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US & Israel Prepare For Large Scale Military Exercise

The IDF announced on Saturday that Israel and the US will  hold a joint military exercise later in February with the focus on training in ballistic missile warfare. The war games called ‘Juniper Cobra’ aims to prepare the two armies for the threat of a missile attack as well as helping to improve cooperation between the two militaries, the Times of Israel reported. Press TV reports: The drill, staged every two years, is said to be in the works since 2014, when thousands of soldiers from both armies took part in a five-day event that included simulations of a missile attack.

Israel Launches Cyber War Against Boycott Movement

Israel have vowed to launch a cyber war against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, threatening to monitor, track and thwart their activities online, as well as attack them with the latest tools.  Middleeastmonitor.com reports: Israel Hayom newspaper reported: “Israel is facing a campaign to de-legitimise it. It penetrates into a certain extent; up to the secretary-general of the United Nations,” noting that it is a new battle in its “own stadium: the cyber space”.

Is Trump a Realist?

If Donald Trump has distanced himself from some of the positions held by two of the powerful wings of the conservative movement—free marketeers and evangelical Christians—he has provoked a fury among members of the third GOP wing, the neoconservatives, who for all practical purposes dominate the party’s foreign policy thinking.

Map Sparks Outrage After Retailer Prints ‘Palestine’ Instead Of Israel

An Australian stationary retailer has come under fire due to the labelling of Palestine on one of their world globes whilst omitting to label Israel. Stationary chain Typo erroneously left out Israel from its map, sparking a huge protest by Israeli groups accusing the retailer of being anti-semitic. Upon realising the error Typo halted production of the globes. Theguardian.com reports: The decision to halt production of the globes led to similar threats by Palestine advocates.

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