Israel is the United Nations’ greatest bugbear. We know it from following websites such as UNWatch for many years, and it was most pertinently highlighted by the UN translator who said the organisation’s focus on Israel was a “bit much,
As Israel begins a limited ground invasion of the Gaza Strip–with orders ” to be prepared for an expansion of the ground action”–it is winning the all-important public relations battle. That is yet another way in which this Gaza war is
We are a country that has successfully fought two world wars and can deploy our military assets anywhere in the world within hours. We are the country that landed human beings on the moon. Yet, the political class would have
Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister have ordered the Israel Defense Forces into the terrorist-controlled Gaza Strip. The order to fight Hamas on the ground came at 10:30 p.m. local time Thursday. A statement
A Honduran Congressman of the far-left Freedom and Refundación Party (FREE) supportive of former President Manuel Zelaya was arrested yesterday after shooting and killing a taxi driver with whom he had a dispute. The Congressman, Luis Galdámez, claims he fired in
Tel Aviv, Israel– The Israel Defense Forces shot down their second Hamas-supplied drone in less than a week as it was flying over the skies of Ashkelon in southern Israel. According to Israel’s Channel 2 News, a Patriot surface-to-air missile
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights
Even as a proposed truce fails, and Israel’s military is set to “intensify” retaliation against the barrage of Hamas rockets, the admonitions have started. The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed “serious doubt” that Israel’s military strikes comply with
This week, the United States signed a massive armaments agreement with the government of Qatar to sell Apache helicopters, advanced Patriot surface-to-air (SAM), and Javelin handheld ground-to-air defense systems to Doha. Apache Helicopter Patriot Missile Javelin The arms deal
Tel Aviv, Israel– Officials from both Israel and Hamas have said that there has not been an agreement on terms of a ceasefire, as was reported by multiple international media outlets. However, they said significant progress has been reached towards
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Militants in eastern Tunisia staged two simultaneous attacks on army posts while soldiers held a Ramadan feast, killing at least 14 soldiers, authorities said Thursday. An extremist group believed linked to al-Qaida’s North Africa arm claimed
(Reuters) – America’s top diplomat and the head of its Defense Department will visit India in coming weeks seeking to revitalize a relationship the United States sees as a crucial counterbalance in Asia to an increasingly assertive China. Secretary of
Tel Aviv, Israel — The state of Israel has agreed to halt all military operations for six hours Thursday morning in order to allow the United Nations to facilitate the transfer of aid to Palestinians living in Gaza. The aid is reportedly
Tel Aviv, Israel–On Wednesday, Hamas released 10 conditions for a hudna, many of which Israel could not ever conceivably agree to without surrendering much of their security and sovereignty. However, many in the international community are hopeful that Israel and
A video released by the Israel Defense Forces shows the IDF avoiding striking Hamas targets earlier this week after spotting civilians in the area. The Israeli soldiers work to identify if civilians are in the area, and if there are,
In a case that has drawn attention to the level of power attained by largely unelected state boards of education over the elected representatives of the people in a state legislature, the Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld Tuesday the state’s repeal
Tel Aviv, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces left voice messages with 100,000 citizens of the Gaza Strip’s north, telling them to “evacuate for the sake of your safety by 8:00 a.m.” Wednesday, or 1:00 a.m. Eastern time. On Tuesday, Hamas
The prosecution in a case peripheral to the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two men accused of committing the April 15, 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon, have released video showing the younger Tsarnaev returning to a college dorm
Tel Aviv, Israel– The Israeli security cabinet met 9pm Tuesday, 12 hours after they had agreed to accept Egypt’s proposed ceasefire between the Jewish state and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to the press that despite Israel unilaterally
On Tuesday, Pat Buchanan accused Attorney General Eric Holder of shamelessly playing the “card of the victim” to draw attention away from President Barack Obama’s “wholesale incompetence.” Last Sunday, Holder alleged that some Republicans oppose President Barack Obama due to
LOS ANGELES — Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview from Tel Aviv Tuesday that Israel is likely to undertake a “limited ground operation” in the Gaza Strip, though a sudden
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have released video footage from Monday clearly depicting numerous rockets being fired out of Gaza by Hamas terrorists into Israel. The rockets are fired into civilian territory–often from civilian territory–and force Israelis to seek shelter and
The muggy heat of July tells us it’s time for the greatest All-Star game in all of sports. But tough questions, like who have been the stars and who have been the flashlights of baseball’s first half, come with that
Illegal immigrant smugglers are “preying” on mothers in Central America by falsely guaranteeing them citizenship in the United States, according to a blockbuster leaked federal government intelligence report. Breitbart Texas obtained an “elite, law-enforcement sensitive El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)
Tel Aviv, Israel — At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a press conference that the IDF’s Operation Protective Edge should conclude with Israel “controlling all of the Gaza Strip.” “Israel must go all the way,”
