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Why Every Evangelical American Should Care About Iran and Support Its Democratic Opposition
One of the most important rights we enjoy in the United States is the freedom to practice our faith. Sadly, this is not a reality for hundreds of millions around the world. As evangelical Christians, we believe this right is not merely granted by governments but is given by God. It should transcend borders, which… -
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US-Led Gaza Humanitarian Group Launches New System to Ensure Aid Gets to Civilians
The American- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has launched a new system to ensure greater civilian access to aid. Families in Gaza can now reserve aid boxes in advance. The new system launched Sunday and is designed to further safe and efficient aid delivery and reduce much of the rush for food at distribution… -
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The Christian Diplomacy Israel Needs
Last month, Israel’s war for survival united the world’s Christian denominations. In Gaza, misfired Israeli munitions struck the enclave’s only Catholic church. The incident led to a joint visit to the church by Jerusalem’s respective Latin Catholic and Greek Orthodox patriarchs in a rare show of solidarity for two denominations separated by a thousand-year schism…. -
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How the Left Perpetuates Starvation in Gaza
If Western leftists cared less about starving children in Gaza, there would be fewer starving children in Gaza. Food shortages have been a major concern in the Gaza Strip. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee recently said that those living there face “hunger and deprivation and possibly starvation.” Leftists blame Israel. “The forced famine of… -
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Enough Americans Living in Israel to Consider It the ‘436th Congressional District,’ Huckabee Says
There are enough U.S. citizens living in Israel that it could be considered America’s “436th congressional district,” according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. There are about “700,000 Americans living in Israel,” Huckabee told Newsmax’s Carl Higbie during an interview in Jerusalem. “So when you help Israel, you’re helping 700,000 Americans be… -
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Netanyahu Uses Severe Drought in Iran to Urge Its Citizens to ‘Fight for Freedom’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be calling on Iranians to rise up and overthrow the current totalitarian regime in Tehran. “I urge you to be bold and brave, to dare to dream,” Netanyahu said in a video message posted on the social media platform X on Tuesday. “Take risks for freedom, for… -
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Reporter or Hamas Terrorist? Israeli Strike Kills Al Jazeera Staff Member
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed multiple Al Jazeera staff Sunday, including Anas al-Sharif, who Israel describes as a “Hamas terrorist.” Al-Sharif “posed as an Al Jazeera journalist” and “was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and … troops,” the Israel Defense Forces wrote on X Sunday night…. -
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Hamas Understands the Myopia and Moral Imbecility of the West
Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go into exile, Israeli hostages would be freed from their hellish captivity, and surrounding Arab nations could help fund the rebuilding… -
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The Media’s Distorted Lens: German Investigation Reveals Staged Photos From Gaza
A picture is worth a thousand misconceptions—at least where the conflict in Gaza is concerned. In the war behind the war, the sweeping campaign of anti-Israel disinformation, Palestinian sympathizers are working overtime in the media to warp and shift public opinion about what’s actually happening. So far, it’s worked. World leaders, all-too eager to make… -
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Netanyahu Outlines Israel’s Plan for Taking Control of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel does intend to take full control of the Gaza Strip but does not want to rule the territory long-term. “Well, we don’t want to keep it,” Netanyahu said in an interview Thursday with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer. “We want to have a security perimeter, but we don’t want to… -
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An Allegedly Civilized World Genuflects to Hamas
As the governments of the U.K., Canada, and France announce their intent to recognize a Palestinian state, I recall the words of C.S. Lewis, so aptly quoted by President Ronald Reagan in his famous “evil empire” speech: “The greatest evil is not done now … in those sordid ‘dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to… -
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Conservatives, Stop Funding Radical Leftists
Stop giving money to your adversaries. This should seem like an obvious rule of politics. But until the Trump administration went after funding for NPR, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other leftist organizations, conservatives couldn’t seem to stop handing taxpayer dollars to activists determined to undermine their principles. While President Donald Trump has… -
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Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Take Full Control of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly decided Israel will seek to take full control of the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s office informed Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir of the decision Monday. Zamir, according to The Jerusalem Post, was told, “If this does not suit you, then you should resign.”… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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,…