To Obama, the Geneva Convention applies to stateless terrorists–who are not parties to the convention, and are not lawful combatants–but not to U.S. sailors captured and detained by Iran at gunpoint
On July 12 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Fidel Castro during a visit to Cuba. The visit was part of Putin’s Latin American tour, and one in which he stressed the modernization Russia is prepared to help bring about
TEL AVIV– Israeli Navy special operations troops went into Gaza for the first time during Operation Protective Edge, raiding a facility responsible for storing Hamas’s more sophisticated long-range rockets. The operation was In response to a heavy rocket barrage that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Israeli special forces appear to be fighting in Gaza Will Israel win the next war between Arabs and Jews? Biblical prophecy and the future of Israel History and population and the future of Israel
It is remarkable how the world cares about who gets appointed to key posts in the Catholic Church. Immediately the tea leaves are examined and determinations are made about whether he is on the left or right. This is certainly
Rick Perry writing at the Washington Post: As a veteran, and as a governor who has supported Texas National Guard deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, I can understand the emotions behind isolationism. Many people are tired of war, and the urge
A Catholic convert to Islam known for working to recruit Australians and other Westerners to the cause of jihad has been arrested in the Philippines, after Australian authorities worried he may have already reached Syria. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that
TEL AVIV — Israel has deployed its 8th Iron Dome anti-missile battery into the field, and it became fully operational Friday afternoon. The Iron Dome has intercepted rockets at a success rate of 90% thus far in downing incoming rocket
(AFP) Gaza militants fired several rockets towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Saturday, the army said, with no reports of injuries, as Israel continued to bomb the coastal enclave. Three of the four Tel Aviv rockets were intercepted by the
Tel Aviv, Israel — Hamas continued its documented record of using civilians and “protected” areas as cover for launching missile strikes into Israel. On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza mosque along with a disabled persons center suspected of
In an Israeli town where experts say 90% of children between the ages of 4 and 18 suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, a song designed to get children to a safe place before Hamas’ rockets hit has become an indispensable
Israel’s Iron Dome has a “90 percent… success rate” and Bloomberg Businessweek’s Peter Coy claims that makes the Israelis “look worse in the eyes of the world.” In other words, Israel has an unfair advantage in being able to defend
Via Business Insider: The single most important contributor to the U.S.’s military dominance is the country’s powerful navy, which gives America the ability to project hard power just about anywhere in the world. And this ability owes a lot to the Navy’s
From Valentina Colombo at the Gatestone Institute: “God is not fanatic; the ulema [religious scholars]… are.” — Mohammed Charfi, Muslim intellectual.Saudi Arabia’s behavior comes with the bought consent of the West, which would rather constantly reprimand and punish Israel than
According to a July 9 article in Al Monitor, Jordan may be reversing its long-standing policy of tolerance towards the Muslim Brotherhood. The government recently boycotted the 4th general conference of the Brotherhood’s political wing, the Islamic Action Front, and did not allow
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Gaza tunnels make Israeli ground offensive dangerous but necessary Health workers flee from West Africa as Ebola epidemic spreads Gaza tunnels make Israeli ground offensive dangerous but necessary Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza is
The jihadist terror group Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has made clear their intentions to create an Islamic caliphate that extends across most of Europe and Asia. They are now further emphasizing their intention
With an endless barrage of rockets reigning down on Israel over the past three days, Christians in the United States are rallying around the Jewish State. Last night, approximately 4,000 people called into one of five conference call lines to
Tel Aviv, Israel — It was more of the same Friday for the residents of Tel Aviv, as two massive blasts caused by Iron Dome battery missiles intercepted Hamas’s long-range rockets, shaking the skies Friday night. The intercept marks the
Reports have surfaced that Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization, is not the only group behind the mass launching of rockets out of Gaza and into Israel in response to the Israeli military’s Operation Protective Edge. An al-Qaeda-linked group from Lebanon
Russian President Vladimir Putin started his Latin America tour, and the first stop is Cuba, an old ally from Cold War days. He will also visit Argentina and Brazil. Russia’s State Duma forgave 90% of Cuba’s debt, which was mostly
Ukraine took over Slaviansk from pro-Russians and now there are fights between the rebels as they continue a downward spiral in the east. One man in a battalion told the Associated Press he would not listen to the leader of
The government of Spain’s Catalonia district is moving forward with plans to ban “burqas and other face covering attire” in public. The Catalan government says this is necessary “for reasons of public safety.” According to The Local, the ban “has
An Egyptian cleric formerly known as the “preacher of the revolution” during the revolt against President Hosni Mubarak warned Egyptian television viewers this week that Muslim Brotherhood sheiks have issued a fatwa permitting “anal jihad” for terrorists far from their
Egypt, the country once leading mediation between Israel and Hamas during the 2012 Gaza conflict, is taking a passive approach to the current Operation Protective Edge. Rather than inserting itself as a peacemaker, the country is opening its borders to
A group of Israelis who visited the family of slain Palestinian teen Muhammed Abu Khdeir found the family split between warm welcomes and open hostility towards what some perceived as a publicity stunt to justify attacks on Gaza. The Christian Science
