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 8 a rocket attack on a wedding in Ashdod, Israel “sent guests running for shelter.” A wedding video which captured the attack shows guests running and screaming amid the sound of sirens warning of incoming rockets. According to
Israeli military forces struck more than 150 targets in Gaza overnight in what might be a protracted campaign to stop the latest wave of rocket fire from Hamas and other terrorist groups aimed at Israeli civilians. Officials called up 40,000
Israelis living in the field of attack of the terrorist group Hamas endured a dramatic day in which Israeli Defense Forces fended off Hamas attacks on land, air, and sea. While the IDF was successful in protecting many, the terror
The Cathedral of Saint-Joseph in Bambari in the Central African Republic is surrounded by the Islamist rebels of Seleka, says the local bishop who is launching an appeal to the Fides Agency. More than 12,000 civilians who have been driven
Although Hamas has been directing rockets at Tel Aviv throughout the day, doctors at an Israeli non-profit located in the city of Tel Aviv, Save a Child’s Heart, have been working around the clock to treat Gaza youth, regardless of
Both Arabs and Jews recently confronted the wanton murder of children. How each society responded to those heart-breaking events tells us a great deal about the cultural divide between them and why the idea that negotiations could bridge that separation
(Reuters) – Iraq’s government has lost control of a former chemical weapons facility to “armed terrorist groups” and is unable to fulfill its international obligations to destroy toxins kept there, the country’s U.N. envoy told the United Nations. In a
Rockets from Gaza continue to be fired into Israel, targeting the millions of civilians residing in the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem metropolitan areas. On two separate occasions Tuesday evening, rocket attacks were launched from the Gaza strip into Tel Aviv.
The jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), now rebranded as the Islamic State, have been described as some of the savviest recruiters in the global network of jihadists. A New York Times report seems to confirm this,
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — United Nations officials are pushing for many of the Central Americans fleeing to the U.S. to be treated as refugees displaced by armed conflict, a designation meant to increase pressure on the United States
Hamas militants in Gaza fired “dozens” of rockets into southern Israel late Monday, the Islamist movement said after six of its men were killed in air strikes. The bombardment was confirmed by the Israeli army which said militants had launched
Congress should say no to Obama’s proposal to spend $500 million to train and equip yet another Islamist rebel group. Hillary Clinton tells us she never could have foreseen what is currently taking place in Iraq. Her years as Secretary
The Chinese government is keenly aware of the leftward pivot several Latin American countries have made in the past decade, and President Xi Jinping hopes to cement ties with several socialist leaders in the region on a trip to the
China is becoming one of the strongest looming presences in the war for control of Iraq. The nation–the largest oil client the Iraqi government has–sent a special envoy this week to speak to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and promised continued
President Barack Obama has weighed in on the conflict escalating in Israel as the Israeli government begins a full-scale military effort against Hamas after the kidnapping of three Israeli teen boys, one a U.S. citizen. Writing for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper,
Reports coming out of eastern Syria Monday revealed that several factions within the Syrian opposition force known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have pledged services to the Islamic State, the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq
Today, President Obama appears in the pages of Ha’aretz— on the very day that Israel’s left-wing newspaper is hosting a “peace” conference at which Obama’s anointed (anti-)Israel Lobby is also present: J Street’s Peter Beinart, Avi Shavit, Gideon Levy, et
On July 8, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, using the time with Abe to praise Japan and warn China to “check its ambitions.” According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Abbott plans to praise
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel and Gaza prepare for war after rocket barrage Three young Jewish males confess to killing Palestinian teen Russia’s Vladimir Putin appears to be the loser in Ukraine Photos shared with the #GazaUnderAttack hashtag
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his military commanders to be fully prepared for a ground operation into the Gaza, the strip of territory controlled by Muslim Brotherhood affiliated terrorist group Hamas. A senior Israeli official said of
Two days after conquering Mosul, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)–now simply the Islamic State (IS)–ordered people to send their unmarried women to perform their “jihad by sex” obligation. According to the Assyrian International News Agency, the decree
“Iran wants chaos,” a former Iranian intelligence chief for Western Europe told Ken Timmerman, author of the new book Dark Forces: The Truth About What Happened In Benghazi. “They want to generate anti-American anger, radicalize the rebels, and maintain a climate
(AFP) Iraq’s politicians agreed to meet next Sunday after delays to the formation of a new government outraged Iraqis exasperated by political polarisation and fearful of a brutal Sunni militant offensive. It was unclear what prompted the about-turn after lawmakers
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted a photograph of Hamas firing a rocket at Israel from within a civilian area of the Gaza Strip, accusing the terror group of using “human shields,” as it has done in previous conflicts. #EXPOSED:
(AFP) Iran will need 19 times more nuclear centrifuges than Washington is seeking to restrict it to in a long-term deal with major powers, its supreme leader said on Tuesday. Uranium enrichment is the sensitive process at the heart of
