Monthly Archives: October 2013

Sisi to Egyptian Islamists: surrender or die

Posted on October 26, 2013 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 26/10: A suicide bombing this week at Egyptian Military Intelligence headquarters in the city of Ismailiya has been claimed by Ansar Beit al Maqdis. This organization is a Salafi Jihadi group with links to organizations of a similar … Continue reading →

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Israel and Saudi Arabia – alliance of interests

Posted on October 25, 2013 by jonathanspyer

PJMedia, 24/10 Recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have fuelled renewed speculation of behind the scenes links between Israel and the Gulf monarchies. Netanyahu, speaking at the UN, said that “The dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran and the … Continue reading →

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Chemical Weapons Mission in Syria Unlikely to Succeed

Posted on October 16, 2013 by jonathanspyer

PJmedia, 16/10 The first reports emerging from the effort to relieve the Assad regime of its chemical weapons capacity suggest that the regime is cooperating with the inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The latter … Continue reading →

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Brotherhood in retreat

Posted on October 11, 2013 by jonathanspyer

Jerusalem Post, 11/10 Reports surfaced this week suggesting that Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is seeking to relocate from his current base in the Qatari capital of Doha. Hamas has indignantly rejected these claims. This shouldn’t be taken as authoritative – … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg interview on prospects for Iran negotiations

Posted on October 1, 2013 by jonathanspyer

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/gauging-global-concerns-over-a-nuclear-iran-6KU9l4HPTOy_OoWwxcwBxg.html

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