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Investigation Committees Appointed to Investigate the Mavi Marmara Flotilla

The international community continues probing the Mavi Marmara flotilla and its outcome, and the UN has appointed two committees to investigate… Continue reading

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The Jundollah Terrorist Organization Claimed Terrorist Attack in Iran

The Jundollah terrorist organization, also known as People’s Resistance Movement of Iran (PRMI), claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack, saying it was… Continue reading

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Yasser Qashlaq, the Lebanese flotilla, Syria and Hezbollah

Yasser Qashlaq, chairman of the Free Palestine Movement and organizer of the Lebanese flotilla to the Gaza Strip, said the ships would leave within a few days… Continue reading

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Iranian Criticism of Russia Escalates Following Russian President’s Statement

Iranian top officials have reacted strongly last week to a statement made by Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev, who warned that Iran is close to acquiring the means to… Continue reading

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Iran’s Opposition Leaders Step Up Criticism of Government Policy

Mehdi Karoubi, one of the leaders of the reformist opposition, has strongly criticized last week the government’s stance on the nuclear crisis… Continue reading

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Flotillas and Convoys to the Gaza Strip – Update

The Libyan aid ship reached the port of El Arish in Egypt on the night of July 14. Other initiatives to send ships and convoys to the Gaza Strip are in the planning stage… Continue reading

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The IHH Violence Against the IDF Was Similar as the Violence Against the Egyptian Security Forces

A comparison of the IHH violence directed against the IDF during the Mavi Marmara flotilla and the violence employed by the Lifeline 3 activists against the Egyptian security forces shows many similarities… Continue reading

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Most of the Activists Involved in the Violence On Board the Mavi Marmara are Radical Islamists and Anti-Western

Most of the Mavi Marmara activists belonged to IHH or Turkish local networks affiliated with IHH, most probably Islamist by nature. That conclusion supports a similar conclusion… Continue reading

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Hamas Circumvents France’s Ban on Al-Aqsa TV

On June 7, 2010, the French government instructed its broadcasting authority to terminate the transmissions of Al-Aqsa TV. Hamas activists took immediate action in an attempt to lift the ban… Continue reading

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Hamas Calls for the Destruction and Delegitimization of the State of Israel

Senior Hamas figures reveal their intention to exploit the flotilla as part of their campaign to delegitimize Israel, continuing their commitment to jihad… Continue reading

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World Zionism Blamed for Brazil’s and Argentina’s Defeat in the World Cup Soccer

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki expressed his satisfaction over the defeat of the US, England, and France at the World Cup in South Africa. Referring to the failure of the… Continue reading

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France Banning Al-Aqsa TV for Inciting Hatred and Encouraging Terrorism

The French government is banning Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV for inciting hatred and encouraging terrorism. Hamas denounced the French government’s decision… Continue reading

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Flotillas and Convoys to the Gaza Strip

There are other initiatives to organize aid flotillas and convoys to the Gaza Strip, some of which plan to transfer the goods through Egypt… Continue reading

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The Libyan Ship Intifada

A Libyan charitable society headed by the son of Muammar Gaddafi organized an aid ship to the Gaza Strip. It set sail on July 10 and is expected to… Continue reading

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Fadlallah’s Legacy Sparks Debate Between Iran’s Reformists and Conservatives

Fadlallah’s legacy sparks debate between reformists and conservatives following the top Lebanese Shi’ite cleric’s death… Continue reading

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Israel Easing the Restrictions on the Gaza Strip

Following an Israeli Cabinet decision taken June 20, Israel has begun implementing a new policy of easing restrictions on the Gaza Strip… Continue reading

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Update on the Flotillas to the Gaza Strip

According to “Lebanese sources” international pressure is being exerted on the Lebanese government and the organizers of the flotilla to prevent the ships from setting sail… Continue reading

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The Jihadist “Istanbul Declaration” and the Gaza Flotilla

The violent nature of the flotilla and the events on board the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara would not have been a surprise if someone had connected the dots before the takeover… Continue reading

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Iran Specified Conditions for Resuming Nuclear Talks With the West

During a press conference held this week by the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad specified Iran’s conditions for resuming the nuclear talks with the West… Continue reading

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The Flotilla to the Gaza Strip

More flotillas to the Gaza Strip were being organized accompanied by intensive propaganda, although it is not clear which will actually sail… Continue reading

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The Free Gaza Movement and its Political Agenda

Free Gaza played an important role in the coalition of organizations which orchestrated the latest flotilla, even though the dominant force was the Turkish IHH. Free Gaza started sending aid flotillas to… Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad Against Enforcement of Islamic Dress Code

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was strongly criticized by the conservative camp this week for comments made early last week against enforcing the Islamic dress code on women. In a television interview he… Continue reading

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Profile of the Turkish Felicity Party

The Felicity Party is an Islamic party with an anti-Western and anti-Israeli agenda, which supports Hamas. Two of the party activists were killed while taking part in fighting against the IDF alongside the hard-core operatives of IHH… Continue reading

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Portrait of Bulent Yildirim: a Radical Islamic Fundamentalist

Bülent Yildirim is firmly attached to the Islamic regime of Erdogan, who was involved in IHH preparations for the flotilla. During the voyage Bülent Yildirim was on board the Mavi Marmara and played a key role in… Continue reading

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Lebanese Gaza-Bound Ships Maybe Cancelled

The aid flotilla planned to set sail from Lebanon is supported by Syria and Hezbollah, but the Lebanese government is working towards canceling the planned flotillas to Gaza in order to calm down recent tensions in the area… Continue reading