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Israeli Parents Murdered by Terrorists, Hamas Calls Act ‘Heroic’

by Joshua Spurlock • October 1, 2015 • 0 Comments

Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed in their car in front of their four children on Wednesday in a terrorist attack during the Feast of Tabernacles holiday, with a spokesperson for the Hamas terror group praising the murders. The…

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News

Russian Jets Bomb Rebels, Iran Boosts Troops in Syria

by Joshua Spurlock • October 1, 2015 • 0 Comments

The grouping of forces fighting to support the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria have intensified their battle against those opposing Assad in that nation’s civil war, with Russia now launching airstrikes and Iran reportedly has sent more troops into Syria.…

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News-Drash

The Syrian Four: Return of the Axis of Evil and Beginning of the End?

by Joshua Spurlock • September 27, 2015 • 0 Comments

If it sounds like nefarious planning, does that make it so? Fox News reported that Russian generals, Iranians, and Syrians all met together… not in Moscow, not in Damascus, and not in Tehran, but in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.…

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Peace and Conflict

Violent Palestinians Throwing Everything at Israel—And It Kills

by Joshua Spurlock • September 24, 2015 • 0 Comments

Ever since Israel managed to effectively shut down the Palestinian suicide bombing campaign that murdered hundreds of Israelis, the Palestinians have been searching for new forms of “resistance” against Israel—a code word for terrorism. And don’t let the evolving array…

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Peace and Conflict

Why Russia’s Quasi-Invasion of Syria Is Bad News for the Middle East

by Joshua Spurlock • September 21, 2015 • 0 Comments

With a variety of nations already involved in Syria’s complex civil war—ranging from the US to Turkey to Iran—why is Russia’s late arrival to the conflict such a big deal? It’s not like this is a new development for Russia:…

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Peace and Conflict

Israel Responds to Palestinian Explosive Threat on Temple Mount

by Joshua Spurlock • September 20, 2015 • 0 Comments

Palestinian incitement against Israel is lighting flames figuratively atop the Temple Mount, but those flames could set off literal explosions—a risk Israel is seeking to prevent. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in comments on Sunday released by his office, again…

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