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Media Looking for a Tragedy Big Enough to Stop Gaza War

The mainstream media know their role in the Gaza conflict: to find–or create–a disaster big enough to create an international outcry that will stop the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). First, they tried using the deaths of four boys on the

Media Looking for a Tragedy Big Enough to Stop Gaza War

5 Winners, 5 Losers of Gaza War (So Far)

The winners: 1. Israel – Restored deterrent against Hamas, uncovered and destroyed terror tunnels, nation highly unified. 2. Egypt – Sisi regime’s first test on the international stage boosts credibility and stature of new government 3. Russia, Iran – World largely ignores probable

Is the Obama-Netanyahu Transcript Fake?

Both President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say that a purported transcript of their telephone call on Sunday, which was leaked to Israel’s Channel 1 and reported on television, is a fake. But is it really?  Statements

Is the Obama-Netanyahu Transcript Fake?

Putin, 2006: Crimea is 'Part of the Ukraine'

In 2006, at a meeting with members of the South African Parliament, Russian president Vladimir Putin noted that the Crimea “was now part of the Ukraine.” Earlier this year, Russia annexed the Crimea in an action that was rejected by

Putin, 2006: Crimea is 'Part of the Ukraine'

Report: Hamas Executed 20 Palestinian Anti-War Protestors in Gaza

Israel’s Channel 10 has reported that dozens of Palestinians emerged from the devastated Gaza neighborhood of Shajaiya to protest against the war, and that Hamas rounded twenty of them up and shot them in the street. The report, delivered during

Report: Hamas Executed 20 Palestinian Anti-War Protestors in Gaza

Israel's Plan B: Let the Palestinians Destroy Hamas

Amidst Israel’s overwhelming victory in Operation Protective Edge, the Hamas regime in Gaza is showing signs of vulnerability. On Tuesday, the Times of Israel, citing Israeli media sources, reported that Hamas police had killed two Palestinians who protested over food

Israel's Plan B: Let the Palestinians Destroy Hamas

Video Proof: Hillary Clinton Is Not a Pro-Israel Alternative

Those who believe that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton represents a hawkish alternative to President Barack Obama on foreign policy are due for a rude reminder of Clinton’s true instincts Tuesday when Fusion America airs her interview with Jorge

Video Proof: Hillary Clinton Is Not a Pro-Israel Alternative

Once Again, Obama Helps Israel by Hurting It

President Barack Obama’s attempt to impose his will on Israel–and save face after Secretary of State John Kerry’s disastrous ceasefire mission–continued at the UN Security Council overnight, with a midnight session Monday morning demanding a ceasefire.  It was a gross

Obama's Betrayal of Israel Will Not Be Forgotten

Israelis have no doubt about why President Barack Obama is imposing a premature ceasefire on Operation Protective Edge: they were winning.  Unlike previous conflicts, where a operational mistakes by Israeli forces targeting terrorists caused civilian casualties and raised international protests,

Obama's Betrayal of Israel Will Not Be Forgotten

Backstabbed: Obama Sics UN on Israel to Impose 'Unconditional' Ceasefire

On Sunday evening, after calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding an “immediate, unconditional” ceasefire in the war with Hamas, President Barack Obama convened an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to ratify a unanimous resolution to

Backstabbed: Obama Sics UN on Israel to Impose 'Unconditional' Ceasefire

Obama Calls Bibi, Demands 'Immediate, Unconditional' Ceasefire–HAMAS Rejects!

President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly on Sunday evening to demand that Israel enact “an immediate, unconditional humanitarian ceasefire that ends hostilities now and leads to a permanent cessation of hostilities,” the White House said, adding support for

Obama Calls Bibi, Demands 'Immediate, Unconditional' Ceasefire–HAMAS Rejects!

Rhodes: Kerry Searching for 'Common Place' Between Israel, Hamas

Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for President Barack Obama, told CNN’s Candy Crowley on State of the Union Sunday morning that “Israel does need to take greater care to avoid civilian casualties” and that “you can always do more”

Rhodes: Kerry Searching for 'Common Place' Between Israel, Hamas

Israeli Peace Rally Cut Short by Hamas Rockets

The Israeli government, which includes parties that favor negotiation with the Palestinians, has been united in the struggle against Hamas in Gaza. But the Israeli left still persists in its illusions–or delusions. Consider the following report from the Times of

Israeli Peace Rally Cut Short by Hamas Rockets

Report: Hamas Used Child Labor to Build Terror Tunnels; Hundreds Killed

Hamas killed hundreds of children in the construction of its extensive tunnel network, built partly to carry out attacks on children across the Gaza border in Israel. That report–confirmed by Hamas itself–emerged in 2012, not from the Israeli government, but

Report: Hamas Used Child Labor to Build Terror Tunnels; Hundreds Killed

CNN Touts Non-Existent 'Cease-Fire Deal'

On Friday, CNN announced news that the Israeli Cabinet unanimously rejected a proposal for a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by Secretary of State John Kerry with the caption: “Israelis Reject Cease-Fire Deal.”  The headline was misleading for three

CNN Touts Non-Existent 'Cease-Fire Deal'

