Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “Stone Age” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries to avert a major war in the Middle East but is not making progress. After three days of meetings with top...
Israel Creating ‘Dead Zone’ Along Lebanon Border
The nearly nine-month-long war between Israel and Lebanon has prompted the Israel Defense Forces to destroy nearly everything along the Lebanese side of the border. The daily attacks are making the area uninhabitable. Citing satellite imagery, The Financial Times...
House Votes To Bar State Department From Citing Gazan Health Ministry
During the debate of the State Department funding bill, the House added a provision that would bar American diplomats from citing statistics from the Gaza Health Ministry. The amendment would prevent American diplomats from discussing the casualty figures produced by...
Israeli DM: ‘Significant Progress’ Made in Removing Restrictions on US Arms Shipments
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed he made “significant progress” on increasing the flow of weapons from the US to Tel Aviv. The White House has blocked one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs over concerns the heavy munitions would be used in densely populated...
CNN: Biden Will Pay US Military Contractors to Work Inside Ukraine
President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on hiring American military contractors to work in Ukraine. If the White House moves forward with the proposal, it will be another significant escalation in the proxy war in Ukraine. Four unnamed US officials told CNN that...
Former Prime Minister: ‘I Accuse Netanyahu of Betrayal’
In a scathing article published in Haaretz, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blasted current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for extending the war in Gaza, escalating tensions with Hezbollah, and empowering Israeli thugs terrorizing Palestinians in the West...
Assange Finally Free After Judge Accepts Plea Agreement
After a day of travel across Eurasia, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands for a court date. Assange was forced to plead guilty to secure his freedom after over 10 years of confinement in the Ecuadorian Embassy...
Netanyahu Adviser: ‘Hamas Cannot Be Eliminated’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top national security aide said that Hamas is an idea and cannot be defeated. His comments put him at odds with the Israeli leader, who has pledged to eradicate the Palestinian militant group. At the 21st Herzliya Conference...
White House Tells Lebanon US Cannot Control Israel
While meeting with top Lebanese officials last week, President Biden’s envoy warned Beirut that Washington could not stop Tel Aviv from ramping up its military operations in southern Lebanon. The White House is concerned that the tit-for-tat exchanges across the...
Biden Hopes Kenyan Police Will Stabilize Haiti as Chaos Erupts in Nairobi
As the first wave of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti on a mission to restore order, security forces in Nairobi opened fire on protesters, leaving at least five dead. On Tuesday, armed Kenyan police arrived in Haiti for a US-supported mission aimed at taking power from...