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May 23, 2024

After unilateral statehood push, Smotrich urges punitive steps against Palestinian Authority

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism Party in Givat Harel, Feb. 14, 2023. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90. by Akiva Van Koningsveld (JNS) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on May 22 called for a […]
May 22, 2024

The International Criminal Court’s war crimes

The logo of the International Criminal Court at the entrance in front of the building in The Hague, Netherlands. Credit: oliverdelahaye/Shuttertstock. by Caroline Glick (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s initial response to International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim […]
May 22, 2024

The Washington Post reanimates antisemitism

“The Washington Post” homepage. Credit: Sharaf Maksumov/Shutterstock by Sean Durns (CAMERA) — One of the central tenets of antisemitism is the idea that Jews are responsible for all the evil in the world. Der Sturmer, the Nazi Party rag, summed […]
May 22, 2024

But when there is an actual genocide happening, they’re silent

The International Court of Justice courtroom at The Hague. Photo by Ankor Light/Shutterstock. by Rafael Medoff Across the country, angry protesters have been blocking highways, heckling political leaders, and setting up tent encampments on college campuses, all to protest a […]
May 22, 2024

After UN vote, advisor to PA’s Abbas warns of “100 times” repeating Oct. 7-style attacks

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas displays a widely-debunked series of maps depicting the “loss of Palestinian land” at a meeting in Ramallah, Sept. 3, 2020. Photo by Flash90. (JNS) — A Palestinian Authority official warned on social media over the […]
May 21, 2024

‘Not genocide’: Biden rejects anti-Israel claims

U.S. President Joe Biden signs the guestbook at the Israeli president’s residence in Jerusalem on July 14, 2022. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House. by Andrew Bernard (JNS) — In his remarks at the White House celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, […]
May 21, 2024

Why did Israel temporarily pull the plug on AP’s live feed overlooking Gaza?

Journalists on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the town of Sderot in southern Israel, Oct. 19, 2023. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90. (JNS) — Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi moved to return an Associated Press webcam on May 21 […]
May 21, 2024

What are the implications of the many smuggling tunnels into Egypt from Rafah?

A Palestinian smuggler enters a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, April 14, 2010. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — An estimated 50 cross-border tunnels link Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai, enabling Hamas to […]
May 20, 2024

Hamas-itarian Aid: Terror group pockets over $500 mil reselling donated Gaza aid

U.S. Air Force loadmasters arrange bundles of humanitarian aid destined for an airdrop over the Gaza Strip onto a HC-130J Combat King II at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 20, 2024. Credit: […]
May 20, 2024

ICC prosecutor seeks to rob Israel of its right to self-defense

The International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2021. Credit: oliverdelahaye/Shutterstock. by Karen Bekker (CAMERA) — Today, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. […]
May 20, 2024

Biden’s policies are dooming Palestinians to another generation of war

Palestinians line up in the Gaza Strip to receive drinkable water numbers while battles take place between Israel and Hamas in the southern city of Rafah on May 20, 2024. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — […]