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U.S., Iran Preparing New Proposals to Break Nuclear Impasse
Nov 22nd, 2014
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VIENNA - US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are working on new proposals aimed at breaking the deadlock in nuclear talks between Tehran and six world powers, sources close to the talks said on Friday.

The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the top Iranian and US diplomats were preparing ideas that could be shown to both countries' capitals. No details on the ideas were immediately available.

Serious Gaps Remain in Nuclear Talks, Says Kerry, Ahead of Meeting With German FM
Nov 22nd, 2014
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VIENNA - US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday there were still serious gaps in talks over Iran's nuclear program despite signs of some progress two days before a deadline to reach a deal between Tehran and major powers.

"We're working hard," Kerry said ahead of a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "We hope we're making careful progress, but we have big gaps, we still have some serious gaps, which we're working to close."

Report: Obama Signs Order Expanding U.S. Role in Afghanistan
Nov 22nd, 2014
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WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing a broader military mission in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

The decision ensures a direct role for American troops in fighting in Afghanistan for at least another year, it said, adding Obama's decision was made during a White House meeting with national security advisers in recent weeks.

In May, Obama said the American military would have no combat role in Afghanistan next year. Missions for the remaining 9,800 troops would be limited to training Afghan forces and to hunting the "remnants of al-Qaida", he said.

New Hezbollah Rockets Can Hit Dimona Nuclear Plant
Nov 22nd, 2014
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in rare public appearance

Reuters

The Iranian-proxy terrorist group Hezbollah based in Lebanon has acquired new sophisticated rockets from Iran that are capable of hitting Israel's nuclear plant in Dimona, according to reports Saturday in the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency.

The reports indicate the terrorist group has gotten its hands on new Fateh-class rockets that feature a range of 350 kilometers (over 200 miles), and which can carry a warhead weighing up to a half-ton.

"Considering the range of the rockets possessed by the organization, Hezbollah can now attack every point in Israel, from the south to the north," General Seyed Majid Moussavi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard told the paper.

Iranian military sources were quoted in the report saying that the supply of advanced weaponry to terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas is at the head of Iran's priorities, so that they can attack "the bloodthirsty Zionist enemy."

According to estimations, Hezbollah already has a rocket arsenal ten times as powerful as that of Hamas, and the IDF has assessed that like Hamas, Hezbollah likely is digging terror tunnels into Israel so as to attack.

Aside from gaining weapons from Iran, Hezbollah also is estimated to possibly benefit in a $3 billion arms deal the Lebanese army recently sealed with France. Reports have already revealed how weapons and intelligence make their way from the army to Hezbollah, which in fact has an influential presence in the army.

The report comes as Iranian nuclear talks continue ahead of a November 24 deadline. US President Barack Obama said overnight he doesn't intend to fully remove sanctions on Iran.

However, US officials have revealed Obama is cozying up to Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah. Forty-three US senators wrote to Obama last Wednesday to express their concerns at reports Obama intends to bypass congress to seal a deal with Iran.

Let the Headlines Speak
Nov 22nd, 2014
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Joe Biden to press Turkey over Islamic State role
US Vice-President Joe Biden is in Turkey to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to push for a bigger Turkish role in the fight against Islamic State (IS). Turkey has said such a role would have to be linked with plans to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey has pressed for a no-fly zone in Syria but has not won US backing.  

Benghazi consulate attack: Report clears US response
A US investigation has found no wrongdoing by the Obama administration in responding to the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The inquiry by the Republican-run House Intelligence Committee also said there was no intelligence failure and no delay in sending a CIA rescue team. The Obama administration had been accused of mishandling its response.  

Madagascar plague outbreak kills 40, says WHO
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO warned of the danger of a "rapid spread" of the disease in the capital, Antananarivo. The situation is worsened by high levels of resistance among fleas to a leading insecticide, the WHO added.  

Obama to press ahead on immigration, amid Republican anger
US President Barack Obama has said he will press for further immigration reform, after Republicans condemned his use of executive powers on the issue. Mr Obama said he had no choice but to act, accusing the Republicans of blocking a bill in Congress, and vowed to make permanent reform a reality.  

