Tuesday, 29 May 2018 | In light of the recent spate of incendiary “kite terror” attacks from Gaza plaguing their fields, Israeli farmers from the region announced Sunday that they intend to sue the Hamas leadership for war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. The announcement comes after the Palestinians announced
Continue Reading »Friday, 25 May 2018 | Satellite imagery of a testing site shows that Iran has an ongoing and advanced ballistic missile development program, possibly developing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), The New York Times reported Wednesday. Using advanced satellite imagery, researchers found evidence that Iran has tested engines that could be used to power ICBMs. From
Continue Reading »Thursday, 24 May 2018 | Louisiana on Tuesday became the 25th US state to enact legislation or executive orders against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, The Times-Picayune reported. Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order prohibiting the Louisiana state government from executing contracts with businesses that engage in the boycott of Israel.
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 22 May 2018 | On Monday, Paraguay became the third country to open its embassy in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opened the embassy in the Malha Technological Park, the same building where Guatemala inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem last week. During the
Continue Reading »Friday, 18 May 2018 | The recent Israeli-Iranian conflict in Syria has been described by the Arab press as the beginning of the first war in which Israel isn’t fighting against Arabs, but rather against Persians. How do Iran’s supporters see the recent events, and why do Saudi commentators believe that Iran is on the
Continue Reading »Thursday, 17 May 2018 | A rioter who was captured by IDF [Israel Defense Forces] soldiers after breaching the border fence and infiltrating into Israel on Tuesday said Hamas orchestrated the border demonstrations to stay in power. “Hamas organized the demonstrations so that people would not ‘turn’ on them,” he affirmed, explaining that the humanitarian
Continue Reading »Friday, 11 May 2018 | Recent remarks by public figures—both official and unofficial—in the Arab world signal a process of realignment in the Middle East, in which Israel is more accepted, and Iran is increasingly isolated. In a sign of warming ties between Israel and some Arab countries, Bahrain has backed the Jewish state’s right to
Continue Reading »Thursday, 10 May 2018 | Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group that exerts political and military control over Lebanon has won a “decisive” electoral victory and emerged stronger as the result of the first parliamentary elections held in that country in nine years, Reuters reported Monday. A coalition constituting Hezbollah and allied parties—including Amal, another Shiite
Continue Reading »When term limits threatened to end the reign of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2008, he deftly changed his title from president to prime minister while still giving himself the most powerful position in the country. When he was legally allowed to hold the presidency again, he used that position to maintain control. Yet, his
Continue Reading »“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”—Elie Wiesel In January 2018, Poland passed a controversial bill making it a crime to blame Poland for the atrocities of the Holocaust. The bill, proposed by the country’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), calls for up to three years in prison or a fine
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