Report: Hamas Morale Collapsing, Terrorists Flee IDF

In an otherwise excellent article on the Hamas terror tunnel network in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post buries the lede. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in the field told the Post that while Hamas fighters offered fierce resistance when the ground operation began,

Report: Hamas Morale Collapsing, Terrorists Flee IDF

Comic-Con: The Nerds Finally Get the Girls (and Some Are Boys)

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of superheroes flocked to the San Diego Convention Center for the annual Comic-Con, a convention devoted to comic books and the media industries that have spring up around them. Though comic book conventions are held in

Comic-Con: The Nerds Finally Get the Girls (and Some Are Boys)

L.A. Times Prints Front-Page Defense of Hamas Terror Against Israel

The Los Angeles Times leads Thursday with a story entitled: “Gaza’s dilemma: Deadly war or suffocating Israeli embargo.” According to the story, Palestinians in Gaza are left with no choice but to wage war, because if they do not fire rockets

L.A. Times Prints Front-Page Defense of Hamas Terror Against Israel

Rand Paul is the Big Political Winner in Israel-Hamas War

With the world in turmoil, foreign policy is shaping up to be one of the most important issues facing potential 2016 presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton, who enthusiastically bullied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Secretary of State, is now trying

Rand Paul is the Big Political Winner in Israel-Hamas War

Obama: Israel's Best Enemy

Take a close look at the photo above. It was taken by a Reuters photographer on March 20, 2013, and is one of the most important photo-ops of the Obama presidency.  The caption reads: “U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime

Obama: Israel's Best Enemy

5 Reasons Jerry Brown is Better than Hillary Clinton

The Washington Post is speculating that California Governor Jerry Brown might challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2016. We all know his weaknesses: job-crushing regulations that have kept California’s economy from taking off; an advanced age

5 Reasons Jerry Brown is Better than Hillary Clinton

John Kerry, Useful Idiot for Hamas

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Cairo, as of this writing, to attempt to negotiate yet another ceasefire. His journey is a thoughtless, and no doubt narcissistic, waste of U.S. diplomatic capital, since after two

John Kerry, Useful Idiot for Hamas

L.A.'s Max Steinberg Among Fallen Soldiers in Gaza

LOS ANGELES — Max Steinberg of Woodland Hills was one of two Americans among the 13 elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers killed in Gaza on Sunday morning, according to Israeli news sources and the local Jewish Journal. Jared Sichel

L.A.'s Max Steinberg Among Fallen Soldiers in Gaza

As World Burns, Obama Plays Golf… Again

In the wake of the suspected Russian downing of a passenger plane over the eastern Ukraine, the expiration and renewal of nuclear talks with Iran, and the overnight deaths of more than a dozen Israeli soldiers (including two U.S. citizens)

As World Burns, Obama Plays Golf… Again

More Evidence the State Department Has 'Gone Rogue'

The Wall Street Journal drew attention Friday to the striking difference between statements by President Barack Obama and UN Ambassador Samantha Power on the downed Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. While Obama stopped somewhat short of blaming Russia and

More Evidence the State Department Has 'Gone Rogue'

Breaking: Perfect Break

SURFERS’ COVE, California — Perfect surf conditions were reported Friday morning at Surfers’ Cove, off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. Dozens of surfers hung out throughout the morning, many without wetsuits in warmer-than-usual conditions.  Elsewhere, the UN Security

Breaking: Perfect Break

Blue State Blues: Civil War Rages in Breakaway California Republics

EUREKA, Jefferson (July 18, 2018) — Leaders of the breakaway Jefferson Republic say they thwarted a daring amphibious assault this morning, sinking three hovercraft and capturing a submersible drone emblazoned with the distinguishing insignia of the Hackers, the elite force

Blue State Blues: Civil War Rages in Breakaway California Republics

In Mid-Crisis, NPR Targets Border Patrol Officers

Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition aired an extraordinary story about U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on Friday. The story was not about the ongoing wave of illegal aliens from Central America–many of them children–crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Rather,

In Mid-Crisis, NPR Targets Border Patrol Officers

Why Israel Is Winning the PR War (for Now)

As Israel begins a limited ground invasion of the Gaza Strip–with orders ” to be prepared for an expansion of the ground action”–it is winning the all-important public relations battle.  That is yet another way in which this Gaza war is

Why Israel Is Winning the PR War (for Now)

Kink.com Flees CA Condom Rule, Opens in Vegas

Kink.com, one of the country’s most popular online pornography websites, announced Wednesday that is has opened an office in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it has already begun production. The goal, the company says, is to move production away from its

Kink.com Flees CA Condom Rule, Opens in Vegas

Oren: Israel May 'Take on Iran' when Nuclear Talks 'Expire'

Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview from Tel Aviv yesterday that Israel needed to be prepared to “take on Iran” in the event that international talks with the Iranian regime

Oren: Israel May 'Take on Iran' when Nuclear Talks 'Expire'

Exclusive–Kashkari on Illegal Alien Kids: 'Send Them Home, Safely'

LOS ANGELES — Republican gubernatorial nominee Neel Kashkari told Breitbart News on Tuesday that the illegal alien children–many of them unaccompanied–who have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks, some of whom have been transferred to California, need to

Exclusive–Kashkari on Illegal Alien Kids: 'Send Them Home, Safely'