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By Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad. Israel is living in a most convenient period of time from a security standpoint. Suicide attacks are behind us and there is deterrence against rocket attacks. At the same time there are unprecedented challenges to our national security including the possibility of a nuclear Iran or even a nuclear Middle East
Even though the conflict in Syria between its government and people seems to be in a quiet phase at the moment, the violence it is still going on and there is no apparent conclusion
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Post revolution Iran’s relations with Syria have grown in strength since 1980. The constant visits by Iranian and Syrian officials between Tehran and Damascus, their shared hostility towards Israel and the U.S. and common interests in Lebanon are the pillars of the strategic relationship which has kept their bilateral relations at a high level.
by Rhonda Spivak. Editor’s Note: Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN WATCH will be the guest speaker at the 2011 Annual Jewish Foundation of Manitobacs Luncheon on Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011 at the Faimont Hotel [see related advertisement on this website]. The general public is invited to hear Neuer speaking on University of Manitoba campus on Wednesday Nov23 at 4:00 p.m.,100 Fletcher Argue Building,(Main Theatre Between Dafoe Library and the Tier Building) hosted by the Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (in co-operation with the Jewish Foundation) http://www.canisa.org . My interview with Neuer on October 31, 2011 follows below]
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by Walter Russell Mead. The Real Crisis In The Middle East Is Not Palestinian Statehood. Most of the eyes that follow the Middle East are focused on the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN this week; that is not the biggest question facing the region or the United States. Egypt, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, Palestine, Bahrain, Yemen: for now, these are sideshows.