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Gaza Violence Intensifies as Netanyahu Seeks Disarmament

 Israeli aircraft, warships and artillery intensified their attacks on the Gaza Strip, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his country to brace for an extended campaign. The army said it has struck more than 70 sites across the Hamas-controlled coastal strip since late yesterday, with targets including Hamas’s Al-Aqsa broadcast stations and the home of […] Continue reading →

Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Bill To Be Introduced

Larry Provost  Last night Rep. Michele Bachmann introduced a bill to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The bill, also known as the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2014, will “impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources to the Muslim Brotherhood or its affiliates, associated groups, or agents, […] Continue reading →

Israel deepens Gaza push to destroy Hamas tunnels

 Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday to destroy rocket launching sites and tunnels, firing volleys of tank shells and clashing with Palestinian fighters in a high-stakes ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave’s Hamas rulers. Israel launched the operation late Thursday, following a 10-day campaign of more than 2,000 air strikes against Gaza […] Continue reading →

Rand Paul’s Support for Israel

Caroline Glick Republican Senator Rand Paul is an isolationist. This ought to make him a natural ally for appeasers like Steve Walt and John Mearshimer and the whole blame Israel first crowd. And indeed, he has taken positions, like opposing additional sanctions on Iran that placed him in their camp. But Paul is a mixed […] Continue reading →

Islamic Jihad and the doctrine of abrogation

Raymond Ibrahim  While other scriptures contain contradictions, the Koran is the only holy book whose commentators have evolved a doctrine to account for the very visible shifts which occur from one injunction to another. No careful reader will remain unaware of the many contradictory verses in the Koran, most specifically the way in which peaceful […] Continue reading →