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Social media inciting Palestinian violence against Israel

FeaturedAuthor Lisa DaftariPosted on October 15, 2015
It appears social media is fanning the flames of Palestinian violence against Israeli citizens that has escalated over the last month, sending messages praising the perpetrators by calling them...
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Politics Religion Tech Trending

Twitter CEO Called Out for Allowing Holocaust-Denial Tweets

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Just days after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey banned President Donald Trump from his platform, he is being called out by Jewish civil rights activists for allowing Holocaust-denial tweets. “Dorsey...
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From the Ground Iran Israel Trending

Iran Gives Houthi Rebels “Suicide Drones” to Use on Israel

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
New open-source intelligence indicates that Iran’s regime is providing Houthi proxies in Yemen with “suicide drones,” putting Israel, the United States, and other targets within the weapons’ 2,000 kilometer...
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Election Trending U.S. Desk

Reporter: Big Tech is Trying to “Rewrite History” in Wake of Capitol Riot

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
Elijah Schaffer, National Reporter at The Blaze, who is currently facing scrutiny from Left-wing media outlets for entering the Capitol Jan. 6 to report on the protest, says big...
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From the Ground Human Rights Iran Trending

Islamic Republic to Execute Another Iranian Wrestler in ‘Desperate Attempt to Maintain Power’

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 12, 2021January 13, 2021
Rights groups around the world have sounded the siren at the news that Iran’s regime plans to execute a second champion wrestler imminently. Mehdi Ali Hosseini, 29, was arrested...
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COVID-19 Iran Trending

Iran Regime Bans US, UK COVID-19 Vaccines Suggesting May Poison Users

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned U.S. and U.K. imports of the COVID-19 vaccine suggesting the vaccines may be an attempt to infect other nations, in a televised...
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Iran Nuclear Trending

EU Aims to “Preserve” Iran Nuclear Deal as Iran Ramps Up Uranium Enrichment

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
The European Union said it will “redouble” its intention to preserve the Iran nuclear deal amidst recent reports that Tehran is enriching uranium to 20 percent, according to a...
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From the Ground Iran Israel Trending

Iran Parliament Votes on Official Mandate to Destroy Israel

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
Iran’s parliament voted on a mandate to destroy the state of Israel Sunday, the anniversary of Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. The mandate aims “to destroy the usurping Zionist regime” and...
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Election Trending U.S. Desk

Expert: Republicans Must Turnout for Georgia Senate Runoffs or ‘Lose the Country’

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Joel Pollak, Senior Editor-at-Large for Breitbart News and author of the book ‘Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election,’ says Republicans will “lose the country” if they...
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From the Ground Israel

White House: Fifth Muslim State Expected to Normalize Relations with Israel

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on December 31, 2020January 13, 2021
Following in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, a fifth Muslim state is expected to sign onto the historic Abraham Accords in January, signifying...
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Analysis From the Ground Latin America Trending

UAE Investigating Companies Helping Maduro Regime Undermine U.S. Oil Sanctions

Author ForeignDeskNewsPosted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Entities based within the United Arab Emirates are helping the Nicolas Maduro regime undermine U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s crude oil and fuel trade, according to an exclusive report by...

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