Category Archives: Islam

“The Iranian regime thought it signed Israel’s death warrant on 7 October 2023 – in fact, it may have signed its own”

SPIKED 7 October was the biggest mistake Iran ever made Brendan O’Neill January 12, 2026 ‘The Zionist regime is melting before the eyes of the world’, gloated Ayatollah Khamenei in the aftermath of Hamas’s pogrom of 7 October 2023. His … Continue reading

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“The situation in Iran fundamentally undermines the mainstream liberal narrative that states ‘Islam = peace and love’, and by extension the idea that anyone who rejects that framing is a weird bigot”

MAX’S NEWSLETTER Iran breaks the narrative: Note the strange silence… January 12, 2026 …It is staggering, but not surprising, to watch the people who claim to be so deeply emotionally affected by events in the Muslim world when it comes … Continue reading

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“U.S. planes have moved within the region, several countries including the United States have urged nonessential personnel to leave the region and Iran briefly closed its airspace on Wednesday night”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) A World Without Iran Amit Segal January 15, 2026 …Despite the concerns here, there is no decision-maker in Israel who would not vote in favor of an aggressive American move against the ayatollahs’ regime. … Continue reading

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“Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches”

FREE PRESS The Killing Fields of Tehran Roya Hakakian 13 January, 2026 …To be sure, Iranians—who have repeatedly protested and sacrificed their lives in hopes of overthrowing the regime—required no instructions from abroad to rise up again. Still, Israeli expressions … Continue reading

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“Turkey’s willingness to host UNRWA should be treated as further evidence of its unfitness to participate in any international stabilization force in Gaza”

FDD UNRWA’s Pivot To Ankara Cements a Future for Hamas in Turkey Sinan Ciddi and William Doran January 12, 2026 A conduit for terrorism has found a new home. On January 8, the Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works … Continue reading

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“‘International law’ hardly demands a ‘two-state solution’ to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nor can it properly limit Israel’s sovereignty over its own territory”

TABLET MAG Yes, Israel Can Apply Israeli Law to the West Bank Eugene Kontorovich January 14, 2026 …There is a simple, clear rule to determine the borders of new countries, whether they arise from imperial collapse, decolonization, federal breakup, cession, … Continue reading

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“Many Jews have learned, through experience rather than theory, that anti-Semitic violence rarely arrives unannounced. It is preceded by permission structures: rhetorical shifts, moral reclassifications, and social exclusions that make the unthinkable discussable and the unacceptable defensible”

WHITE ROSE MAGAZINE History is not whispering Micha Danzig January 11, 2026 …Across centuries, Jews have served as a narrative shortcut—a way to collapse multiple anxieties into one personalized cause. Financial instability becomes Jewish manipulation. Cultural change becomes Jewish deception … Continue reading

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“What is unusual about the brief is its unusually high cross-state participation, indicating a strong belief in the perceived national importance of the case”

JPOST Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7 Mathilda Heller January 8, 2025 A coalition of 25 US states filed a legal brief (amici curiae) against American Muslims for … Continue reading

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NJ Killing IHRA; “Murphy and other Democrats were reportedly concerned that support for the legislation would fuel primary campaigns against incumbents”

JEWISH INSIDER Gov. Phil Murphy killed New Jersey antisemitism legislation, sources say Marc Rod January 9, 2026 A high-profile New Jersey bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism is not expected to pass in the current … Continue reading

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“Communications networks go dark right after start of Tehran protests urged on by exiled crown prince; protesters chant ‘death to the dictator’ and ‘death to the Islamic Republic’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Internet, phone lines cut across Iran as thousands rally in Tehran; death toll at 45 January 8, 2026 Thousands of people in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a … Continue reading

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