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China’s Communist Party (CPC) proposed removing term limits on the office of the presidency Sunday, a move that will make it easier for Communist Party general secretary, Central Military Commission chairman, and President Xi Jinping to keep one of those titles indefinitely.
byFrances Martel25 Feb 2018, 3:27 PM PST0
TEL AVIV — An Egyptian intelligence security delegation arrived in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Sunday in an effort to save the reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas as talks have reached a dead end between the two parties.
byAli Waked25 Feb 2018, 3:23 PM PST0
TEL AVIV — The Islamic State has released photos over the Telegram chat application of jihadists who took part in an attack against Egyptian army headquarters, where the terrorist organization says the military operation of the Egyptian army is run against Wilyat Sinai, the Egyptian branch of IS.
byAli Waked25 Feb 2018, 3:22 PM PST0
Contents: As North Korea’s ‘charm offensive’ fades, decision time for military action approaches; New Trump administration sanctions target companies trading with North Korea; China angrily demands that the US retract the new North Korea sanctions
byJohn J. Xenakis25 Feb 2018, 8:03 AM PST0
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hailed the U.S.’ announcement that it would be moving its embassy to Jerusalem in time for the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence as a “great moment for the citizens of Israel.” The prime minister is also expected to invite President Donald Trump to inaugurate the embassy in May, Israeli media reported.
byDeborah Danan25 Feb 2018, 7:39 AM PST0
TEL AVIV – An official delegation from Poland will arrive in Israel in the coming days to reach an understanding on the controversial bill which criminalizes blaming the eastern European country for any Holocaust-related crimes, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
byDeborah Danan25 Feb 2018, 7:30 AM PST0
The State Department is considering an offer from billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson to help pay a new embassy in Jerusalem after moving from Tel Aviv.
byBreitbart Jerusalem25 Feb 2018, 6:38 AM PST0
Former President Barack Obama is heading Down Under and will visit Australia next month as part of a trip that will also see him speak in New Zealand.
bySimon Kent25 Feb 2018, 3:23 AM PST0
Amid pressure from Israel and rising tensions between the two states, Poland will freeze its new controversial Holocaust law.
byBreitbart Jerusalem25 Feb 2018, 1:33 AM PST0
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria “without delay” to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
byBreitbart Jerusalem25 Feb 2018, 1:22 AM PST0
MOSCOW — Russia has tested over 200 new types of arms in Syria during its campaign in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a senior lawmaker said Thursday, as Moscow was accused of taking part in airstrikes against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta.
byBreitbart Jerusalem25 Feb 2018, 12:52 AM PST0
NEW YORK — Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a purported rebuttal to a four-page House Republican memo from earlier this month that alleges abuse of surveillance authority on the part of Obama-era federal agencies.
byAaron Klein24 Feb 2018, 8:47 PM PST0
Mark “Oz” Geist spoke eloquently on a panel about the challenge U.S. military members face transitioning from the battlefield to the workforce.
byPenny Starr24 Feb 2018, 5:26 PM PST0
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the U.S. is imposing the toughest sanctions ever put in place against North Korea.
byPenny Starr24 Feb 2018, 2:43 PM PST0
TEL AVIV — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah announced the Palestinian Authority’s 2018 budget on Monday, which will stand at a total of $5.8 billion.
byAli Waked24 Feb 2018, 9:19 AM PST0
TEL AVIV — Hamas has angered the family of a senior Palestinian jihadist after the group told them they would not be allowed to erect a mourning tent on behalf of their relative to receive condolences as is customary in Palestinian society.
byAli Waked24 Feb 2018, 9:19 AM PST0
TEL AVIV — Saudi investigators and security forces have brought in author and intellectual Muhammad al-Sahami for questioning after he criticized the building of mosques and the calls to prayer through Muezzin loudspeakers.
byAli Waked24 Feb 2018, 9:19 AM PST0
TEL AVIV — The Islamic State has released propaganda photos over the encrypted Telegram messaging application purporting to show the actions of its members along the border area between Syria and Iraq.
byAli Waked24 Feb 2018, 9:19 AM PST0
U.S. will move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem on May 14; State Dept. considers accepting private donations to pay for the embassy; Already furious Palestinians condemn embassy move on ‘Naqba Day’ — ‘Catastrophe Day.’
byJohn J. Xenakis24 Feb 2018, 7:30 AM PST0
The government of Cyprus has accused the Turkish military of threatening to sink an oil and natural gas exploration vessel doing exploratory work off the Cypriot coast. The vessel, the Saipem 12000 charted by the Italian firm Eni, was previously blockaded by Turkish warships on
byChris Tomlinson24 Feb 2018, 3:49 AM PST0
The communist People’s Republic of China has been waging “unrestricted war” against the United States as its top financial and cyber adversary, cautioned national security expert Frank Gaffney during a 2018 CPAC event Friday.
byEdwin Mora23 Feb 2018, 10:01 PM PST0
Nicholas Young, the disgraced D.C. Metro Transit Police Department officer convicted of providing support for the Islamic State (ISIS) in December, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday.
byIan Mason23 Feb 2018, 8:25 PM PST0
Panelists at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) attempted to disband some of the biggest misconceptions that many Americans have about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday.
