Hamas, Islamic Jihad Praise Terror Attack and Threaten Third Intifada

On Wednesday, a 20-year-old Palestinian man with a history of terror activity against Israelis, rammed his car into a crowd at a light rail stop in Jerusalem, killing a 3-year-old American-Israeli citizen and wounding several others.  The man died of his injuries just a few hours later.  The terrorist previously served prison time for throwing …

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What’s Up at the UN?

The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened about 10 days ago, and "high-level meetings" commenced on September 22. The general debate began on September 24 and will continue until September 30.  But, what is really going on at the United Nations? Established after WWII to promote international cooperation, world leaders gather annually …

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An Early Look at the Coalition to Defeat ISIS

The early focus on fulfillment of President Obama’s plan to build a coalition to defeat ISIS has been on Arab states.  As of September 11, the US is said to have the backing from at least 10 Arab countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and four other Gulf states.  Each was represented …

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Three Senior Hamas Officials Assassinated

Since violating the 11th Israeli-Gaza ceasefire a few days ago, Hamas has fired more than 320 rockets into Israel, making it one of the largest surges of violence in the 45+ day conflict.  Thus, Israel has resumed targeting terrorist targets...and terrorist leaders themselves.  On Thursday, 3 senior Hamas leaders were assassinated.These particular leaders have been …

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