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Volume 13, Issue 80:
“Recent weeks and months have taught us painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit. And each of us has a duty and a responsibility, as citizens, as Americans and especially as leaders—leaders who have pledged to honor our Constitution and protect our nation—to defend the truth and defeat the lies.”
---- President Joe Biden, from his Inaugural Address
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** Israel’s Attack Options on Iranian Nuclear Sites ([link removed])
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** By Benjamin Weil / January 21, 2021 / JNS ([link removed])
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As the senior Biden administration officials settle into their new positions and form a detailed policy in regards to the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli military personnel head to the drawing board to plan an attack. Israel has never and will never rely on another country to secure their future and national security interests on its behalf. If the Israelis seek to destroy Iranian nuclear sites, they would need to rely on their air force to deliver bunker buster bombs—possibly their GBU-28 laser-guided bombs they purchased a decade ago.
The primary concerns of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) are the long distance between Israel and Iran; being attacked by long-range and short-range defense systems; and enemy radar detecting the IAF prior to entering Iranian airspace and alerting the Iranians of the Israeli intrusion. To counter radars and long-range defense systems, the IAF would have to fly at low altitudes, masking behind the hilly terrain from enemy radars.
That does, however, come at a cost.
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** Israel
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** What apartheid? ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** 2 Gaza rockets fired toward Ashdod land in sea; IDF strikes Hamas in response ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Israel won't normalize relations with Turkey until Hamas branch closed ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Iran
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** Author from Iran who claimed to be independent expert in foreign affairs was secretly an agent for his native country, U.S. officials allege ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
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** Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
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** Iran asks watchdog not to publish ‘unnecessary’ nuke details ([link removed]) - AP News
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** Iran loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues, blames US sanctions ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Iranian missiles land within 20 miles of ship, 100 miles from Nimitz strike group in Indian Ocean: officials ([link removed]) - Fox News
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** Middle East
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** Syria sends first message to President Biden: withdraw troops, stop stealing oil ([link removed]) - Newsweek
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** Memo to President Biden: please don’t mess up the Abraham Accords ([link removed]) - Commentary Magazine
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** Half of Egyptians value U.S. ties, but few want normalization with Israel ([link removed]) - Washington Institute
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** Heard Around the Hill
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** U.S. is some ways from decision on resuming Iran nuclear deal: Blinken ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Blinken commits to keeping the US embassy in Jerusalem ([link removed]) - New York Post
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** UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones: sources ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Blinken: 'Vitally important' to engage with Israel, Gulf on Iran nuclear deal ([link removed]) - Al-Monitor
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** Palestinian Affairs
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** The succession battle in the Palestinian Authority heats up ahead of the change of government in the United States ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
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** PA to children: All of Israel is “Palestine,” “under occupation since 1948” ([link removed]) - Palestinian Media Watch
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Educational ethnic cleansing ([link removed]) - Gatestone Institute
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** Germany’s Buchenwald memorial urges visitors to respect graves ([link removed]) - The New York Times
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** Austria presents national strategy against anti-Semitism ([link removed]) - ABC News
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