Most Jew are finding this Christmas season sobering, as pro-Palestinian rallies, often resounding with Jew-hating jeers, keep turning violent. Since Oct. 7, 70% of American Jews report feeling less safe than they once did. Jews keep debating how to fight antisemitism. Yet, all Americans should confront this evil. Jew-hatred is …
Read More »Israelis band together amid most deadly attack since Yom Kippur War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that Israel is “at war” with Hamas and he has ordered”an extensive mobilization of reserves.” “It affects everybody and it affects everybody immediately.” said UC Berkeley Israel studies Professor Ron Hassner, “I know five different people who either came close to being harmed …
Read More »Jewish American students outraged by rising antisemitism in US amid Hamas terror attacks on Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel – American Jews studying in Israel say they are outraged by what they see as a rise of antisemitism back home in the United States following the worst terrorist attack in the history of the Jewish state. Gideon Rone, a student from Baltimore, Maryland relayed his frustration over …
Read More »What Israel’s ground offensive can – and cannot – accomplish
Nearly three weeks after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks left 1,400 Israelis dead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of “new stage” of its war in Gaza and the start of its much anticipated ground offensive. But what can such an operation hope to achieve and why launch such …
Read More »Singapore threatens 6-month jail time for wearing apparel linked to Israel-Hamas war
Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing “apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.” The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it is aware of such items being sold online …
Read More »Biden funding both sides of Israel-Hamas war
A popular meme depicts salvos of Israel’s Iron Dome interceptors on their way to counter scores of Hamas rockets over a skyline. Under Israel’s interceptors, one caption reads:”My tax dollars.” Under the Hamas rockets, another caption reads:”Somehow also my tax dollars.” This might be humorous if it didn’t capture a …
Read More »Europe facing ‘huge risk of terror attacks’ during Christmas season, EU warns
European Union officials are concerned the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas sparked by the Oct. 7 attack will increase Islamic terrorism on the continent. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson spoke to reporters about the rising threat following a fatal terrorist knife attack near the Eiffel Tower over the …
Read More »Daughter of presumed Hamas hostages says people are 'confusing the real issue' amid fight to reunite families
It has been 71 days since Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel that resulted in the immediate deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abductions of roughly 240 people, including several Americans. Though more than 100 hostages have been freed from Hamas’ custody in recent weeks, eight Americans …
Read More »Hezbollah leader says Lebanon will be 'exposed' to Israeli attacks if no response to Hamas leader's death
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that Lebanon would be “exposed” to Israeli attacks if his terrorist group does not respond to the alleged assassination of a senior Hamas official in Beirut. Deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri and three others were killed in an airstrike that hit Beirut …
Read More »Trump puts Hamas on notice with deadline to accept Gaza peace deal
President Donald Trump issued a blistering public warning to Hamas on Friday, saying the “ruthless” terrorist group will be “hunted down, and killed” unless they release the remaining Israeli hostages and reach an agreement by Sunday evening. “They will be given one last chance,” Trump said in a post on …
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