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Arab Spring, Diplomacy

Red Cross Denied Entrance to Needy Syrian Neighborhood

by Joshua Spurlock • March 2, 2012

Aid teams reached the battle-stricken city of Homs on Friday, only to be refused entrance to one of the devastated districts of the town. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement they had been granted…

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Iran Nuclear Program, News, Politics

Expert Warns Iran at ‘Starter’s Line’ to Build Bomb

by Joshua Spurlock • March 2, 2012

A regional expert said on Wednesday that Iran has done “everything” to reach a “starting line” to build a nuclear weapon, although he cautioned that he did not believe Iran has made the decision to do so yet. Nuclear expert…

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Arab Spring, In Depth

Opinion: Send in the Planes

by Joshua Spurlock • February 29, 2012

The current situation in Syria is becoming more and more desperate. The Bashar al-Assad regime’s brutal crackdown on the opposition has escalated in recent months and the death toll is rising dramatically. To make matters worse, a siege on the…

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Arab Spring, Diplomacy

Tunisia Offers Syrian President Asylum

by Joshua Spurlock • February 28, 2012

  With world pressure mounting and internal violence growing in Syria over President Bashar al-Assad’s ongoing brutal crackdown on the opposition in the country, Tunisia has offered the embattled leader asylum as part of a deal to halt the bloodshed.…

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News, Terrorism

IDF Finds Another Bomb along Israel-Egypt Border

by Joshua Spurlock • February 27, 2012

A second explosive-laden bag was found next to the Israel-Egypt border last Thursday, just three days after a previous bomb was discovered, the IDF revealed this week. The latest package was located after “suspicious activity” was spotted by an IDF…

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Arab Spring, Peace and Conflict, Politics

Expert: Syrian Opposition Anti-Iran, Not Necessarily Pro-Israel

by Joshua Spurlock • February 26, 2012

The Syrian opposition movement protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime has developed an anti-Iranian stance due to Tehran’s support for Assad, according to a regional expert. Speaking in a conference call last week sponsored by The Israel Project, Dr. David…

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