The Synergies of Palestinian Statehood and Iranian Nuclear Weapons

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
Turkey’s Land-Grab Wish List

Turkey’s (non-Islamist) “National Contract,” Misak-i Milli syndrome has found new spirit with the rise of Islamists under a new Ottoman flag.
Russia’s Putin to US: Be More Like Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks the United States should look to Israel on fighting global terror, the leader said last week while speaking at an international forum.
Last Stronghold of ISIS Caliphate Set to Topple in Battle for Mosul
Iraqi ground troops, following on the heels of the army’s counter-terrorism unit, launched what it expects to be the final assault on the city of Mosul, the last major stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq, on Monday.
Turkey’s Wars

Without these steps, Turkey, a powerful country, will become a genuine threat to the region as it tries to reestablish a modern form of Ottoman suzerainty.
Antiquities Head Compares UNESCO to ISIS

“I believe he understood the power, the depth, the truth that that particular archeological finding gives to Jewish history, as recorded in the Bible.”
From Yemen To Turtle Bay

Off the coast of Yemen and at the UN Security Council we are seeing the strategic endgame of Barack Obama’s administration. And it isn’t pretty.
Turkey’s Dangerous Moves in Iraq

Turkey’s sectarian ambitions in neighboring Syria have ended up in total failure and bloodshed.
Islamic Messianic Dreams Shattered as ISIS Defeated in Dabiq

As ISIS-held Dabiq in Northern Syria fell to rebel forces on Sunday, the Islamic prophesy of Messiah in which all the infidels either convert to Islam or die, what they call Mahdi, seems to have slipped away.
Shin Bet Busts Arab-Israeli ISIS Terror Cell

Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said Thursday that security forces have arrested 16 Arab citizens of Israel suspected of supporting ISIS.