News stories by Eli Clifton*

Several powerful members of Congress have worked to suspend U.S. military aid to Lebanon's military after a deadly skirmish on the Lebanese-Israeli border last week which left two Lebanese soldiers, a Lebanese journalist and one Israeli officer dead.

The recent Wikileaks dump of war-related documents has brought little new to the debate over Washington's ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan, but allegations that Pakistan's intelligence services are aiding the Taliban has brought renewed attention to U.S. concerns over its reliance on Islamabad in battling Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan.

J Street, the relatively new 'pro-Israel, pro-Peace' advocacy group, exceeded expectations for its inaugural conference here in Washington with over 1,500 participants attending the four-day event.

J Street, the relatively new 'pro-Israel, pro-Peace' advocacy group, exceeded expectations for its inaugural conference here in Washington with over 1,500 participants attending the four-day event.

The fiercely anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders has been traveling through the U.S. this week on a highly-publicised trip to meet with politicians, promote his controversial film ‘Fitna’, and raise money for his legal defence back home.