Category Archives: Islam

AP buries the lede as if they’ve never heard of a ‘hudna’: “Al-Hayya did not say whether his apparent embrace of a two-state solution would amount to an end to the Palestinian conflict with Israel or an interim step toward the group’s stated goal of destroying Israel”

ASSOCIATED PRESS Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established Abby Sewell April 25, 2024 A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree … Continue reading

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“On Thursday, the EU parliament voted to condemn Iran, showing its support for Israel and acknowledging the role Iran plays in destabilizing the region”

JPOST EU Parliament votes in favour of resolution against Iran April 25, 2024 In an unprecedented vote, the European Parliament passed a resolution against the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday. The resolution condemned Iran for its attack on Israel … Continue reading

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Israel to Iran: “You attacked us, and our shield stopped you. Now, you have felt the tip of our sword, which you cannot block”

WASHINGTON TIMES Khamenei’s war aims: Iranian ruler intends to establish an empire, exterminate Israelis Clifford D. May April 23, 2024 I’m sure you’ve heard commentators describe the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel as “rivals” engaged in a “tit-for-tat” conflict. … Continue reading

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Mandel: “The campus-organized protests are spreading and so is the violence they incite”

COMMENTARY United States of Charlottesville Seth Mandel April 22, 2024 …“From the river to the sea, Palestine is Arab” establishes as its baseline a Nazi-like racial hierarchy. What that means is that regardless of political or governmental structures and constitutions, … Continue reading

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Israel planned bigger attack on Iran, but scaled it back to avoid war

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israelis tell NYT: Original plan was major strike on military targets near Tehran, beyond April 22, 2024 Israel’s original retaliatory plan against Iran included a much wider counterstrike on military targets, including near Tehran, The New York … Continue reading

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At Yale, Sahar Tartak was stabbed in the eye. At Columbia, Jonathan Lederer’s Israeli flag was burned and he was hit in the face

THE FREE PRESS They Were Assaulted on Campus for Being Jews Bari Weiss April 22, 2024 For a second, imagine that black students at Columbia were taunted: Go back to Africa. Or imagine that a gay student was surrounded by … Continue reading

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Iranian state media: Alleged Israel strike in Isfahan carried out by drones, not missiles

JPOST Alleged Israeli strikes reported in Iran Tzvi Joffre April 19, 2024 An Israeli missile strike targeted a site in Iran early Friday morning, according to ABC News. The report came shortly after local sources reported explosions in Isfahan in … Continue reading

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Motion to define the anti-Israel slogan ‘From the river to the sea’ as antisemitic passes in vote of 377 to 44, with 34 Democrats and 1 Republican voting against

TIMES OF ISRAEL US House resolution condemns chant ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ April 17, 2024 The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday condemning the popular pro-Palestinian chant “From the river … Continue reading

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Nova Music Festival Massacre: “There are many survivors who had to be forcibly hospitalized due to their psychological state. My friends are not getting out of bed, neither am I”

I24NEWS Nova survivor tells Knesset: About 50 survivors later committed suicide April 16, 2024 Following the Hamas-led massacre at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, about fifty survivors have committed suicide, revealed Guy Ben Shimon. Ben Shimon, a survivor … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia’s royal family posted on its website about the country’s role in defending Israel against the Iranian barrage

JPOST Saudi Arabia says it helped defend Israel against Iran Tovah Kazaroff April 15, 2024 Saudi Arabia acknowledged that it had helped the newly forged regional military coalition — Israel, the United States, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and France — … Continue reading

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