Situation Report: Iconic Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil goes underground as Beijing crushes Hong Kong dissent
In May of 1989, student-led protests in China spread to some 400 cities, calling for democracy, freedom of the press,...
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Situation Report: Cyberattack on world’s largest meat processor highlights food system vulnerabilities
A cyberattack against the world’s largest meat producer has severely limited meat production around the globe. Headquartered in San São...
Situation Report: Prospects for Israeli unity government may be in doubt
According to the BBC, as of 9 AM Eastern Standard Time, Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist secular Yesh Atid Party...
Situation Report: Is Netanyahu about to be ousted?
For the past two months, Israeli politics were deadlocked as current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a...
Situation Report: Antifa escalates with reported firebombing at defense contractor facility
An anarchist group calling itself “Anarchist Cells for Abolitionist Fire” issued a communique declaring responsibility for what they say was...
Situation Report: Fallout from evolving Wuhan lab accident story could profoundly alter US China policy
From the beginning of COVID-19’s impact on the United States, the origins of the virus and the vector of the...
Situation Report: US forces targeted in latest rocket attack in Iraq
On May 24, a rocket attack struck the Ain Al-Asad Airbase located in Western Iraq. The base hosts U.S. military...
Situation Report: Biden caves to leftists, pressuring Netanyahu on ceasefire
The Biden administration has succumbed to pressure within the Democratic Party, and has formally moved to open a gap with...
Situation Report: Israel dismantles Hamas terrorist’s maritime capabilities in defense of energy infrastructure & coastal communities
On the night of May 17th, residents of the Israeli city Haifa witnessed bright flames coming from a natural gas...
Situation Report: Violent and anti-Semitic protests in Europe as Israel-Hamas fighting continues
Violent protests featuring the shouting of anti-Semitic slogans raged throughout many cities in Europe over the weekend as fighting between...
Situation Report: Israel reportedly arrests deputy head of Islamic Movement in Israel
Palestinian media outlets have reported that Israeli police have arrested the deputy head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, a...
Situation Report: Israel and Hamas – Technological escalations and approaching a new phase
The last 24 hours have seen a continued technological escalation of Hamas’s capabilities, but also considerable success in Israel’s systematic...
Situation Report: Domestic radicals “All Out” in support of Palestinian violence
Rockets rained down upon Israeli cities, and fierce rioting took place in urban areas with a high Arab-Israeli population this...
Situation Report: Tehran and Ankara voice support for role of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in surge of violence against Israel
Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh praised the actions of the Gaza-ruling terror group hours after Israeli civilian targets were bombarded with...
Situation Report: Pipeline security in focus as nearly half of fuel bound for Northeast held hostage by hackers
On Thursday, May 6, 2021 the operator of the Colonial Pipeline – one of the nation’s largest and most important...
Situation Report: Palestinian violence surges; Hamas fires missiles on Jerusalem Day
Note from the editor: this Situation Report updates Dr. Wurmser’s May 10 article Anatomy of an intentional escalation: Israel’s approaching...