On Brexit, a view from an American rabbi in London
I awoke this morning in a different country. Yesterday I accompanied my wife (who holds UK citizenship) to vote on the ‘Brexit’ referendum.
I awoke this morning in a different country. Yesterday I accompanied my wife (who holds UK citizenship) to vote on the ‘Brexit’ referendum.
The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group\’s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war.
Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria\’s civil war, but opposition leaders were skeptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar Assad hang on to power.
March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria\’s two-year conflict, with more than 6,000 people killed, a third of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a sweeping critique on Monday of President Barack Obama\’s handling of threats in the Middle East, saying Obama\’s lack of leadership had made the volatile region more dangerous.
Britain\’s U.N. envoy said on Thursday time was running out for international mediator Kofi Annan\’s plan to bring peace to Syria and that the U.N. Security Council needs to take \”much tougher action\” to enforce the six-point strategy.
Britain rescinded an invitation to the royal wedding to Syria\’s ambassador because of Syrian government attacks on anti-government protesters. The invitation was withdrawn Thursday, the day before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, according to reports, citing Britain\’s Foreign Office.
Why would Syria, Iran and the terror groups they jointly sponsor so utterly deride the notion that the West will ever unite to effectively deter them? An early case in point is the small matter of Nezar Hindawi and the Syrian bid to bomb El Al.