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WATCH: Mother Responds to ‘Nightmare’ Hostage Propaganda Video
“I can’t stand, and I can’t walk to the bathroom,” Rom Braslavski says through tears in a hostage propaganda video released over the weekend. Hamas took Braslavski hostage from the Nova Music Festival in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. His family gave permission Sunday for the video of the young man to be released…Virginia Allen -
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Cambodia Nominates Trump for Peace Prize, Becoming the Third Country to Do So
Cambodia announced Friday it will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped bring the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict to a ceasefire agreement. “He should get the Nobel, not only for his work on Cambodia but also elsewhere,” said Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol in an interview with The Wall Street…Olivia Pero -
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Netanyahu, Fetterman Respond to Horrific Hamas Video Showing Starving Hostage Digging Grave
Hamas released on Friday a horrifying propaganda video depicting a starving Israeli hostage digging his own grave. The images have sparking outrage around the world. In the five-minute video, the emaciated Evyatar David is seen inside a narrow, claustrophobic tunnel, digging his own grave while crossing off the days on a calendar. “I haven’t eaten…Lorenzo Prieto -
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They Aren’t Alright
A few weeks ago, press outlets globally ran a horrific story about Israel shooting at starving Palestinians trying to get food. The story was not true. Before the press began retracting it, a man in Colorado attacked several Jews, killing, among others, a Holocaust survivor. Earlier this week, the New York Times, on its front…Erick Erickson -
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Europe’s Recognition of ‘Palestine’ Is a Cynical Joke
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this week that their countries would unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. The first problem with that is “Palestine” is a fictional place. There never was any such thing. And diplomatic recognition of it no more changes this reality than if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…David Harsanyi -
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EXCLUSIVE: Aid Group Marks Delivery of 100 Million Meals to People of Gaza
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation reached a milestone Friday: The humanitarian aid organization backed by the U.S. and Israel has delivered 100 million meals to the people of Gaza since its launch at the end of May. “Reaching 100 million free meals delivered directly to the people of Gaza in just two months of operations is…Virginia Allen -
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New York Times Issues Editor’s Note Over Condition of Child in Viral Image
The New York Times has issued an editor’s note over an image the outlet published of an extremely frail child in Gaza. The image of the child, each bone of his rib cage visible, went viral. After publishing the story, the Times learned that the child has “pre-existing health problems.” “Mohammed, according to his doctor,…Virginia Allen -
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WATCH: IDF Releases Video of ‘Hamas Terrorists Looting an Aid Truck’
New video shared on social media shows Hamas looting an aid truck in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces. “Footage from just 4 days ago shows Hamas terrorists looting an aid truck, this is the same organization spreading false claims about a deliberate starvation campaign in Gaza. Make it make sense,” the IDF…Virginia Allen -
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Should Palestine Be Recognized as a State? Trump Responds
President Donald Trump declined to weigh in on the issue of Palestinian statehood Monday. “Well, I’m not going to take a position,” Trump said when a reporter asked him if he agrees with a recent statement from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for recognition of a Palestinian state. “I’m looking forward to getting people…Virginia Allen -
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Sports League Keeps Politics Off the Field When Israel’s Participation Triggers Threats
Fourteen football players boarded a plane and flew from Israel to Amsterdam in the middle of July for the Australian Football League’s European tournament. When news of Israel’s participation in the tournament triggered threats of protests, Australian Football League Europe did not capitulate to political pressure. It is the role of the Australian Football League…Virginia Allen -
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Israel to Permit Aid Airdrops Into Gaza as Tensions Grow Over Humanitarian Situation
Israel will soon allow Jordan and the United Arab Emirates to resume aid airdrops into Gaza. In coordination with the Israel Defense Forces, Jordan may conduct its first airdrop as soon as Friday, The Times of Israel reports. In 2024, the U.S., working with Jordan and other nations, airdropped aid into Gaza. The plan to…Virginia Allen -
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France Will Recognize Palestine as a State, Macron Says
France will recognize Palestine as a state, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. “True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine,” Macron wrote on social media. “The urgency today is to end the war in…Virginia Allen -
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Trump to Pull US From UNESCO
President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization in a move Rep. Randy Fine says he fully supports. “This is an organization that has repeatedly pushed anti-Israel propaganda, from recognizing Palestinian statehood to denying the Jewish connection to holy sites,” Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, told The…Virginia Allen -
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Deal or No Deal? Why Israel Launched Ground Attack in a Gaza City It Hadn’t Entered Since War Began
Israel Defense Forces has pushed into a central Gaza city for the first time since Israel’s war with Hamas began following the militant group’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Tanks rolled into the southern and eastern areas of Deir al-Balah on Monday. The city holds one of four “central camps” in Gaza, The Jerusalem…Virginia Allen -
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Iran War Has Created Golden Opportunity for Stable Middle East Peace
For nearly half a century, the Middle East has been defined by a single overarching reality: the Iranian threat. Since 1979, the ayatollahs’ growing influence, nuclear program, and destabilizing activities have shaped regional dynamics more than perhaps any other factor. An entire generation has grown up accepting periodic clashes and proxy conflicts as the natural order, with…Yossi Kuperwasser -
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Muslim Scholars Deem Trump ‘Enemy Against God’
Iranian media unveiled a letter this month written by “100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals” that declared President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “enemies against God.” In this letter, the Muslim scholars warned leaders of Islam that “compromise, normalization of relations, or collaboration” with these countries and their leaders is forbidden. The Iranian Islamic leaders…Caily Shriver -
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Peace Through Strength: Why Trump’s Support for Israel Was the Best Foreign Policy in a Generation
In an era marked by uncertainty and geopolitical instability, one foreign policy legacy stands above the rest: President Donald Trump’s unwavering support for the state of Israel. Unlike past administrations that adhered to conventional wisdom and cautious diplomacy, Trump brought moral clarity and strategic resolve to the U.S.-Israel alliance. He did not just talk about…Raphael Shore -
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Rubio Hits UN Human Rights Council Rapporteur With Sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced sanctions on United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Rubio cited “her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt [International Criminal Court] action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” in the announcement of the sanctions. The position of special rapporteur is appointed by the U.N….Virginia Allen -
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Princeton’s President Pursues Politicization
While the Trump administration tries to rein in the political excesses that foster civil rights violations and undermine the reasons for publicly subsidizing higher education, Princeton President Chris Eisgruber has doubled down on universities’ political activism. As a leader of the “Resistance” opposing President Donald Trump’s efforts, Eisgruber believes that universities should have the autonomy…Jay Greene -
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83 Percent of Jewish Students Face Campus Hate—How Much More Will Colleges Allow?
I walked into that house meeting with a knot of anxiety, a strange sense of paranoia. An hour later, I was running into the freezing Ohio night, barefoot and coatless, tears blurring my vision. My paranoia, it turns out, was simply an instinct for survival. During my last year at Kenyon College, my roommates, all…Yael Shavelson