but they do it in secret because of the policies set by the nObama administration. (We should also note that the DOJ stopped releasing its data on interracial violent crime in 2008, the year Barack nObama was elected.) "There are a lot of reasons states don't make this information readily available and there is no clearinghouse of data at high levels," Adams said. "These numbers would expose how serious the problem is and make the government look bad." According to a Fox News estimate, illegal immigrants commit 13.6% of the crimes in the United States, a number disproportionately large to the size of the demographic. This can be seen at a local level. For example, since San Francisco instituted its "sanctuary city" policies, the rate of rapes and murder in the city has spiked. But like its approach to the Syrian Civil war, the nObama administration places ideology before objective observation. -The Patriot Post
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The Incredible Shrinking Military It's been the victim of both the leftists' wish for a so-called “peace dividend” and the fiscal conservatives' desire for addressing persistent deficit spending, but, at Wednesday night's debate, two Republicans in particular made a strong case for rebuilding a military that's in the throes of a nearly decade-long decline.
Noting “the most important obligation that the federal government has is to keep this nation safe,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio made it clear that our Armed Forces are overdue for investment. “We are eviscerating our military,” said Rubio. “We have a world that grows increasingly dangerous, and we are eviscerating our military spending and signing deals with Iran.”
His solution: “Rebuild our military so that we don't deploy people over and over again without the necessary equipment to keep them safe, to send a signal to the world that we're serious. If we're going to lead the world, then we need to have the strongest military possible.”
Carly Fiorina lent more specifics in her call for the “strongest military on the face of the planet.” She rattled off her wish list: “[W]e need about 50 Army brigades, we need about 36 Marine battalions, we need somewhere between 300 and 350 naval ships, [and] we need to upgrade every leg of the nuclear triad.” She added that a bolstered Sixth Fleet, along with "rebuilding the missile defense program in Poland," could do the talking to Vladimir Putin for her. -The Patriot Post
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Iran Laughs as Republicans Flounder {totalconservative.com} ~ Some critics bristle when Donald Trump says the world is laughing at the United States. Gee, Mr. Trump, what do you think they’ll do when we elect the host of Celebrity Apprentice as our next president?... But if Trump might inspire a few comical headlines upon taking the White House, at least the laughing will be good-natured. America has a sense of humor about itself. Hell, who could watch the rigmarole about Freedom Fries without chuckling a time or two? But there’s a big difference between being laughed at because of our lapses into bad taste and being laughed at because we’re giving our enemies aid and comfort. The former might be annoying to some but the latter threatens our very survival. And the United States – relatively isolated from the rest of the world – is in little danger compared to Israel and the rest of the Middle East. These countries are staring down the barrel of a nuclear gun, all thanks to a botched deal that puts Iran’s interests before those of our allies. http://totalconservative.com/iran-laughs-as-republicans-flounder/
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New State Department Documents Reveal Hilly Clinton Email Gap
{judicialwatch.org} ~ Judicial Watch today released newly obtained Department of State documents showing a nearly five-month total gap in the emails former Secretary of State Hilly Clinton... decided to return to the State Department late last year. The documents also show that one key State Department official did not want a written record of issues about the Clinton emails. The documents also raise new questions about the accuracy of representations made to Judicial Watch, the courts, Congress, and the public by the nObama administration and Clinton. The documents were produced under court order in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit Judicial Watch filed on May 6, 2015 (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:15-cv-00687)). The lawsuit was filed after the nObama State Department violated federal law and failed to respond to two separate FOIA requests, including a request for records about the actual production of the emails records by Clinton to the State Department. The first batch of documents obtained by Judicial Watch contains a heavily redacted email from State Department official Eric F. Stein to Margaret P. Grafeld, dated April 21, 2015, with the subject “HRC Emails.” Stein is deputy director of global information systems at the State Department and Grafeld is deputy assistant secretary of global information systems. Stein reports to Grafeld that the “gaps” in Clinton’s emails include:
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Khamenei: No Deal If Sanctions Remain
{John Rossomando} ~ Recent statements by Iran's top leadership cast doubt on the nuclear deal's viability even though the congressional effort to disapprove the deal appears dead in the water... Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says all bets are off on this deal if the Islamic Republic is found in violation of the deal and the U.S. and E.U. try to re-impose sanctions. "If the sanctions are not due to be removed, then there will be no deal either. Hence, there needs to be a decision to be taken in this regard," Khamenei said Sept. 3. http://www.investigativeproject.org/4979/khamenei-no-deal-if-sanctions-remain.
