While President Obama continues to say publicly that Israel has the right to defend herself, his administration has tightened arms transfers to Israel as tension grows between the two nations. The US cites IDF tactics in Operation Protective Edge and the number of civilian casualties as reasons to oppose the arms transfer. The Wall Street Journal …
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The most recent 72-hour ceasefire which went into effect at midnight Monday and expired at midnight on Thursday was violated just hours before the end when at least 5 rockets were fired into Israel. The IDF responded by striking launch sites in Gaza. Hamas has reportedly denied responsibility for those rockets.Despite the skirmish, the two …
Friends, the burden shared by Joel Rosenberg strongly resonates with me. What about you? I've re-blogged it here, as I believe these are thoughts we all should consider. Be blessed!
Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister, has now become Turkey's first directly elected President. This does not bode well for Israel, or for US interests in the Middle East. Once one of Israel's trusted allies in the Middle East (and a military partner of both Israel and the US), Turkey has very rapidly and very intentionally …
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