Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have secured his re-election in March with a strong display on the world stage at last weekend’s anti-terror march in Paris. Though his critics on the left accused Bibi of exploiting the tragedy, and said that he drew attention to himself, Netanyahu bolstered his image as a world leader, and a steady hand in turbulent times. With the Obama administration absent from the march, he also–once again–struck a contrast in Israel’s favor.
by Joel B. Pollak13 Jan 2015, 5:24 AM PST0
The Pentagon believes that commanders need to be more involved, not less in dealing with sexual assaults in the military. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) could not disagree more.
by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2015, 3:30 PM PST0
French President Francois Hollande told his counterpart, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not to attend the Paris rally in the wake of the jihadist attacks against Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish market last week, for fear that the Israeli PM’s presence might upset those troubled with his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jan 2015, 9:40 AM PST0
A Saudi religious authority, Mohamed Saleh Al Minjed, issued a fatwa (religious edict) that making snowmen or snow animals is not compliant with the teachings of Islam. Supporters of the fatwa said that even if the snow creations are created out of good fun, they must be rejected, because it is what people in corrupted Western cultures do. Al Minjed said only figures without a “soul,” such as structures, food, or vehicles, can be recreated with snow.
by Jordan Schachtel12 Jan 2015, 8:41 AM PST0
On Sunday, at the Grand Synagogue in Paris, some of the loudest applause at a memorial for four Jews killed by Islamic terrorists in a kosher supermarket came when one of the speakers reminded President François Hollande that there is no difference between “Death to the Jews!” and “Death to Israel!” For years, the French elite has pretended it can tolerate the latter without encouraging the former. That attitude is what allowed French antisemitism to flourish like an evil weed.
by Joel B. Pollak12 Jan 2015, 8:26 AM PST0
Both the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or ISIL) and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have claimed responsibility for last week’s terrorist attack against the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
by Edwin Mora12 Jan 2015, 7:16 AM PST0
ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammed al Adnani told those loyal to the Islamic State to “rise up and kill intelligence officers, police officers, soldiers, and civilians” in the U.S.
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jan 2015, 6:05 PM PST0
Hayat Boumediene, the wife of the ISIS-inspired jihadist who killed four hostages at a Paris kosher supermarket, may have made her way into Syria to join fellow Islamic extremists, according to reports. Information has surfaced that she was not in
by Jordan Schachtel11 Jan 2015, 10:10 AM PST0
Former U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) writes an op-ed posted at Zero Hedge, espousing his belief that U.S. economic and foreign policy have, overall, made the world a worse place to live.
by Breitbart News11 Jan 2015, 8:40 AM PST0
On Friday’s broadcast of “The Kelly File,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter reacted to the recent events in France involving Muslim terrorists killing 15 involving an incident at the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. According to Coulter, this and
by Jeff Poor9 Jan 2015, 10:25 PM PST0
Friday on CBS’s “Evening News,” the former acting director of the CIA, Mike Morell, said al Qaeda in Yemen, who directed the Paris terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo this week, is a credible and dangerous threat to America. Morell said,
by Pam Key9 Jan 2015, 9:42 PM PST0
One of the two French jihadist brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo killings had in the past personally met with deceased chief Al Qaeda recruiter Anwar al Awlaki, according to a senior member of Yemen’s intelligence services who told Reuters
by Jordan Schachtel9 Jan 2015, 1:43 PM PST0
Residents in southern and western Mosul, Iraq discovered a mass grave with over 320 bodies, including children, allegedly murdered by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain8 Jan 2015, 9:35 PM PST0
Marijuana growers in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border want to join the fight against Islamic State jihadists, reports Public Radio International (PRI).
by Edwin Mora8 Jan 2015, 10:12 AM PST0
The manhunt continues into Thursday for the two jihadist gunmen suspected of slaughtering twelve individuals at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. French officials have attempted to zero-in on their location exact location throughout the day.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Jan 2015, 8:16 AM PST0
The leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist group, endorsed the president and prime minister of Turkey, a NATO member, according to various media reports.
by Edwin Mora8 Jan 2015, 8:04 AM PST0
On Wednesday’s “The Steve Malzberg Show” on NewsMax TV, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) tied the Paris shooting, along with other Western domestic terrorist attacks to the bad foreign policies of those countries. “Partially what the Secretary of State said
by Jeff Poor7 Jan 2015, 2:42 PM PST0
British forces are being withheld from Iraq as the government fears casualties during a general election period. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced in December that hundreds of Briish troops would be sent to Iraq in January to help in the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Jan 2015, 9:10 AM PST0
Saudi ground forces supported by air power launched a “major security operation” against Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, IS) jihadists inside Saudi Arabia, according to a member of the Iraqi Parliament.
by Edwin Mora7 Jan 2015, 7:38 AM PST0
Lebanon has implemented a new law requiring Syrian refugees to retain a visa before entering the country in an attempt to limit the prodigious flow of refugees from war-torn Syria into their nation.
by Mary Chastain6 Jan 2015, 7:21 PM PST0
The corpse of a top member of the Islamic State’s (IS, ISIS, ISIL) self-declared police force in Syria, which has carried out beheadings, was found decapitated with signs of torture and a cigarette stuffed in the mouth, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
by Edwin Mora6 Jan 2015, 12:26 PM PST0
The government of Libya, a state currently fighting a civil war, has banned all Palestinians, Sudanese, and Syrian nationals from entering their country.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Jan 2015, 11:40 AM PST0
A budding Australian model by the name of Sharky Jama has reportedly traded the runway in to join ISIS and is living in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which has been under the control of the jihadist terror group for
by Adelle Nazarian5 Jan 2015, 10:30 PM PST0
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) attempted to capture Kobane, Syria, in September, but have faced intense backlash. The Kurdish Peshmerga and People’s Protection Unit (YPG) now prepare to completely take back the town from the terrorist group.
by Mary Chastain5 Jan 2015, 10:08 AM PST0
The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group has reportedly budgeted $2 billion dollars for its upcoming 2015 jihad, according to Arabic media. Additionally, the budget expects to collect a $250 million dollar surplus throughout the year.
by Jordan Schachtel5 Jan 2015, 10:03 AM PST0
