Monday, April 18, 2016

4/18/16

* Analysis: Bibi says Golan is Israel's forever, what about the West Bank?  According to international law, the status of the Golan Heights and the West Bank are essentially identical. 

* Syria vows to use the UN to 'take back the Golan'  Syrian UN envoy denounces Cabinet meeting on Golan Heights, calls on Security Council to get involved against Israel. 

* Expose: How Temple Mount Islamist group financed terrorism  Islamists who harass Jews on Temple Mount paid by terror groups to break the law to prevent more Jewish visitors. 

* US extra troops to boost fight against IS in Iraq  The US is to send 200 extra troops to Iraq to help fight so-called Islamic State (IS), officials say. 


* Iran parades parts of Russian S-300 missile system in military display  Rouhani: The Iranian Army is the Islamic Army that protects Muslim countries from terrorism and Zionism". 

* Jordan abandons plan to install cameras on Temple Mount  The decision to drop the plan was announced by Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour following fierce Palestinian protests. 

* Ecuador earthquake: Death toll jumps as search continues  The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to about 350, the government has said. 

* European Union Cosies Up To Iran  TEHRAN, Iran - The European Union's top foreign policy official pledged Saturday the bloc would do what it can to get large regional banks working with Iran in a bid to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington over the benefits of last year's nuclear agreement. 

* The Big Ones: Scientist warns up to 4 quakes over 8.0 possible under 'current conditions'  Sunday's devastating earthquake in Ecuador might just be the beginning, according to a seismologist who says that current conditions in the Pacific Rim could trigger at least four quakes with magnitudes greater than 8.0.

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