Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“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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“Two sources told JI the president pushed back on Netanyahu’s claims about the prudence of Israel’s proposal to end U.S. military assistance over the next decade”

JEWISH INSIDER Trump, Netanyahu at odds over Israeli plans to end reliance on U.S. military aid Emily Jacobs, Danielle Cohen-Kanik and Lahav Harkov January 13, 2026 When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed winding down U.S. military aid late last … 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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“When asked about antisemitism on the right, Vance has insisted that figures like Tucker Carlson are unfairly maligned and that the Republican “big tent” does not have an antisemitism problem”

COMMENTARY The Palestine Firsters Eli Lake January 2026 …The cease-fire that [Ben] Rhodes wishes Biden had tacitly accepted would have allowed the terrorists to keep the hostages they stole and would have made sure the Middle East remained in the … 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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“The Exodus story was a model of providential liberation and deliverance for Americans rebelling against Britain’s pharaonic royalty”

WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Jewish Roots of American Liberty’Review: A Hebraic Revolution Rick Richman December 22, 2025 …The Hebrew Bible maintained an unrivaled authority in early America, says Daniel L.Dreisbach of American University. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries the Bible … 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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