Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

To secure the next American century, the US and Israel need to build a joint venture based on tech and defense innovation.

NATIONAL REVIEW It’s Time for a Reset in U.S.-Israel Relations Richard Goldberg October 19, 2026 It’s time for a reset in the U.S.-Israel relationship. No, not because Israel did anything wrong. To the contrary, it’s because Israel is so essential … Continue reading →

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Gordis: This film, released a year ago enables us to revisit the events of October 7, to remind ourselves of the depth of our collective loss

ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE October 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre Daniel Gordis October 6, 2026 To listen to Israeli radio this week is to subject oneself to a unique kind of pain — recordings of final phone calls between … Continue reading →

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Pro-Israel Democrats may blame Netanyahu for their party’s drift from Israel, but Jonathan Tobin argues the responsibility is closer to home: They enabled Obama’s “daylight,” tolerated the Squad’s Israel-bashing and now accommodate candidates like El-Sayed to appease the left.

JNS The Democrats have abandoned Israel, not just Netanyahu Jonathan S. Tobin October 14, 2026 …With El-Sayed still locked in a close race against Republican Mike Rogers, Democrats just rolled out their version of political royalty to help him: former … Continue reading →

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What happens when Hamas refuses to surrender its weapons and accept the authority of a single Palestinian government?

GATESTONE The Palestinian Authority’s Dangerous Pursuit of Unity with Hamas Khaled Abu Toameh October 19, 2026 More than three years after the October 7 massacre, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah faction are still pursuing reconciliation with … Continue reading →

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Last call for this event: StandWithUs Midwest Annual Gala on Sunday, November 1, 2026

StandWithUs Midwest Gala 2026 November 1, 2026 5:30 PM General Reception 6:30 PM Program Chicago area location given upon registration Honoring: Jon and Miriam Friedman Keynote Speaker: Loay Alshareef​ Early Bird Tickets Available now as pricing will increase on October … Continue reading →

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Iran does not want to escalate tensions ahead of Israel’s elections, and Trump does not want an escalation ahead of the US midterms. Yet one thing is clear: Something dramatic is unfolding between Washington and Jerusalem.

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Even before the elections? Growing signs of an impending strike on Iran Amit Segal October 15, 2026 Iran does not want to escalate tensions ahead of Israel’s elections, and Trump does not want an … Continue reading →

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“Wikipedia has failed to systematically review or correct edits to pages on Hamas, Zionism, the Oct. 7 terror attacks and Israel’s war in Gaza, even after banning editors involved in the alleged campaign, according to the report”

JEWISH INSIDER Wikipedia failed to address coordinated anti-Israel campaign, new ADL study finds Haley Cohen October 15, 2026 A year after the Anti-Defamation League exposed what it described as a coordinated campaign to inject antisemitic and anti-Israel narratives into Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio referenced the ICC as a “rogue court” that is “crippling” the US

MILITARY DAILY NEWS Trump Sanctions Entire ICC, Drawing Rebuke From US Allies Haley Fuller October 9, 2026 The Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, expanding restrictions against individual officials into financial measures targeting the institution. Eight … Continue reading →

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After 2,000 years of persecution, pogroms, and genocide, a peculiar breed of Jew has concluded that Jewish history’s greatest mistake was finally acquiring the power to defend themselves

MORAL CLARITY The astonishing stupidity of Jewish anti-Zionists Nachum Kaplan October 9, 2026 I was losing my nightly battle with insomnia so instead of counting sheep I went through the groups of people I cannot stand. Islamists, Far Left losers, … Continue reading →

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The world calls them extremists. But who are Israel’s Hilltop Youth, really?

FUTURE OF JEWISH These are the most misunderstood teenagers in Israel Dory Benami October 15, 2026 …I thought I knew who the Hilltop Youth were. I didn’t. There are ideological activists in that world, and there are people who commit … Continue reading →

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