Obama: ‘We Don’t Yet Have a Complete Strategy’ Against Islamic State
Speaking at a news conference at the G-7 conference in Germany on Monday, President Obama said “we don’t yet have a complete strategy” to combat the Islamic State.
Year: 2015
US Supreme Court invalidates law allowing citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as birthplace
The US Supreme Court has struck down a disputed law that would have allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to list their birthplace as Israel on their US passports. It’s an important ruling that underscores the president’s authority in foreign affairs.
EU says no Iran deal without reckoning of nuclear activity
Iran must cooperate with a stalled UN probe of suspicions that it worked on atomic arms if the country wants a nuclear deal that will see removal of sanctions, the European Union said Monday.
Mexican Gov’t Official Threatens Christians
Earlier this year, Christians in Hidalgo State, Mexico, were allegedly threatened by a local government representative.
Obama slights Israel, urges UN Palestinian vote
Branding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war-minded pessimist, President Barack Obama is urging the United States to push for a United Nations vote to establish a Palestinian state.
Obama Orders Faith-Based Organizations to Hire ‘Gays’
President Barack Obama is pushing a change in policy that will force faith-based charities to hire members of the LGBT community – despite their religious objections – if they want to remain eligible for federal funding.
IDF deploys Iron Dome batteries to south in fear of more rocket fire
The IDF deployed at least two Iron Dome anti-missile batteries in southern Israel on Friday, two days after three rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Islamic State threatens to seize Israel-Syria border
Islamic State fighters are advancing in southern Syria and are now located within several dozen kilometers of the border with Israel in the Golan Heights.
Liberals Trends Up While Conservatives Drop in 2015, Poll Analysis Finds
There are signs that liberals are making a comeback – and not just because a socialist is running for president, gay marriage is spreading like wildfire and pot legalization is gaining acceptance.
Obama Admin Scrambles to Reassure Congress on Iran Nuke Deal in Classified Brief
The Obama administration is scrambling to reassure members of Congress about an impending nuclear deal with Iran amid a still growing controversy that has publicly pitted senior State Department and White officials against the New York Times and veteran D.C. reporters.
Israelis and Saudis Reveal Secret Talks to Thwart Iran
Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from Israel and Saudi Arabia have had five secret meetings to discuss a common foe, Iran. On Thursday, the two countries came out of the closet by revealing this covert diplomacy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington.
US might deploy missiles in Europe to counter Russia
The Obama administration is weighing a range of aggressive responses to Russia’s alleged violation of a Cold War-era nuclear treaty, including deploying land-based missiles in Europe that could pre-emptively destroy the Russian weapons.
IDF source: We’d evacuate a million Lebanese if war breaks out with Hezbollah
In the event of a new conflict with Hezbollah, the IDF would seek to evacuate more than a million civilians in south Lebanon within 24 hours before proceeding to strike thousands of Hezbollah targets in some 240 villages and built-up regions, a senior military source said on Wednesday.
IAF strikes Gaza after rocket fire on Israel
Israel Air Force jets struck three targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday, following rocket strikes on southern Israel late Wednesday night.
Nearly Four Thousand ‘Threat Level 1’ illegal immigrant criminals released into U.S. by DHS
Most of the illegal immigrant criminals Homeland Security officials released from custody last year were discretionary, meaning the department could have kept them in detention but chose instead to let them onto the streets as their deportation cases moved through the system, according to new numbers from Congress.
U.S. official: More than 10,000 jihadists killed in airstrikes
Since airstrikes began roughly nine months ago, more than 10,000 jihadists have been killed as part of a U.S.-led coalition.
Study: True size of federal government debt is $210 trillion
U.S. government debt stands at $210 trillion, not the official $13.1 trillion, according to a new working paper published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. That’s equivalent to $654,205 per person in the United States, 16 times higher than the current official level.
Pentagon: Iran Continuing Work on Nuclear Systems
Iran is continuing to develop missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons despite an interim agreement on its nuclear programs, according to a Pentagon report.
Iran sentences 18 to prison over faith
Iran’s revolutionary court imposed harsh prison sentences last week on 18 Christian converts for charges including evangelism, propaganda against the regime, and creating house churches to practice their faith, according to sources with knowledge of the Islamic Republic’s secretive judicial system, Fox News reported.
ISIS Fighter Who ‘Enjoyed’ Killing Christians Wants to Follow Jesus After Dream
It has become a common occurrence over the years for Muslims in the Middle East who have converted to Christianity to claim to have been compelled to do so after dreaming of a person who they believe is Jesus Christ. Now, one militant belonging to the brutal Islamic State that has massacred Christians has converted to his victims’ religion after dreaming of “a man in white” with a startling message, according to one missionary’s account.