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Ilan Berman—Iran’s Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere:
To properly grasp the challenge posed by Iran’s activities in the Western Hemisphere, they need to be understood in proper geopolitical context: as part of a larger “peripheral strategy” on the part of the Iranian regime. To a significant degree, they are a response to growing diplomatic and economic pressure levied against Iran by the West over its nuclear program, and represent an attempt by Iran’s leadership to combat their regime’s growing international isolation. As such, they are far from unique; Iran’s activities in Latin America follow the same broad pattern as its outreach in other areas of the world, including Asia and Africa.
Yet Iran’s presence in the Americas is arguably more mature than it is elsewhere, owing to the permissive, ideologically-sympathetic environment that prevails throughout much of the region. Over the past decade, Iran’s exploitation of this environment has proceeded along several lines.
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Bennett threatens coalition crisis over talks on 1967 lines
Abbas fails to win PLO, Fatah backing for resuming peace talks
Netanyahu denies agreeing to peace talks based on ’67 lines
Hamas urges Egyptian army to keep tunnels open
Council approves 732 settler homes in bloc, but isolated projects pulled
British MP suspended by party for “apartheid Israel” comments
EU sources: Settlement directive will be published as planned
‘It’s a free-for-all in the West Bank,’ says Shapira
Egypt’s Brotherhood proposes first crisis talks via EU envoy
Britain abandons plans to arm Syrian rebels
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31 MKs Tell PM: Answer EU Boycott by Building
Gaza Terrorists Fire Two Rockets Toward Israel
While Kerry Pushes for Talks, PA TV Continues Incitement
Burgas Anniversary: Bulgaria Urges EU to Blacklist Hizbullah
Bennett: Talks Based on ’49 Lines? We’re Out
Defense Minister: New Threats are Elusive
Jerusalem Terror Victim: “I said ‘Shema Yisrael'”
Sources: EU’s Yesha Sanctions Could Boomerang
Dempsey: U.S. Mulling Use of Force in Syria
Egyptian Forces Kill Ten in Sinai Offensive
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The first casualty of the EU settlement directive: John Kerry
EU says Israelis overreacting to anti-settlement measures
Netanyahu lashes out at EU, rejects ‘foreign dictates about borders’
To work with EU, Israelis must prove no links to territories
Dispute over kosher slaughter in Poland prompts surge in anti-Semitism
In a French fishing town, Holocaust bravery remembered
Syrian Kurds to declare autonomy from Damascus
Israel set to approve 1,071 new units in West Bank
Canadian Jews leery of Ottawa’s stance on refugees
Syrian gunmen hide in unmanned IDF post; Israeli patrol shot at
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Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Call for National Reconciliation
Egypt’s New Government Doesn’t Include Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: New Cabinet “Illegitimate”
Brotherhood Calls for More Mass Demonstrations
Indications of Syrian, Palestinian role in Egypt Street Violence
In Syria, Infighting between Al-Qaeda Groups and Mainstream Rebels Undermining Revolt
Dubai Sentences European Rape Victim to 16 Months in Jail
Blast Hits Hizbullah Convoy near Syrian Border
Key Christian Party in Lebanon Ends Alliance with Hizbullah
Elkin: Israel won’t give in to EU pressure
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Avi Issacharoff: This time in Sinai, the Egyptians mean business— Egyptian security forces early Tuesday morning discovered and sealed another eight smuggling tunnels running from the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian media reports, the Egyptians also located 23 warehouses used for storing fuel and thwarted the imminent transfer of the fuel to the Hamas-run territory. These warehouses contained 140,000 liters of fuel, a rare commodity of late in the Strip.
Calev Myers: Palestinians should protest—If I was a Palestinian currently residing in the disputed territories, I would take to the streets in protest against the recent decision of the European Union to desist from funding Israeli entities located beyond the Green Line. The gravest danger ensuing from this decision is that it is apt to escalate into a general boycott of any products produced from the territories, like we witnessed recently in South Africa.
P. David Hornik: Boycotting the Untermenschen— On Tuesday, which was Tisha B’Av—a mournful Jewish holiday that commemorates two destructions of Jerusalem, the Spanish Expulsion, and other disasters of Jewish history—Israel’s far-left daily Haaretz trumpeted the news that the European Union had issued a new directive.
Ron Prosor (Israel’s ambassador to the UN): Boycotting a Better Future—In December 2012, Israel introduced a UN General Assembly resolution titled “Entrepreneurship for Development” as part of its broader initiative to promote growth in the developing world. It passed with over 70% of member states raising their hands, including many countries without diplomatic ties to Israel. Not only did the entire Arab bloc vote against the measure, however, it waged a determined effort to undermine it from day one.
Noah Beck: The EU’s Broken Mideast Compass— The European Union recently sent out a directive barring its 28 members from cooperating with Israeli entities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The boycott includes “all funding, cooperation, and the granting of scholarships, research grants and prizes” to Israeli entities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Michael Gerson: In Israel, No Silver Linings—Israel is the relatively quiet eye of the Middle Eastern storm. But there are vistas of conflict on nearly every side. The triumph of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, according to Sallai Meridor, the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., would “not be the devil we know, but a much worse devil, an agent of Iran and Hizbullah.” Israel’s cold peace with Egypt is fragile, and a distracted Egyptian military could allow jihadists to cause trouble in the Sinai. “We look at Jordan,” says Meridor, “and pray.”
Bret Stephens: The Boring Palestinians—And yet for all its presumed importance, the Palestinian saga has gotten awfully boring, hasn’t it? The grievances that remain unchanged, a cast of characters that never alters, the same schematics, the clichés that were shopworn decades ago. If it were a TV drama, it would be “The X-Files”—in its 46th season. The truth is out there. Still. We get it. We just don’t give a damn anymore.
Adam Turner: Positions of Power— In selecting Samantha Power as his nominee for United Nations Ambassador, President Obama has chosen an appointee whose stated positions are detrimental to promoting a strong American foreign policy and would weaken the position of one of our strongest allies, Israel. She also seems to have a temperament that is not especially suited to diplomacy. (Just ask Hillary Clinton.) Yet, despite her many flaws, politically attuned observers still confidently predict that Ms. Power will win Senate confirmation. How so? Well, she intends to follow the Chuck Hagel method of winning Senate confirmation – she will reverse, apologize for, explain away, and/or deny her record. Power has already started this process.
Janice Shaw Crouse: Being Schooled About Transgenders— The days are long gone when the public school systems across the country focused on teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic. Education these days involves indoctrination, far more than teaching children to think clearly and to recognize demagoguery and propaganda. Too often, our schools — from pre-school to graduate programs — are saturated with so-called “progressive” ideology. Even when they cannot read or do basic math, children can spout the latest cultural truism, what Justice Scalia might term “argle-bargle.” They know where to buy condoms or obtain birth control; they “know” that global warming is the greatest threat facing mankind. And, today, it is becoming perfectly normal for “transgender” students to pop in and out of whichever bathroom they want to use.
Tom Kington: Vatican offers ‘time off purgatory’ to followers of Pope Francis tweets— In its latest attempt to keep up with the times the Vatican has married one of its oldest traditions to the world of social media by offering “indulgences” to followers of Pope Francis’ tweets. The church’s granted indulgences reduce the time Catholics believe they will have to spend in purgatory after they have confessed and been absolved of their sins.
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Hosea 8: 3-4
Israel has rejected the good; the enemy will pursue him. They have set up kings, but not by Me; they have appointed princes, but I did not know it. With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves, that they might be cut off.
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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The Messiah May Return Sooner than You Think
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
