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Israeli airstrike targeted Fuad Shukr, head of Hezbollah precision missile project wanted by US for role in ’83 bombing of US Marines barracks in Beirut

REUTERS Killing Hezbollah commander in Beirut was biggest loss for group since 2008 August 1, 2024 Fuad Shukr, the top Hezbollah commander killed by Israel on Tuesday, was a founding member of the Iran-backed group who helped oversee its expansion … Continue reading

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“Druze are outspoken advocates of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and proud Israeli citizens, boasting high rates of volunteering by men to serve in the IDF”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Anger and grief mix as Majdal Shams buries 10 children killed in rocket strike Canaa Lidor July 28, 2024 Seething anger and profound grief were on display at this Druze town on the Golan Heights, where thousands … Continue reading

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Pick of the day…Pipes: “This abnormal conflict cannot be ended through compromise. One side must win, the other must lose”

JPOST The uniqueness of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Daniel Pipes July 16, 2024 …Palestinians can damage Israel through acts of violence and by spreading an anti-Zionist message, but they cannot prevent the Jewish state from ascending from one success to the … Continue reading

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Schanzer: “Some warned that this would be Israel’s “forever war” and said that thousands of Israeli soldiers would be killed. But Israel’s majority-reservist army defied those experts and their expectations”

FREE PRESS Two Assassinations and a Transformed War Jonathan Schanzer August 1, 2024 …Between the demise of the Hamas leadership and the loss of more than two-thirds of its fighting force in Gaza, Hamas is undeniably reeling. But the most … Continue reading

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Mideast scholar John Oliver gets everything wrong on the subject but that doesn’t stop him from pontificating

CAMERA BLOG The new Wall Street Journal – chasing clicks with anti-Israel bias Andrea Levin July 26, 2024 Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker is making changes at the venerable publication, pushing more “life-style stories with snappy headlines” in the … Continue reading

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The attack plan on the port of Hodeidah was long in the making, after over 220 Houthi attacks against Israel. The port is a major supply route for military and weapon supplies from Iran

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) 20 fighter jets, 1,000 miles away: This is how Israel hit the Houthis in Yemen Lilach Shoval July 21, 2024 The IAF attack in the Hodeidah area of Yemen was carried out by 20 … Continue reading

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Palestinian factions agree to end division in pact brokered by China

REUTERS China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist Laurie Chen and Nidal Al-Mughrabi July 23, 2024 Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal … Continue reading

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VP Kamala Harris “studied the Rafah maps” so that she could lecture Israel on military strategy

JNS Potential Harris presidency could turn the screws on Israel David Isaac July 22, 2024 …Later in March, Harris opposed Israel’s plan to invade Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, although not doing so would … Continue reading

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Hamza Howidy, who left the Strip shortly before Oct. 7, describes life under repressive Islamist regime, slams Western pro-Hamas protesters: ‘They support terrorists with good PR’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Now in Germany, a Gazan dissident tries to set record straight on Hamas’s brutal regime Gianlucca Pacchiani July 23, 2024 In 2019, Gazan activists Hamza Howidy and Amin Abed organized and participated in demonstrations against the harsh … Continue reading

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Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Bedouin Israelis have consistently fought for the country

TIMES OF ISRAEL An exclusive look into the faces of the IDF’s Bedouin battalion: Gadsar 585 Guy Fattal July 21, 2024 Last month, I journeyed to the southern border of Gaza to join the IDF’s Bedouin battalion, Gadsar 585. This … Continue reading

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