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The air crackled with tension in the nation’s capital as U.S. Park Police officers braced themselves at Columbus Circle for what would become a violent showdown against anti-Israel protesters. From my perch on the seventh floor of The Heritage Foundation’s nearby headquarters, I watched with a mixture of disbelief and dread July 24 as a…

President Joe Biden has endangered U.S. troops and “emboldened” terrorists in the Middle East by impeding military aid to Israel, 48 Republican senators said in a letter to the White House on Friday.  The lawmakers accused Biden of “accommodating Iran and its terrorist allies” by delaying some shipments of military supplies to the Israeli military…

Israel soon could find itself locked into a multifront war against the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas, a scenario that experts say the Israelis may need additional time to prepare for after a grueling conflict with Hamas that so far has lasted 10 months. Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday in an airstrike in Lebanon. Hours…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., praised the anti-Israel Private Equity Stakeholder Project as a “great organization” on Wednesday. The Massachusetts Democrat co-hosted the panel on “The Role of Private Equity in Healthcare” hosted by the Center for Economy and Policy Research. Another panelist was Eileen O’Grady, director of programs for the Private Equity Stakeholder Project by day…

Anti-Israel activists in the U.S. praised the top political leader of the militant group Hamas online on Wednesday after his assassination.  Ismail Haniyeh, 62, died in an airstrike in Iran’s capital, Tehran, that the terrorist organization blamed on Israel.  Haniyeh was involved in hostage negotiations with Israel after Hamas invaded the Jewish state, killing about…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress last week at the invitation of House Speaker Mike Johnson. The prime minister’s job that night was to make clear to Congress, the nation, and the world the “what” and “why” of Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, following the murderous attack by Hamas terrorists Oct. 7…

An organizer for a prominent anti-Israel group complains that some “Palestinian political organizations” that he considers allies have been “criminalized.” His group doesn’t say which ones, though.   Mohammed Nabulsi, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, appeared to refer to organizations internationally recognized as foreign terrorist groups during an interview with the International Journal of…

Reconfirming that his country would be relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a July 17 speech, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña underscored that “Paraguay has always been a great friend of Israel, we always say that it fills us with pride to have been the decisive vote for the creation of…

What began with a few “man on the street” interviews at a pro-Palestine rally quickly descended into a witness to violence, arson, and unmistakable vitriol against America and Israel.  It all unfolded at a rally and march in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington on Wednesday to address a joint session…

“In the heart of the Middle East, standing in Iran’s way, is one proud, pro-American democracy—my country, the state of Israel!” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting Washington amid the Israel-Hamas war, spoke these words Wednesday to enthusiastic applause during an address to a joint meeting of Congress that some Democrats boycotted. The Hamas terror…

Hundreds of premade anti-Israel signs were waiting near the U.S. Capitol as demonstrators prepared Wednesday to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest visit to America. Netanyahu was scheduled to address a joint session of Congress at 2 p.m. EDT regarding U.S. efforts to help settle the 9-month-old Israel-Hamas war.  Israel has sought to eradicate…

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Some lawmakers are nervous that scores of pro-Palestinian protesters will swarm the Capitol out of retaliation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address on Wednesday. Netanyahu will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress to speak on the importance of maintaining a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. But a number of lawmakers who spoke to…

MILWAUKEE—Ronen Neutra sat next to his wife Orna, a piece of tape on his dark blazer with the number 285 written in black marker—the number of days his son has been a Hamas hostage in the Gaza Strip.  For nearly 300 days, Omer Neutra, an Israeli-American citizen, has likely not received the “basic humanitarian needs…

The conservative nonprofit Consumers’ Research launched a campaign on Tuesday going after investment firm Morgan Stanley Capital International for “embracing” an anti-Israel stance in its environmental, social, and corporate governance ratings. The Consumers’ Research six-figure ad campaign features a new website, a national mailer, digital marketing ads, and a mobile billboard outside of MSCI’s headquarters in…

Long before Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the Jewish homeland was already a flash point of controversy on college campuses and among an increasingly anti-Israel segment of younger Americans who make up Gen Z. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries, had taken note of the troubling trend and embarked on a trip to…

Hours after Hamas-backed fighters broke out of the fence surrounding Gaza and embarked on a crusade of rape, killing, and kidnapping throughout southern Israel, some American corporate activists began their crusade to legitimize all of it. Notably among their ranks were advocates of the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement. “Oppression is the root cause of…

As three college presidents testified about antisemitism amid anti-Israel protests and riots on their campuses, a prominent House Democrat brushed off concerns about a Jewish student’s inability to walk on a path at the University of California at Los Angeles and went on to fault UCLA for not protecting anti-Israel protesters. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.,…

Northwestern University may have violated a federal law by failing to report crimes on campus at least five times during recent anti-Israel protests. Northwestern appears to have violated a U.S. law called the Clery Act by not taking and publishing police reports from students who say they were assaulted, battered, stolen from, or witnessed crimes…

For more than two decades, supporters of the International Criminal Court have urged the U.S. to ratify the Rome Statute and join the court. But multiple U.S. administrations of both parties refused, concerned that the ICC lacks safeguards against political manipulation and violates national sovereignty by claiming jurisdiction over the nationals and military personnel of…

As stunned outrage escalated in reaction to President Joe Biden’s decision to halt arms shipments to Israel in the midst of its battle against the Hamas terrorist group, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that the Jewish state would “stand alone” and “fight with our fingernails” in the face of a lack of…