The US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria said that Israel can “claim” to be a democracy, but should aspire towards “monarchy.” “I don’t see a democracy [in the Middle East],” US envoy Tom Barrack told the Doha forum. “Israel can claim it’s a democracy but in this region,...

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who abruptly announced he was stepping down in October, was pushed out by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The report said that Hegseth and Holsey were at odds...

Israel is in the process of erecting a new 13-mile-long separation fence in the Jordan Valley. The wall will isolate Palestinian villages and cut off farmers from their land.  According to Haaretz, the IDF is in the advanced stage of building the barrier. Last month,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had won its war, but was in a never-ending conflict.  The Israeli leader told The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit, “We won this war. But it’s never ending. It’s like if you have cancer and you take it out, it...

President Trump sent a short handwritten letter to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who took power in Damascus with his group of jihadists, known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), nearly one year ago. “Ahmed, you will be a great leader — and...

Israeli strikes hit near a field hospital in Gaza, killing five Palestinians. The bombs hit a tent camp, causing fires.  A spokesman for the Gaza civil defense force said, “Five citizens, including two children, killed and others injured, some seriously, as a result...

The Knesset advanced legislation that approves President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his Likud party boycotted the vote.  On Wednesday, legislation introduced by Israeli opposition...

Pope Leo XIV has warned the US against invading Venezuela to oust President Nicolas Maduro amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of the US launching a regime change war. Leo was asked about the US threats against Venezuela during a press...

A Russian official explained that the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s Envoy Steve Witkoff failed to come to a deal to end the war in Ukraine.  “So far, we haven’t found a compromise, but some American solutions can be...

The Pentagon Press Secretary confirmed that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth endorses a strike in the Caribbean against two men who survived an American attack on their boat. Experts have said the strike is a war crime.  When asked about a September 2 secondary strike on...

The US Ambassador Tom Barrack told Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani that Israel will attack if militias in Iraq aid Hezbollah in Lebanon.  Saudi Al-Hadath TV network reported Monday that Barrack warned of a “harsh Israeli strike” if Iraqi militias provide...

The group Stop Anti-Semitism has listed Ms. Rachel as a finalist for antisemite of the year. Other finalists include Tucker Carlson, and Young Turk hosts, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian.  Ms. Rachel, or Rachel Anne Accurso, is a high-profile content creator. Her videos...