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Israel Eliminates Hamas Leader Behind Oct. 7 Massacre
The Israel Defense Forces have killed the Hamas leader responsible for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left 1,200 dead and instigated the Israel-Hamas war, according to reports on Thursday. "The master murderer, Yahya Sinwar, who is responsible for the massacre and atrocities of Oct. 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers," Israeli Foreign… -
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US Boots Hit Ground in Israel as Threat From Iran Looms
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. service members arrived in Israel on Monday amid the country’s chaotic multifront war with various actors in the region, and more troops will arrive soon, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The Pentagon previously announced on Sunday that the troops would be deployed to the Middle East along with a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense… -
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Biden-Harris Admin Gives Israel Ultimatum: Improve Dire Gaza Conditions or Risk Losing Military Aid
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration is warning Israel that if it does not improve the humanitarian conditions in Gaza, it will risk losing military aid, according to multiple reports. The Palestinians in Gaza have been caught in the crossfire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the latter of which invaded Israel on Oct. 7 and… -
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The Delegitimization of Israel in the Airline Industry
This article is the first in a series examining the expanding scope of efforts to delegitimize Israel as it fights a war for survival against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East. As a small country in a hostile neighborhood, Israel is overly reliant on international flights for business and tourism. So, it’s troubling… -
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Why the Founders Considered America a ‘Second Israel’
It is a truism that the West was formed by Athens and Jerusalem—meaning the rational thinking introduced by Greece and the moral and religious thought introduced by Israel. Of the two, Jerusalem’s contribution was the more enduring. Relatively few Westerners read Aristotle and Plato. Virtually every citizen of the West—even the illiterate—until the last generation… -
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Echoes of the Day That Shook Israel’s Soul
It has been a full year, one full year, since the tragic events of Oct. 7, 2023, took place in Israel. On that fateful day, over a thousand Israelis, as well as people from countries such as the Philippines, United States, and Canada, were killed or taken hostage. Since then, a bloody struggle has consumed… -
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Try a Little Honesty About Israel
Both the Harris-Walz presidential ticket and now lame-duck President Joe Biden keep insisting that they are Israel’s best friend. A snarly Biden recently bragged at a contentious press conference, “No administration has helped Israel more than I have. None, none, none. And I think [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] should remember that.” Yet the thin-skinned… -
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As White House Appeases Iran and Restrains Israel, All-Out Middle East War Looms
On Oct. 1, Israelis watched as Iran launched over 200 missiles into their homeland in the latest attack on the Jewish state. With Iran just a few months away from having a nuclear weapons capability—coupled with the White House’s appeasement of Iranian leaders while it also restrains Israel’s ability to strike back—we are on the… -
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Black Clergy Stand With Israel Against Terrorists
My organization, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, co-hosted a press conference Monday with Michigan Lighthouse Ministries. Over 50 pastors from across Michigan noted the atrocities committed a year ago to the day by Hamas terrorists against Israeli citizens. They expressed solidarity with Israel. We chose a church in Michigan for this program because… -
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NO SENSE OF IRONY: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Liken Israelis to Nazis—Across From Holocaust Museum
DALLAS—Two days before the first anniversary of the start of Israel’s war with Hamas, hundreds gathered in Dallas on Saturday around historic Dealey Plaza—and across the street from a Holocaust museum—to call for the Jewish state’s destruction. Pro-Palestine activists swarmed the famous site of President John F. Kennedy's November 1963 assassination for an afternoon of… -
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What’s Next for Israel and Iran in Middle East War?
It has been a year since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. In the early morning hours, the terrorist organization Hamas launched surprise attacks in southern Israel. The blitzkrieg proved to be the bloodiest such attack in Israel’s history. Hamas terrorists rampaged through towns and ravaged communities, killing 1,200 civilians, including 40… -
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On Anniversary of Hamas Attack, Pence’s Think Tank Slams Harris for Undermining Israel
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Hamas has launched more than 10,100 rockets into Israel, killing 821 civilians and 351 Israeli soldiers, since the terrorist organization's rampage of rape, torture, and murder in southern Israel one year ago, according to a memo from a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. Current Vice President Kamala… -
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A Year After Hamas Terrorist Attack, 4 US Citizens Remain Hostage
Monday marks 365 days since Hamas terrorists took U.S. citizens hostage. Four American men—Edan Alexander, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Omer Neutra, and Keith Siegel—are believed to be still alive, along with nearly 100 Israelis also taken hostage by Hamas. About 1,200 Israelis were killed Oct. 7 during Hamas’ terrorist attack exactly one year ago, a rampage of… -
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How Many US Muslims Deny Hamas’ Crimes on Oct. 7?
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—One year after Hamas terrorists in Gaza invaded Israel, raping women and slaughtering more than 1,100 people, including infants, and after video evidence of the slaughter has spread across the world, a shocking percentage of American Muslims deny these facts and harbor disgusting antisemitic attitudes, a new poll shows. When asked… -
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How to Blow Up the Middle East War in 5 Easy Steps
When Joe Biden became president, the Middle East was calm. Now it is in the midst of a multifront war. So quiet was the inheritance from the prior Trump administration that nearly three years later, on Sept. 29, 2023—and just eight days before the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of Israelis—Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan,… -
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Israel Illustrates the Power of Victory
On Oct. 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched some 181 ballistic missiles at the state of Israel. Most were shot down. Those that weren’t fell largely in uninhabited areas. Thanks to the technological and intelligence superiority of Israel and her allies, the Iranian attack—the second such attack in six months—was foiled. As of this… -
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Running to Bomb Shelters and Other ‘Everyday Situations’ for Israelis
Wearing high heels or flats to work is a small thing most women don’t give too much thought to, but when seconds matter while running to a bomb shelter, a simple decision over footwear becomes critical. Most women in Israel don’t wear heels because, when the sirens sound, Israelis have only about 30 seconds to… -
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Iran Fires Nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel
Sirens sounded all over Israel Tuesday night as ballistic missiles flared overhead. Millions of Israelis were directed to hide in bomb shelters while at least 180 Iranian projectiles entered Israeli airspace. Israel’s Iron Dome intercepted most of the missiles, but some managed to get through and hit locations in central and southern Israel, according to… -
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Israel Finally Brings the War to Hezbollah
Israel’s attacks in Lebanon are part of a renewed effort to reestablish deterrence against Hezbollah. Since October, Israel has been unwilling to escalate on its northern border while the Israeli Defense Forces are engaged in kinetic operations to destroy Hamas and rescue its hostages in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, Israel has also been unable to… -
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Israel Derangement Syndrome
Julie Hartman, a 24-year-old woman with whom I do a weekly podcast (“Dennis & Julie”), described the anti-Israel world perfectly: A vast number of people suffer from Israel Derangement Syndrome. The description is, of course, based on the widely cited “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” which supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party deride…