HRW: Israel's demolition of Palestinian terrorists' homes is 'war crime'
Human Rights Watch on Saturday blasted Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of suspected Palestinian terrorists as "collective punishment" and a "war crime"... The organization called for an immediate moratorium on home demolitions, saying the action leaves the families of suspected terrorists in Palestinian territories homeless and "unlawfully punishes people not accused of any wrongdoing."  

Ukraine crisis: Joe Biden warns Russia faces 'isolation'
US Vice-President Joe Biden has warned Russia faces "rising costs and greater isolation" if it fails to respect the September peace deal in Ukraine. Mr Biden, on a visit to Ukraine where he met President Petro Poroshenko, called on Russia to withdraw its military forces from Ukraine.  

US Warns Citizens To Avoid Resort Of Acapulco
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a security message warning U.S. citizens to avoid the Pacific resort of Acapulco because of violence and protests.  

Israel May Be Willing To Cede Parts Of East Jerusalem To The Palestinians
Israel’s deputy foreign minister intimated Friday that Israel would be prepared to cede sovereignty over Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, which it annexed after capturing the area from Jordan in the 1967 war, as part of a permanent accord with the Palestinians.  

Nuclear talks: Iran says 'no new ideas' on table
Iran's foreign minister has said he heard "no new ideas" as talks on Tehran's nuclear programme stretched into the evening in Vienna. Mohammad Javad Zarif said he had received "no remarkable proposals to take to Tehran" after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry for the third time in 24 hours.  

Israel says Hamas planned to assassinate Lieberman in West Bank
Israel has arrested four Palestinians suspected of planning to kill Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with an anti-tank rocket while he drove to his Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say.  

World War 3: Would Russia Win?
If the world really is on the brink of World War 3, which country would come out on top? An expert said not that long ago that the U.S. would lose to Russia, and with all of Russia’s shows of military strength, it appears as if Moscow thinks they can win too. Even U.S. officials appear to be concerned that Russia has surpassed Washington in nuclear capabilities, according to Forbes contributor James Conca.  

Dutch move 122 tons of gold out of US
The Dutch Central Bank says it has recently shipped 122.5 tons of gold worth around 4 billion euros ($5 billion) from safekeeping in New York back to its headquarters in Amsterdam.  

Gaza's ISIS - Style Propaganda 'slaughter Jewish Soldiers'
Nov 22nd, 2014
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A new video calling for terrorist attacks with knives - entitled "Revolution of Knives" - was uploaded by Ismael Nasser Farhat of Gaza last Thursday, after two Arab terrorists murdered four Jews and a Druze police officer last Tuesday with knives, hatchets and guns.

The video by Farhat, who apparently lives in Turkey and works for Life Lens for Media Productions, shows high production values in its call to murder IDF soldiers every day, in a manner of recruitment and propaganda reminiscent of Islamic State's (ISIS) well-funded campaign.

Palestinian Arabs are called on in the video to prepare knives and murder Israelis, with the video showing an Arab terrorist sharpening a knife and then appearing to murder an actor dressed as an IDF soldier with it.

A message appears in Arabic during the video, reading "rise to avenge, prepare the weapon for the vengeance, slaughter the Jewish soldier apes, and slaughter them every day anew, because you are death, you are destruction and you are the martyr."

After apparently murdering the "soldier," the Arab terrorist is seen waving his knife at the screen and speaking, with his words appearing as a message in Arabic and Hebrew - the latter of which is replete with numerous glaring spelling and grammatical mistakes.

"Leave our country we are the promise of heaven on you tomorrow we'll destroy you. Leave our country, we are here the history, and we are the delegates of hell to you sons of Zion," reads the awkwardly-written Hebrew message.

The similarity to ISIS propaganda films may not be incidental; ISIS cells have been proven to be active in Gaza, with several ISIS terrorists killed fighting against Israel in the recent Operation Protective Edge.

LIkewise, ISIS terrorists claimed the bombing of Gaza's French Cultural Center early last month, marking ISIS's first attack in Gaza.

Hamas for its part has also been releasing propaganda videos threatening Israel, some of which have backfired due to the hilarity of their poor Hebrew.