Egyptian army begins flooding Gaza tunnels
{Tamar Pileggi} ~ The Egyptian military on Friday morning began pumping sea water into the underground cross-border tunnels dug between its Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip... in what appears to be a renewed campaign to stamp out terror activity along the border. Palestinian security officials told the German news agency DPA the operation was part of an effort to stop cross-border smuggling by Islamist militants to and from the blockaded Palestinian enclave..
"Wake Up!": Muslim Persecution of Christians
{Raymond Ibrahim} ~ Not only is the Islamic State (IS) persecuting Christians but so are the U.S.-supported "rebel" forces in Syria, which the nObama administration assures are "moderate."... According to a recent National Public Radio (NPR) report, "With backing from U.S. allies, like Turkey and Saudi Arabia, this U.S. supported rebel coalition fights both the Syrian regime and the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS. But the coalition has extremists in its own ranks who have mistreated Christians and forced them out of their homes"—just as IS has done. In response, Mideast Christian leaders have made clear that, far from expecting the West to intervene on their behalf, they merely wish that the West would stop arming, supporting, or even facilitating the Islamic terrorists who are making their lives a living hell. The crisis was spelled out in an article in Christian Today, entitled, "Syrian Christian leader tells West: 'Stop arming terror groups who are massacring our people." http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6426/muslim-persecution-christians.
WH Spokesliar Earnest Denies Obama Is Muslim
{rickwells.us} ~ Regarding the question at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire in which a member of the audience stated that Hussein nObama was a Muslim and asked Donald Trump what could be done about Muslim terrorists training camps in the United States... White House paid spokesliar Josh Earnest got into what he and his media allies hope is some serious and effective Trump bashing. Earnest asks, “Is anybody surprised that this happened at a Donald Trump rally?” Though his intent was clearly to demean and discredit the candidate, for many it is exactly the kind of question that has been avoided by the left and their media accomplices for far too long. We’re not surprised and rather than being dismissed as crazy and inappropriate as they scurry to provide protection for their master in the White House, we’d actually like some answers. If they can’t provide the questions there is no shortage of others willing to help them out in that regard with an extensive list. http://rickwells.us/protecting-terrorists-wh-spokesliar-earnest-denies-obama-is-muslim-existence-of-terror-training-camps-why/.
Oh No! Muslims Trying to Force Germany to Cancel Oktoberfest!
{Tim Brown} ~ There is no doubt what Muslims have in store for Europe and the rest of the West… an Islamic Caliphate. As "refugees" pour across the borders in Europe (to their own demise, I might add), Muslims in Germany are now petitioning Germany to cancel Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. For those who follow Islam, alcohol is supposed to be forbidden, unless, of course, you are engaging in jihad. Then, pretty much anything is considered OK, even sodomy..
Hilly Clinton Plays Dodgeball – Fails to Name Any Accomplishments {Onan Coca} ~ Poor Hilly Clinton… boo hoo. She just can’t seem to catch a break. I mean these mean-old reporters, like CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, keep asking her hard questions... They say things like, “Name one of your accomplishments as Secretary of State,” and ask questions like “Did you wipe your server of data?” It’s just not fair! Why won’t anyone ask her questions like the ones Katie Couric, Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart asked? Why won’t they ask her about her pant suits, or being married to Bill, or what kind of music she likes? It must be a right-wing conspiracy, right? I don’t think so. You know things are bad when not even the candidate herself can name one of her own accomplishments!
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Army Allegedly Issued ;Gag Order to Silence Green Berets
{Jim Emerson} ~ FOXNEWS was the first to publicly report the Army’s decision to kick out 11-year Green Beret Sgt First Class (SFC) Charles Martland... On September 11, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif a member of the House Armed Services Committee, blasted Army leadership for issuing an alleged “gag order” forbidding them talking about the discharge of SFC Martland. The Sergeant is being tossed for standing up to an Afghan pedophile in a position of authority. This typically sub-human follower of Muhammed raped a 15 year old Afghan boy and then viciously beat the boy’s mother after she complained of the act to the US Army at a Special Forces outpost. Martland reacted to the pedophile’s decision to laugh at the plight of Mother and Son by shoving him to the ground. For his sense of Honor, SFC Martland is being discharged because it created an embarrassing international incident that the nObama Regime didn’t want to deal with. http://www.coachisright.com/army-allegedly-issued-gag-order-to-silence-green-berets/.
