
Arab  Campaign in Europe Calls for 'Palestinian Spring'
A Palestinian  Authority Arab group calling itself “the European initiative to remove the fence  and the settlements” has launched a new media campaign in Europe, entitled  “Palestine without a fence and with no settlements.”
The  Nazi Brownshirts are Back in Europe's Universities
Freedom of  speech is granted for everybody in Europe's universities, including Islamists  and Iranian envoys, but not for Israelis. Recently, the University of Paris VIII  closed its doors to avoid a harder stance about a planned conference against the  Jewish State, while septuagenarian Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor  Esther Orner has been banned from the University of Provence.
Severed animal  heads found in Tel Aviv
The "269life" animal rights group, which  protests against the slaughter of animals on industrial farms, issued a  statement on its international Facebook page on behalf of its Israeli activists:  "Every given moment, here and abroad billions of animals are tortured and  murdered, which are all individuals that wished to live in peace and well being.  The problem lays in the human species it self...
Locust  alert in Middle East as plague descends on Egypt and creates panic in  Israel
As swarms of locust devour Egyptian crops, the Middle  East is bracing for the destructive bugs to migrate their way ahead of the  Passover holiday. A swarm of an estimated 30million insects has been devastating  crops in Egypt, fuelling apocalyptic fears because of the infestation’s  proximity to the Bible story of Passover in which a swarm of locusts, the eighth  of ten plagues, is imposed on Egyptians by God for enslaving and abusing ancient  Hebrews.
Hamas  steps up threats on Obama's Israel trip
Despite there being no  information President Obama plans to ascend the Temple Mount on his upcoming  trip to Israel, Hamas last night stepped up its threats regarding Palestinian  rumors the U.S. president may visit the sacred site.
Biden,  Netanyahu set tone on Iran for Obama visit to Israel
WASHINGTON  - US Vice-President Joe Biden insisted on Monday that President Barack Obama was  not bluffing about using force to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions if all else  fails, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a "credible  military threat" against Tehran. Seeking to reassure Israel and its US  supporters just weeks before Obama visits the Jewish state, Biden cautioned that  all options, including sanctions and diplomacy, must be exhausted to ensure that  the international community will be supportive...
Lava river: Volcano erupts in Russia’s Kamchatka
Torrents of lava are coming down the magnificent slopes of Plosky Tolbachik, one of the biggest volcanoes in Russia’s Far East region. The volcano "woke up" in November last year - after more than thirty-five years of being dormant.
3.5  Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Tishomingo
TISHOMINGO, OK-- It was  a rude awakening for some people in Southern Oklahoma as an earthquake rattled  their sleep. "It just sounded like a sonic boom or an explosion. We're four  miles from train tracks in Ravia and I thought maybe the box cars hit each  other. I listened to see if everybody in the family was okay and then I rolled  over and went back to sleep," Resident Linda Standefer said. According to the  U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.5 magnitude quake hit parts of the area early Monday  morning.
Major  firearms retailer fleeing from California to Texas
“The state of  California treats all businesses as necessary evils,” he said. “They treat those  of us in the gun business as just evil. They make it very clear that they don’t  want us there. It’s just that simple.”
Senators  announce deal on gun trafficking
Senate Judiciary Committee  chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the bill would establish tough penalties for  those who buy a firearm or ammunition with the intent of transferring it to  someone else. The measure would also make it a crime to smuggle firearms out of  the United States.
New  Comet's Potential Mars Collision in 2014 Explained
A newfound  comet is apparently on course to have an exceedingly close call with the planet  Mars in October 2014, and there is a chance — albeit small — that the comet may  even collide with the Red Planet. The new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) was  discovered Jan. 3 by the Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught, a  prolific observer of both comets and asteroids who has 74 comet discoveries to  his name.
Rand  Paul: Obama in guns-to-jihadists cover-up?
Charged Paul: “There  has been a lot made of the political cover up of President Obama’s  administration saying this (Benghazi attack) had something to do with a homemade  film from some guy in Los Angeles. But in reality the question is, or the  secondary quotation is, why would they do a cover up? What are they covering  up?” Paul said he has “a feeling that it had something to do with the CIA  annex.”
China  boosts military budget to uphold 'sovereignty, security, territorial  integrity'
“We should accelerate the modernisation of national  defence and the armed forces so as to strengthen China’s defence and military  capabilities,” Premier Wen Jiabao said in remarks prepared for delivery ahead of  the start of China’s annual meeting of parliament.