Written by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

The visit to Israel in April 2013 by Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadyarov intensified growing Iranian concerns over the tightening ties between Jerusalem and Baku, both of which view Iran as a threat. Iran’s progress in its nuclear program and the failure of the nuclear talks with the West have ...
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Written by Gilead Sher

The basic guidelines of Israel’s 33rd government appended to the coalition agreements stipulate that “Israel will pursue a peace agreement with the Palestinians with the goal of reaching a political settlement with them that ends the conflict. If such an agreement is attained, it will be brought to ...
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Written by ITIC

Weekly Update Review of the Ongoing Conflict between Israel and the Palestinians Read more: News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict April 18 – 23, 2013
This past week sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel's western Negev continued. A Salafist jihad terrorist in the Gaza Strip declared "the jihad will not stop" despite pressure exerted by Hamas and Egypt. ...
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Written by ITC

Right Side News Reports:
The Mujahideen Shura Council, a global jihad-affiliated organization based in the Gaza Strip, has recently become prominent for firing rockets and mortar shells into Israeli territory.
Firing rockets at Eilat Israels southernmost city (from a video uploaded to ...
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Written by ITIC

On three separate occasions this past week a number of rockets and mortar shells fell in Israeli territory. The attacks were part of a trend of increasing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip which, in our assessment, is being carried out by rogue terrorist networks, especially those affiliated the ... Read more: News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict April 3 - 9, 2013
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Written by David Wurmser, Ph.D.

The Geopolitics of Israel’s Offshore Gas Reserves
The flow of natural gas from Israel’s Tamar reservoir in the Mediterranean to the Ashdod reception facility was inaugurated on March 30, 2013, ushering in a new era in Israel’s energy sector. Israel will not only become independent in being able ... Read more: The Geopolitics of Israel’s Offshore Gas Reserves
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Written by ITIC

While the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip remains quiet, terrorist attacks and acts of violence continue in Judea and Samaria. Stones thrown at Israeli civilian vehicles near Ariel led to a car's rear-ending a truck and the injuring of the car's driver and her three daughters. One of them, ... Read more: News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict March 13 - 19, 2013
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Written by Paul Alster

Paul Alster Special to IPT News
Haifa, Israel – If jihadi groups fighting to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad succeed, "[i]t's us afterwards," warned Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. General Benny Gantz during a conference last week. "We could be the next challenge for the ... Read more: Israel Closely Monitoring Jihadis Moving into the Golan
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Written by Amos Yadlin

Although it is often claimed that a new minister does not have a single day to "learn the job," incoming Defense Minister Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe (Bogie) Yaalon will in fact have 100 days of grace. Accordingly, it is important that he devote this period to an in-depth study of the significant – and ... Read more: Israel's Incoming Defense Minister and the Hundred-Day Grace Period
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