Israel: We Will Shoot Down Iranian Jets That Pose ‘Significant Aerial Threat’
The Israeli government told The Jerusalem Post its military would only attack Iranian jets in Syria if they threatened Israel.
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Iraq Complains Turkish Troops Crossed Border Near Mosul Without Its Consent
While the world waits to see if the tension between Turkey and Russia escalates, Turkey has also become embroiled in a dispute with the Iraqi government that has the potential to become more serious: Turkish troops have been crossing the border into Iraq without permission.
Video: Watch the Moment an American Converts to Islam in Saudi Airport
JAFFA, Israel – Saudi news websites on Saturday highlighted a video of an American employee at Jeddah’s international airport converting to Islam.
San Bernardino Terrorist To Jewish Victim: ‘You Will Never See Israel’
Hannity.com has the story. According to the pastor of one of the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack, just weeks prior to the deadly shooting, Sayed Farook told Nicholas Thalasinos—a devout Messianic Jew and fellow health inspector—“You will never
PA Official Visits Family of Palestinian Security Officer Who Hurt 2 in Terror Attack
YnetNews.com reports: Saeb Erekat, the head of the PLO’s Executive Committee and the chief negotiator with Israel, paid a visit on Saturday to the family of terrorist Mazen Aribah, a Palestinian security officer who wounded two Israelis in a terror
Messianic San Bernardino Victim Was ‘Gentile’ Supporter of Israel
The Times of Israel Reported: While America puzzles over the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, many American Jews are puzzling over an additional element: the religious identity of victim Nicholas Thalasinos. Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a scarf-style
Wall Street Journal: Israel Boycotts Are Illegal
A piece in the Wall Street Journal co-authored by two professors of law claims U.S. academic institutions’ boycotts of Israel are not legal. Steven Davidoff Solomon and Eugene Kontorovich, professors at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern University respectively,
Jordanian Journalist: France and West’s Values Do Not Apply to Muslim World
TEL AVIV – Writing in the Jordanian daily Al-Rai, a regular columnist said that France and the West apply a double standard in their treatment of leaders in the Arab world, MEMRI reported. Saddam Hussein, Muammar Qadhafi and Yasser Arafat
Catholic San Bernardino Victim Fled Islamic Extremism in Iran
One of the victims of the San Bernardino massacre was an Iranian Roman Catholic who had fled Iran in 1987 to “escape Islamic extremism and the persecution of Christians that followed the Iranian Revolution,” according to a statement released by her family.
Hillary Clinton Backs Release of Hostages in Iran Despite Supporting Deal that Failed to Free Them
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign offered public support to the cause of freeing American hostages in Iran.
Rubio: ‘Israel Has No Partner For Peace’ In Current Palestinian Leadership
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tells the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) that “Our president has placed his own legacy” in the way of a strong America-Israel relationship. Barack Obama’s foreign policy lacks “moral clarity,” Rubio said. Moral clarity means “our allies trust us and our adversaries respect us,” he added. Now, “our allies feel betrayed and our enemies feel emboldened.”
Los Abandonados: Argentina Rewrites Ending of Alberto Nisman Documentary
NEW YORK, New York – The last word spoken in Los Abandonados, a documentary detailing the multiple investigations of the worst terrorist attack in Argentina’s history and the death of the prosecutor who believed he had found the truth, is “no.”
Iraqis ‘Widely Believe’ U.S. Supporting Islamic State
Within hours of the Obama Administration announcing the deployment of a few hundred special-forces troops to Iraq for missions against ISIS, Iran-backed Shiite militias declared they would stop fighting the Islamic State and begin targeting the American troops.
Top Israeli Defense Official: ‘Shortsighted’ Iran Deal Will Lead To Mideast Nuclear Race
TEL AVIV – An official from Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the Iran deal was shortsighted and that the agreement would have no effect in halting Iran’s nuclear aspirations. The official also claimed that Iran’s success will inspire
Shiite Militias in Iraq Vow to Treat U.S. Special Ops as ‘Primary Target’
Shiite groups in Iraq have issued a statement vowing to fight any American troops on the ground following the announcement of a new deployment of special operations forces to fight the Islamic State in the war-torn nation.
Quds Force’s Soleimani May Be More Seriously Hurt than Iran Admits
Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force squad, was reportedly injured while fighting in Syria last month. According to an Iranian opposition group, he was far more severely injured than Tehran wants to admit.
Iranian Dictator to ‘World’s Youth’: U.S. ‘Double Standards’ Support Terrorism
Iranian ‘Supreme Leader’ Ali Khamenei has penned a new letter to the world’s youth, condemning America and the West for its “double standards” following the recent Islamic State-launched attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more.
Iran’s Khamenei: Israel More ‘Barbaric’ Than Paris Terrorists
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused Israel of perpetrating “the worst kind of terrorism for the last 60 years,” noting that it was far more “barbaric” than the Paris terror attacks two weeks ago by Islamic State
Terror Sponsor Iran Praises Its Own ‘Anti-Terror’ Ops
Iran’s government recently came out in praise of its latest so-called anti-terrorism measures, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the official news agency of Iran reported.
UAE Sends over 400 Colombian Mercenaries to Fight Houthis in Yemen
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a member of a U.S.-backed coalition led by Saudi Arabia, has deployed to Yemen more than 400 Colombian mercenaries who had been training in the Emirati desert to combat Iran-linked Shiite rebels known as Houthis, reports The New York Times (NYT).
Iran Claims It Rescued Downed Russian Pilot In Syria
Iran’s state-media claims it was behind the rescue of a Russian pilot whose jet was downed by Turkish fighter jets, utilizing Hezbollah terrorists and Syrian forces to complete their mission. The Russian plane had violated Turkish airspace, causing Ankara to
Diplomat: Venezuela Sold Immigration Documents to Hezbollah Terrorists
A Venezuelan diplomat in hiding is accusing the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro of selling visas, passports, and even falsified birth certificates out of its embassy in Baghdad to an estimated thousands of Middle Eastern citizens, including at least one confirmed Hezbollah terrorist.
Iran Hacks State Department Social Media Accounts
Unimpressed by their “historic” nuclear deal with the United States, and its billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran’s hackers have escalated their attacks on U.S. government officials over the past four months.
Iran General Soleimani Lightly Wounded in Syria
Beirut (AFP) – General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations wing, was lightly injured in fighting against Syria rebels near Aleppo, a monitoring group and a security source said Wednesday.
Iran Nuclear Deal Is Not ‘Legally Binding,’ Obama Administration Admits
The nuclear deal agreed upon in July by the P5+1 world powers (US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China) and the Islamic Republic of Iran has no “legally binding” basis. The deal, paraded by President Obama as a surefire measure to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, is held together simply as a “political commitment” by the parties to the accord, the State Department admitted in a recent letter.
