Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Middle East....

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Middle East, the Islamic State (formerly know as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS) is on its way to try to conquer Baghdad: Islamic State crushes and coerces on march towards Baghdad. When I first came to Israel in June, this is what I really feared - that very soon ISIS was about to conquer all of Iraq, including Baghdad. Then their advance seemed to stop short of Baghdad, but it seems that they are still driving towards the city.