Volume 13, Issue 67:

"This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Richard Schifter, who passed away at the age of 97 this week. Ambassador Schifter represents every value that we so profoundly cherish, here at EMET: compassion, humanitarianism, a sense of deep, burning justice and a passionate love for and support for the state Israel. We have forever been amazed by his grit, his determination and his “can do” attitude, irrespective of how mammoth and daunting the task that he has set for himself. That, combined with his personality characteristics of overall humility and his unwavering ability to see the good in almost everyone has made him the role model and the yardstick against which we will forever measure our conduct, throughout our lives.

May his memory serve as a blessing."

---Sarah Stern
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** Macron Shows What Not to Do in Lebanon ([link removed])
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** By Sarah Stern / October 8th, 2020 / Newsweek ([link removed])
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French President Emmanuel Macron recently had a rude awakening to the sobering realities of life in the Middle East. On September 26, President Macron spoke in direct and scathing terms regarding the Lebanese leaders and their commitment to rid the tiny country of the suffocating grip from Hezbollah and the Shiite Amal Movement.

One feels for the anguish of President Macron, but the United States is about to embark upon this same shaky road. On October 14, Lebanon's director general of public security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, will be coming to the United States, where he will be meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.

The problem is that Mr. Ibrahim, although he has avoided being affiliated with any particular party, is very strongly associated with Hezbollah and Amal. He has allowed himself to do a lot of Hezbollah's "dirty work," often negotiating with the state on behalf of Hezbollah and heading up torture in some of Lebanon's notorious Hezbollah-run prisons.

Before embarking on that road, let us consider President Macron's sorry experience.

Immediately after the devastating August 4 explosion at the port of Beirut, the French leader rushed to the scene. He then returned on September 1. Seeing the rampant devastation and poverty first-hand, Macron created a blueprint to help Lebanon out of its own morass.

This effort entailed divesting Lebanon from Hezbollah's suffocating grip, including its control over the political and economic sectors, its wide-scale cronyism, its rampant corruption and its hyperinflation.

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** Israel
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** Israel's ISDEF to take part in UAE's IDEX defence expo in 2021 ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Israel Revealed the Weapons that Sit beneath Lebanon’s Civilians ([link removed]) - JCPA
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** Israeli minister says Turkey opposed to regional peace ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** A dangerous escalation in Iraq, a direct Israeli concern ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Middle East
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** Does the UN deserve another 75 years? ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** UAE foreign minister visits Holocaust memorial, vows 'never again' ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** EU to Palestinian Authority: No more fiscal aid until Israeli tax revenues accepted ([link removed]) - JNS
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** Turkey to Test Russia-Made Missile System That Angered U.S. ([link removed]) - Bloomberg
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** Germany will attempt to include Hezbollah on European Union terrorist list ([link removed]) - AMN
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** Saudi prince: Palestinian leaders have been ‘failures’ for 70 years ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Three Sudanese political groups call to normalize with Israel ([link removed]) - Sudan Tribune
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** Erdogan decries Macron’s plan against ‘Islamist separatism’ ([link removed]) - Al Jazeera
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** Qatar makes formal request for F-35 jets - sources ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Erdogan's Turkey: Drunk on power ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement next week ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Syria’s Assad says no peace with Israel as long as Syrian lands remain occupied ([link removed]) - AMN
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** Why Trump wants Sudan to befriend Israel ([link removed]) - BBC
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** Why Qatar should not be designated an ally of the US ([link removed]) - Asia Times
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** Iran
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** Russia may sell S-400 to Iran after UN embargo expires, ambassador says ([link removed]) - Al-Monitor
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** US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead ([link removed]) - AP News
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** Even a pandemic cannot temper the vicious brutality of Iran's regime ([link removed]) - Washington Post
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** Iran says it's among top countries in military radar – a message to Israel ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
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** Is Azerbaijan-Armenia war another blow to Iran? ([link removed]) - Israel Hayom
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** Iran disrupts internet in Tehran after protests by fans of late musician Shajarian ([link removed]) - Al Arabiya
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Uruguay Foreign Ministry Official Booted From Post Following ‘Erroneous’ Anti-Israel Vote at UN ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** US House passes resolution condemning QAnon, links to anti-Semitism ([link removed]) - JNS
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** Pittsburgh Jewish Community Urged to ‘Be Vigilant’ After Violent White Supremacist Freed From Jail ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Jewish Organizations Applaud YouTube Ban on Antisemitic Nation of Islam Channel ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Greek court brands neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn a criminal organization ([link removed]) - JNS
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Founded in 2005, The Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) is a Washington, D.C. based think tank and policy center with an unabashedly pro-America and pro-Israel stance. EMET (which means truth in Hebrew) prides itself on challenging the falsehoods and misrepresentations that abound in U.S. Middle East policy.


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