Category Archives: Islam

“Iran threat to Israel through Hamas and Hezbollah has been cut off, and it has also lost Syria as a weapons smuggling route for its proxies”

THE TELEGRAPH Iran’s supreme leader forced to wear flak jacket as fears of existential threat grow Steve Golddie January 25, 2025 Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an … Continue reading

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“The ban is by far the most robust step ever taken by Israel against UNRWA, whose largest donors have been the United States and the EU”

JNS UNRWA activities become illegal in Israel Canaan Lidor January 30, 2025 Laws that ban UNRWA in Israel went into effect on Thursday, barring the United Nations aid agency for Palestinians from maintaining a presence or activities in that country, … Continue reading

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The Indonesian Holocaust Museum initially sparked fierce opposition from influential Islamic organizations

STUDY FINDS Holocaust museums in Muslim countries offer ray of hope amid rising antisemitism January 28, 2025 As antisemitism surges globally in the wake of October 7, an unlikely phenomenon provides grounds for cautious optimism: the emergence and continued operation … Continue reading

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Abramowitz: “Why was Israel forced to accept such a bad deal when a much better deal could have been negotiated one month later, aided by the threat of force?”

SAVE THE WEST Special Envoy to the Middle East Undermines America First Agenda Kenneth Abramowitz January 25, 2025 …Why was Israel forced to accept such a bad deal when a much better deal could have been negotiated one month later, … Continue reading

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“A peace between Lebanon and Israel may be no warmer than the ones Egypt and Jordan have with Israel…It doesn’t matter”

THIS IS BEIRUT It Is Time for Israeli-Lebanese Peace David Hale January 21, 2025 A window for peace between Israel and Lebanon just unexpectedly opened…Now, that equation has changed, with Hezbollah on its knees, Assad gone for good, and Tehran’s … Continue reading

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Benjamin Anthony: “An enfeebled Hamas cannot be trusted to safeguard the hostages in the face of a baying crowd. Israel’s leaders must do more to secure them”

JNS The unspoken perils of the hostage release deal Benjamin Anthony January 23, 2025 …..Four more women are expected to be released on Saturday, and Israel has but a few days to safeguard them from having to straddle similar, unfathomable … Continue reading

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Matti Friedman: “To free its people, Israel negotiates with terrorists and releases murderers. Is that a strength or a weakness?”

FREE PRESS Israel’s Prisoner’s Dilemma Matti Friedman January 17, 2025 In Israel, news of an imminent hostage deal with Hamas grips the country. Fifteen months after the attack of October 7, 2023, when Palestinian terrorists seized 250 civilians and soldiers … Continue reading

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Israeli hostages held in UN camp

FDD ‘Den of Antisemitism’: Hamas Held Israeli Hostages in UNRWA Camps January 22, 2025 The three female Israeli hostages released last weekend following the ceasefire in Gaza revealed on January 21 that they were incarcerated in a refugee camp operated … Continue reading

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Trump needs to ask: Is Qatar the fireman or the arsonist ?

GATESTONE For Peace in the Middle East, Trump Must Move the US Al-Udeid Air Base from Qatar to the United Arab Emirates Robert Williams January 23, 2025 “This is Qatar’s classic game: support the Islamist terrorists and then present itself … Continue reading

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AJC calls “60 Minutes” segment “biased and misguided”

ALGEMEINER Jewish Groups Condemn ’60 Minutes’ Segment Criticizing US Support for Israel During Gaza War Shiryn Ghermezian January 14, 2025 The investigative news television program “60 Minutes” has been widely criticized for airing a “one-sided” and “biased” segment on Sunday … Continue reading

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