From my understanding the attack was on Al Tanf base in Syria. Despite claims this took place in Jordan. Claims Jordan has denied. Link President Joe Biden says he has decided how the US will respond to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan at the weekend. Speaking as he left the […]
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Israel’s UNRWA Accusations
From the NYT’s via Archive.ph If you had any doubt this was not a politically motivated move. The organization provides vital aid to more than five million Palestinian refugees scattered across the Middle East, whose future and status have never been resolved despite years of negotiations. But to its critics, including many Israelis, the agency […]
Forces.net The US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years amid a growing threat from Russia, according to a report. RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk would be home to warheads with three times the power of the Hiroshima bomb, the Telegraph reported. The US previously placed nuclear missiles […]
I’m questioning the validity of this latest Israeli claim based on the timing of this claim is being brought to light. Right after the ICJ ruling. Am also question why based on allegations made by Israel would funding be cut to this aid agency at all? Of course weasel wording will be bolded. This move […]
A different Biden approach could have shaped war efforts and prevented this from happening in the first place From Responsible Statecraft The International Court of Justice (ICJ) just ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly could constitute genocide. The Court imposes several injunctions against Israel and reminds Israel […]
Israel wanted this case tossed and the ICJ declined to throw the case out. What I take away from that is… this case has merit. In the court of public relations this ruling is a blow to Israel and it’s supporters. How will the US react? The London Economic The United Nations’ top court will […]
Archive.ph The International Court of Justice will announce on Friday whether it will impose an emergency order on Israel to require it to take action to prevent a possible genocide in Gaza. The world court, based in The Hague, says it will hold a public sitting at 1 p.m. local time on Friday, in which […]
A small team of Canadian special operations forces have deployed to Israel in the wake of the October 7 attack, Global News has learned from multiple sources with direct knowledge of the mission. The deployment includes Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), Canada’s most elite and secretive military special forces unit. Joint Task Force 2 is […]
Excerpts from Financial Times Budanov knows this will be a trying year for Ukraine “To say that everything is fine is not true,” Budanov said when asked about Ukraine’s much-vaunted counteroffensive last year failing to achieve its objectives. “To say that there is a catastrophe is also not true.” Ukraine will still manage to keep […]
National Post OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests was unreasonable, unjustified and violated the Charter, the Federal Court has ruled. Mosley’s ruling stems from four legal challenges by civil liberty groups, including the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitutional […]