One staple of Middle East media coverage rarely seen in U.S. coverage is the story of how the Israel’s high-tech sector supplies spyware to Arab intelligence services. This sort of collaboration is an example of the quiet alliance between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Haaretz.com, the reliable Israeli news site, has the latest example. The Israeli...
Category: Middle East
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In Syria Peace Talks, U.S. Is MIA
The Meir Amit Intelligence Centerin Tel Aviv reporting on the Syria war emphasizes two points often overlooked in U.S. media. As the nations involved in the fighting try to wind down the war, the United States is not a party to the peace talks. This is a sign of a militarized U.S. policy with Pentagon, Special...
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Israeli Assassination Policy Triggers Hamas Rocket Retaliation
The assassination of a Hamas leader by an Israeli special forces team triggered a rocket barrage from the Islamist government of Gaza, and hastily arranged ceasefire. The exchange demonstrated the high priority that assassination holds in Israel’s strategy of occupation. A commando squad entered Gaza in civilian clothes and killed Nour Baraka, identified as senior...
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While U.S. Strikes al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Saudis Cut Deals With Them
The Long War Journal admits a little-known fact about Saudi Arabia’s starvation war in Yemen. While the U.S. Special Operations Command conducts regular strikes on Al Qaeda in the Arabia Peninsula (AQAP), America’s ally in the Yemen war does not. The Saudi-UAE coalition often avoids targeting AQAP and has cut deals with the group that have...
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Mossad Men: Brazilian President’s Sons Strut Their Israeli Stuff
Social media shows the two sons of Brazi’s president-elect wearing two t-shirts, one bearing the IDF logo and the other the Mossad logo.