US Wants Israel’s “Rock Star Banker”

Rest O’ the Roundup

• Must read: Clifford May on the the changing role of the media:

Is it not possible that we’re living in what might be called the Disinformation Age — and don’t even know it?

• Egypt destroyed a number of Hamas weapons warehouses and workshops in the northern Sinai, according to the Times of Israel.

• With more than 5,000 Sunni foreign fighters, Syria has more jihadis than Afghanistan ever did. Foreign Policy looks at why.

• The Daily Beast picked up on a report (pdf) presented to the European parliament exposing violent human trafficking rings in the Sinai.

• For commentary/analysis on the Iranian situation, see YNet, David Frum, David Ignatius, and Bill Keller.

(Image of Jordan via Flickr/Patrik Neckman)

For more, see yesterday’s Israel Daily News Stream.

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