U.S. Moves Warships to Defend Israel
The U.S. rushed warships into position to protect Israel and American forces in the region, hoping to head off a direct attack from Iran on Israel that could come as soon as this weekend. The moves by the U.S. that are part of an effort to avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East came […]
Iranian special forces seize a cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian special forces seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane to the Persian Gulf, state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday, ratcheting up tensions in a region reeling from the war in Gaza and a recent strike, suspected to have been carried out by Israel, that killed senior Iranian military […]
Iran readies more than 100 cruise missiles and drones
Iran has reportedly readied more than 100 cruise missiles as part of an ‘imminent’ strike on Israel after the US moved more forces into the Middle East over fears an attack could spark a full-scale war. Military officials briefed on the matter told both ABC News and CNN that the US has observed Iran readying […]
Terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
At least 12 states currently have bills that would legalize physician-assisted death. Eight states and Washington, D.C., already allow it, but only for their own residents. Vermont and Oregon permit any qualifying American to travel to their state for the practice. Patients must be at least 18 years old, within six months of death and […]
6 in 10 Catholics in favor of abortion rights
Catholics in the U.S., one of the country’s largest single Christian groups, hold far more diverse views on abortion rights than the official teaching of their church. While the Catholic Church itself holds that abortion is wrong and should not be legal, 6 in 10 U.S. adult Catholics say abortion should be legal in all […]
Netanyahu issues barely-veiled warning to Iran ahead of Tehran’s expected strike on Israel
During a visit to an Israeli F-15 Air Force base on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin repeated a thinly disguised warning to the Iranian regime ahead of an anticipated strike on Israel. “We set a simple principle: Anyone who hits us, we hit them,” Netanyahu told the Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilots, in a likely reference […]
US intel warns Iranian attack on Israel ‘imminent,’ CENTCOM commander to visit Israel
U.S. intelligence warned on Wednesday that a major strike against Israel to be carried out by Iran or one of its proxies using missiles or drones was “imminent,” Bloomberg reported. Since the alleged Israeli strike killed a senior Iranian general and six other officers in Syria, Iranian officials have been threatening Israel with retaliation. Israeli […]
Rashida Tlaib’s Refusal to Condemn ‘Death to America’ Chants Sparks Bipartisan Backlash
On Wednesday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) refused to condemn anti-Israel protesters who chanted “death to America” and “death to Israel” during a rally in her district, sparking bipartisan backlash. At an “Al-Quds Day” rally in Dearborn, Michigan protesters chanted “death to America” and “death to Israel.” A speaker at the event also quoted Malcom X […]
Aid from 600 trucks stranded inside Gaza, Israel says
Israel’s coordinator for government activities in the territories, (COGAT) Major General Ghassan Alian, posted a video showing what he described as the content of 600 trucks worth of humanitarian aid that was delivered from Israel to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and had accumulated there over the past week. “We have increased the […]
EU Plans Mass Surveillance of Private Chats.
The European Union is attempting to implement the mass surveillance of private chats online under the guise of combating child sexual abuse.The full text of the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse” contains provisions opponents are calling “chat control,” […]