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Peace and Conflict

UN Chief Lists Int’l Troops as Means to Protect Palestinians the Same Day Gazans Riot against Israel

by Joshua Spurlock • August 19, 2018 • 0 Comments

In the wake of months of arson attacks against Israel by kites sent from Gaza, hundreds of rocket attacks from Hamas on Israeli civilians and regular Gaza border riots, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listed international troops as an…

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Netanyahu Calls for More Funds for Israel’s Defense Per ‘2030’ Security Review

by Joshua Spurlock • August 15, 2018 • 0 Comments

Israel’s defense budget will need to grow over the next decade to address the wide range of threats facing the nation—including funding missile defense—as part of their “2030 security concept” announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. The…

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Israel Lightens Restrictions on Gaza to Emphasize ‘Calm Is Better than Violence’

by Joshua Spurlock • August 15, 2018 • 0 Comments

With multiple days of general quiet on the Gaza border, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Facebook on Wednesday the re-opening of the Israel-Gaza border crossing back to its normal function “as a clear message for Gaza population: calm…

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Israeli Government Launches Invest Program for ‘Gamechanger’ Cyber Defense

by Joshua Spurlock • August 14, 2018 • 0 Comments

In a world in which the threat of a cyber-attack is almost constant, Israel is already a world-leader in cyber-defense technologies, and a new investment program allocating 90 million shekels ($24.4 million) is aiming to do more than just maintain…

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Peace and Conflict

Gaza Unleashes Rockets at Israeli Civilians, IDF Responds

by Joshua Spurlock • August 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

The day started ominously, with Hamas terrorists abandoning outposts to apparently escape potential IDF fire, and like the calm before the storm, the rain of rockets followed. More than 70 rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip in…

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Iran Nuclear Program, Special Feature

US Reimposes Sanctions on Iran; Israel Tells Europe ‘Time Has Come to Stop Talking’

by Joshua Spurlock • August 6, 2018 • 0 Comments

United States President Donald Trump announced the first stage of renewed American sanctions on Iran on Monday, ahead of the official reimposition of sanctions at midnight on Tuesday. The anticipated move follows Trump’s decision in May to pull the US…

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