This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com.

* Israel training West Bank settlers against Palestinian uprising

* Israel and Egypt deploy troops opposite each other on border

* Pakistan: Americans to remain in Afghanistan until 2024 as power base

Israel training West Bank settlers against Palestinian uprising

Israel’s army is implementing an aggressive campaign to arm West Bank settlers and train them to defend themselves from Palestinians. The main assumption of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is that a declaration of Palestinian statehood, espected in September, will cause a public uprising “which will mainly include mass disorder.” Accordingly, settlers will receive tear gas and stun grenades, and will be trained to use them as soon as Palestinians cross a “red line” determined for each settlement. At that point, soldiers will be ordered to shoot at the feet of Palestinian protesters if the line is crossed. Haaretz

Israel and Egypt deploy troops opposite each other on border

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is deploying large numbers of infantry soldiers along Israel’s border with Egypt, as fears mount regarding the possible infiltration of terrorists with plans to kidnap residents from borderline communities. According to intelligence collected by the defense establishment, the Islamic Jihad cell currently in Sinai consists of over 10 terrorists who are currently on their way to carry out an attack against Israel along the Egyptian border. Meanwhile, reports indicate that some 1,500 Egyptian soldiers and police officers, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, are in a military operation to hunt down jihadi groups in northern Sinai Peninsula, near the Gaza and Israeli borders. Jerusalem Post

Pakistan: Americans to remain in Afghanistan until 2024 as power base

With American efforts to train Afghan forces to take over the fight against the Taliban reaching a dead end, the U.S. is coercing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to agree to allow American forces to remain until 2024. According to Pakistani sources, the Pakistanis see this as an American attempt to establish a base in Afghanistan in order to project power throughout central Asia. Pakistan Observer