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Netanyahu to appease nObama
at November meeting? Nyet!
Caroline B. Glick
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After 42 Democratic senators spent September 11 blocking their Senate colleagues from voting on nObama's nuclear deal with the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the time has come to stop trying to influence the nObama administration's policy toward Iran specifically and toward the Middle East in general. It's a sucker's game.
After 42 Democratic senators spent September 11 blocking their Senate colleagues from voting on nObama's nuclear deal with the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the time has come to stop trying to influence the nObama administration's policy toward Iran specifically and toward the Middle East in general. It's a sucker's game.
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nObama's supporters like to argue that the administration's rupture with Israel over the Iran deal is nothing more than a difference of opinion about how best to deal with a problem that both sides wish to solve. But this is not the case.
nObama's supporters like to argue that the administration's rupture with Israel over the Iran deal is nothing more than a difference of opinion about how best to deal with a problem that both sides wish to solve. But this is not the case.
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On Tuesday, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius hailed nObama's "enormous victory" on the Iran nuclear deal. To be sure, nObama's victory was not against Iran. It was against Netanyahu.
On Tuesday, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius hailed nObama's "enormous victory" on the Iran nuclear deal. To be sure, nObama's victory was not against Iran. It was against Netanyahu.
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Based on an interview he conducted with nObama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, Ignatius wrote, "A weak president nObama may be. But a paradox of his presidency is that he has been at his toughest in fighting for the Iran nuclear deal against Netanyahu, the leader of one of America's closest allies."
Based on an interview he conducted with nObama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, Ignatius wrote, "A weak president nObama may be. But a paradox of his presidency is that he has been at his toughest in fighting for the Iran nuclear deal against Netanyahu, the leader of one of America's closest allies."
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Through Ignatius, Rhodes basked in the president's great victory over Israel, a victory he views as nObama's greatest foreign policy achievement.
Through Ignatius, Rhodes basked in the president's great victory over Israel, a victory he views as nObama's greatest foreign policy achievement.
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The takeaway lesson is obvious. nObama never intended to stop Iran from going nuclear. The goal of his nuclear diplomacy with the mullahs was to beat Israel. And there you have it. The Democrats protected him and he beat us. So mazal tov to him.
The takeaway lesson is obvious. nObama never intended to stop Iran from going nuclear. The goal of his nuclear diplomacy with the mullahs was to beat Israel. And there you have it. The Democrats protected him and he beat us. So mazal tov to him.
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Now that this is out in the open, clearly we have no reason to get excited about his decision to meet with Netanyahu. Certainly there is no point in making any concessions to nObama ahead of the visit in order to increase its chances of success.
Now that this is out in the open, clearly we have no reason to get excited about his decision to meet with Netanyahu. Certainly there is no point in making any concessions to nObama ahead of the visit in order to increase its chances of success.
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And this is the heart of the matter.
And this is the heart of the matter.
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Israel isn't all powerful. We're a small country with significant but limited resources and capabilities.
Israel isn't all powerful. We're a small country with significant but limited resources and capabilities.
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The region we live in is deeply chaotic and steeped in crises. Our great challenge is to pick our fights carefully.
The region we live in is deeply chaotic and steeped in crises. Our great challenge is to pick our fights carefully.
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We cannot afford to get sucked into adventures — like appeasing nObama — where the likely return on our investment is minuscule.
We cannot afford to get sucked into adventures — like appeasing nObama — where the likely return on our investment is minuscule.
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Today Israel has only two threats that it really needs to worry about: the Iranian threat and the Palestinian threat to Jerusalem.
Today Israel has only two threats that it really needs to worry about: the Iranian threat and the Palestinian threat to Jerusalem.
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Iran threatens Israel in three ways. The greatest threat it poses of course is its nuclear threat. With nObama's declaration of victory over Israel the time for diplomacy ended. Israel needs to focus its efforts on the one path still open to us.
Iran threatens Israel in three ways. The greatest threat it poses of course is its nuclear threat. With nObama's declaration of victory over Israel the time for diplomacy ended. Israel needs to focus its efforts on the one path still open to us.
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The government needs to devote its energies to developing the means to physically destroy Iran's nuclear program. To this end, Netanyahu's meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be much more consequential than his meeting with nObama in November.
The government needs to devote its energies to developing the means to physically destroy Iran's nuclear program. To this end, Netanyahu's meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be much more consequential than his meeting with nObama in November.
