Mass abductions of children by Islamist terror groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State (ISIS) are on the rise, with the practice now becoming a tactic of war, a UN envoy warned. Leila Zerrougui, the special representative for children and conflict, urged the Security Council to punish armed groups who target children with sanctions and strengthen measures to […]
Reverend Franklin Graham, who runs the international Christian relief group Samaritan’s Purse and is the son of world-renowned pastor Billy Graham, said that anti-Semitism is “on the rise in Europe” fueled by “Muslim Immigrants” who are pushing “their hatred of Jews and Christians.” He also stressed that “freedom-loving people” must fight the “cancer” of anti-Semitism […]
Rubio’s campaign is getting twice the ads for half the price of Bush’s super PAC, undercutting his rival’s cash advantage. By Shane Goldmacher | 11/17/15 05:15 AM EST Down in the polls, Jeb Bush was supposed to find refuge in his financial superiority. But just as his campaign enters the critical primary phase, the fallen front-runner […]
With Jonathan Pollard’s release imminent, Israel has been pushing to persuade US President Barack Obama to allow him to leave the country and move to Israel. So far, Obama has not agreed to this, a report on Army Radio said Thursday, but after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu brought the issue up with Obama last week, the […]
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that Islamist terrorists could deploy chemical or biological agents in further attacks against France, following Friday’s deadly Paris attacks. His comments came as French MPs debated extending the state of emergency in France, following the coordinated gun and suicide bomb attacks by the ISIS terrorist group, which killed […]
The Islamic State has released the next issue of its English-language magazine and another propaganda video threatening to strike NYC. Thu, November 19, 2015 The Islamic State has released a video threatening a terrorist attack on New York City, along with the latest issue of its glossy propaganda magazine Dabiq. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
Five days after the Paris attacks, Ryan Mauro, examines what the Islamic State wants us to do and why. BY RYAN MAURO | Thu, November 19, 2015 The Islamic State believes it can use its enemies’ hands for its own agenda. Its propaganda material and its supporters’ social media activity have made it apparent there are […]
Longtime prisoner Jonathan Pollard has just left the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, North Carolina, after over 30 years of being held on espionage charges, his wife Esther announced shortly after 11 a.m. Friday. Esther and a number of Pollard’s closest confidantes were waiting to greet Pollard as he first tasted freedom, at 4:15 a.m. EST; from there they […]
2015 has not been kind to Kazakhstan’s economy (the largest in Central Asia). Although it has the highest levels of economic freedom in the region, the country’s growth has slowed, with estimates now calling for just 2.8 percent, significantly less than last year’s 4.3 percent. The culprits in the decline? A weakened Russian currency and […]
By: Daniel Horowitz | November 15th, 2015 Here’s a question an incisive debate moderator ought to ask Marco Rubio: are you happy Senators Sessions and Cruz helped defeat your Gang of 8 immigration bill? One of the more obscure yet destructive provisions of the Gang of 8 bill I wrote about in 2013 was section […]
