Epstein Secrets

ian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil war. But while Washington's policymakers are focusing on Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in the eastern Mediterranean continue to unfold with their own momentum—and it's highly unlikely that the Kremlin, however preoccupied it i

ing back to Shalah's visit to Qatar, Al-Monitor learned that the Islamic Jihad leader met Emir Tamim and his influential adviser and former Israeli Knesset member, Azmi Bishara, who is working on launching a new media network that includes a London-based TV operation, newspaper and a Beirut-based websi

s perspective there are many reasons to view Israeli policies critically. The country has changed, with demographic changes due to immigration from Eastern Europe and Africa EFTA00693041 causing a political shift to the right. Hardliners will have the say here for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Israel'

o Germany, was even a private guest at Merkel's weekend house in the Uckermark region northeast of Berlin. EFTA00693039 In a 2008 address to the Knesset, Merkel declared Israel's security "part of my country's raison d'être." Even more spectacular was the statement that followed: "And if that is so,

hrough the streets of Narva, a border city separated by a narrow frontier from Russia, were a dramatic reminder of the new military confrontation in Eastern Europe. The soldiers from the U.S. Army's Second Cavalry Regiment were taking part in a military parade to mark Estonia's Independence Day. Narva is a vul

99.3 percent of the ballots counted, the YNet news site reported Wednesday morning that Mr. Netanyahu's Likud Party had possibly won 30 seats in the Knesset and Mr. Herzog's Zionist Union had got 24 seats. While Mr. Netanyahu ended up with more seats, it is Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, who will de

ussian Interference Probe. • Brennan Memoir Says Trump Denied Him Access To Documents And Notes. • FireEye Reports New Disinformation Campaign From Eastern Europe. • New Study Warns Germany is Emerging As Key Target For Russia, China Interference. • Op-Ed: The US-China Consulate Closures May Impact Espionage.

ty/twitter-gteenlights-ayatollahs-calls-for- genocide/> (7/29, Beyrer, 78K) reports Twitter "came under fire" Wednesday during a meeting of Israel's Knesset "for allowing Iran's Supreme Leader to post anti-Semitic tweets promoting genocide." The Free Beacon writes that Twitter has "refused to apply the s

ussian Interference Probe. • Brennan Memoir Says Trump Denied Him Access To Documents And Notes. • FireEye Reports New Disinformation Campaign From Eastern Europe. • New Study Warns Germany is Emerging As Key Target For Russia, China Interference. • Op-Ed: The US-China Consulate Closures May Impact Espionage.

enei's Anti-Semitic Tweets. The Washington Free Beacon (7/29, Beyrer, 78K) reports Twitter "came under fire" Wednesday during a meeting of Israel's Knesset "for allowing Iran's Supreme Leader to post anti-Semitic tweets promoting genocide." The Free Beacon writes that Twitter has "refused to apply the

also tend to believe that inside every autocracy is a democracy dying to get out, but that might not be true in the Middle East." It was true in Eastern Europe in 1989, added Mandelbaum, but there are two big differences between Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Many Eastern European countries had a rec

m the former Soviet Union. It is the most populous community in the so-called Ariel bloc, a 40,000-strong chain of 15 settlements (Karnei Shomron, Knesset member Michael Ben-Ari's home, is one of them). Israel views Ariel Bloc as one of five "consensus blocs" it will be able to retain even after a fi

ome to an end. It's also worth noting that, in 1968, Moscow was reacting to the "threat" of the Prague Spring and to ideological liberalization in Eastern Europe; in 1979, the Kremlin leadership was reacting to the upheavals in Kabul. The rationale now is far flimsier, even in Moscow's own terms. The people

missiles and set ablaze, like BP's Deep Horizon, dampens the mood in any discussion of Israel's energy future. Many inside and outside the Israeli Knesset also see in the rise of Israel's gas industry a more sinister trap. Ariella Berger, at the Israel Institute for Economic Planning, thinks there may

e also tend to believe that inside every autocracy is a democracy dying to get out, but that might not be true in the Middle East." It was true in Eastern Europe in 1989, added Mandelbaum, but there are two big differences between Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Many Eastern European countries had a rece

m the former Soviet Union. It is the most populous community in the so- called Ariel bloc, a 40,000-strong chain of 15 settlements (Karnei Shomron, Knesset member Michael Ben-Ari's home, is one of them). Israel views Ariel Bloc as one of five "consensus blocs" it will be able to retain even after a fin

e the self-determination and security denied to us elsewhere. During the 1890s and the early years of the new century, more than a million Jews fled Eastern Europe, but mostly for America. It was only in the 1920s and 1930s that significant numbers arrived in Palestine. Then, within a few years, Hitler rose to p

oth were furious over the obviously pre-arranged seizure of Sinai, Gaza and the canal. It took a while for the message to sink in. In a speech to the Knesset after the conquest was complete, Ben-Gurion declared the post- 1948 armistice null and void, and said Israel would never again allow “foreign forces”

e the self-determination and security denied to us elsewhere. During the 1890s and the early years of the new century, more than a million Jews fled Eastern Europe, but mostly for America. It was only in the 1920s and 1930s that significant numbers arrived in Palestine. Then, within a few years, Hitler rose to p

oth were furious over the obviously pre-arranged seizure of Sinai, Gaza and the canal. It took a while for the message to sink in. In a speech to the Knesset after the conquest was complete, Ben-Gurion declared the post- 1948 armistice null and void, and said Israel would never again allow “foreign forces”