Israel Condemned at United Nations Security Council
U.S. Labels Emergency Meeting ‘Counterproductive’: United Nations member states continued condemning Israel at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on August...
Palestine
Hamas Continues Paying Government Salaries Through Exploiting Aid and Price Gouging
Hamas Paying Government Salaries: Despite being severely weakened by nearly two years of war, the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group continues to pay the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants in the Gaza Strip. According to an August 7 BBC report, the group has maintained a secret cash-based payment system that distributes over $7 million in salaries to some 30,000 civil servants. Israel has targeted Hamas salary distributors throughout the war in Gaza in an attempt to decentralize the terrorist group’s financial system, leading salary distributors to set up secret meetings through encrypted messages at which payments are made to employees.
Flash Briefs
Justice Department Seeking Death Penalty for Shooter of Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC
Death Penalty Sought: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek to indict Elias Rodriguez — accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, in May —...
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7 UN Organizations That Undermine Israel and the U.S.
The Trump administration announced on July 22 its departure from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce...
Insights
‘Palestinian State is One of the Fruits of October 7’: Emboldened Hamas Credits Its Violence for Gains as Released Hostage Video Spurs Outcry
Latest Developments Hamas Official Praises October 7 Atrocities: Qatar-based senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad claimed that Hamas’s October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel spurred Western nations to...
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Naim Qassem commemorates Fuad Shukr’s death, rejects Hezbollah disarmament
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered his latest speech on July 30, commemorating the first anniversary of Israel assassinating the group’s then-chief of staff, Fuad Shukr. Amidst...
Op-eds
Slovenia Announces Arms Embargo as Pressure Builds Within EU for Punitive Action Against Israel
Latest Developments Israel Dismisses Slovene Announcement: Slovenia has trumpeted its decision to become the first EU member state to impose an arms embargo on Israel, even as an Israeli spokesperson...
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Keir Starmer’s empty threat won’t save Gaza, it will reward the terrorists
The U.K.’s Prime Minister tried to make a splash in the Middle East with his announcement that he will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire and commits to a...
Op-eds
Trump Warns That Canadian Recognition of Palestinian Statehood May Derail Trade Deal Negotiations
Palestine Recognition Makes Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’: President Donald Trump declared that Canada’s announcement that it plans to recognize a Palestinian state would affect...
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Trump can end Gaza ‘genocide’ with four words and finally reveal truth of Israel-Hamas war
If Western governments and their partners in the Arab world truly cared about feeding hungry Palestinians in Gaza, their response to the current humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave would look...
Op-eds
UK Prime Minister Announces Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
Formal Recognition Planned for September: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom will formally recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not take...
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France’s Macron Announces Intent to Recognize Palestinian State
French Letter of Intent: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on July 24 that Paris would formally recognize a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly. “In...
Flash Briefs
‘Not in the National Interest’: U.S. Withdraws from UNESCO
U.S. Withdraws from UN Agency: The State Department announced on July 22 that the United States was withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
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Lying to America’s Kids about Israel
More propaganda may soon be coming to a school near you, thanks to some of the same groups that have already gotten calls for Israel’s destruction into K-12 curricula. Pro-Palestinian activists, who...
Op-eds
Taliban denounces International Criminal Court warrant for emir, chief justice
The Taliban rejected arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its emir, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, and its chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, on July 8. The ICC issued...
Op-eds
IDF Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen After Ballistic Missile, Red Sea Attacks
Houthi Targets Struck: The Israeli Air Force launched several strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebel targets in Yemen overnight on July 7. The airstrikes, involving some 20 Israeli...
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Hezbollah’s Role in the Israel-Iran War Is to Await Iran’s Orders
Hezbollah was supposed to be Tehran’s insurance policy if Israel contemplated attacking Iran — the group’s massive arsenal either deterring the Israelis or, failing that, acting as the Islamic Republic’s...
Policy Briefs
Taliban denounces Israeli strikes on Iran
The Taliban has condemned Israeli strikes on Iranian soil, including the elimination of nuclear personnel, denouncing the attacks as “actions that flagrantly violate the core tenets of international law.” The statement, released by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on June 13, the day Israel struck Iran’s nuclear program, air defenses, ballistic missiles, military commanders, and other key targets, highlights the longstanding ties between the terror group and the Iranian regime.
Op-eds
‘This Is Not Diplomacy, It Is Surrender’: UN General Assembly Demands Unconditional Ceasefire in Gaza
Resolution Against Israel Passed: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) voted 149 to 12, with 19 abstentions, to pass a resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent...
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‘We Reject Any Notion of Equivalence’: Rubio Condemns Sanctions on Controversial Israeli Ministers by U.S. Allies
Two Right-Wing Ministers Sanctioned: Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement strongly condemning five U.S. allies for jointly sanctioning two right-wing Israeli cabinet...