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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

March 15, 2016

Sanhedrin Performs Rare Biblical Commandment Not Seen For 2,000 Years
Last Thursday, a Biblical commandment that hasn’t been seen in 2,000 years was fulfilled. In the Cardo neighborhood of the Old City of Jerusalem, two witnesses stood before the Sanhedrin and gave testimony that established the beginning of the new month.  
NHS to harvest babies' organs:
'Ghoulish' proposal gives mothers pregnant with a damaged foetus an agonising choice - abort the dying child or give birth so body parts can be used for transplants.  
Tennessee House Passes Measure Opposing Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Decision
LifeSiteNews.com reports that the measure says that the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges wrongly usurped power from the states in making a federal law which some states were not in favor of.  
‘Underground Iron Dome’ Locates, Collapses Hamas Tunnels — But How?
Yardena Schwartz, writing last week for Foreign Policy, used the headline “Israel Is Building a Secret Tunnel-Destroying Weapon,” and reported that “As Hamas expands its tunnel network in Gaza, Israel, and the United States are collaborating on a clandestine project to thwart the Islamist group’s subterranean advantage.”  
How the ‘Obama Doctrine’ Ended US-Dominated Order in the Middle East
The major imperatives of the Obama doctrine have created a vacuum in the Middle East, which was immediately filled by Russia and Iran, Indyk states in his article for Defense One, the US defense and national security website.  
Oil prices fall as clouds gather over supply picture
Oil prices fell for a second day on Tuesday, as concerns took hold that a six-week rally may have run its course after OPEC doused hopes for a speedy erosion of an overhang of unwanted crude.  
'Unprecedented' UN global data gathering to add huge amounts of information for governments to collect
Six months after giving birth to a cluster of nebulous Sustainable Development Goals that aim to dramatically change the economic, social and environmental course of the planet, the United Nations is working on a drastic renovation of global data gathering to measure progress against its sweeping international agenda.  
Climate change deal: 'Zero carbon' laws promised by government
Climate laws will be tightened to cut carbon emissions effectively to zero, the government has said. Under current law, emissions must be cut by 80% by 2050 - but ministers have said this does not go far enough. Following the climate deal in Paris, it is clear the UK must not increase CO2 at all because the warming threat is so severe, they added.  
Syria conflict: First Russian planes leave after Putin surprise move
Russian forces have started leaving Syria after Monday's surprise withdrawal announcement by President Vladimir Putin. Russian defence ministry video showed the first group of aircraft taking off from Hmeimim air base in Syria on Tuesday morning and later in flight. But Russia will continue air strikes, and keep several hundred personnel and air defence systems, officials said.  
Strong Earthquake M5.6 – 63km NNE of Al Hoceima, Morocco Today
An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has been recorded near Al Hoceima, Morocco on 15 March 2016 04:40:40.  
N Korea will soon test nuclear warheads, Kim Jong-un says
Kim Jong-un has said North Korea will soon conduct tests of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles. He said the tests would "enhance the reliance" of the North's nuclear attack capability, state media reported. The North has issued a series of increasingly bellicose threats in the wake of sanctions imposed after nuclear and missile tests earlier this year.  
Analysis: Putin's power move in Syria puts Russia on par with US
...Just as he surprised the world...when he decided to send his military to intervene in the Syrian civil war, he similarly amazed observers on Monday when he announced plans to gradually withdraw his forces from there. ...Russian intervention places Moscow on an equal superpower plane with the United States, whose policies in...the Middle East...is losing all credibility and support amongst its friends.  
Putin announces Russia will pull most of its military from Syria
President Vladimir Putin announced Monday that Russia would begin withdrawing the “main part” of its military from Syria, a surprise potential end to a six-month intervention that bolstered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and dealt a grave blow to Syrian rebels.  
N. Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an imminent nuclear warhead explosion test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang's face-off with the international community just days after being slapped with tough UN sanctions.  
Israel approves tough law to keep out Palestinian workers
The Israeli parliament on Monday evening approved a tough new law to keep out Palestinian workers, as part of measures to quell a five-month wave of violence.  
Politics Hillary’s vow to kill coal miners’ jobs finishes a vast Democratic betrayal
Here’s a novelty: Hillary Clinton told the truth. Oops! “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business,” Clinton said Sunday night while boasting about her clean-energy program — and with a big smile on her face.  
Former apartheid state can attest that Israel is not one
With “Israeli Apartheid Week” a fixture on many Western college campuses, students can participate in an annual celebration of the lie that Israel practices apartheid. And the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement — a notorious effort to single out Israel among all the world’s nations, including many who do not remotely resemble Israel’s vibrant democracy and do not accord Arab citizens the rights that Israel does — is unfortunately, too, a fixture on many campuses.