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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized on Monday that a two-state solution, aimed at facilitating peaceful coexistence between Israel and the Palestinians, remains the sole viable path once hostilities subside. Lavrov conveyed this during a press conference held in Moscow, where he was joined by Ahmed Abul Gate, the head of the Arab League. Gate warned of potential future conflicts should Israel not reconsider its stance towards the Palestinians. Notably, Beijing has also expressed its support for a two-state resolution. Earlier, a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in response to inquiries about the Middle East situation, reaffirmed China's opposition...

Former President Trump will not visit Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with congressional Republicans as they consider a next speaker of the House, a source familiar with the 2024 GOP front-runner's plans told Fox News Digital. The former president told Fox News Digital last Thursday that he would visit Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill to take part in a House Republican Conference as members considered who would become the next speaker of the House, following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. A source familiar, though, told Fox News Digital on Monday that the president's plans had changed, and he...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, AlabamaMaxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Occupying the site of the first Wright Flying School, it was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell, a native of Atmore, Alabama.The base is the headquarters of Air University (AU), a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional...

Biden (and his handlers) frantically made a gut-wrenching flip/flop on definitely needing a border wall completed ASAP. So far no good explanation as to why he had to write Trump's commercial for him, totally admitting without saying Trump was Right.

Should we or shouldn’t we celebrate Columbus day? Every year the debate rages around this time whether the expansion of European civilization into the western hemisphere was a positive or negative development in human history.Of course Columbus himself was a complex figure, and there is much to love or hate about him depending on one’s point of view. The leftward side of the debate points out Columbus’s greed, ambition, pride and at times cruelty.And yet on the other side , one must admire the bravery, tenacity, and Columbus’ willingness to venture at great risk. Columbus also had a pious side...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to visit Moscow, Russian news media quoted the Palestinian envoy to Moscow as saying late on Monday. “We are awaiting an official statement from the Kremlin, from the Russian side, about when the visit will take place,” Russia’s RBC news outlet said, citing Ambassador Abdel Hafiz Nofal as saying. “An agreement has been reached that Mr. Abbas will come here to Moscow.”

The Pentagon warned Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to “think twice” before joining the conflict, and said it was prepared to come to Israel’s defense. A U.S. aircraft carrier strike force is due to arrive in the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, a deployment that a defense official described as “a deterrent signal to Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah and any other proxy across the region” who might be weighing joining the conflict.

How Pope Francis Is Inadvertently Developing the Doctrine of the PapacyBy his abuse of Catholics’ already-unhealthy overemphasis on the papacy, Pope Francis is leading many of them to now look more closely at the underlying official teaching.Not long ago Pope Francis, in lamenting the existence of “backward-looking” American Catholics, said that “doctrine evolves…doctrine also progresses, expands and consolidates with time and becomes firmer, but it is always progressing.” The pope was essentially arguing that Catholics should not be upset about potential changes to doctrine, because doctrine is not static, but always developing. Well, yes and no. Development of doctrine is...

This better not be Israel's 9/11 because that means nothing will end up being done in its aftermath as was the case with 9/11. The enduring legacy of 9/11 was not the elimination of Wahabbi Sunni Isla in Saudi Arabia that inspired the Al Qaeda terrorists (15 of the 19 actually Saudi citizens). Neither was it a military victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan who sheltered Al Qaeda. The Taliban created and sustained by Pakistan even Bin Laden hid in Pakistan before was killed. The ultimate force behind the Taliban Pakistan was never ever dealt with and it's no wonder...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Nations to take immediate action against the continued “Israeli aggression” toward Palestinians. Abbas made the remarks on a phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, according to the state news agency WAFA. Abbas called on the UN to "immediately intervene to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip,” WAFA reported on Monday.

War watch: How Israeli Intel Failed “There is only one way Hamas could have pulled off Saturday’s massive surprise,” argues Edward N. Luttwak at Tablet: “by feeding valuable, indeed ‘actionable’ information to individuals who were Israeli intelligence sources” and allowing “the Israelis to destroy rockets before they could be launched” — paying “no price to thus fill the ‘espionage horizon’ below which yesterday’s attacks were planned,” since the rocket attacks came from Hamas’ “chief competitor,” Islamic Jihad. “Israel’s political misjudgments about Hamas’ intentions” likely have “played a background role in lowering the country’s vigilance. But it is no excuse” for...

