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It’s all about Iran – Interview with Dr. Efraim Sneh, Ex Deputy Defense Minister Israel

Our friends at Giyus.org provided this interview. In the Middle East, the threat map is always changing. Giyus.org invited Dr. Efraim Sneh, former Deputy Defense Minister, to talk about the current threats Israel faces. We met Dr. Sneh a few days before the riots in Egypt erupted.

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Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, at Hezbollah Rally in Beirut.

Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, participated in a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. His network infiltrated operatives and weapons into the Gaza Strip and planned attacks against tourist sites in Egypt. His public appearance was a Hezbollah defiance of Egypt and might indicate Hezbollah-Iran self-confidence.

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What is Happening on Israel’s Northern Border

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Lebanon Burns; America Snores – Barry Rubin Reports

By Barry Rubin: While the media is going wild over the ridiculous “Palestine Papers” deception, Hizballah is taking over Lebanon.

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Countdown to a New Lebanon Crisis – Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut

On January 12, 2011, just as Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House, the pro-Iranian Hizbullah forced a collapse of the Lebanese government. Ten of its ministers held a press conference announcing their decision in Beirut that was broadcast live on Lebanese television during the Obama-Hariri summit. by Shimon Shapira
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Analysis – Focus on Syria – Using Terror for Political Gains in Middle East

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Background: Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops – stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role – were withdrawn in April of 2005. Over the past decade, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the return of the Golan Heights. Continue Reading »