Netanyahu said to backtrack on pledge for new Amona settlement
Amid Trump request to ‘hold back’ on construction, Netanyahu reported to tell cabinet that government may renege on promise to evicted families; ministers mum By Raoul Wootliff US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC on February 15, 2017.
Egyptian lawyers file lawsuit to prevent settling Palestinians in Sinai
Move comes amid statement by Likud minister Ayoub Kara that Netanyahu, Trump will push for Palestinian state in peninsula By Times of Israel staff Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali (l) speaks at Tweet Nadwa 2011 (CC BY Lilian Wagdy, Flickr via Wikimedia commons) A group of prominent Egyptian lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the […]
Trump Records Record Low Approval Rating
Donald Trump celebrated his first Presidents Day in the White House by touting his administration’s accomplishments during his first month in office. However, that sense of achievement was not reflected in the mood of the American people, with his latest approval rating indicating him to be the most unpopular president in modern history at this […]
Milo Yiannopoulos appears to advocate child molestation in a video and the outrage is deafening
The already bizarre and controversial nature of gay, right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos took an explosive turn Sunday when a video of him seemingly advocating child molestation — “coming of age” sexual relationships between grown men and children as young as 13 — went viral. Breaking: We obtained the #CPAC2017 Milo Yiannopoulos introductory video. This is […]
Jose De Jesus Ortiz: Fowler doesn’t back away from comments on Trump travel ban
JUPITER, Fla. — If the detractors hoped to silence Dexter Fowler with their opposition to his remarks over the weekend, they were as misguided as their narrow-minded views. Fowler has been active on social media so long, he wasn’t even surprised by some of the hate he received after telling ESPN how President Donald Trump’s […]
Dear Vice President Pence: Stop peddling false hopes to dying patients
Dear Vice President Pence, Two weeks ago, you met with several families and encouraged them to lobby Congress for a federal ‘Right to Try’ law, which would allow people with fatal illnesses to gain access to experimental medicines, even though they are not enrolled in a clinical trial. Your goal is admirable. Unfortunately, though, you’re […]
Marks: U.S. immigration ban the sign of a failed state
KALAMAZOO, MI, February 20, 2017 – While flying across the globe as an international recruiter for a large Midwestern University, passing through countries and their immigration checkpoints is a frequent occurrence. It is hard to miss that every official at any U.S. Immigration checkpoint is big, burly, super-fit, and packing a gun. Entering the U.S. […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan Move to Defuse Border Tensions
Pakistan and Afghanistan have issued conciliatory statements in an apparent attempt to defuse days of border tensions stemming from charges Afghan soil was used for masterminding last week’s terrorist attacks in Pakistani cities. Pakistani troops have been staging cross-border shelling to target what authorities claimed were camps of Jammat-ul Ahrar, or JuA, a splinter faction […]
Breitbart Could Fire Yiannopoulos Over Pedophilia Comments
Breitbart editor and far-right writer Milo Yiannopoulos issued an apology Monday after he was labeled as too flippant or perhaps even a pedophilia sympathizer following an interview conducted last year, according to media reports. Now, it’s possible the conservative news site has considered firing the highly controversial Yiannopoulos, Fox Business reported. Yiannopoulos, who some have […]
Ex-officials: Israeli leader spurned secret peace offer
Israel’s prime minister turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-American Secretary of State John Kerry, former US officials confirmed on Sunday. The revelation, first reported by the Haaretz daily, was in apparent contradiction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated goal of involving regional Arab powers in resolving Israel’s conflict with the […]