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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (September 6 – 13, 2016)

This past week Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip were relatively quiet. The Women’s Boat to Gaza flotilla, composed of anti-Israeli women from various countries, some of them “famous,” is about to set sail. According to statements issued by the women organizing the flotilla, the boats are now anchored in Barcelona and are expected to
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Spotlight on IranSpotlight on Iran* (August 29 – September 11, 2016)

enior Iranian officials recently stated that Iran would not agree to cut off the support Iran gave through the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to the “resistance front” as part of the negotiations held with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). At least six IRGC fighters were killed in Syria during the past two weeks,
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 31 – September 6, 2016)

Palestinian popular terrorism continues. This past week stabbing attacks were prevented (in the Old City of Jerusalem and Hebron. This past week there was a series of shooting attacks (carried out by Gazans using light arms and one using a sniper rifle). They targeted IDF forces engaged in routine security activities near the border security
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 24 – 30, 2016)

The main terrorist event last week was a stabbing attack carried out during the pursuit of a Palestinian who threw stones at an IDF vehicle near the village of Yitzhar (south of Nablus). The local elections in Judea and Samaria are supposed to be held on October 8, 2016.
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Spotlight on Iran* (August 14-28, 2016)

Iran allowed the Russian air force to use its base at Hamedan (western Iran) for air strikes in Syria. A high ranking commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed Iran had established a “Shi’ite liberation army” operating in Syria, Iraq and Yemen under the command of Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC’s
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 17 – 23, 2016)

This past week terrorist events focused on the rocket attack targeting the southern Israeli city of Sderot. A Salafi jihadist network and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) issued separate claims of responsibility for the attack. Israel and Hamas both made it clear that they did not want the hostilities to escalate.
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