Rising Tensions Between The West And Iran. Can WW111 Be Avoided?
“The new deployment will be for HMS Duncan, a Daring class destroyer. It will join HMS Montrose which is already in the region protecting cargo vessels and oil tankers. HMS Montrose was the ship that came to the rescue of BP tanker British Heritage after it had its passage impeded by five Iranian Revolutionary Guards […]
Israel on Course for New Elections After Coalition Talks Crumble
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Lukid party tied with the opposition Blue and White party during April elections and were expected to be able to form a coalition government. However, Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament late last week after Netanyahu failed to do so. This is the first time in the history of Israel […]
Ceasefire Between Israel And Palestine Did Not Last Long, Again
On May 6th of this year, the international community was relieved when a ceasefire was announced between Israel in Palestine. The latest round of fighting and artillery exchanges resulted in the deaths of 27 Palestinians and 4 Israelis. The bloody weekend in May was the worst exchange between the two nations since July – August […]
Rhetoric Escalation Between US And Iran Is A Dangerous Sign
“U.S. allies involved in operations in the Middle East appear uninterested in the increasingly bellicose rhetoric from the White House and Pentagon regarding Iran,” Military Times reported earlier in the week after the Trump administration within the United States began increasing their rhetoric against Iran. Reporting from the outlet continued, “Germany and the Netherlands suspended […]
Syrian Democratic Forces Says ISIS Loses Last Stronghold
On Saturday the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) lost its final stronghold in Syria. If accurate this would bring an end to the self-proclaimed caliphate declared in 2014. The SDF as a coalition of Arab and Kurdish soldiers backed British, French, and United States special forces […]
Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Corruption Charges As Israeli Elections Draw Near
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges arising from three separate corruption investigations, pending a hearing, Israel’s attorney general announced Thursday evening,” CNN reported on February 28th putting an end to months-long speculation surrounding the matter. An added element to the corruption charges is their timing, Israeli […]
War Of Words Between Israel And Turkey Highlights Human Rights Violations
“Do not kick the enemy you have brought down to the ground. You are not a Jew in Israel,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said recently, rekindling a war of words between Israel and Turkey which had mostly been dormant since the United States moved their embassy to Jerusalem earlier in the year. “Erdogan – […]
Irish Senate Takes Stand Against Illegal West Bank Settlements
The Jerusalem Post reported last week: The Irish senate on Wednesday night advanced a bill to criminalize business transactions with Israeli entities and citizens in east Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank. The private member bill submitted by Senator Frances Black in opposition to the Irish minority government was approved by a vote […]
Tunisia: Why Cabinet Reshuffle May Deepen Political Crisis
Tunisia’s parliament recently approved a proposed cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, an indication that the country’s political crisis is far from over. Tunisia continues to grapple with the aftermath of 2011 Arab Spring which shook the country to its foundation. A panoply of good and the ugly, there is no doubt that the […]
Israeli Lobby Attacks Against Jeremy Corbyn Won’t Bear Fruit
Since Jeremy Corbyn took over leadership of the Social Democratic Labour Party within the United Kingdom, he and the left-wing party have undergone consistent acquisitions of being anti-semitic from right-wing lobbyists. Mounds of evidence exist which disprove the charges, yet partisan forces continue the smear campaign — hoping to limit international criticism regarding the anti-minority […]