Isranet Daily Briefing

Isranet Daily Briefing

Wednesday, March 9th 2016

 We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 – Tel: (514) 486-5544 – Fax:(514) 486-8284; E-mail: rob@isranet.wpsitie.com   Contents: | Weekly Quotes |  Short Takes   |  On Topic Links     On Topic Links   […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Tuesday, March 8th 2016

  Democracy’s Disintegration in Turkey: New York Times, Mar. 7, 2016— If there was any doubt about why the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seized the newspaper Zaman last week, consider this: Within 48 hours after the takeover, the paper began publishing pro-Erdogan propaganda. A Weakened Turkey Seeks Israel's Help to Break Growing Isolation: […]

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Monday, March 7th 2016

    Consequences of American Retreat from the Middle East: Prof. Efraim Inbar, BESA, Feb. 24, 2016— The US, under President Barack Obama, has signaled its intent to reduce its presence in the Middle East. The Absence of U.S. Leadership Makes the World More Dangerous than Ever: Joseph I. Lieberman, Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2016— […]

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Friday, March 4th 2016 / Friday, March 4th 2016

    Rubio, Trump and Israel: Ruthie Blum, Israel Hayom, Feb. 26, 2016— During Thursday night's CNN-hosted Republican debate in Houston, Texas, candidate Marco Rubio finally took on leading contender Donald Trump, face-to-face, about Israel. Iran’s Fake Reformers Win Bogus Elections: Terry Glavin, National Post, Mar. 2, 2016— In the matter of respectable opinion on […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, March 4th 2016

      ISIS Attack on Funeral Risks Reigniting Sunni-Shi'ite Bloodbath: Arutz Sheva, Feb. 29, 2016— A suicide bomber struck a Shi'ite funeral northeast of Baghdad Monday, killing at least 24 people, including militia commanders, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group, officials said. 2016: The Year Kurdistan Finally Breaks from Iraq?: […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, March 4th 2016

             LE HEZBOLLAH DÉCLARÉ ORGANISATION    TERRORISTE PAR LES ETATS DU GOLFE Pascale Zonszain ACTUJ, 3 mar., 2016   L'antagonisme n'est pas nouveau entre le Hezbollah et les six Etats du Golfe, Arabie Saoudite en tête, qui accusent la milice supplétive de l'Iran, d'attiser les conflits et la déstabilisation au […]

Isranet Daily Briefing

Wednesday, March 2nd 2016

 We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 – Tel: (514) 486-5544 – Fax:(514) 486-8284; E-mail: rob@isranet.wpsitie.com   Contents: | Weekly Quotes |  Short Takes   |  On Topic Links   On Topic Links   Argentina […]

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Tuesday, March 1st 2016

  Assad’s Victory is at Hand: Robert Fulford, National Post, Feb. 27, 2016— More than a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed since the Arab Spring of 2011 set the stage for the civil war in Syria. Israel and Syria: Jerusalem Post, Feb. 14, 2016— What effect, if any, will the Syrian cease-fire […]

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Monday, February 29th 2016 / Monday, February 29th 2016

    Moderation, Tehran Style: Wall Street Journal, Feb. 28, 2016— One of the Obama Administration’s hopes for its nuclear deal with Iran was that it would empower regime moderates. Iran Pledges Cash for Killing Jews: Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary, Feb. 24, 2016— In recent weeks, publications like the New York Times have been reporting […]

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Friday, February 26th 2016 / Friday, February 26th 2016

    CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH PRESENTS THE 28TH ANNUAL GALA: Israel in Space: Beyond the Blue (and White) Horizon — “Technology, Economy, Security.” In commemoration of Ilan Ramon z”l. Keynote speaker: Tal Inbar, head of the Space Research Center, the Fischer Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies. Mr. Inbar will discuss the […]

Communiqués Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, February 26th 2016 / Friday, March 4th 2016

          SHIN BET : L’ATTAQUANT SOUDANAIS ÉTAIT INSPIRÉ DE L’ETAT ISLAMIQUE Raoul Wootliff Times of Israel, 25 fev., 2016   L’agence de sécurité du Shin Bet a déclaré jeudi que l’homme soudanais tué pendant qu’il menait récemment une attaque au couteau avait été influencé par le groupe radical Etat islamique (EI). […]

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Thursday, February 25th 2016

Between Alliance and Rivalry: Egyptian-Israeli Relations Remain Solid, If Not Particularly Warm: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Rubin Center, Feb. 16, 2016— The ill-advised declaration on February 6 by Infrastructure and Energy Minister Yuval Steinetz that Egypt had flooded some of Hamas’s Gazan smuggling tunnels at Israel’s request brought attention to an important development… Three's Company: Israel, Turkey, […]