The success of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists to topple the Assad regime is traumatizing all pro-US Arab regimes, which, for decades, have had the machetes of Iran’s Ayatollahs and the Moslem Brotherhood at their throats.   AMB. YORAM ETTINGER -  Contrary to some Western policy makers, journalists and academics, the pro-US Arab leaders do not take HTS’ moderate statements at face value. They are aware of the fanatic, religious vision, which has guided the HTS,...

Hamas has inflated Gaza’s Palestinian casualty count by thousands, with men sometimes being registered as women or children, “potentially influencing international sentiment and media coverage.”   According to a report released by the Henry Jackson Society, a British-based think tank. The study further found that 97% of all publications cited only Hamas figures. “Casualty counting is a powerful weapon of information war and most sensitive information. These...

The FBI had 26 confidential human sources (CHS) in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, with a majority of those individuals entering the restricted area on Capitol Hill during the disturbances of that day, a Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report found.   "We determined that of the 26 CHSs who were in DC on January 6 in connection with the events of January 6, 4 entered the Capitol during the riot; an additional 13 entered the restricted area around the Capitol,...

In March and April 2024, Russian landing ships frequently docked at Tobruk, the eastern Libyan port which hosts the Haftar-backed House of Representatives, unloading troops and thousands of tonnes of military equipment.   The shipments, which arrived from Tartus, contained towed artillery, armoured personnel carriers and rocket launchers. The primary purpose of Russia's Tartus base was to service and replenish Russia’s naval assets and to provide logistical support for Russian...

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, and they expressed readiness to cooperate with the new Syrian government if it upholds fundamental human rights and protects ethnic and religious minorities, German cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters.   "They spoke primarily about the situation in Syria. Both agreed that they are ready to cooperate with the new authorities on the basis of fundamental human rights and the...

Al-Julani, A former member of al-Qaeda, the jihadist leader now presents a moderate image   Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of an Islamist insurgent alliance that has conquered Damascus in a swift offensive, is working to moderate his image. In an interview with CNN aired at 3 p.m. on Friday, al-Julani stated, “When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this [Assad] regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that...

This will give himself dictatorial powers.   Art. 16 has been used only once, by Charles de Gaulle between April and September 1961 after a failed coup which tried to oust him for wanting to withdraw from Algeria and put an end to the war. [UPDATE] Art.15 / Art. 16 - Not for now...   *****     French legal expert, Thibaud Mullier says about art. 16 that: Article 16 may be triggered in the event of a “serious and immediate threat to the institutions of...

On October 7, 2023, Hamas took 251 hostages.Since then, 154 people have been rescued and returned.   As of December 2, 2024, Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza:97 hostages were abducted on October 7, 2023, and four others were taken beforehand since 2014. Bodies of hostages held by Hamas: 37 bodies of hostages are being held by Hamas in Gaza, including:two kidnapped in 2014: the late Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul and the bodies of 35 others taken on October 7, 2023. Hostages...

And let us not forget the Evangelicals who have been pro-Israel since the time of the Balfour Declaration   Israel National News: Orthodox Jews, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump. Democrats make up the majority of voters who think US support for Israel is too strong, but nonetheless, liberal Jews gave 79% of their votes to the Democratic party. Rabbi Meir Kahane would often say “there is a race between the Jews and the Arabs over who is dumber” this time around...

In one of the most severe outbreaks of violence in recent years, rebel forces in Syria have captured an army base and seized control of at least 13 villages in the northern province of Aleppo.   The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a surprise attack on the Syrian army led to fierce clashes, resulting in the deaths of 130 combatants and civilians. Iran's SNN news agency announced the death of Brig Gen Kioumars Pourhashemi, a senior adviser in the Islamic...

Buildings and cars were spray painted and some were torched causing $100,000 of damage   Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson describes the widespread antisemitic vandalism in Sydney was “distressing to wake up to.” Buildings and cars were spray painted and some were torched causing $100,000 of damage. Rabbinical Council of NSW president and Rabbi at Bondi’s Mizrachi Synagogue Shua Solomon said, ‘It is devastating to speak to community members who no...

EXPOSED: UNRWA chiefs secretly met top terrorists, telling them: “We are united, no one can separate us.”    In Feb. 2017, UNRWA's Pierre Krahenbuhl met Hamas' Ali Baraka & Islamic Jihad's Abu Imad al-Rifai, who sent suicide bombers to kill troops in Iraq.  In a clandestine meeting in February 2017, former UNRWA Commissioner Pierre Krahenbuhl engaged with leaders of various Palestinian terrorist organizations, reassuring them that “we are one”...