Friday, January 22, 2016

1/22/16

* Kerry: Iran and the world were on a collision course to war  Secretary of state defends July 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, which he says 'makes the world safer'. 

* IDF official: Hamas ready for fresh hostilities with Israel  Army source says Islamist terror group has revived its cross-border tunnels, rocket firing systems and intelligence gathering efforts. 

* Libya's Chaos: Threat to the West  In 2011 when Libya's former ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, was murdered by the mob of militiamen, many people believed it was the beginning of a new, free, democratic country. 

* Chinese President calls for creation of Palestinian state  China's President says his country supports the creation of a Palestinian state with eastern Jerusalem as its capital. 

* Turkish border on brink of becoming a Russian warfront?  Russian troops deploy to Syrian border town, with Turkey 'closely watching' and reinforcing amid fears of all out war. 

* Did the US pay Iran $1.7 billion in ransom?  Republicans demand an inquiry as Iran reveals US taxpayer fund transfer was 'in return' for prisoner release, and came on the same day. 

* Germany admits it lost track of over 1 million 'refugees'  Interior Ministry admits 600,000 migrants have gone missing in or outside Germany, as police investigate mass New Year sex assault campaign. 

* How Third World Countries Are Utilizing Israeli Ingenuity To Produce Water From Thin Air  A lack of water on the battlefield is not something that soldiers can afford to worry about in the heat of combat. 

* Russia shows off submarine destroyer near Syrian coast (VIDEO)  The Russian Navy gave journalists an onboard tour of the Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer that has been deployed to the Syrian port of Latakia to assist other Russian warships in their Mediterranean mission. 

* Anti-Semitic Incidents on U.S. College Campuses Spike  Anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses spiked in 2015, with 302 incidents against Jewish students recorded at 109 schools in 28 states, according to a new report warning that the rise of anti-Israel organizations is fueling hatred and making many campuses unsafe for Jews.