Lieberman: Palestinians using settlements to avoid peace

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said settlements are not an obstacle to achieving peace during his trip to the US on Friday, accused the Palestinians of using the issue as an excuse to try and avoid peace talks.

Visiting New York after his trip to Washington, D.C., where he maintained Israel’s opposition to a […]

AF General calls Obama’s plan to end F-22 High Risk

A top Air Force general says President Obama’s plan to end production of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet puts U.S. military strategy at "high risk."

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E-Mail From Iran: ‘We Are In A Terrible Situation’

"We lost everything on the Internet; they’ve blocked Yahoo mail and Yahoo messenger and g-mail to us. … I can hardly come and check Facebook. … I can’t upload my videos that I’ve been taking for the last 4 days. … We have very low-speed Internet. …

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Iran’s top leader warns of protest crackdown

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sternly warned Friday of a crackdown if protesters continue their massive street rallies, escalating the government’s showdown with demonstrators demanding a new presidential election.

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Protest at Iran’s ‘evil UK’ claim

The UK has told an Iranian diplomat that Ayatollah Khamenei’s description of the British government as "evil" is unacceptable.

UK officials had summoned Iran’s ambassador, Rasul Movaheddian, to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest.

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Blair: Mideast peace deal could happen ‘within year’

Quartet envoy praises Netanyahu speech as ‘step forward,’ says he believes Obama’s determination could lead to lasting peace agreement ‘if he gets the right partner on both sides’

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EU and US Congress condemn threats to Iranian demonstrators

EU and US leaders, as well as Amnesty International, on Friday condemned Iran’s threat of crackdown on reformist protesters.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he hoped Iran’s leaders "don’t do anything irreversible" that could further endanger the country’s stability. "We support the Iranian people, and today the Iranian people are on the street," […]

Obama: Bible’s guidance is timely

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the biblical command to "love thy neighbor as thyself" is as pertinent now as ever.

 

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USS John McCain navy destroyer to intercept N.Korean ship Kang Nam

The U.S. military is planning to intercept a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.

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Hawaii missile defense fortified

Interceptors, radar prepared in case of North Korea launch. The U.S. military is positioning more missile defenses around Hawai’i as a precaution against a possible North Korean launch across the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday.

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