Executive Director @FDD. Former @USTreasury terror finance analyst. Coiner of Schanzerisms. Author of 4 books on the Middle East. Host of FDD Morning Brief.
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The UN was built to prevent wars. It's never faced more of them. @BenCohenOpinion joins me on today's @FDD Morning Brief to break down what UNGA 81 means for the organization's future. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1PKqrNkwm…
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Says the guy who funds Hamas. What a load. timesofisrael.com/qatari-pm-…
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A Korean dry cleaner in Brooklyn also warned Bibi a Hamas attack was coming, anonymous sources familiar with the matter revealed to me.
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The number of “scoops” along these lines have been many.
What I know to be true: lots of warnings were issued by Egypt, UAE, Israeli border observers, and others. All went unheeded.
None of this is a scoop, three years hence.
Major scoop from @vmsalama, via @theatlantic: Egypt's intelligence chief warned Israel that Gaza was about to blow, just weeks before the October 7th Hamas invasion:
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The UN faces 130 armed conflicts, a funding crisis, and a power struggle between Trump and China — all as UNGA 81 wraps up. On today's FDD Morning Brief, @JSchanzer sits down with @BenCohenOpinion to break down the questions defining the org's future. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1qKVmyLRB…
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This is the laziest gaslighting yet from the terror sponsors in Doha. timesofisrael.com/qatar-says…
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First maritime, now airports. Each a threat to the international order. And the world bloviates at Turtle Bay.
Iran threatens to paralyse airports in neighbouring countries if they stop Iranian flights reut.rs/4hl5FgF reut.rs/4hl5FgF
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Clearer than ever: Beijing is an enemy to the countries of the Middle East: timesofisrael.com/china-sent…
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Breaking News: In a defiant UN speech, Iran’s president accused the U.S. and Israel of violating international law in their strikes on his country. nyti.ms/4hrbUQk
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Here's why Mahmoud Abbas and his son Yasser aren't at UNGA ⬇️
👀 Catch the full episode of the @FDD Morning Brief: bit.ly/4rs0qk5
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Asking the tough questions while platforming him, and then letting him punt
On his past pledge of allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader and a planner of the 9/11 attacks:
“I don’t believe that it is an appropriate time to discuss things that happened 25 years ago,” Syrian President @AH_AlSharaa tells @brett_mcgurk at an #ACFrontPage.
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In defiance of Trump….
Golan will remain Syrian, vows President al-Sharaa at UN
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The Houthis have seized Yemen's Red Sea coast and are closing in on Saudi Arabia's last oil export route. On today's FDD Morning Brief, @JSchanzer sits down with @EFittonBrown to break down what the Houthis' advance means for the region. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1XxygwXdY…
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The Houthis have Saudi Arabia cornered — and Washington declined Riyadh's request for airstrikes. @EFittonBrown joins me on today's @FDD Morning Brief to break it down. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1qKDzWdkQ…
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My good friend doing good work foxnews.com/opinion/ambassad…
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Reminder: it has never been about borders or a given war or any specific action. english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail…
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Expanding the Security Council will not help fix a failing UN wsj.com/world/world-leaders-…
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Nepotistic dirtbag unable to skirt US sanctions. timesofisrael.com/pa-preside…
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If you experience IDS for more than four hours, call your doctor. wsj.com/opinion/free-express…
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New must read from @fdd’s @NatalieEcanow on Qatar’s bogus claim that it is an asset for the US in conflict mediation. fdd.org/analysis/2026/09/22/…
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