One Way Out is a live cut that follows three studio tracks on the album Eat A Peach. It's about a guy who is having an affair with a woman whose husband has apparently come home. He's starting to wonder if she's worth the hassle, and one thing's for sure - he's not going out the front door, since he doesn't want to meet up with her man. Allman Brothers Band - "One Way Out" (Live At Fillmore East, June 27, 1971)

Hamas terrorists fired rockets into towns, shot at civilians from paragliders, and kidnapped women and children from their homes. Grandmothers at gunpoint, loaded onto golf carts, to be held hostage or killed by twisted, depraved thugs — supported by soulless New York City progressives. Yes, in Times Square on Sunday, the Democratic Socialists of America will host an “All Out for Palestine” rally. Wear a mask so you’re not recognized, the organizers say. Best to just let the swastikas do the talking. “Never mind the hundreds of Israeli civilians and children who have been murdered, wounded, abducted, and terrorized. Their...

The veteran musician, 80, headlined the 2,286-capacity venue with the evening billed as a chance to hear the entirety of his recently released album, Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, which is a reimagining of the band’s iconic Dark Side Of The Moon, which recently turned 50. However according to several disgruntled audience members, he spent an hour reading from his unpublished autobiography instead of singing and even told them to “f*** off” when they complained. Waters is said to have read out pages of notes about his pets, including a duck called Donald, which he discussed for 20 minutes,...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to social media Sunday regarding Hamas' deadly strikes on Israel, but one post was taken down following some online backlash. "Turkish Foreign Minister @HakanFidan and I spoke further on Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel. I encouraged Türkiye’s advocacy for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas immediately," read Blinken’s post on X, formerly Twitter, according to the New York Post. Pandemonium broke out over the internet while the post was up. "The Biden Administration is showing its true colors. Once Israel indicated it was going on offense into Gaza, Blinken...

Following the slaughter of hundreds of innocent Israelis at the hands of Hamas terrorists this past weekend, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called for a cease-fire to hostilities as the world’s lone Jewish state began launching its counterattack. In a post published on Sunday evening, Blinken informed his X (formerly Twitter) followers that he spoke with the foreign minister of Turkey regarding Hamas’ onslaught against Israel. In the post, the U.S.’ leading diplomat stated that he encouraged Turkey to advocate for “a cease-fire,” as well as “the release of all hostages held” by Hamas — an Iranian-backed terrorist organization —...

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Monday knocked presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his switch from a Democratic bid to an independent run. “Make no mistake — a Democrat in Independent’s clothing is still a Democrat,” McDaniel said in a statement. “RFK Jr. cannot hide from his record of endorsing Hillary, supporting the Green New Deal, fighting against the Keystone Pipeline, and praising [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.)] tax hikes — he is your typical elitist liberal and voters won’t be fooled,” McDaniel said. After campaigning as a Democratic challenger to incumbent President Biden, who is running...

On Monday's "The Chris Salcedo Show," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis predicts a terrorist attack on America as a result of the war on Israel and the open southern border.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday accused his successor Joe Biden of betraying one of the nation's closest allies amid the chaos and tragedy in Israel. Trump touted his own withdrawal of the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, and his Muslim travel ban, as examples of why he would have handled the crisis better. He said: 'When I was Commander in Chief, we reduced the Iranian economy to rubble, I withdrew from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, imposed the toughest-ever sanctions on the regime, and imposed a strict TRAVEL BAN to keep Radical Islamic Terrorists the hell out of...

Rep. Ilhan Omar elicited outrage Monday with a public entreaty for the US to shift from giving Israel “unconditional weapons sales and military aid” to diplomacy. Omar (D-Minn.) — a member of the so-called “Squad” — also harped on the plight of the Palestinians and suggested that Israel’s retaliation against terrorist group Hamas might be a “war crime.” “The Israeli Defense Minister has called Palestinians ‘human animals’ and promised to cut off all electricity, all food, and all fuel to civilians in Gaza,” Omar wrote in a lengthy threat on X, formerly Twitter. “This is collective punishment, a war crime,...