Posted on Wed, January 26, 2011 at 00:11 am CET
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Palestine Papers: “a First-Class Political Smear Campaign”

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out Monday at Al-Jazeera, calling the Arabic TV network’s release of alleged secret documents from Israeli-Palestinian peace… Continue reading

Topics: Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Qatar 
Posted on Tue, January 25, 2011 at 03:07 am CET
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Testimonies from IDF Naval Commandos Who Participated in the Raid on the Mavi Marmara

Detailed testimony from IDF officers and soldiers, supported by documentation, reveals for the first time the aggressive, brutal fighting carried out by IHH operatives and their accomplices against Israeli forces aboard the… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Jew-Hatred • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 02:22 am CET
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Religious Ruling Bans Use of “Islamic” Mobile Phones in Bathrooms

Top conservative cleric Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani has recently ruled that religious law forbids the use of mobile phones containing Islamic contents in bathrooms… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Sharia Law • Shi'ism • Shia Islam 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 01:47 am CET
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Iran’s Conservative Press Blames West for Political Crisis in Lebanon

Iran’s conservative press blamed Western countries for the political crisis in Lebanon, saying they derailed the Syrian-Saudi initiative which attempted to find a solution to… Continue reading

Topics: France • Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Lebanon • Saudi Arabia • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, January 24, 2011 at 01:22 am CET
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Iranian Reactions to Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution”

This week, Iran’s media extensively covered the dramatic happenings in Tunisia and President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s escape from the country… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, January 23, 2011 at 21:43 pm CET
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Turkel Commission: Flotilla Raid was in Accordance with International Law

Turkel Commission: Flotilla raid was in accordance with int’l law. Turkish PM Erdogan: Turkel C’tee report has ‘no credibility’. Israel’s PM Netanyahu: Report shows the truth… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • International Law • Israel • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, January 23, 2011 at 19:58 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: VS Zet Nederlandse Regering en Bedrijfsleven onder Grote Druk om Geen Zaken te Doen met Iran

Uit de Amerikaanse diplomatieke ambtsberichten die de NOS via Wikeleaks heeft gekregen blijkt dat de Amerikanen de Nederlandse regering regelmatig onder druk zetten om… Lees verder

Topics: Iran • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 22, 2011 at 21:12 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: VS Zet Nederlandse Banken onder Grote Druk om Geen Zaken te Doen met Iran

De VS zet Nederland en het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven onder grote druk om geen zaken te doen met Iran. Zo dringen de Amerikanen aan op maatregelen tegen Credit Europe bank… Lees verder

Topics: Funding Islamic Terrorism • Iran • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 22, 2011 at 19:35 pm CET
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Iran Bans Women from Watching Live Broadcasts of Soccer Matches

The Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) reported that Iranian authorities have ordered a ban on women from watching live broadcasts of soccer matches at public movie… Continue reading

Topics: Human Rights • Iran • Shi'ism • Shia Islam 
Posted on Fri, January 21, 2011 at 02:45 am CET
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Hamas Exploiting Tunisian ‘Intifada’ as Islamist Challenge to Arab Nationalism

Hamas spokesmen (mostly unofficial) praise the popular Tunisian intifada (uprising) and expect a domino effect to lead to the downfall of Mahmoud Abbas and other pro-Western “dictatorial regimes.” However… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Countries • Islamism • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Thu, January 20, 2011 at 03:56 am CET
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Revolt in Tunisia: When Arab Regimes Do (and Do Not) Tremble

Is the Arab world really in shock over the Tunisian upheaval? Is this really a symptom for a coming upheaval in the Arab world… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Countries • Islamism • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 21:04 pm CET
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Hamas, PA Expressing Support for ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in Tunisia

The revolution in Tunisia produced a wave of reactions: While the Palestinian Authority made do with expressing support for the Tunisian people, Hamas exploited the events to attack the… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Jasmine Revolution • Palestinian Authority • Tunisia 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 14:23 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Tweede Kamer Moeilijk te Overtuigen voor Nieuwe Missie

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag signaleert dat Nederlandse diplomaten unaniem melden dat het lastig is om de verlenging van de Nederlandse missie… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 14:01 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Amerikaanse Strategie Om een ‘Ja’ van Bos Voor Nieuwe Missie te Krijgen

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag vertelt hoe Amerikanen Wouter Bos wilden overtuigen van verlenging van de missie… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 01:37 am CET
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WikiLeaks: France Under Fire over Support for Tunisia

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused Monday of tacitly propping up dictatorship in north Africa and of botched diplomacy in France’s ambivalent response to… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Europe • France • Saudi Arabia • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 00:53 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Finding a Successor to Ben Ali in Tunisia

According to a 2006 cable, the US thinks that the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship is likely to remain unaffected by a departure of Ben Ali in the future… Continue reading

Topics: Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 21:42 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: NATO Rekende Niet Op Nederlandse Deelname aan Uruzgan Missie Na Val Kabinet

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag beschrijft de situatie inzake de missie in Afghanistan die is ontstaan na de val van het kabinet en de aanloop naar de verkiezingen van 9 juni 2010… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 01:10 am CET
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Iran’s Crackdown on “Soft War”

Hamid-Reza Fouladgar, member of the Majles Article 10 Commission on Political Parties, announced last week that, in accordance with recent changes in the Parties Law, political… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Shi'ism • The Media 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 00:57 am CET
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Concerns in Iran over South Sudan Referendum

This week, Iran’s conservative press expressed dissatisfaction with and concern over the referendum held in Sudan, in which the African residents of southern Sudan will decide if they… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Sudan 
Posted on Mon, January 17, 2011 at 00:48 am CET
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Supreme Leader’s Website Presents: Thoughts and Lessons from 2009 Riots

Last week, Iran marked the anniversary of the violent clashes that had broken out in late December 2009 between security forces and the reformist opposition, after which the protest movement was effectively suppressed… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Shi'ism • Shia Islam 
Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 00:50 am CET
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Tunisia: Revolution?

A popular uprising fueled by unemployment, economic suffering, and long-term discontent has overthrown the dictator–but not necessarily the dictatorship–in Tunisia. In 55 years of independence… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Jasmine Revolution • The Media • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 00:03 am CET
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WikiLeaks: PVDA-Ministers Hielden Kabinet en VS in de Houdgreep over Uruzgan-Kwestie

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag geeft een eerste signaal over Bos zijn harde opstelling ten opzichte van de VS die de diplomatieke… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 23:47 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Wouter Bos Weigerde Ontmoeting met Amerikaanse Ambassadeur over Uruzgan

“Government Collapse Not In Our Interest” schrijven de Amerikanen. Als door nieuwe verkiezingen Wilders groter wordt, is de kans… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 23:22 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Kabinet Discussies over Afghanistan waren ‘Frustrerend’

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de reacties op Obama’s Afghanistan-speech waarin fractievoorzitter Pieter van Geel (CDA) de Amerikanen vertelt… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 20:00 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Nederland Positief over Relatie met VS en Over JSF Deelname

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de aanschaf van de JSF: Nederland is positief, maar staatssecretaris Van der Knaap wil geen Tactical Tomahawk raketten… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks