December 14, 2017 – Bridge Agents

Underage Sexual Abuse: Another Grooming Gang on Loose in London

December 14, 2017 Bridge Agents

London (Sputnik) – Four teenage girls have so far reported being raped in British London and 30 potential victims may soon come forward. Evidence has emerged of a new grooming gang operating around a McDonald’s in Stratford, with three men and three boys now arrested on suspicion of being a part of it. Commenting on the four rape reports, Detective Inspector Laura Hillier, of the Metropolitan Police’s sexual exploitation team, told The Independent: “They had all been met by males at the McDonald’s on the Broadway in Stratford and been taken to different places where they were sexually assaulted.” Some of the girls had a firm…

Palestinians Aren’t Surprised by US Jerusalem Move As World Already ‘Ignores Their Existence’

December 14, 2017 Bridge Agents

(GV) – US President Donald Trump’s declaration that the country would move its embassy in Israel to the city of Jerusalem was met with shock throughout the world. Among Palestinians, however, it was outrage mixed with a distinctive lack of surprise. Jerusalem is a controversial site of contention in the so-called Israeli-Palestinian peace process for the simple reason that both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine claim it as their capital. Under international law, East Jerusalem is considered to be occupied Palestinian territory — Israel captured the city,…