Israel Expedites Plans to Bisect Palestine
Israel Kills Palestinian State With New Settlement | E1 settlement aimed at punishing Palestine, Obama admin.
Israel Authorizes Controversial New Settlements in Revenge for Palestine’s UN Bid
Israel to Build Settlements as Revenge for PLO UN Bid | The location of the housing units meant to negate two-state solution
Senate Votes for Quicker Afghanistan Withdrawal, in Non-Binding Amendment
The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly for an accelerated withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, after more than a decade of fighting in a war the Obama administration insists must continue beyond the much vaunted 2014 withdrawal date. In a bipartisan vote, 62...
Panetta: US Will Battle Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan for Years to Come
Despite more than a decade of war and at least four years of the current administration's strategies in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda militants continue to make in-roads in the war-torn country, according to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. "Although we clearly have had an...
US Claims Still Hesitant to Directly Send Arms to Syrian Rebels
US Still Hesitant to Arm Syrian Rebels | Despite limited meddling, officials claim they don’t want ‘military solution’
Netanyahu: Palestine Vote at UN ‘Meaningless’
Netanyahu: Palestine Vote at UN ‘Meaningless’ | Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood in favor of a Greater Israel
UN Votes in Favor of Upgrading Palestinian Status
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution upgrading Palestine to a "non-member observer state," from a "non-member observer entity." In remarks to the Assembly before the vote, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
Vote on Egypt’s Constitution Hurried Amid Anti-Morsi Protests
The council assigned to draft Egypt's new constitution has decided to rush the vote on a final draft, as hundreds protest in Tahrir Square against President Morsi's recent dictatorial decrees. "By late on Thursday afternoon, the constituent assembly, which has been...
Pentagon Sees Weak, Impoverished Iran as Threat No. 1
Pentagon Sees Iran as Threat No. 1 | Iran is geo-politically weak, militarily inadequate, and racked by sanctions
