An Arab member of Knesset warned on Friday evening that “the whole Arab world will rise up as one” against Israel if the government does not remove metal detectors it installed at entrances to the Temple Mount compound following a terror attack there on July 14. Osama Saadi, of the Joint (Arab) List, said in […]
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel…
The criminalization of political speech and activism against Israel has become one of the gravest threats to free speech in the West. In France, activists have been arrested and prosecuted for wearing T-shirts advocating a boycott of Israel. The U.K. has enacted a series of measures designed to outlaw such activism. In the U.S., governors […]
Germany Overhauls Turkey Policy…
Germany’s foreign minister interrupted his vacation on the North Sea to return to Berlin to deliver the most strongly worded statement yet against Turkey’s imprisonment of German journalists and human rights activists. “We want Turkey to be a part of the West, or at least remain in its current position, but it takes two to […]
Entire Burundi Team ‘Goes Missing’ After U.S. Robotics Competition…
Six teenagers that represented Burundi at the First Global robotics challenge in Washington, DC went missing after the competition. Two have been spotted entering Canada, according to police, who say there is no indication of foul play. Organizers of the competition noticed the disappearance of four boys and two girls Tuesday evening and notified the […]
What?: The Obama Administration Attempted to Takeover Polling Places on Election Day…
President Obama’s administration produced a 15-page plan in October to put in place in case of an election day cyber attack, courtesy of the Russians, who had already targeted Hillary Clinton’s aides and the Democratic National Committee. Time Magazine obtained a copy of the document, which notes that while ‘state, local, tribal, and territorial governments’ […]
Dozens Wounded in Fresh Clashes over Temple Mount Security…
At least 42 Palestinians were injured as fresh clashes erupted Thursday between protesters and police in Jerusalem’s Old City after thousands of Muslim worshipers gathered around the contested Temple Mount holy site for evening prayers. The violence came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting with his security chiefs and the security cabinet over ways […]
Compromise Weighed to Remove Temple Mount Metal Detectors…
A US-brokered compromise has been offered to end the tense standoff over the use of metal detectors at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, but Israeli security officials have yet to agree to its implementation. According to both Palestinian and Israeli sources, the standing metal detector gates will be cleared from the holy site as […]
Saudi King’s Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival…
As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne. By dawn, he had given […]
Netanyahu Tells European Leaders Concern for Palestinian Rights Is “Crazy”…
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was caught on tape on Wednesday urging four European leaders to help him undermine a provision of a European Union trade agreement that imposes an obligation on Israel to respect the rights of the millions of Palestinians it rules in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. In […]
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The Rightful Handover of Hong Kong…
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of what then was the British colony of Hong Kong (originally and rightfully Chinese territory but stolen through invasion by the British during the shameful British Opium Wars of the 19th century) was handed back to its true country of China. Some of the commentary in the British press […]
Soros-Sponsored Immigration Network Exposed In Italy…
Why is there a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean? Why are NGOs involved? Because there is an extensive network of open borders activists and organizations behind it; many of them are directly funded by or cooperated with George Soros’ Open Society. Is it illegal? Not really. Political activism is an essential part of democratic societies. […]
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Fisherman Express Fury as Fukushima Plant Set to Release Radioactive Waste into Ocean…
Local residents and environmental groups have condemned a plan to release radioactive tritium from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, say tritium poses little risk to human health and is quickly diluted by the ocean. In an interview with local media, […]
VATICAN: ‘Pope’s Hospital’ Officials Used $481k Charity Cash to Renovate Cardinal’s Home…
The Vatican has charged two former officials of a children’s hospital with using $481,000 of fundraising cash to renovate a cardinal’s apartment. One of the men has admitted to the act, but says it was done as an investment for the hospital’s foundation. The case centers on the former president of the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù […]
REPORT: Radical Islam in UK Funded by Public Donations…
A classified report found that radical Islamic groups in Britain are raising huge sums of money through public donations, the Government has revealed. “In some cases these organisations receive hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. This is the main source of their income. Those giving may not know or support the organisations’ full agenda,” […]
Israel Rejects Jordan Demand to Reopen Temple Mount after Deadly Attack…
Israel rejected on Friday evening a demand from Jordan to reopen the Temple Mount after it was shut for security reasons in the wake of a deadly shooting attack at the holy site. Following the morning attack in which three Israeli-Arabs killed two Israeli Druze police officers near Lions Gate outside the Temple Mount complex, […]
Turkey, Again, Blocks German Lawmakers from Visiting NATO Base at Konya…
Ankara has denied German lawmakers permission to visit Bundeswehr troops stationed at a NATO base near the Turkish town of Konya. Similar incidents at Incirlik prompted Berlin to relocate some 250 troops to Jordan. Germany’s parliamentary defense committee was told on Friday that its trip to a NATO military base in south-western Turkey will be […]
Macron Says France Needs a King…
Emmanuel Macron, France’s new President-elect, is a man known for his charm (and his wife Brigitte), but less known for his agenda. Is he centrist or socialist, pro-Europe or Eurosceptic? We translated some extracts of the new book Macron Par Macron (Macron By Macron), in which journalist Eric Fottorino questions the politician about his love […]
90,000-Strong Child Porn Ring Busted on ‘Dark Web’…
Police in Frankfurt swooped on suspected pedophiles after busting a massive child pornography website on the ‘dark web’. The site had almost 90,000 users who swapped graphic images of children and arranged meetings to abuse them. The forum, known as ‘Elysium,’ had existed on the internet’s darkside since the end of 2016. Frankfurt public prosecutor’s […]
U.S. Lifts Laptop Ban on Passengers Flying with Etihad, Emirates and Turkish Airlines…
The U.S. government has lifted the controversial laptop ban for flights to the U.S. for three major airlines. Effective immediately, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline and Turkish Airlines have all been cleared to allow customers to bring electronic devices, including laptops, tablets and e-readers, on flights from the Middle East into the U.S.. That still leaves […]
Turkey Arrests Amnesty International Director and Activists…
Turkish police rounded up eight leading human rights campaigners, including the head of rights group Amnesty International in Turkey, Idil Eser, at a meeting on an island near Istanbul, media said on Thursday. They had gathered at a hotel on Buyukada Island, just south of Turkey’s largest city, when they were taken to a police […]