The latest effort by US Secretary of State John Kerry to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians looks to end in failure. And if this AFP report is right, and the Palestinian leadership rejected the compromise agreed upon…
Sometimes one change can lead to another, but one mustn’t confuse opportunity with reality. When President Barack Obama was elected in the United States, he made a point of trying to “reset” relations with Russia—it was an opportunity. Unfortunately, in…
If you enjoy playing with dominoes, you know that a carefully laid out pattern of the toys can make quite an impressive display once the first one is knocked over. One after another, dominoes fall at racing speed. Similarly, if…
The Syrian civil war is rapidly turning into a mini-world war, with the United States and Russia on opposite sides. The Americans have never liked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and the Russians find him a useful ally in the Middle…
The news today can seem like one unrelated event after another. Or perhaps like a whole slew of repeated events in which the same sad problems just resurface. But what if the things happening today are more than that? What…
The current civil war in Syria has ravaged a country with a rich history. But what about it’s future? The Bible has some shocking words about Syria, and the events of today could be the unfolding of Biblical prophecy right…