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Is US Slow and Steady to Defeat ISIS, or Stagnating?

by Joshua Spurlock • May 17, 2016 • 0 Comments

On the surface, the international coalition has made notable progress in the fight against ISIS in Iraq, taking back almost half of the territory claimed by the terror group that seeks to build a new radical Islamic empire, or caliphate.…

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Israel Thanks Norway for Pressuring Palestinians to Stop Funding Terrorists

by Joshua Spurlock • May 16, 2016 • 0 Comments

Financial aid to the Palestinians has become a goal of global proportions—but what happens when that money goes to terrorists? Norway, for their part, has said that practice must stop. Israel thanked Norway on Monday for the stand, with Ministry…

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Israelis Arrest Hamas Terrorist Teen, Learn ‘Valuable’ Terror Tunnel Intel

by Joshua Spurlock • May 10, 2016 • 0 Comments

Hamas doesn’t let age prevent it from training new terrorists in their conflict with Israel—a teenager under 18 was arrested after infiltrating Israel and following military training in explosives and other acts of violence. “Most of his training was for…

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Peace and Conflict

Elderly Women Stabbed, Bomb Wounds Soldier in Palestinian Terror

by Joshua Spurlock • May 10, 2016 • 0 Comments

Terrorists took a page from al-Qaeda and Hezbollah on Tuesday and set off multiple explosive devices, not far from Jerusalem, which wounded an Israeli soldier. IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said on Twitter that blast was caused by four improvised…

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Palestinian Terrorists Deny ‘Understanding’ amidst Violence as Israel Secures Border

by Joshua Spurlock • May 8, 2016 • 0 Comments

At least one of the most powerful terror groups in the Gaza Strip isn’t accepting a new status quo with Israel—in fact, they are saying there isn’t a deal at all and claiming Israel’s efforts to secure the border are part…

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Worth Their Salt—Israelis Find Rocket Chemical in Palestinian Condiments

by Joshua Spurlock • May 3, 2016 • 0 Comments

Too much salt—that was the tip off to the Israelis that something more than the food seasoning was about to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip. So the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) along with custom inspectors investigated the purportedly 40…

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