The 100-year-old deal in which Europeans carved the Middle East between them was imperialism at its ugliest, but it is not the root of the region’s mayhem.

BDS has suffered some recent setbacks, but as long as the Israel-Palestinian conflict remains unresolved, the movement will continue to benefit from a tailwind.

Two recent terrorist attacks illustrate the dangers of militant Islamist ideological spillover from the war in Syria.

The Second Lebanon War is seen in Israel as a failure, but a decade later Hezbollah is deterred and the border remains quiet.

On Wednesday, Guinea and Israel announced the reestablishment of ties. Netanyahu said that another African country would soon follow suit.

From the village of Mád, around 250 Jews were deported. Their properties and vineyards on a plain of volcanic soil near the Carpathian mountains were mostly confiscated.

"Two fighters from Islamic State detonated explosive belts at a gathering of Shi'ites in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan," said a brief statement on the group's Amaq news agency.

Police also said there was evidence the perpetrator had hacked a Facebook account and invited people to come to the McDonalds near the shopping center to receive free items.