Is ISIS Committing Genocide? You Decide!

Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. Is ISIS guilty? Recently, The Knights of Columbus and a group called "In Defense of Christians" conducted and released an extensive report containing evidence that the atrocities committed by ISIS in the Middle East may rightly be …

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Iranian and Israeli Reactions to “Implementation Day;” More Natural Gas Found off Israeli Coast

As expected, reactions to the lifting of international sanctions against Iran are vastly different.  Per the Iranian Nuclear Deal struck in July 2015, the IAEA has declared on Saturday that Iran has fulfilled all requirements (removing nuclear materials, disassembling some of their centrifuges, and dismantling a heavy-water nuclear reactor in Arak, for example). Thus, sanctions …

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Iranian Sanctions Lifted, Hostages Released

"Implementation Day" has arrived, and international sanctions on Iran have been lifted.  Following the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 in July, details of the deal required Iran to meet certain stipulations such as shipping its enriched uranium outside the country, discontinuing use of many of its centrifuges, and disabling its plutonium-producing Arak nuclear reactor. …

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Kerry Meets with Abbas, King Abdullah

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Amman Jordan yesterday to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss ongoing violence in and around Jerusalem.  Over the past several weeks dozens of terrorist attacks have been carried out by Palestinians as tensions have mounted.  Conflicts have become commonplace at holy …

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