Report urges U.S. to sell Israel ‘MOP’ bunker-busters, B-52s to destroy Iran sites

Report urges U.S. to sell Israel ‘MOP’ bunker-busters, B-52s to destroy Iran sites

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to sell bunker-busters and aircraft to Israel. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs has called on the administration of President Barack Obama to sell Israel weapons and platforms that could destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure. In an article, the institute, deemed close to […]

Report: Sinai emerging as staging ground for terror attacks on Israel, Egypt

Report: Sinai emerging as staging ground for terror attacks on Israel, Egypt

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Hamas regime has been using Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as a weapons stockpile, a report said. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs determined that the Islamist regime in the Gaza Strip was operating in Sinai. In a report by retired senior U.S. officers, the institute said Sinai has also […]

Report: Turkey’s Erdogan empowered by Obama’s ‘unconditional support’

Report: Turkey’s Erdogan empowered by Obama’s ‘unconditional support’

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, accused of leading his country toward a dictatorship, has drawn most of his foreign support from the United States, a report said. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs asserted that Erdogan’s policy of suppressing dissent and arresting critics was based on what appeared to […]

Group cites Syria crisis in call to strengthen U.S.-Israel military ties

Group cites Syria crisis in call to strengthen U.S.-Israel military ties

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has been urged to improve U.S. military ties with Israel. A leading Jewish group has called on the administration to enhance intelligence and military cooperation with Israel amid the Sunni revolt in neighboring Syria. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs said the threat of a Syrian […]

Obama policy reduces Congressional oversight over weapons exports

Obama policy reduces Congressional oversight over weapons exports

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in a move that could affect Middle East allies, has trimmed oversight by Congress of weapons exports. Congressional leaders said the Obama administration has reduced House and Senate oversight over proposed U.S. arms sales. They said the White House was virtually eliminating the consultation process with Congress […]