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For decades the Sinai was this incredibly large, barren wilderness that was, at worst, a problem for Israel’s police force – and most of THAT was marijuana.

But, all that’s changed.

Weapons and terrorists have entered the Sinai, and the Egyptians are powerless to do anything about it. Worse, the rise of an Islamist government in Cairo may turn the almost open border between Israel and Egypt into a nightmare.

For decades the Sinai was this incredibly large, barren wilderness that was, at worst, a problem for Israel’s police force – and most of THAT was marijuana.

But, all that’s changed.

Weapons and terrorists have entered the Sinai, and the Egyptians are powerless to do anything about it. Worse, the rise of an Islamist government in Cairo may turn the almost open border between Israel and Egypt into a nightmare.

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Iran is gleefully predicting that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt will tear up the peace agreement with Israel. This is from Amin al-Sayed Ibrahim, head of Hezbollah’s political council. And his comments were made during the International Conference on Islamic Awakening and the Youths in Teheran.

You would expect someone like Mr. Ibrahim to know whether a statement like this is plausable. Unfortunately, those of us who worry about Israel’s safety know that this is not only plausable, but inevitable. Worse yet is the realization that a torn up peace agreement will mean war not long after.

Iran is gleefully predicting that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt will tear up the peace agreement with Israel. This is from Amin al-Sayed Ibrahim, head of Hezbollah’s political council. And his comments were made during the International Conference on Islamic Awakening and the Youths in Teheran.

You would expect someone like Mr. Ibrahim to know whether a statement like this is plausable. Unfortunately, those of us who worry about Israel’s safety know that this is not only plausable, but inevitable. Worse yet is the realization that a torn up peace agreement will mean war not long after.

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No, really. You read that right.

The latest Islamic Republic has the attention of the Obama administration. In this era of budget deficits and economic hardship… the Obama administration is intent on ACCELERATING aid to Egypt. That’s right, the same Egypt that just elected a parliament that was 75% Islamist.

A parliament that is about to create the latest Islamist constitution.

And, Obama wants to ACCELERATE aid to Egypt?

No. No, that must be a misprint. Let me check that again…

No, they really said that.

Is there any doubt anymore that this president needs to be demoted to… oh, say… janitor?

No, really. You read that right.

The latest Islamic Republic has the attention of the Obama administration. In this era of budget deficits and economic hardship… the Obama administration is intent on ACCELERATING aid to Egypt. That’s right, the same Egypt that just elected a parliament that was 75% Islamist.

A parliament that is about to create the latest Islamist constitution.

And, Obama wants to ACCELERATE aid to Egypt?

No. No, that must be a misprint. Let me check that again…

No, they really said that.

Is there any doubt anymore that this president needs to be demoted to… oh, say… janitor?

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Welcome to the new Iran of the Middle East.

Just when you thought that you could dispense with Israel, and relegate her to the back pages of human history… along comes a development that emphasizes just how important Israel is – and why the world will never be able to free itself from Israel’s importance.

And yes, I like that.

One of these days the idiots who set foreign policy will wake up to this fact, but probably not until it’s too late – right about the time the global caliphate is on the verge of taking to the world stage.

Welcome to the new Iran of the Middle East.

Just when you thought that you could dispense with Israel, and relegate her to the back pages of human history… along comes a development that emphasizes just how important Israel is – and why the world will never be able to free itself from Israel’s importance.

And yes, I like that.

One of these days the idiots who set foreign policy will wake up to this fact, but probably not until it’s too late – right about the time the global caliphate is on the verge of taking to the world stage.

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This is something that we’ve been worried about for a while – the Sinai border with Israel.

It is routinely used by Bedouin to smuggle all kinds of things into Israel – drugs, prostitutes, weapons and terrorists. Until now, Egypt has had a tight control on access to the Sinai and few weapons and terrorists have been able to gain access. Not so now.

Libyan weapons are flowing unchecked into the Sinai and terrorists are having a field day – with a free hand to do what they want. This is NOT good news to anyone that wants to see peace in the Middle East. Hamas no longer needs to just shoot rockets into Israel from Gaza, they can now launch attacks over land on Eilat and into southern Israeli cities.

This is something that we’ve been worried about for a while – the Sinai border with Israel.

It is routinely used by Bedouin to smuggle all kinds of things into Israel – drugs, prostitutes, weapons and terrorists. Until now, Egypt has had a tight control on access to the Sinai and few weapons and terrorists have been able to gain access. Not so now.

Libyan weapons are flowing unchecked into the Sinai and terrorists are having a field day – with a free hand to do what they want. This is NOT good news to anyone that wants to see peace in the Middle East. Hamas no longer needs to just shoot rockets into Israel from Gaza, they can now launch attacks over land on Eilat and into southern Israeli cities.

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