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No, Israel cannot entertain fantasies about a possible alliance with Russia. That won't happen. But at the same time, we need to recognize that Russia is not the Soviet Union. Yes, Russia has superpower aspirations, which include projecting its power in the Middle East. But unlike the Soviet Union, Russia's actions are not informed by an overarching world view that is inherently anti-Semitic.
No, Israel cannot entertain fantasies about a possible alliance with Russia. That won't happen. But at the same time, we need to recognize that Russia is not the Soviet Union. Yes, Russia has superpower aspirations, which include projecting its power in the Middle East. But unlike the Soviet Union, Russia's actions are not informed by an overarching world view that is inherently anti-Semitic.
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In other words, it may be possible to do business with Putin.
In other words, it may be possible to do business with Putin.
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Along these lines, we need to recognize that Putin's decision to deploy forces in Syria is not necessarily a hostile act. What it is first of all is proof that Assad's regime is lost. And this is a good thing because a weak, disintegrating Syria is bad for Iran.
Along these lines, we need to recognize that Putin's decision to deploy forces in Syria is not necessarily a hostile act. What it is first of all is proof that Assad's regime is lost. And this is a good thing because a weak, disintegrating Syria is bad for Iran.
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The second way Iran threatens Israel is through its regional power projection. Up until the war began in Syria five years ago, Syria was Iran's ace in the hole.
The second way Iran threatens Israel is through its regional power projection. Up until the war began in Syria five years ago, Syria was Iran's ace in the hole.
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Through its Syrian protectorate, Iran controlled a border with Israel and with Hezbollah. Ever since the war began, Iran has been forced to spend $6 billion-$16b. every year in the hope of saving Assad.
Through its Syrian protectorate, Iran controlled a border with Israel and with Hezbollah. Ever since the war began, Iran has been forced to spend $6 billion-$16b. every year in the hope of saving Assad.
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The Russian deployment around Latakia is proof that Iran has been defeated.
The Russian deployment around Latakia is proof that Iran has been defeated.
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During the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Russia shared intelligence and other assets with the Iranian proxy.
During the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Russia shared intelligence and other assets with the Iranian proxy.
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But unlike the Soviets in previous wars, the Russians didn't actively interfere with Israel's military operations. Today, after five years of failure in Syria, Hezbollah and Iran are weaker than they were in 2006. So it is hard to see why Russia would do more to help them in their war against Israel today than it did back then.
But unlike the Soviets in previous wars, the Russians didn't actively interfere with Israel's military operations. Today, after five years of failure in Syria, Hezbollah and Iran are weaker than they were in 2006. So it is hard to see why Russia would do more to help them in their war against Israel today than it did back then.
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Whatever the state of Moscow's relations with the Iranians and Hezbollah, today Israel has the ability to influence Russia's actions.
Whatever the state of Moscow's relations with the Iranians and Hezbollah, today Israel has the ability to influence Russia's actions.
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One of the ways Israel can penetrate Russia's decision loop is by offering to help it fight anti-Russian jihadists operating out of Syria. One of Islamic State's senior commanders in Syria is Tarkhan Batirashvili, a former Georgian special forces commander trained by the US. According to McClatchy, Batirashvili fought against the Russians in both South Ossetia and in Chechnya. In 2012 he traveled to Turkey where he joined other jihadists in founding IS. Today, Chechens form one of the largest groups of foreign fighters in Islamic State.
One of the ways Israel can penetrate Russia's decision loop is by offering to help it fight anti-Russian jihadists operating out of Syria. One of Islamic State's senior commanders in Syria is Tarkhan Batirashvili, a former Georgian special forces commander trained by the US. According to McClatchy, Batirashvili fought against the Russians in both South Ossetia and in Chechnya. In 2012 he traveled to Turkey where he joined other jihadists in founding IS. Today, Chechens form one of the largest groups of foreign fighters in Islamic State.
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Iran and Hezbollah have no credibility in fighting them.
Iran and Hezbollah have no credibility in fighting them.
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Although Assad and his Iranian sponsors like to talk about their total war against Islamic State, they have played a key role in enabling the psychotic jihadist movement to take and maintain control over so much territory. They have done so mainly by fighting a phony war against IS that has kept others from taking more concerted action against the terrorist army.
Although Assad and his Iranian sponsors like to talk about their total war against Islamic State, they have played a key role in enabling the psychotic jihadist movement to take and maintain control over so much territory. They have done so mainly by fighting a phony war against IS that has kept others from taking more concerted action against the terrorist army.
