One of the most refreshing aspects of Resolution 296—which acknowledges the Armenian Genocide, and which the House recently voted overwhelmingly for—is that it also recognizes those other peoples who experienced a genocide under the Ottoman Turks. The opening sentence of Resolution 296 acknowledges “the campaign of genocide against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans, Maronites, and other Christians.” And that …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." — Winston Churchill
Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Plans to Raise Public Sector Wages in 2020
By HEZI ARIS
AMMAN, JORDAN and YONKERS, NY — December 5, 2019 — Jordan Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz today occurred that it was pertinent to increase government spending by raising public sector wages. The government’s decision will cover some 700,00 state employees, which also includes army personnel,civilian, and military retirees. This, despite the increase in government spending by which this move will entail. …
By HEZI ARIS
Jordanian Army Conducts Maneuvers Simulating Military Battle With Israel
AL-KUFRIN, JORDAN — November 30, 2019 — On November 25, 2019, the Jordanian Army conducted military maneuvers named “Swords of Karama,” named for Israel’s 1968 military operation against Fatah that took place near the village of Karama, and in which the Jordanian Army fought alongside Fatah. The maneuvers took place in the presence of King Abdullah II and appear to …
Mexico-based Jordanian Smuggler of Six Yemenis Sentenced in Texas
TODD BENSMAN
DEL RIO, TEXAS — November 9, 2019 — Often lost in the discussion of hundreds of thousands of Central Americans pouring over the southern border is that migrants from Muslim-majority countries where Islamist terrorist groups operate arrive among them almost every day. The corporate media hates talking about this. But most border-crossers show up without any identification and little vetting, …
TODD BENSMAN
In Memoriam: Amameh Sayegh – February 26, 1926 – October 6, 2019
YONKERS,NY — Amameh Sayegh passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 surrounded by her beloved children and their families. She was born in Ermamin, Jordan and migrated to the United States with her late husband Elias Shehadeh in 1970. Amameh was a devoted parishioner of St. Mary’s Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church in Yonkers, New York. She was predeceased …
Hungary, Brazil Foreign Ministers Host Breakthrough U.N. Panel Decrying Persecution of Christians “Save The Persecuted Christians” Assert Need to Act and Urge Costs for the Persecutors
WASHINGTON, DC — October 2,2019 —One of the most extraordinary programs ever conducted at the United Nations took place this morning as Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó and his Brazilian counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Araújo, convened a program with their peers from the United Kingdom (Lord Tariq Ahmad) and the Philippines (Teodoro Lopez Locsin), the …
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter , and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Monday, September 2, 2019 @10am EST
Guests and listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” – http://tobtr.com/s/11468399 The broadcast is initialized every Monday to Friday from 10am-12Noon EST. An archive is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are defined herein: WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter (WPCNR.com) Publisher / Editor …
Unpacking the Tlaib and Omar Propaganda Tour
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
As the dust settles over the planned, canceled, re-scheduled and then canceled-again trip to Israel by Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, two things come to mind offering perspectives on how this played out. First, the scene from “Argo” when the CIA affirms that “This is the best bad idea we have.” Why? Because no matter what had happened, Israel …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Israel Gets Ready to Fight a Multifront War
By SETH FRANTZMAN
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has revealed a new program to design a combat vehicle for the future. Three prototypes, showing off the latest technology that will enable manned and unmanned vehicles to secure terrain, were on display in a dusty field below a series of hills. Beyond one of the hills was a fake village, constructed to resemble the kind …
By SETH FRANTZMAN
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