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October 20, 2023

Vindication: Abbas once again plays American administration for fools

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, May 25, 2021. Credit: Flash90. by David Bedein The events of the past two weeks have vindicated my conclusion, after 36 years of […]
October 18, 2023

Before lecturing Israel on civilian casualties, here’s a little history lesson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO. by Mitchell Bard Do not listen to the partisan right-wing hacks smearing President Joe […]
October 18, 2023

IDF confirms: Islamic Jihad failed rocket, not Israel, hit Gaza hospital

Visual evidence from the IDF of the failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket launch that caused an explosion next to a Gaza hospital on Oct. 17, 2023. Credit: IDF. (JNS) — A failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket launch at Israel caused […]
October 18, 2023

Hamas helps ensure civilian deaths in Gaza, then weaponizes them in Western media

Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunidin the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 16, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — It’s a difficult balancing act, but most of the talking heads and […]
October 17, 2023

Why this Israel-Hamas war is not like the others

The aftermath of a party in southern Israel where hundreds of Israeli civilians were murdered by Hamas terrorists, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. by Sean Durns (CAMERA) — Hamas and Israel are once again at war. For Israel, […]
October 16, 2023

Arab-owned store torched after donating to victims of Oct. 7

An IDF soldier at Kibbutz Be’eri, where Hamas terrorists killed 112 people, Oct. 13, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS. by Sveta Listratov (JNS) — Hamas sympathizers are believed to be responsible for burning down a bicycle shop in Tayibe, an […]
October 15, 2023

Ground offensive goal: Destroy Hamas, from the bottom up

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Gaza border, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90. by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — As Israel’s security cabinet and the Israel Defense Forces finalize plans on Oct. 15 ahead of the expected […]
October 15, 2023

The harsh awakening of a former idealistic “defender of the Palestinians”

People gather and light candles to remember the Israeli victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90. by Kathleen Hayes (JNS) — For 25 years, I was a member […]
October 15, 2023

The essential, ethical and imperitive — yet mythical — Gaza blockade

On Sept. 28, Israeli authorities had reopened the country’s sole pedestrian crossing with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip at Erez, which had been closed for two weeks amid ongoing violence along the border. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS. by Jonathan Feldstein Days […]
October 15, 2023

Biden’s “Rules of War” and Allied precedent from World War II

Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by Rafael Medoff  In recent days, President Biden has twice publicly cautioned Israel to observe “the rules of war” […]
October 12, 2023

CUFI urges churches to stand with Israel this Sunday

Christians United for Israel is calling for millions of Christians worldwide to observe Oct. 15 as Israel You Are Not Alone Sunday. The organization has a social media graphic for download, and urges social media activism with the hashtag #SupportIsrael. […]