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PACKER’S CORNER: Coalition Woes, Syrian War, and Near Assasination of PA Prime Minister

March 16, 2018

Fireworks in the Israeli coalition government this week! For the first time since anyone can remember, there was a real crisis within the government coalition this past week. The reason: the potential draft of ...

SHOWDOWN IN AFRIN: Will the USA Stop Turkey’s Invasion of Kurdish Rojava?

Micha Gefen

March 12, 2018

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The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and their jihadist allies of the Turkish contingent of the FSA are now 5 km away from Afrin City. As the rest of the Kurdish enclave has quickly been gobbled up by the TAF, Kurdi...

The perils of postponing preemption

Martin Sherman

March 1, 2018

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Israel is approaching a point when it must decide to destroy enemy capabilities, rather than attempting to deter the enemy from using them. To remain at peace when you should be going to war may be often ver...

PACKER’S CORNER: Building in Israel Continues and There is Nothing the Left Can Do

Ben Packer

February 22, 2018

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The drama in Syria just gets better and better. At least 2 major developments this week. President Assad and his government forces are agressively massacring sunni muslim rebel supporters (maybe) just outside ...

Turkey and Syria Head for Direct Clash in Afrin

Micha Gefen

February 21, 2018

Borders

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has now entered the Afrin conflict by threatening to push Turkey and Turkish aligned militants out. In return, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have threatened to attack the SAA if it ...

The Downed F-16: An Emuna Debriefing

Rabbi Lazer Brody

February 14, 2018

Borders

Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza are giving out candies on the streets and dancing in joy. Why? For the first time since 1982, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) lost an aircraft in combat. An Israeli F16i "Souf...

Syria with Russian Backing Shoots Down Israeli F-16 over the Golan

Micha Gefen

February 10, 2018

Borders

The reports streaming out of Israel and Syria paint a clear turning point in the tense relationship between the two countries. Despite differences in reports and who is repsonsible, what is clear is that an Ira...

SPLITTING SYRIA: The Coming Showdown and the New Middle East

Micha Gefen

February 5, 2018

Borders, Politics

With Turkey at a standstill against the Syrian Kurds and the US and Russia in a race to build up their bases within their respective proxy areas, Syria has become defacto split along sectarian lines. Assad and...

PACKERS CORNER: Time to Legalize Havat Gilad

Ben Packer

February 4, 2018

Politics

Tonight is the Yahrzeit of my Grandfather, of beloved memory, Huna Leib (Lionel) ben Aharon (Packer). Anything good that comes from this installment is dedicated to the spiritual elevation of his precious soul....

Obama, Hezbollah, and the End of Israel

David Mark

December 30, 2017

Borders, Politics

As I currently sit in my house South of Jerusalem, there is a storm rising on Israel's Northern border. The storm is the Iranian axis made up of the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, and Iranian special forces. This ...

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