Category Archives: Islam

When the Israeli police moved to evict the agitators, Israel found itself under attack from a number of countries, as well as many in the Western mainstream media, for “assaulting peaceful worshippers” and sending its troops to “storm” one of Islam’s holiest sites

GATESTONE What Is Really Happening at Jerusalem’s Holy Sites? Bassam Tawil April 13, 2023 Since the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on March 22, Israeli authorities have taken a series of measures to enable free access for … Continue reading

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Nothing good will come of the Biden administration’s desire for renewed diplomatic engagement with Tehran

NATIONAL REVIEW Courting a New Iran Deal — and Disaster Ilan Berman April 11, 2023 …The second outcome is an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Such a possibility has been on the table for years, but policy-makers in … Continue reading

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RFK’s daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 1995 – 2003: “A Palestinian terrorist killed my father because he supported Israel”

JEWISH POLICY CENTER Robert Kennedy in Palestine, 1948 Lenny Ben-David Spring 2023 In April 1948, one month before Israel declared independence, Robert Kennedy, then 22 and a recent Harvard graduate, traveled to Palestine to report on the conflict for the … Continue reading

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Hezbollah had earlier stated support for Palestinians amid unrest at Al-Aqsa Mosque, but is said to deny involvement in assault, which comes as Israelis celebrate Passover

TIMES OF ISRAEL 34 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel in worst barrage in years; Hamas blamed Emanuel Fabian April 6, 2023 Thirty-four rockets were fired from southern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, with 25 intercepted by the Iron Dome air … Continue reading

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The Israeli Air Force on Thursday night also destroyed two tunnels coming out of Gaza,

JERUSALEM POST IDF strikes multiple Hamas targets, tunnels in Gaza April 7, 2023 Israeli fighter jets attacked Hamas targets in Gaza, including an underground weapons production site and three above-ground sites, early on Friday morning according to the IDF Spokesperson’s … Continue reading

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Anti-Israel groups unite to fight IHRA definition

ALGEMEINER ‘Political Warfare Against Israel’: 60 NGOs Sign Letter Opposing UN Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition Andrew Bernard April 4, 2023 60 human and civil rights organizations on Tuesday released a joint open letter urging the United Nations not to … Continue reading

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The Biden administration would do well to understand that those who want to kill the Jews also want to see dead the friends and allies of the Jews.

GATESTONE Biden’s Anti-Israel Policy Empowers Iran, Palestinian Terrorists Bassam Tawil April 4, 2023 US President Joe Biden appears more worried about the Israeli government’s plan for judicial reform than the growing support among Palestinians for terrorism against Israel…We did not … Continue reading

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Azerbaijan, which borders both Russia and Iran, chooses to increase its public alliance with Israel as Moscow and Tehran are strengthening ties

JPOST Azerbaijan opens Tel Aviv embassy, Israel seeks tighter anti-Iran ties Tovah Lazaroff March 29, 2023 Azerbaijan became the first Shia Muslim country to open an embassy in Israel on Wednesday, as the Jewish state looks to tighten military ties … Continue reading

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Survey just released: Only 27% of Palestinians support the so-called “Two-State solution”

JPOST Ben-Gvir orders closure of Voice of Palestine radio offices in Jerusalem Tzvi Joffre March 20, 2023 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered the closure of the Voice of Palestine radio station’s operations in Israeli territory on Monday. The order … Continue reading

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A year after the IDF launched the massive counter-terror effort in Judea and Samaria, Israel still grappling with Palestinian terror wave, but many innocent lives have been saved, says IDF officer

JNS ‘Hundreds of Israeli lives saved by Operation Break the Wave’ Yaakov Lappin March 16, 2023 A little over a year ago, on April 7, 2022, a Palestinian gunman who infiltrated Israel from Jenin shot and killed three Israeli civilians … Continue reading

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