Prologue Journal – Page 35672 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries seek to clear ISIS from Syrian border – report

Jerusalem Post Iraq recently launched another major operation in Hamreen mountains. But ISIS has struck where it can. It murdered a Kurdish member of the local security forces earlier this week. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/iraqi-shiite-paramilitaries-seek-to-clear-isis-from-syrian-border-report-588494

Cyclists get tunnel vision, for a day

Jerusalem Post While the municipality and the GFNY organizers celebrate the major international cycling slot here, the powers-that-be refuse to explain why it remains off limits for the cyclists. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/cyclists-get-tunnel-vision-for-a-day-588504

U.S. air force strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia, killing three

Jerusalem Post A witness said missiles struck two wells on the outskirts of Timirshe village, some 60km southeast of Puntland’s commercial capital Bosaso. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/us-air-force-strikes-isis-fighters-in-somalia-killing-three-588004

German woman on trial for ISIS crimes is terror group’s face in Europe

Jerusalem Post Case will likely enable Yazidi victim to testify, conjuring up memories of Holocaust survivors confronting Nazi war criminals at trial. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/german-woman-on-trial-for-isis-crimes-is-face-of-europes-isis-586355

Your quick guide to the Iowa caucuses and what to expect this year

Fox News Tens of thousands of Iowans will gather on Monday, Jan. 15, to make the first major decision of the 2024 Republican presidential primary race. But what’s all the fuss about if they aren’t actually choosing a nominee? Since the 1970s, Iowa caucuses have made the first key decision on a preferred presidential nominee,…

Distancing Israeli Arab moderates instead of drawing them closer

Jerusalem Post Morality aside, anti-Arab rhetoric is counterproductive at a time when the Arab public is moving away from its radical leaders. https://www.jpost.com/experts/distancing-israeli-arab-moderates-instead-of-drawing-them-closer-408138

This Islamic State madness has gone on long enough

Jerusalem Post The time for indecisiveness is over. If the world is to be freed from the madness of IS, the time for positive action is now. https://www.jpost.com/experts/this-islamic-state-madness-has-gone-on-long-enough-407672

An obsession with Israel that even trumps national self-interest

Jerusalem Post Europe prioritizes our conflict over wars that are not only much bloodier, but also do far more harm to its own welfare. https://www.jpost.com/experts/an-obsession-with-israel-that-even-trumps-national-self-interest-407670

Israel-Palestine: French recipe lacks ingredients

Jerusalem Post France has consistently defended Israel’s right to exist in security, while long advocating the creation of a Palestinian state. https://www.jpost.com/experts/israel-palestine-french-recipe-lacks-ingredients-407015

Israel’s core challenge – staying alive in an age of enemy ‘martyrdom’

Jerusalem Post Whether in Gaza, the West Bank, or Tehran, Israel’s Jihadist enemies wish to kill Jews because every such homicide is felt to be a sacred obligation. https://www.jpost.com/experts/israels-core-challenge-staying-alive-in-an-age-of-enemy-martyrdom-406986