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Abraham Accords Needed ‘More Than Ever’ as Israel-Hamas War Escalates
The escalating Israel-Hamas war means that the Abraham Accords between Israel and two former enemies in the Middle East “are needed now more than ever,” Jared Kushner said in a post last week on social media. Kushner should know. As a top White House aide as well as son-in-law to then-President Donald Trump, Kushner was…Anthony B. Kim -
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Author of Trump’s Iran Sanctions Tells Biden How to Respond to Ballistic Missile Attack Against Israel
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a medium-range ballistic missile toward Israel Tuesday, requiring an Israeli air defense system to block it and signaling that the war Hamas started with a terrorist attack against the Jewish state may quickly expand into a regional conflict. Robert Greenway, who orchestrated former President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran,…Tyler O’Neil -
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SPLC FINALLY Issues a Statement on Hamas Terror Attack, and Manages to Make Things Even Worse
After remaining silent on the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the rising antisemitism in the U.S. for three weeks, the Southern Poverty Law Center finally commented on the issue, only to stealth-edit its statement days later. SPLC President Margaret Huang had suggested that Israel intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians, including children, for airstrikes….Tyler O’Neil -
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How Israel Defense Forces Strive to Exceed Requirements of Law of Armed Conflict
As the Israel Defense Forces enter Gaza to wage war against Hamas, it’s important to remember the extent to which Israel works tirelessly to meet and vastly exceed the requirements of international law, including the law of armed conflict. The four basic principles of the law of war: distinction, proportionality, military necessity, and limitation. …Cully Stimson -
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Clash in Chicago With Radical Black ‘Israelite’ Group
An extremist group that believes black Americans and other people of color are the real descendants of the ancient Israelites clashed Saturday with pro-Palestine protesters in Chicago while police attempted to calm the two groups. The sometimes violent exchanges between pro-Palestine protesters and members or supporters of Black Hebrew Israelites followed a march around the Chicago…Lucy Gilbert -
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Cease-Fire Isn’t a Real Option for Israel, This Activist Says
The U.N. General Assembly called Friday for a “humanitarian truce” between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, but a cease-fire isn’t an option for the Jewish nation, activist Boris Zilberman says. If the Israel-Hamas war is put on pause, Zilberman says, Hamas terrorists will use the time “to retool.” Zilberman, director of public policy and strategy…Virginia Allen -
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DC Freshens Up ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Art Despite Hamas Endorsements
The District of Columbia is freshening up its massive "Black Lives Matter" street mural even as the Black Lives Matter organization faces intense backlash for social media posts aligning with the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel earlier this month. BLM affiliates have expressed solidarity with the "resistance" against Israel, compared attacks on Israel to racial…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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After Attack on Israel, Terror Threat Looms Over US Southern Border
Earlier this month, Hamas launched the largest coordinated attack against Israel in more than 50 years, leaving over 1,400 dead in its wake. To carry out its heinous attack, Hamas penetrated one of the most secure borders in the world. Over 6,000 miles away, we, too, face a crisis at our borders. Americans have lived…Matthew Kuckelman -
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SPLC Silent After Anti-Israel Vandals Strike Near Tree of Life Synagogue Ahead of Shooting Anniversary
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and the Anti-Defamation League condemned the anti-Israel vandalism in a Jewish community near the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh one day before the fifth anniversary of the horrific murder of 11 congregants. Yet the Southern Poverty Law Center, which bills itself as an expert on “hate groups” and antisemitism, has…Tyler O’Neil -
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Polls Showing Support for Israel Hide Some Ugly Truths
According to a new Harvard/Harris poll, only the police and military are more respected than Israel. It’s heartening that Americans overwhelmingly support civilization over the Islamofascists of Gaza and Iran. Then again, “Palestinian Authority” gets 17% support, and Hamas has a 14% positive rating—which is to say 14% of your neighbors have taken the side…David Harsanyi -
