09/29/14

* Netanyahu at UN: 'ISIS is Hamas, Hamas is ISIS' In landmark speech, PM calls UNHRC 'an oxymoron,' - and defends Israel as 'the most moral army in the world.'

* Islamic State crisis: Iraq air strikes 'halt IS advance' Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State (IS) militants in a town west of Baghdad.

* Turkish tanks deployed to Syria border as Islamic State advances Jihadi forces reported to be within five kilometers of key border town, Turkish troops return fire.

* From Arab Spring to Islamic Winter - to Total Chaos Analysts sum up how the Middle East has gotten worse - and what Israel should do about it.

* Egypt Set to Boycott Turkey Over Muslim Brotherhood Support Officials in Egypt are demanding an immediate and total boycott of Turkish goods, as tensions between the two countries worsen.

* Poll shows fewer Palestinians support Hamas, new intifada against Israel Nonetheless, Hamas and Haniyeh are still more popular than Fatah and Abbas, and a majority of Palestinians remain in favor of rocket attacks against Israel "if the siege is not lifted."

* Egypt FM: Issue of Gaza demilitarization should be put off until permanent peace deal Sameh Shukri says ridding Gaza of weapons must come as part of larger, final settlement between Palestinians and Israelis.

* Stephen Hawkings: There is no God Hawkings has previous given the impression that he is neither a strong believer nor disbeliever in a higher power.

* Ukraine nationalists tear down Kharkiv's Lenin statue Nationalists have torn down a statue of Lenin in the centre of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, in a move supported by officials.

* Rick Perry: White House must address beheading Rick Perry said on Monday that the Obama administration will have to address the beheading of an Oklahoma woman in what the Texas governor noted closely resembles an act of terrorism.