The Nigerian-born UK Conservative Party leader did not speak from her imagination. In her speech, she made reference to an intelligence presented to former British Prime Minister, Keir Stammer, that Russia could launch an attack on NATO as soon as 2030. This prompted her warning that "in the next four years, the UK could be at war with the world's biggest nuclear-armed state." Is the world sleepwalking into Armageddon?
On the ground, the divide is emotional, not ideological. In a poll by N12 at a Mahane Yehuda market, a voter said: "I voted Bibi all my life. But my son has done 300 days in Gaza. I need a leader who knows when to stop." Another in Likud headquarters said: "Eisenkot is a great general, but he will be eaten alive by Iran. Only Netanyahu can stare down America and Iran at the same time."
Reports out of France say that thousands of people have been arrested, a large percentage of them children. A 15-year-old lost his hand to a police grenade, just as a 16-year-old was shot in the eye with a rubber bullet and 14-year-old had his jaw shattered. 5 min read
Three weeks to the midterms, and a quiet panic is growing inside the Republican war room. The problem is not Democrats. It is empty pews on Election Day. Conservative leaders are sounding the alarm that White evangelicals — the most loyal bloc in President Donald Trump’s coalition — are not being mobilised, and if they […] 3 min read
Passengers interviewed by Israeli media described minutes of terror as the aircraft dove. “The spinning stopped. It took some — I don’t know, it felt like an eternity, but I think it was two minutes, at least two or three minutes, during which the plane was simply diving and spinning like crazy. It felt like, that’s it. It’s over. September 11 is happening again,” a passenger named Daniel told Channel 12. 6 min read