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Iran's phony war and effective protection of IS is of a piece with its long record of colluding with Sunni jihadists.
Iran's phony war and effective protection of IS is of a piece with its long record of colluding with Sunni jihadists.
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Since early 2002, Iran has served as a major command post for al-Qaida. Much of al-Qaida's leadership in Afghanistan fled to Iran as US forces overthrew the Taliban regime. Since their entry into the country, Iran has claimed that these senior al-Qaida commanders were "being detained" or "under arrest."
Since early 2002, Iran has served as a major command post for al-Qaida. Much of al-Qaida's leadership in Afghanistan fled to Iran as US forces overthrew the Taliban regime. Since their entry into the country, Iran has claimed that these senior al-Qaida commanders were "being detained" or "under arrest."
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Amazingly while "under detention," from 2004 through 2011, members of the group managed to organize al-Qaida in Iraq and command both its and the Shiite insurgencies against US forces in the country. In 2012, al-Qaida in Iraq morphed into IS.
Amazingly while "under detention," from 2004 through 2011, members of the group managed to organize al-Qaida in Iraq and command both its and the Shiite insurgencies against US forces in the country. In 2012, al-Qaida in Iraq morphed into IS.
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This week it was reported that Iran has "swapped" five senior al-Qaida leaders for an Iranian diplomat that al-Qaida held in Yemen. In short order these terrorist chiefs will be permitted to leave Iran. According to the terms of their "release," the five agreed not to attack Assad's regime, but rather focus their efforts on Western targets.
This week it was reported that Iran has "swapped" five senior al-Qaida leaders for an Iranian diplomat that al-Qaida held in Yemen. In short order these terrorist chiefs will be permitted to leave Iran. According to the terms of their "release," the five agreed not to attack Assad's regime, but rather focus their efforts on Western targets.
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Most media reports have portrayed Putin's decision to deploy forces to Syria as proof of his commitment to maintaining Assad's hold on power. But the truth is much more straightforward. Putin is deploying forces to Syria because he thinks he has an opportunity to rebuild Russia's strategic projection in the Middle East through Syrian bases. And he is right.
Most media reports have portrayed Putin's decision to deploy forces to Syria as proof of his commitment to maintaining Assad's hold on power. But the truth is much more straightforward. Putin is deploying forces to Syria because he thinks he has an opportunity to rebuild Russia's strategic projection in the Middle East through Syrian bases. And he is right.
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The Russians will no doubt be happy to destroy Chechen terrorists a cool 3,500km from Moscow. And here Israel would be a much better partner for Russia than IS's Iranian and Syrian enablers.
The Russians will no doubt be happy to destroy Chechen terrorists a cool 3,500km from Moscow. And here Israel would be a much better partner for Russia than IS's Iranian and Syrian enablers.
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If Russia is interested in Israel's help, we can leverage our assistance as a means of exacting a Russian pledge not to interfere in Israeli operations against Hezbollah.
If Russia is interested in Israel's help, we can leverage our assistance as a means of exacting a Russian pledge not to interfere in Israeli operations against Hezbollah.
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As to Iran, the fact that Russia has long assisted Iran's nuclear program is not proof that Putin believes a nuclear-armed Iran is good for Russia. Russia's involvement has been far more mercenary than strategic. Selling Iran nuclear reactors is simply good business as far as Putin is concerned.
As to Iran, the fact that Russia has long assisted Iran's nuclear program is not proof that Putin believes a nuclear-armed Iran is good for Russia. Russia's involvement has been far more mercenary than strategic. Selling Iran nuclear reactors is simply good business as far as Putin is concerned.
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Israel may be able to make him a better offer.
Israel may be able to make him a better offer.
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Chances of success will be much greater if the government manages to get Israel's gas out of the sea.
Chances of success will be much greater if the government manages to get Israel's gas out of the sea.
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Iran's decision to set loose al-Qaida commanders is yet further proof of Iran's ill intentions toward the US and Europe. Israel can leverage its capacity to track and fight terrorists in order to advance its interests in Europe.
Iran's decision to set loose al-Qaida commanders is yet further proof of Iran's ill intentions toward the US and Europe. Israel can leverage its capacity to track and fight terrorists in order to advance its interests in Europe.
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This brings us to the Palestinian threat. Israel can offer its services in foiling terrorist plots in Europe in exchange for an end to European financing of anti-Israel activist groups.
