More Israeli Airstrikes and a New Palestinian Capital City?

Keeping up with, and understanding, developments in the Middle East is never an easy task, but more and more intriguing happenings beg for attention in the news! The Times of Israel is reporting a second round of Israeli airstrikes near Damascus in the past 3 days.  After hitting a military base thought to be occupied …

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Trump, Jerusalem, Israeli Military Action and Iraq…What in the World is Going On?

Lots of news over the weekend, so let's sort it out! First, Israel took aim at an Iranian military base near Damascus on Friday night, and hit its target.  At the time, little was known about what the IAF (Israeli Air Force) was targeting or what the mission was.  Israel, as always, was tight-lipped about …

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Battlelines: How Close Can Iran Get?

Are battlelines being negotiated?  It certainly seems that way. Ceasefire agreements in portions of Syria now seem to be shaping battlelines.  Israel has consistently stated they will do whatever it takes to keep Iran from establishing operations on Israel's borders. Russia offered a 3-mile buffer zone, while Israel requested a 37-50 miles buffer zone.  Meanwhile, …

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More News of Israeli Help on the Syrian Border

A couple days ago I shared a 60 Minutes piece focusing on the medical help being given within bombed out areas of Syria.  Today I want to focus once again on what goes on in the middle of the night on the Syrian-Israeli border.  With war raging only a handful of miles away, the border …

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