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.