This brings us to the Palestinian threat. Israel can offer its services in foiling terrorist plots in Europe in exchange for an end to European financing of anti-Israel activist groups.
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Israel has an acute need today to weaken the BDS movement and decrease Western pressure regarding the Palestinians, because currently the Palestinians are using the West's support for them to endanger Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem.
Israel has an acute need today to weaken the BDS movement and decrease Western pressure regarding the Palestinians, because currently the Palestinians are using the West's support for them to endanger Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem.
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Alexander Levlovitz's murder by rock-throwing terrorists in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood over Rosh Hashana was the result of a multi-dimensional campaign directed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to destroy Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem.
Alexander Levlovitz's murder by rock-throwing terrorists in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood over Rosh Hashana was the result of a multi-dimensional campaign directed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to destroy Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem.
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This campaign is the second major threat that Israel needs to contend with today.
This campaign is the second major threat that Israel needs to contend with today.
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To date, rather than confront this Palestinian campaign with a similarly multidimensional counteroffensive under Netanyahu's direct command, Israel has sufficed with one-dimensional responses that on their own can have little impact on the Palestinian campaign. The government's so far stymied plan to mandate long prison sentences for rock throwers is one such limited and ultimately fruitless response.
To date, rather than confront this Palestinian campaign with a similarly multidimensional counteroffensive under Netanyahu's direct command, Israel has sufficed with one-dimensional responses that on their own can have little impact on the Palestinian campaign. The government's so far stymied plan to mandate long prison sentences for rock throwers is one such limited and ultimately fruitless response.
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Rock throwing is among the last components of the Palestinian campaign against Jerusalem. More significant aspects of the Palestinian operation against Israel's capital include Abbas's massive campaign of incitement, and the PA 's organization, training, funding and deployment of forces tasked with functions relevant to the goal of undermining Israeli control of Jerusalem. The just-outlawed women's brigade on the Temple Mount charged with assaulting Jewish visitors is a component of this task force.
Rock throwing is among the last components of the Palestinian campaign against Jerusalem. More significant aspects of the Palestinian operation against Israel's capital include Abbas's massive campaign of incitement, and the PA 's organization, training, funding and deployment of forces tasked with functions relevant to the goal of undermining Israeli control of Jerusalem. The just-outlawed women's brigade on the Temple Mount charged with assaulting Jewish visitors is a component of this task force.
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Just as a decade ago then-prime minister Ariel Sharon raised a unique task force comprised of the military, police, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) along with representatives of relevant government ministries to plan and execute the expulsion of the Jews of Gaza, so today, Netanyahu must raise a dedicated task force whose sole purpose is to dismantle and defeat the Palestinian campaign against the capital.
Just as a decade ago then-prime minister Ariel Sharon raised a unique task force comprised of the military, police, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) along with representatives of relevant government ministries to plan and execute the expulsion of the Jews of Gaza, so today, Netanyahu must raise a dedicated task force whose sole purpose is to dismantle and defeat the Palestinian campaign against the capital.
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Israel can handle Jordanian snubs and threats.
Israel can handle Jordanian snubs and threats.
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It can survive a UN decision to let "Palestine" fly its flag next to Pakistan's. Israel can diminish its engagement with nObama. It can contain the threats from IS in Sinai and Hamas in Gaza.
It can survive a UN decision to let "Palestine" fly its flag next to Pakistan's. Israel can diminish its engagement with nObama. It can contain the threats from IS in Sinai and Hamas in Gaza.
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But Israel cannot stand idly by in the face of the rising threat from Iran. And it cannot take the Palestinians' assault on its sovereignty over Jerusalem lying down.
But Israel cannot stand idly by in the face of the rising threat from Iran. And it cannot take the Palestinians' assault on its sovereignty over Jerusalem lying down.
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We are not all powerful. And who knows, maybe Putin won't want to trade horses with us. But with or without him, we are capable of preventing Iran from going nuclear, as we must, to ensure our survival.
We are not all powerful. And who knows, maybe Putin won't want to trade horses with us. But with or without him, we are capable of preventing Iran from going nuclear, as we must, to ensure our survival.
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And we can defeat the Palestinians and protect Jerusalem, as we must, to ensure our survival. Now is the time to avoid low-return investments and concentrate our efforts where they are most important and where we have the most to gain.
And we can defeat the Palestinians and protect Jerusalem, as we must, to ensure our survival. Now is the time to avoid low-return investments and concentrate our efforts where they are most important and where we have the most to gain.
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