The Defense Department announced Secretary Lloyd Austin held a phone call with Andrei Belousov, his Russian counterpart, on Tuesday. Austin has not spoken with a Russian defense minister since his call with Belousov’s predecessor more than a year ago. Both sides...
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High Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Men Are Subject to Draft, Threatening Netanyahu’s Coalition
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024 | News
Israel’s high court ruled that men in the ultra-Orthodox community are subject to conscription on Tuesday. The community, known as the Haredim, is politically powerful, subsidized by the citizenry, and until now had been unaffected by the mass mandatory enlistment....
IDF Soldier Killed, 16 Injured During West Bank Refugee Camp Raid
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024 | News
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that 1 soldier was killed and 16 others wounded in roadside bomb explosions during an overnight raid on the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Violence has surged under the Israeli occupation, as the IDF...
Report: US Government Spies on Thousands of Americans’ Mail Every Year
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024 | News
The US Postal Service (USPS) has been spying on thousands of Americans’ mail every year for a decade, including letters and parcels, and provided citizens’ information to police and elements of the national security apparatus, a Washington Post investigation found....
Moscow Signals It May Downgrade Relations With the West
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024 | News
Amid recent escalations in the Ukraine proxy war, the Russian Federation is considering downgrading relations with the West, though no decision has been made yet. This comes less than a week after Kiev launched long-range missile strikes on Crimea, leaving four...
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Return Lebanon to ‘Stone Age’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024 | News
The White House reversed course and now says a ceasefire in Lebanon cannot be contingent on a deal in Gaza Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “Stone Age” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries...
Israel Creating ‘Dead Zone’ Along Lebanon Border
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024 | News
Tel Aviv is attempting to destroy everything within three miles of the border The nearly nine-month-long war between Israel and Lebanon has prompted the Israel Defense Forces to destroy nearly everything along the Lebanese side of the border. The daily attacks are...
House Votes To Bar State Department From Citing Gazan Health Ministry
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024 | News
If passed into law, US diplomats would be unable to discuss casualty figures from Palestinian sources that are generally considered credible. During the debate of the State Department funding bill, the House added a provision that would bar American diplomats from...