byAdelle Nazarian23 Feb 2018, 6:52 PM PST0
Locals in Dapchi, Nigeria pelted Yobe state Governor Ibrahim Gaidam with rocks after the government admitted it had lied about rescuing dozens of schoolchildren abducted by Boko Haram this week.
byFrances Martel23 Feb 2018, 6:23 PM PST0
Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations Security Council this week, reiterating a farrago of falsehoods and distortions that underscore his lack of interest in a genuine peace with Israel.
byMorton A. Klein23 Feb 2018, 5:54 PM PST0
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family are on the tail end of a visit to India meant to develop economic ties and enhance Canada’s profile abroad, but has instead generated widespread ridicule of the leftist head of government and outrage at his ties to a convicted terrorist.
byFrances Martel23 Feb 2018, 3:51 PM PST0
U.S.-led efforts to once again add Pakistan to a global watchdog list of countries that fuel terrorism financing recently succeeded despite opposition from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) allies.
byEdwin Mora23 Feb 2018, 3:27 PM PST0
Republican prospects in the 2018 midterm elections are getting brighter, according to a panel of top conservative political analysts at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference.
byKristina Wong23 Feb 2018, 3:20 PM PST0
The day before he is scheduled to return home from India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally got to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders sought to bring an upbeat conclusion to a journey that became a diplomatic nightmare for Canada. Modi greeted Trudeau with a hug, then sat down for bilateral talks.
byJohn Hayward23 Feb 2018, 2:28 PM PST0
North Korea has opened talks with South Korea over the possibility of their participation in the upcoming Paralympic Games, officials in Seoul have revealed.
byBen Kew23 Feb 2018, 2:11 PM PST0
A Pentagon spokesman on Thursday questioned reports that Russia has deployed advanced stealth fighter jets to Syria, saying the U.S. military could not confirm their presence and that “deconfliction” strategy for the U.S. coalition would not change in any event.
byJohn Hayward23 Feb 2018, 1:46 PM PST0
Cuban dictator Raúl Castro welcomed a delegation of American Congresspersons this week led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who used the opportunity to disparage their own government as “stupid” for maintaining sanctions on Havana and defend the communist regime from evidence that it allowed an attack on U.S. diplomats that resulted in brain damage.
byFrances Martel23 Feb 2018, 1:05 PM PST0
The United States plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on May 14, Steven Goldstein, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy said Friday.
byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Feb 2018, 1:02 PM PST0
Intel has confirmed that they did not alert security officials about the “Meltdown” and “Spectre” CPU bugs until the security vulnerabilities were made public.
byLucas Nolan23 Feb 2018, 12:26 PM PST0
A new report from Cambridge University warns that rogue states, criminal gangs, and terrorist organizations could use artificial intelligence technology to wreak untold havoc in the very near future.
byJohn Hayward23 Feb 2018, 12:09 PM PST0
The Arab world must shoulder the responsibility of the Palestinian people, who they have for years used as pawns against Israel, and the world must stop using the phrase “two-state solution,” according to guests at a panel discussion at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday.
byAdelle Nazarian23 Feb 2018, 10:58 AM PST0
NEW YORK — David J. Kramer, a former State Department official and longtime associate of John McCain, reportedly invoked the Fifth Amendment to get out of testifying before the House Intelligence Committee regarding the infamous, largely discredited 35-page dossier on President Donald Trump.
byAaron Klein23 Feb 2018, 10:25 AM PST0
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s disastrous trip to India has been widely mocked amid photos of him in traditional Indian garb.
byBen Kew23 Feb 2018, 8:09 AM PST0
OXON HILL, MD – Years of persecution has left the Middle East’s once-thriving Christian population at odds for survival as what is being described as a “genocide” of the followers of Jesus Christ threatens to eradicate them.
byAdelle Nazarian23 Feb 2018, 7:36 AM PST0
TEL AVIV – The IDF completed a series of drills Thursday simulating attacks from its northern border in preparation for a potential war in Lebanon, the IDF said.
byDeborah Danan23 Feb 2018, 6:26 AM PST0
Contents: Syria, Russia, Iran conduct full-on mass extermination of civilians in Eastern Ghouta; Russia rejects 30-day ceasefire in United Nations Security Council; North Korea insults South Korea with selection of Kim Yong-chol head of Olympics closing ceremony
byJohn J. Xenakis23 Feb 2018, 6:03 AM PST0
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering an offer from Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson to pay for at least part of a new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, four U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Feb 2018, 5:07 AM PST0
An elderly British couple have been kidnapped in South Africa, with some suggestions of a link to radical Islamic terrorism.
byJack Montgomery23 Feb 2018, 4:08 AM PST0
Qatar is helping Israel avoid another Gaza war by funneling relief money to impoverished Palestinians with Washington’s blessing, a Qatari diplomat said on Thursday, describing the cooperation as evidence of Doha’s distance from Islamist Hamas.
byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Feb 2018, 4:01 AM PST0
The Holy Spirit cannot be contained, and works in all people, including non-believers, pagans and people of other religions, Pope Francis told members of the Roman curia following a Lenten retreat in the central Italian town of Ariccia on Friday.
byThomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Feb 2018, 3:37 AM PST0
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