Jordanian Special Forces Thwart Imminent Attack from ISIS

Ironically, only days after King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Obama to discuss the dangers ISIS poses to Jordan, special forces in the Hashemite Kingdom engaged a heavily-armed ISIS sleeper cell in Irbed Jordan, near the Syrian border. Intelligence reports revealed that the ISIS cell had planned imminent attacks on civilian and military …

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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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Greece, Syria, Russia in the News

Though time has not allowed me to stay as up-to-date with current events as normal, I am aware of international news concerning Israel.  Here are a few happenings since I departed for Israel several days ago. Greek’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was in Israel just before I arrived, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

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Sailing into Week 9: Heading for Home!

Welcome back shipmates!  What a journey we are on!  Though we will head toward home this week, we still  have lots of sea to sail and treasures to find, so don't stow away your treasure boxes just yet! Today, let's go to the stern (the back of the boat) and stand on deck.  Off the …

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