BREAKING NEWS: Israel Aligns with NATO as Alliance Frays at the Seams

Israel is celebrating its opening of a permanent mission to NATO.  The role was n question until Turley and Israel patched their differences up and renewed diplomatic ties.  

“Israel attributes great importance to its relations with NATO. The opening of a permanent office reflects Israel’s role in promoting peace and stability in the region,” Leshno-Yaar, Israel’s ambassador to the EU said in the statement.

Despite the positive development that took years to achieve, the strategic landscape across the world is drastically different from just a few years ago.  NATO is not what it used to be.  This is due both to a reassertive Russia as well as major differences in NATO’s use of an intervention force.

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With NATO having overstepped its bounds in many areas from Eastern Europe to North Africa a growing chorus of anti-interventionists have begun to push back and openly question NATO’s purpose and mission in a world vastly different that even the post-cold war period.

 

With this in mind it begs the question of why Israel needs to be part or even tacitly connected to the alliance. The answer is it doesn’t.

The only reason why Israel is pushing ahead with its NATO mission is ensure that remains on more than friendly terms with NATO.  A receding NATOis just as interventionist as always, but just a bit weaker. In a volatile world Israel wants to make sure it keeps its foot in the west as it continues to court Russia and China.

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BREAKING NEWS: North Korea Ready to Attack the South

Kim Jong Un declared that North Korea is ready to launch a fresh attack on the South against ‘US provocations.’ North Korea has grown increasingly braisen as the world has gone on edge following the North’s latest nuclear test.

North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear test to date this month. After the test it stated it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile.  If such an advancement was true, the US and its Asian allies have what to be worried about.

South Korea said the North was ready to set off another test at anytime.

OCTOBER SURPRISE? Tensions with North Korea Rising as Nuclear Capable Bomber Flies Over South Korea

The news is buzzing with the US’s attempt to rattle North Korea.

Most observers would assume this is just saber rattling from the Obama administration, but this sort of act can have dire consequences for all sides and Obama knows this.  With Hillary taking a dive (literally) the campaign needs a serious reset.  Is Obama gambling with global safety with the above sort of actions?

Truthfully, North Korea has to be dealt with, but the timing of such an action is highly suspect. In a world which is increasingly getting out of control, flying nuclear capable bombers as a show of force may actually trigger the sort of war everyone wants to avoid.

Is a war with North Korea or even China the October surprise?

BREAKING NEWS: Jerusalem Synagogue Defaced with Crosses

It was reported that black crosses had been spray painted on an Iranian synagogue Koresh in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem.

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Vandalism against Jewish institutions is not suprising in Jerusalem’s seamline neighborhoods where Jews lives near Arabs.  This attack is a bit of a shock, because Katamon is fairly central.  The use of crosses is either a ploy by Arab vandals or a troubling development within the broader Christian Israeli community.

Jerusalem police have opened an investigation into the incident and are searching for suspects.