A day after Israeli military destroyed a 13-story apartment block in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned civilians in Gaza to leave any sites where Hamas militants might be operating. The warning came on Sunday, after a non-explosive rocket had been fired by an Israeli aircraft to warn residents before the actual attack. Israeli intelligence had shown that the apartment block was a … [Read more...]
President Obama Faces the Difficult Decision: Should the US Become Involved in the Syrian Conflict?
For the past three years, president Obama has firmly maintained his position that the United States would not be intervening in the Syrian conflict. The pull of military action in Syria has grown stronger, however. Can the beheading of American Reporter James Foley be the last drop in a sea of tension and could the threat that the Islamic State poses to U.S. interests be enough to change the … [Read more...]