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South Africa’s Dangerous Battle Against Israel
South Africa filed a lawsuit Dec. 29 in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, accusing Israel of committing genocide, pointing to the scores of dead Palestinians that have resulted from Israel’s campaign against Hamas. While the case is still pending as of this writing, the court on Jan. 26 ordered Israel to… -
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Why Do Only a Third of Americans Now Support Israel’s Right to Defend Itself?
Most recent Gallup polling in March shows that 36% of Americans “approve of Israeli military action in Gaza” and 50% disapprove. Last November, a month after the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel that claimed the lives of more than 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians, 55% approved of the military action that Israel initiated. What has happened… -
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Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies
‘Occupied Gaza’ Prior to Oct. 7, there were roughly 2 million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in the Gaza Strip. Gazans in 2006 voted in Hamas to rule them. It summarily executed its Palestinian Authority rivals. Hamas canceled all future scheduled elections. It established a dictatorship and diverted hundreds of billions of… -
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How CDC Handled Congress’ Probe of China-Tied Lab in California
Newly released records offer a glimpse of how federal public health officials reacted when questioned by Congress about an illegal, China-tied biolab in California. That lab contained labeled samples of the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as Ebola, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. The records cover last June, July, and August and include a message… -
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‘America Would Be a Less Safe Place’ If China Invades Taiwan, Heritage Foundation President Says
The U.S. “would be a less safe place” if China were to invade the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan, according to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts. Roberts, who led a Heritage Foundation delegation to Taiwan and Japan in February, made the remarks during a Thursday event at Heritage titled, “The American Case for Taiwan.” Jeff… -
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New Mexico Accused of Hiding More Election Records
New Mexico’s top election official won’t disclose key information about a new electronic signature-verification system for putting candidates on the ballot, a lawsuit alleges just months after she settled a court case over lack of transparency. Last August, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver settled the public records dispute with a think tank… -
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Likelihood of Hot War Between US-China Could Increase If Taiwan Isn’t Secure, Report Says
A special report released by The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday lays out how U.S. national security could be impacted should China take over the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan. Michael Cunningham, a research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, authored the report titled, “The American Case for Taiwan.” (The Daily Signal is the… -
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WARNING: Terrorist Threat to US ‘Has Not Been at This Level for Decades,’ Expert Says After ISIS Attack in Russia
The Islamic extremist group ISIS took responsibility for a terrorist attack in Russia on Friday that left nearly 140 people dead. The deadly incident is one the United States should take “extremely seriously,” according to national security expert Robert Greenway. The deadly attack confirms that “the level of threat to the United States from terrorist… -
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Congress Can Condition TikTok’s Continued Operation in US on Severing All Ties With China
Congress is currently considering legislation to counter the threats posed by TikTok, a Chinese social media app that spies on Americans and steals their data. The House on March 13 passed by a wide bipartisan margin the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which gives TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, a choice: Sever ties… -
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Israel as ‘Pariah’ Among the Nations
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., twice described Israel last week as a “pariah” among the world’s nations. “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah,” Schumer said, adding later that the Israeli public “understands better than anybody that Israel cannot hope to succeed as a pariah opposed by the rest of the world.” For… -
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Why Is President Biden Helping Hamas?
President Joe Biden’s recent foreign policy moves are baffling. By any rational standard, they are undermining Israel and helping Hamas. When Biden was caught on an open microphone following his State of the Union address telling Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado that Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were “going to have a… -
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China’s Role in America’s Unrest
China knows that a weakened American society will mean an easier path for China to triumph on the international stage. In his explosive new book “Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans,” Peter Schweizer chronicles China’s surprising ties to the Ferguson protests and the 2020 riots. “Blood Money” also… -
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‘WHEN WILL THEY LEARN?’: Biden Admin Again Greenlights Iran’s Access to $10 Billion
The Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver against the Iranian regime Wednesday that unlocks billions of dollars in previously frozen funds, The Washington Free Beacon reported. The administration’s sanctions waiver, extended for another four months, allows Tehran access to $10 billion in previously frozen Iranian revenues collected from electricity exports, according to The Washington Free Beacon,… -
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Did Biden Just Hand Hamas a Big Gift in Its War Against Israel?
President Joe Biden on Saturday warned Israel against invading Hamas’ remaining stronghold in Gaza, but experts say this would only ensure the terrorist group’s survival and recovery. Biden told MSNBC during an interview that Israel would be crossing a “red line” if its counteroffensive extends into Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza bordering Egypt and a refuge… -
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The Ukrainian Verdun
Ukraine has ossified into something like the modern version of the horrific Battle of Verdun, fought 108 years ago on the 1916 Western Front of World War I. That meat grinder cost France and Germany some 700,000 dead and wounded. The nightmare ended 10 months later, after the heroic French defense stopped the final German… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s What FBI, DHS Said About Russia in Secret Election Briefing
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned state and local election officials about Russia’s activities related to the 2024 election during a briefing in December classified as “SECRET-level.” The secret “Election Infrastructure Classified Briefing,” held Dec. 6 by the Biden administration agencies, focused on Russia’s online tactics such as… -
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14 Women Still Held Hostage by Hamas in Gaza
Female hostages continue to be held in Gaza. Fourteen of them are believed to be alive; five are dead but their bodies haven’t been returned to Israel, according to The Times of Israel. Negotiations are ongoing to free these women and over 100 men thought to be alive as hostages held by Hamas terrorists in… -
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China’s Investment in Critical Minerals Explodes After Biden’s Signing of Climate Bill
China has seen a huge increase in investment related to critical minerals essential for sourcing green energy products since President Joe Biden signed his signature climate bill in 2022, according to a recent analysis published by Australia’s Griffith University. By way of the Chinese Communist Party’s Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese entities in 2023 massively… -
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Feds Shell Out Thousands on Computer Lessons for LGBTQ Refugees, Fostering ‘Economic Inclusion’ in Latin America
The federal government has used taxpayer dollars to fund services for LGBTQ refugees in Latin America over the past couple of years, federal grants show. The State Department and the Inter-American Foundation, an independent federal agency, funded a trio of grants between August 2021 and October 2023 aimed at bolstering Costa Rica’s status as a haven for… -
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Venezuela Is Exporting Its Violent Crime Problem to US, Thanks to Biden
Violent crime is going down in Venezuela just as the United States has been hit with a rash of high-profile violent crimes by illegal immigrants. It’s not hard to figure out why. The killing of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student in Athens, Georgia, has become the latest and most prominent case of an American…