The Perpetual Cycle of Blame in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lingered on for many decades, and it’s fast becoming a problem the world has minimal solution to solving. Will the tragedy of violence between Jews and Palestinian Arabs ever end? Reciprocal blaming suggests it’s a long shot at best. The menace of war in the Middle East once again looks intractable. […]
Israel Reject Calls for Ceasefire as War With Hamas Continues
After a month of warfare, Israel’s military ground forces are now in the “depths” of Gaza, battling Hamas forces, indicating a new phase in the ongoing fight and a definite rise in the total death count. The primary spokesperson for the Israeli Army, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, explained that the Israeli ground operation is “putting […]
Ten Years Jail Term For Iran’s New ‘Hijab and Chastity Bill’
On Wednesday, Sept. 20th, Iran’s parliament passed the Hijab and Chastity bill, increasing prison terms and fines for those violating the country’s strict dress code. The bill, often called the “hijab bill,” raises prison times to 10 years for women refusing to wear headscarves or appropriately modest attire in public.In addition to facing up to […]
Weekend Review: Louisiana Braces for Battering from Ida
Hurricane Ida is coming ashore with winds reaching near Category 5 strength. Weather forecasts anticipate the storm to make landfall at Grand Isle, Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of an “extremely life-threatening storm surge” from the Gulf of Mexico to Mississippi. Destructive winds will likely knock down trees and power lines. Furthermore, levees […]
Weekend Review: At Least 68 Dead After Blast Near School in Afghanistan
At least 58 people died, and more than 165 were wounded after a car bomb detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Many of the victims were young girls who attended a nearby school. The explosion occurred in the afternoon when girls’ classes were in session, and authorities suspect they were the target. Photo: Kamila, 13, […]
Weekend Review: In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Esteemed Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at 87 on Friday. A court statement said she was with family at her D.C. home when she died from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” Appointed by Bill Clinton, Ginsburg was the first Democratic appointee to the court in over 25 years. […]
Weekend Review: Rwanda’s Most-Wanted War Criminal Captured in Paris
International war criminal, Félicien Kabuga, was arrested by French officials in Paris on Saturday morning after living for decades as a fugitive. He was wanted worldwide for his part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a slaughter which brought about the deaths of approximately 800,000 people over a little more than three months. The genocide began […]
Three Katyusha Rockets Strike US Embassy In Baghdad, 1 Injury Reported
A Unites States official told CNN that one person suffered a minor injury when three Katyusha rockets hit the US Embassy compound on Sunday. The individual harmed is said to have already returned to duty. The incident comes after heightened tensions in Iran and Iraq after US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Iranian Major […]
Will The US-Iran Tension Pass Without War, Downed Plane Complicates Situation
Earlier this week, Caracal Reports detailed the ongoing tension between the United States and Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike which killed Irani Major General Qassem Soleimani and four others. Since that report, Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi military bases, both hosting US military personnel, according to the […]
Fallout From Trump Ordered Assassination Has Significant Ramifications In Middle East
Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men within the theocratic power structure within Iran. To those loyal to the Ayatollah’s, he was seen as a champion of the revolution and a man of the people. He led the elite and controversial Revolutional Guards’ Quds Force and led Iranian military operations […]