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24 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Deeply disturbing image. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar emerged from his bunker for this photo op.
For context, this kid is the son of a slain Hamas fighter.
As it turns out, this is the son of the American Hamas foreign fighter first identified by @Jtruzmah at @LongWarJournal here:
Hats off to @sfrantzman for flagging this important detail. I had not connected the dots.

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24 May
I’ve been watching hot takes on Biden-Israel for days. Slow down, folks. A few observations:

1. Biden gave Israel full freedom to operate against Hamas. He didn’t equivocate. It was full support. Full stop.
2. The president’s tough talk with Bibi only started after the ceasefire was announced. It was a blank check to signal to the angry, progressive left that he was being tough on Israel.
3. Yes, Biden touted the 80 phone calls his administration made during the course of the war. But he made no serious investment to end the conflict. Hady Amr, a DAS, was the most senior US envoy. Reality: Biden left it to Egypt and other regional states to solve
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16 May
Bibi now live to Israel, touting damage to the “metro” system of Hamas, and other military capabilities, while endeavoring to minimizing casualties. Says that bringing calm will take time. Thanks Biden and other leaders for support.
Bibi notes a drop in violence from the Arab community in Israel. This was an area of grave concern when it began. Notes the need to engage with the Arab community after this. The right message here, IMHO.
Now Gantz: also underscores that operations against Hamas will continue, but stressed the need to take the temperature down at home. Sensing a theme here...
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15 May
Israeli channel 13 broadcasts the flattening of a Gaza building that the IDF determined to be a Hamas asset.
This appears to be the building that housed the AP & Jazeera bureaus....
This was apparently the building that Israeli reporters earlier noted that received warnings, cell phone messages and a “knock-knock” munition, warning of an imminent strike.
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25 Dec 20
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the region
Not a creature was stirring, but Iran’s foreign legion;

The rockets they placed in the Mideast with care,
In hopes that the Quds Force
soon would be there;
The weapons were nestled
all snug in their places,
While visions of war
put grins on their faces;

In Syria the bombs burst
with a terrible clap,
While the U.N. settles in
for a long winter's nap.
The war grinds on,
Russia spreads more confusion.
More S400 sales are a foregone conclusion.

Trump from the White House tweeting “Syria withdrawal!”
America’s footprint grows increasingly small.
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26 Nov 20
OK, tweeps. It's Thanksgiving. Otherwise known as Turkey Day So it's time for my annual thread on Turkey...
Turkey remains a hugely problematic NATO and US ally. From domestic oppression at home to illicit finance and support for terrorism and rogue states abroad, this is an ally in name only. And one gets a sense that the tensions with the US may reach a boiling point soon.
Turkey's terrorism problem first popped up on my radar with the 2010 @IHHen flotilla to Gaza. The organization has long been flagged as having ties to terrorism. I noted those ties here: washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standar…
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14 Nov 20
While Iran regime apologists attempt to explain how al-Qaeda’s #2 was just a pawn or under house arrest by the regime in Tehran, it’s worth remembering some fascinating history dating back to the early 1990s in Sudan.
Under the leadership of Hassan Turabi, Sudan played host to Islamist conferences featuring violent actors from across the Middle East: Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah...you name it. The goal of these confabs was to unite all violent Islamists under one banner.
This is where that supposed firewall between Sunni and Shia extremist was eroded. It did not remove it entirely. But it paved the way for Iran and Hezbollah to cooperate with groups like Al-Qaeda and Hamas. Those relationships endured.
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