Syria

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (February 13 – 19, 2013)

The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip achieved at the end of Operation Pillar of Defense three months ago continues. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave another speech with a deterrent message for Israel.
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Operation Pillar of Defense – Update No. 5 (November 20, 1300 Hours)

On November 19 and the first half of November 20, the seventh day of Operation Pillar of Defense, rocket fire into Israel continued.
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of August 8-15, 2012)

Earthquakes in western Iran: state-controlled media keeps silent, infrastructure remains neglected, citizens become indignant. Media coverage of developments in Syria comes under growing criticism.
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of July 11-18, 2012)

“Syria, the First Line of Resistance” conference in Tehran: “Sword of Damocles doctrine is Syria’s trump card against the West”. “Give Morsi a chance”: Iranian press reactions to Egyptian president’s visit to Saudi Arabia.
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The Road to the First Lebanon War by Dr. Reuven Erlich (Col. Ret.)*

The aim of this paper is to examine the processes that led to the First Lebanon War, the role played by Lebanese domestic and foreign actors in the road to war, and the unique nature of the war. At the end of the paper I will attempt to provide a brief commentary on the aims,
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The Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab World and Islamic Communities in Western Europe

This study is updates and supplements the ITIC’s June 2011 study of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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