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by Yaakov Lappin • October 26, 2017 •
Special to IPT News  
Hamas
is deepening its ties with Iran and its radical Shi'ite axis. Iranian cash
is once again expected to fund Gaza's war preparations and arms build-up
program.
by Patrick Dunleavy • October 25, 2017 •
IPT News
In
the theater of the absurd, often the fool who cries the loudest gets the
most attention. That appears to be the case with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
better known as the "Underwear Bomber," for his Christmas Day
2009 attempt to blow up a Northwest flight carrying 289 passengers
from Amsterdam to Detroit.
by Hany Ghoraba • October 24, 2017 •
Special to IPT News
Out
of the ashes left by ISIS's battlefield defeats, a new al-Qaida branch is
trying to stake a claim in Syria. Ansar Al Furqan Fi Bilad Al Sham
announced its formation Oct. 9.
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October 26, 2017 • Al Bawaba
Al
Qaeda in Egypt may be facing a resurgence in the wake of last week's desert
attack which left at least 30 police officers dead.
October 26, 2017 • Associated Press
A
court in Istanbul on Wednesday ordered eight human rights activists
released from prison pending the outcome of their trial on charges of
belonging to and aiding terror
groups.
October 26, 2017 • Bloomberg
The
German government is wielding its influence with international development
institutions to restrict financing to Turkey over an escalating political
dispute between the two countries, people familiar with the matter said.
October 25, 2017 • National Post
As
it tries to implement a ban on the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions protest movement, student government at McGill University is in
turmoil. The latest flashpoint was the vote of a general assembly to kick a
Jewish student off the board of directors Monday night, with no debate or
argument, after he was identified by BDS supporters as politically active
in support of Jewish causes.
October 25, 2017 • Jewish Journal
In
an Oct. 20 letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school
board, Jack Saltzberg, executive director of a nonprofit called the Israel
Group, wrote that a two-day course for L.A. educators promoted "the
Palestinian cause, while blatantly vilifying and polarizing Jews and the
State of Israel, based on false history, lies, mistruths, and standard
anti-Semitic canards."
October 25, 2017 • Detroit News
An
Ypsilanti man arrested by the FBI's counterterrorism team in August said he
was an Islamic State supporter, admitting he made pipe bombs and watched
terrorist propaganda videos, according to federal records obtained by The
Detroit News.
October 25, 2017 • Reuters
The
U.S. government has broadened an interpretation of which citizens can be
subject to physical or digital surveillance to include "homegrown
violent extremists," according to official documents seen by Reuters.
October 25, 2017 • Times of Israel
Sheikh
Hassan Yousef, a key Hamas leader in the West Bank and one of the
organization's most influential figures, said Tuesday that the much-lauded
reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah "is only a media
event."
October 25, 2017 • Al Arabiya
There
will always be those that ridicule the idea of a pact between Iran and
al-Qaeda, due to the Shiite/Sunni divide, but it has been proven many times
over, how Shiite Iran will side with radical Sunni groups such as al-Qaeda
(AQ)
when it comes to fighting a common enemy, and al-Qaeda
will do the same, especially when the target is their most
hated enemy, the U.S.
October 25, 2017 • The Algemeiner
The
IDF has revealed what it says is the identity of the Hezbollah commander in
charge of the terrorist organization's operations on the Israel-Syria
border in the Golan Heights. IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee posted a
photo of Mounir Ali Shaito — also known as Haj Hesham — on his official
Twitter account on Wednesday.
October 25, 2017 • France 24
Paris
prosecutors are investigating allegations of rape levelled at the prominent
Muslim intellectual and Oxford University professor, Tariq Ramadan, who is
suing for defamation. The prosecutors' office said Tuesday it had
opened a preliminary investigation into allegations made by
Henda Ayari, a 40-year-old Salafist turned secular activist
who says she was abused by Ramadan.
October 24, 2017 • The Daily Telegraph
Britain
has seen more Islamic State fighters return home than any Western country,
according to a report by MI6's former director of global counterterrorism,
who warned of the risk they continue to pose.
October 24, 2017 • The Province
The
slur of "racism" has been hurled at Muslims who support Quebec's
Bill 62 — the new law banning face coverings, for example the burka and
niqab, when giving or receiving government services... . Since I, a Muslim,
support Bill 62, I guess that makes me a racist.
October 24, 2017 • National Post
Better hate crime data, more training for law enforcement
and a clear definition of Islamophobia are some of the recommendations the
House of Commons heritage committee has heard most frequently as part of
its racism and religious discrimination study required by Motion 103.
October 23, 2017 • PJ Media
The
over-arching problem here -- of which [Zimbabwe President Robert] Mugabe's
fleeting four days as a goodwill ambassador is merely a symptom -- is a
United Nations that inveterately dignifies and honors tyrants and
tyrannies, though usually in less prominent fashion.
October 23, 2017 • New York Daily News
Now
that ISIS's territorial dominion is all but over, some of the captured,
surrendered or defected among its depleted ranks are telling a very
different story — that of the innocent patsy who was misled into signing up
for a cause that was ultimately betrayed by ISIS.
October 22, 2017 • The Jerusalem Post
Hezbollah's
executive council deputy head Sheikh Nabil Qaouk has called the routing of
Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk by Iranian-backed Iraqi troops a victory
by the resistance over the United States and Israel.
October 20, 2017 • The Washington Times
More
than 150 Afghan troops brought to the U.S. for military training have gone
AWOL since 2005, with 13 of them still unaccounted for and perhaps living
here as illegal immigrants now, an inspector general said in a new
report last Friday.
October 20, 2017 • Foundation for Defense
of Democracies
The
U.S. Treasury designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
under Executive Order 13224 for its support for terrorism last Friday,
pursuant to Congressional legislation. While the immediate legal
implications are limited, the designation of the IRGC in its entirely sends
a chilling message to companies doing business in Iran.
October 19, 2017 • The Algemeiner
The
New York Times cheerleading for Iran is spilling over from its editorial
and op-ed pages into its news columns. The Times recently published seven
editorial or op-ed pieces
in 12 days supporting the Iran nuclear deal that the Israeli
government and its American friends oppose. But now you
don't even have to read the Times editorial or op-ed page to
find pro-Iranian commentary: it's available in the news columns.
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