UN Resolution Unleashes Wave of Anti-Israel Bias in New Zealand Media (Honest Reporting) Public debate brings out of the woodwork self-appointed ‘experts’ with a tenuous grasp of the Mideast.
Abbas Poses with Photo of Palestinian Terrorist Who Massacred 38 Israelis, Including 13 Kids (The Tower)
Islamic State Steps Up Oil and Gas Sales to Assad Regime - Benoit Faucon and Ahmed Al Omran (Wall Street Journal) Oil and gas sales to Assad's regime are now Islamic State's largest source of funds, the officials said. Islamic State's "revenue and energy generation is being supported by the Syrian regime," said Amos Hochstein, a U.S. State Department official.
Russia, Turkey Join in Airstrikes on ISIS in Northern Syria (AP-Military Times)
Iran Repopulates Syria with Shia Muslims to Help Tighten Regime's Control - Martin Chulov (Guardian-UK) "Iran and the [Syrian] regime don't want any Sunnis between Damascus and Homs and the Lebanese border," said one senior Lebanese leader. "This represents a historic shift in populations."
Reuters and Israel: Do Ethics Matter? - Daniel Pomerantz (Honest Reporting- Video)
Do you also think about Jonathon Pollard when you read or hear about President Obama commuting Chelsea Manning's sentence and pardoning retired general James E. Cartwright?
U.S. Refusing to Intervene as Ex-CIA Agent Faces Extradition, Prison, in Italy - John Rossomando (IPT News)
