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Sen. Roger Marshall Explains Why He Believes Democrats Blocked Israel Aid Package
Every Senate Democrat voted in opposition to a stand-alone Israel aid package. The package, which passed in the House on Nov. 2, would have provided Israel with $14.3 billion and was set to pull funding from President Joe Biden’s IRS budget to do so. On Tuesday, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., used a special motion to…Virginia Allen -
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Hundreds of Thousands Flood DC to March for Israel
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of thousands of men and women flooded the nation's capital on Tuesday for the March for Israel and demanded the return of hostages captured by Hamas. According to estimates from the rally's organizers, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an estimated 290,000 people attended the…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Some of the Best Signs at DC March for Israel
Tens of thousands of demonstrators attended the March for Israel held Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington. Reporters for The Daily Signal and staffers from The Heritage Foundation were on the ground at the march and captured photos of some of the signs demonstrators carried. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The…Lucy Gilbert -
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American College Students Chant Nazi-Inspired Slogan Against Israel
“There is only one solution: intifada revolution!” campus radicals chanted last week at Princeton University, Tufts University, the University of Maryland, and other collleges nationwide. If these students’ call for “one solution” to the “problem” of the Jewish state reminds you of Nazi Germany’s so-called Final Solution, there’s a reason for that: The chant was…Jason Bedrick -
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‘Heil Hitler’: Watch What Happened at March for Israel
A video captured by Dominick Buehler, a member of the Young Leaders Program in the Oversight Project at The Heritage Foundation, shows a horrific scene from Tuesday’s March for Israel: Buehler says the man repeatedly shouted, “F— Jews” and “F— white people” and also referred to the Jewish people “occupying” Palestine. “People were shocked,” Buehler…Daily Signal Staff -
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‘Zero Appetite’ in Israel for Cease-Fire With Hamas, Embassy Official Says
Despite calls from the United Nations and others for a “humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Embassy official Eliav Benjamin says, “Nobody in Israel is talking about a cease-fire at this point.” Benjamin adds that there is “zero appetite for that.” Benjamin, deputy chief of mission at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, told…Virginia Allen -
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Authorities in DC Preparing to Ensure Safety, Security at ‘March for Israel’
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol Police said they are taking proactive security measures to protect the March for Israel, a massive pro-Israel demonstration planned for Tuesday, The Daily Signal has learned. Both departments stressed, however, that they could not disclose specifics. The Metropolitan Police Department is working closely with…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Here’s Where AP, Reuters, NYT, and CNN Got Their Oct. 7 Hamas Photos and What It Says About Palestinian ‘Civilians’
How did The Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, and CNN obtain their photos of Hamas terrorists carrying out their horrific attack on Israel on Oct. 7? What does it reveal about the Gazan “civilians” that Hamas uses as human shields as Israel responded with military force? On Wednesday, a media watchdog called HonestReporting…Tyler O’Neil -
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Mass Pro-Israel Rally to Take Place in Washington
Major Jewish organizations in the United States are organizing a pro-Israel rally to take place in Washington, D.C., next week to condemn the Hamas terror attacks on Israel and to call for the release of the hostages. Organized by the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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15 Reasons Liberal US Jews Shouldn’t Be Shocked by Fellow Leftists’ Siding With Hamas
Left-wing American Jews feel betrayed by the Left. It’s a Left that remains anti-Israel even after the greatest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and even though most Palestinians and their supporters explicitly call for the destruction of the Jewish state: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Progressive American Jews…Dennis Prager -
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Why the Left Hates Israel and America
This week, my organization, Center for Urban Renewal and Education, held an event in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, the district of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Forty Christian pastors—white, black, Hispanic—attended to speak out in support of Israel. We brought these Christian spokespersons into the backyard of one of the most aggressive voices in the U.S….Star Parker -
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House Votes to Censure Rashida Tlaib Over Anti-Israel Comments
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan’s 12th District has been censured by the House of Representatives following a vote on Tuesday night. A privileged resolution to censure Tlaib was introduced on Monday by Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia following her repeated comments criticizing Israel for its response to terrorist attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7. After…Arjun Singh -
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Are ‘MAGA’ Republicans Worse Than Hamas? Many on Far Left Appear to Think So
“MAGA and Christian Nationalism: Bigger threat to America than Hamas could ever be” was the original headline on a vicious article published at the left-wing website Salon.com on Thursday. The piece, written by Brian Karem, drew considerable attention on social media as many condemned the thesis and the tone of the piece. Karem was Playboy’s…Jarrett Stepman -
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Donors’ Power of Purse Sends Loud Rebuke to Colleges’ Shameful Silence on Pro-Hamas Protests
Students from across the U.S. and Europe have taken to the streets to defend the indefensible or “contextualize” that which no context can justify; that is, mass killings and gang rape in the Holy Land on Oct. 7. Many of their elders now wonder how kids they raised to be civilized seem to be stumped…Mike Gonzalez -
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Hamas Leader Shows Why Israel Can’t Afford to Let the Terrorists Remain in Gaza
President Joe Biden, who initially declared his “rock-solid and unwavering” support for Israel, called for a “pause” in the Jewish state’s ground assault in Gaza on Wednesday amid criticism of Israeli airstrikes. Yet, a senior member of Hamas’ Politburo showed exactly why Israel must root out the genocidal terrorist group after the horrific pogrom of…Tyler O’Neil -
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To Give Peace a Chance, Hamas Must Free All Hostages and Surrender
Just as the Israel Defense Forces encircle the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, calls for a “cease-fire” are accelerating. For the first week or two after the Hamas Holocaust of Oct. 7, which saw the most Jews massacred in a single day since Hitler, and hundreds more taken hostage into Gaza, calls for a cease-fire…Josh Hammer -
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Israel-Hamas War Keeps Getting Sicker
There is something surreal, even sick about the current Israel-Hamas war. Throughout European and American cities and campuses, tens of thousands of Middle East immigrants and students, and radical leftists chant nonstop, “Free Palestine from the River to the Sea.” More recently, they are also yelling, “Israel, you can’t hide, we caught you in genocide.”…Victor Davis Hanson -
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House Passes Israel Aid Bill Funded by IRS Cuts
The House passed a stand-alone bill Thursday that would send military aid to Israel in its conflict with Hamas terrorists, to be funded by cuts to the budget of the Internal Revenue Service. The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 would provide funds to the Defense Department to replace equipment provided to Israel as military aid,…Arjun Singh -
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2,500 Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Condemn Reform Judaism Statement Calling for ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Gaza
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — The Coalition for Jewish Values, which represents more than 2,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in American public policy, sent a letter to the Union for Reform Judaism, condemning that organization's call for a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza, warning that any such cease-fire would give Hamas terrorists the opportunity to regroup…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Leave It to Biden to Blow an Opportunity’ to Send a Clear Message to Iran, Sen. Marshall Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Biden administration should act quickly to support an aid package for Israel, thus sending a clear message to Iran as the Jewish state seeks to root out Tehran-backed Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, Sen. Roger Marshall urges. “Leave it to President Biden to blow an opportunity to bring…Virginia Allen