The Friday Five: Arab Civil War in Samaria
Israel launched Operation Iron Wall this week, taking over for the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in battling Hamas gunmen in Jenin, an Arab city in northern Samaria.
Israel launched Operation Iron Wall this week, taking over for the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in battling Hamas gunmen in Jenin, an Arab city in northern Samaria.
NATO warplanes were scrambled early Wednesday during a Russian attack on Ukrainian energy sites near the border with Poland, a response to a barrage of American and British missiles Tuesday from Ukraine into Russia.Continue Reading
Türkiye’s foreign minister said Monday it’s a “matter of time” before Kurdish militants—US allies—are driven out of Syria. That puts the new US base in northern Syria in the middle of a potential war zone.Continue Reading
Israeli tanks advanced to within 16 miles of Damascus Tuesday while IDF soldiers captured the summit of Mount Hermon. Meanwhile, Russia, Türkiye, and the US hold pieces in the west, north, and east of Syria.Continue Reading
A Chinese container ship is believed to have dragged its anchor for 100 miles across the floor of the Baltic Sea to disrupt communications between the two newest members of NATO, Finland and Sweden.
Politico again ran with the “Republicans Pounce” meme in response to the president’s pardon of his son, as though it’s somehow the fault of conservatives that President Biden had to keep Hunter out of prison.Continue Reading
A short report today as we have a hectic week ahead: Strangest presidential campaign in decades nears finish and Israel awaits another Iranian attack.
Businesses and government buildings in Washington, D.C. are boarding up windows ahead of Tuesday’s election. When did we decide violence was normal after a presidential election?
Israel launched an airstrike against Iran early Saturday, targeting missile and drone production and launch sites along with anti-aircraft batteries. It appears to have been calculated to not provoke a response.
Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky’s “plan for victory” boils down to dragging NATO into World War 3.
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