Why join ISIL? Defector says desperation, money are major factors

Why join ISIL? Defector says desperation, money are major factors

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has set up what amounts to a “welfare state” in its areas of control and most people in those areas end up joining ISIL out of desperation, according to an ISIL defector. Abu Khaled (the defector’s pseydonym) told The Daily Beast that four years of […]

Report: Palestinian security forces fueled corruption chaos

Report: Palestinian security forces fueled corruption chaos

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority security forces have contributed to the growing chaos in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Western-trained and -equipped PA security forces have been engaged in corruption and extortion throughout the West Bank. In a report by Israeli analyst Khaled Abu Toameh, the institute […]