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The Hamas Hostage Crisis: New Front in Iran’s Proxy War
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas once again has launched a lethal campaign against Israel, its fifth major offensive and the most catastrophic since Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007 following Israel’s withdrawal. Once again, Hamas has perpetrated a double war crime by hiding behind civilians in Gaza while savagely attacking civilians in…James Phillips -
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Senators Cruz, Lee, Marshall, and Vance Propose Immediate Appropriation for Israel
Four Republican senators have introduced a bill to appropriate immediate assistance and aid to Israel. The stand-alone bill would ensure funding for Israel is not delayed by President Joe Biden’s competing priorities in the Ukraine war and would strip out “all aid to Gaza that could be funneled to Hamas terrorists,” according to a press…Sara Garstka -
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NYPD Says Pro-Hamas Protesters’ Siege of Jewish Students ‘No Threat’
Jewish students at Cooper Union, a private New York City college, were locked inside a library Wednesday as pro-Palestine and pro-Hamas protesters beat their fists on the doors, screamed, and tried to gain entry. New York police, however, told The Daily Signal that officers didn’t intervene because “no threats of physical violence were made.” Videos…Tony Kinnett -
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How Many Hezbollah or Hamas Terrorists Are in US? No Way of Knowing.
When then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testified in the House Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2012, then-Rep. Elton Gallegly asked him about the threat of terrorists entering the United States by crossing the southern border. “First of all, as it relates to our southwest border,” said Gallegly, R-Calif., “do you see any growing evidence of al-Qaeda…Terence Jeffrey -
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Donors Pull Support After Harvard, UPenn Fail to Condemn Hamas’ Terrorist Attack
Billionaires, business moguls, and university alumni are withdrawing their support from two Ivy League universities after school administrators and students failed to strongly condemn the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) were heavily criticized for their response to Hamas' surprise terrorist attacks Oct. 7 that killed over 1,400 Israelis, after which students…Kate Anderson -
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2,500 Orthodox Jewish Rabbis, Israeli Ambassador Demand UN Secretary-General Resign Over Hamas Comments
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect the fact Guterres’ speech does appear on the U.N. website. The U.N. changed the link after publication so the old link appeared broken. The Coalition for Jewish Values joined Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in calling for the U.N. secretary-general to resign Tuesday. Secretary-General António…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Hamas Slaughter Confirmed Everything I Have Believed
With one exception, nothing about Oct. 7 surprised me. The one exception was Israel’s unpreparedness. That also surprised nearly every Israeli. My guess is that a combination of Iranian technology and Israeli complacency and incompetence led to the greatest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. Nothing else surprised me. Not the butchery; not the sadism;…Dennis Prager -
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‘The One Thing Iran Fears Is Peace,’ Sen. Joni Ernst Says of Regime’s Link to Hamas Terrorist Attack
Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel is a reminder of the threat Iran poses, Sen. Joni Ernst said Monday at an event on Capitol Hill. Ernst, R-Iowa, speaking at a Heritage Foundation event called “Future of the U.S.-Israel Alliance at 75,” said the Biden administration’s appeasement of Iran led to the Oct. 7 surprise attack on…Jarrett Stepman -
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Why Is Google Protecting Harvard Defenders of Hamas Terrorism?
Google has once again shown its true colors in its efforts to suppress the readership of news about the radical students at Harvard University who have voiced their support—very publicly—for Hamas. Hamas, of course, is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department, but that didn’t stop Harvard students from quickly rushing to…Hans von Spakovsky -
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In Israel’s Time of War, Its Economic Bond With US Matters More Than Ever
The unprecedented and unprovoked Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, coordinated by Iran through its proxy Hamas, has reaffirmed the necessity of the U.S. and Israel remaining as united as possible. Even as the military response to Hamas is taking shape, America’s enduring, resilient economic bond with Israel matters more than ever as an integral…Anthony B. Kim