Category: Middle East

Israel Bombs Home of Top Hamas Leader

Israel pummeled Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian terrorists launched rocket barrages at Israel on Saturday, with no sign yet of an end to the worst escalation in years after six days of conflict and amid a rising death toll. Israel on Saturday bombed the home of Khalil al-Hayeh, a top leader of Gaza’s ruling Hamas…


Air Strikes, Rockets Drag Israel-Gaza Conflict Into Sixth Day

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israel pummelled Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian terrorists launched rocket barrages at Israel on Saturday, with no sign yet of an end to the worst escalation in years after six days of conflict and amid a rising death toll. U.S. and Arab diplomats were seeking to calm the situation after a night of violence that…


Experts Call for Greater Transparency in Canada’s Arms Exports

The federal government needs to increase the transparency of arms exports to ensure the weapons are not used in violation of human rights or agreements with Canada, a House of Commons committee heard on Tuesday. Jean-Christophe Boucher, an assistant professor in political science at the University of Calgary, told the Foreign Affairs and International Development…


Saudi Aramco in Talks to Sell 1 Percent Shares, Beijing-Controlled Fund A Likely Buyer

Saudi Arabia plans to sell a 1 percent stake in Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. Based on the company’s market value, the potential sale could be worth $19 billion. It is believed that the Chinese Communist Party’s sovereign wealth fund China Investment Co., Ltd. (CIC) is most likely to reach a deal with Aramco….


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 14)

U.S. politicians react to the conflict in the Middle East. What do most of them agree on? GOP Senators grill Biden’s DHS Secretary, as tens of thousands of migrant children are held in government facilities. And officials warn that more migrants may die while trying to navigate Arizona’s treacherous desert.


Moral Clarity Versus Moral Depravity in Israel and Gaza

Commentary Nationally syndicated radio host Dennis Prager has often observed that if the Israelis were to lay down their guns, Israel would be destroyed tomorrow, but if the Palestinians were to lay down their guns, there would be peace tomorrow. It has always been thus. The latest flare-up of violence between Israelis and Palestinians is…


Israeli Official Tells Hamas to Stop Attacking, Threatens Further Action as Top Hamas Commander Killed

An Israeli official said on Wednesday that Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that rules Gaza, should stop attacking Israel or risk complete destruction of its top leaders. The comments come on the same day that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike that killed Hamas’s top military official in Gaza, Bassem Issa, as well…


36 Reasons Why Hamas Is Waging a Long-Term Jihad Against the Jewish State of Israel

Commentary The latest concentrated rocket attack on central Israel by Hamas in the functionally (and militarily) independent city state of Gaza is just the latest round in their long-term war to destroy the Jewish State of Israel. If you read the “experts,” from the left-leaning New York Times to some of even the most conservative…


Israeli Troops Enter Gaza Strip Amid Persistent Palestinian Rocket Attacks

Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel’s commercial centre. As hostilities entered their fifth day, with no sign of abating, the Israeli military said in a statement shortly after midnight that air and ground forces were attacking the…


Israel Begins Ground Operation Against Hamas in Gaza

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel’s commercial center. As hostilities entered their fifth day, with no sign of abating, the Israeli military said in a statement shortly after midnight that air and ground forces were attacking…