The Islamic State (ISIS) group has tightened the noose on a regime-held enclave in eastern Syria, overrunning part of the city of Deir Ezzor and advancing on its vital airbase, a monitor said Wednesday. “ISIS seized the Al-Sinaa neighbourhood of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday evening and fighting is continuing on the edge of the airport,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. An estimated 200,000 […]
A senior Hungarian Cabinet minister warned that refugees entering Europe are anti-Semitic to defend his government’s tough stance on admitting them. Janos Lazar, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s powerful Cabinet chief, delivered the warning April 14 during a news conference in Budapest, the news site NOL reported. “Refugees entering Europe now are strongly anti-Semitic,” he said […]
The Israeli government held a unique session on Sunday, travelling by helicopter to the Golan Heights for a special meeting. While the venue of the cabinet meeting was unusual it was perfectly suited for the Prime Minister’s message, which declared that Israel will never surrender the Golan Heights. “I chose to hold this festive meeting […]
Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force special ops unit responsible for managing terror missions worldwide, has once again defied UN sanctions and traveled to Moscow to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin. The covert trip was meant to coordinate the next steps in Syria, according to multiple intelligence sources who spoke with Fox News on Thursday. The planning comes […]
Prof. Drorit Hochner, director of Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital’s OBGYN department, surprised leftist and Arab MKs who took part in a stormy Knesset session Wednesday morning regarding the separation of Jewish and Arab women in maternity wards. “There are Arab women who after birth ask not to be with Jewish women, they ask bluntly and […]
A female lecturer from the Islamic University in Gaza recently claimed in a television interview that, contrary to the claims of Westerners, Islam defends the rights of women. The interview aired on the Hamas-owned Al-Aqsa TV channel on March 8 to mark International Woman’s Day. It was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute […]
by Daniel Pipes Philadelphia Inquirer April 8, 2016 Of his many outrageous campaign statements, perhaps Donald J. Trump’s most important ones concern his would-be role as president of the United States. When told that uniformed personnel would disobey his unlawful order as president to torture prisoners and kill civilians, Trump menacingly replied “They won’t refuse. […]
Iran’s defense minister on Saturday blasted Secretary of State John Kerry’s for what he called his “foolish” accusations that Tehran is “destabilizing” the Middle East, AFP reports. If the United States seeks “stability” it should “leave the region and stop supporting terrorists,” Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said, quoted by the website of state television. “If […]
Two Republican senators opposed to the Iran nuclear deal are trying to block an Obama administration proposal that would ease rules on using U.S. dollars in trade transactions with Iran, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mark Kirk of Illinois introduced legislation that would bar the Treasury from permitting foreign banks […]
The United Nations on Wednesday, March 16th, said that Canada will resume contributing funds to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN relief agency that aids and protects “Palestinian refugees”, The Associated Press (AP) reported. In a statement, the UN said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government […]
