Latest Developments Iran’s foreign minister on October 18 called for an embargo of Israel by oil-producing nations to protest Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to expel Israeli ambassadors. The call comes after days of threats from Tehran to intervene in the conflict if Israel
A senior Israeli official reportedly said on Tuesday that the Jewish state has struck more than 5,000 targets in Gaza with the goal of eliminating Hamas, even if it takes “months or years.” The objective will therefore require long-term support and forbearance from its greatest ally, the United States. On October 7, Palestinian terrorists invaded
Latest Developments The Pentagon confirmed on October 17 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Eastern Mediterranean. Likewise, Washington placed 2,000 U.S. troops on alert for potential deployment to the Middle East. In addition, the Pentagon is moving the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard
Much of the media is now moving briskly on from the atrocities committed by Hamas with Tehran’s assistance – the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust – to the plight of Gazans. Why must Gazans suffer for the crimes of their leaders who happen to be designated terrorists? The answer: They needn’t. It would
Latest Developments President Joe Biden landed in Israel on October 18 to express solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people and resulted in some 200 hostages, including more than a dozen Americans. Biden met with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as first
Israel once again stands falsely accused of killing Palestinian civilians, this time by bombing a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. However, the responsibility lies with a misfired rocket launched by the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which has a lengthy history of killing Gazans with its own projectiles. Palestinian Islamic Jihad as well as Hamas
“… Promise was that IShould Israel from Philistian yoke deliver;Ask for this great deliverer now, and find himEyeless in Gaza…” —John Milton, Samson Agonistes It will be a while before we’re able to piece together a more complete picture of how Israel, despite its vaunted intelligence-gathering capabilities, was blindsided by the massive Hamas terrorist onslaught on
Excerpt President Joe Biden has repeatedly, and rightly, condemned Hamas in recent days for using civilians as human shields. A U.S. federal law therefore now requires the president to turn his rhetoric into action and hold accountable all complicit Hamas leaders, operatives, and material supporters. By following the law and sanctioning all involved with the group’s use of human
The yellow gate of Kibbutz Beeri is burned. It is half open now and IDF vehicles flow back and forth. What was once a thriving community is now empty of civilians. The fields are full of gear, backpacks, and other necessities for war. It’s also calm here. The winter months are coming and the clouds above
Latest Developments Hamas and Islamic Jihad quickly blamed Israel after a Gaza City hospital was damaged by an explosion on October 17. However, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), stated on X that an analysis of IDF operational systems indicated “an enemy rocket barrage” toward Israel passed “in the