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January 13, 2025 | David Daoud |

With No Power or Constitutional Authority, Lebanon’s New President Won’t Disarm Hezbollah

After two years of deadlock, the proverbial white smoke has emerged from Lebanon’s parliament in Beirut’s Nejmeh Square. Former Lebanese Armed Forces commander Joseph Aoun has been elected...

January 13, 2025 | David May |

Lawfare Against Israeli Soldiers

Israeli tourist Yuval Vagdani had to escape for the second time. On October 7, 2023, he survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Gaza. Then in the first week of January 2025, he escaped Brazil...

January 12, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

How the Left Views Langley

REVIEW: 'The CIA: An Imperial History’ by Hugh Wilford

January 10, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Elaine K. Dezenski

South Africa Needs the Trump Treatment

The ANC has been too cozy for too long with the West’s enemies.

January 10, 2025 | |

‘Kangaroo Court’: House Passes Bill to Sanction ICC for Israel Arrest Warrants 

House Passes Sanctions on ICC: Rebuking the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former...

January 10, 2025 | Enia Krivine, Bradley Bowman

Israel Announces Plans for New Domestic Production of Air-Launched Munitions

Israel is creating an additional domestic production capacity for air-launched munitions and an associated raw materials plant after the Biden administration delayed the delivery of some munitions following...

January 10, 2025 | Max Meizlish |

Treasury Authorization in Syria Invites Terror Finance Risks

The Treasury Department issued a broad, six-month license on Monday for doing business with “governing institutions in Syria,” including transactions with Syria’s interim government led by Hayat...

January 10, 2025 | |

Remains of Father and Son Abducted by Hamas Recovered by IDF As Trump’s Release Deadline Looms

Remains of Father and Son Recovered in Rafah: The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed on January 10 that it had recovered the body of Israeli hostage Hamza Ziyadne, 22, two days after...

January 10, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 10, 2025

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January 10, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

State Department Calls Out Genocide in Sudan, Heightening Urgency for U.S. Strategy Change

In the most significant U.S. statement on Sudan since the country’s renewed civil war broke out in 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared on January 7 that members of the Rapid Support Forces...

January 10, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

A fake genocide meets a real one

The obsession with Jews and Israel diverts column inches and airtime away from humanitarian crises that are far more dire than Gaza and far more intractable.

January 10, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states

The media has largely ignored a disturbing trend: Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 chemical...

January 10, 2025 | |

‘Until All Outlaws Are Arrested’: PA Concludes Rare Jenin Crackdown 

PA’s Month-Long West Bank Sweep: The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced the conclusion of the first phase of its security forces’ operation “Protecting the Homeland”...

January 9, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Will Guam Become a Priority?

“I would not have predicted just how poorly this defense of Guam effort would be executed by the Department of Defense over the past four years. When historians reflect on poor planning...

January 9, 2025 | |

‘In These Exceptional Circumstances’: Poland Backtracks on Netanyahu Arrest Threats

Netanyahu Welcome to Attend Auschwitz Commemoration: Poland’s parliament adopted a resolution on January 9 that would ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other...

January 9, 2025 | |

‘New Era’: Lebanon Elects Former LAF Commander Joseph Aoun President

Lebanon Chooses New President: Lebanon’s parliament elected Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) General Joseph Aoun to be the country’s next president. Aoun, who has been backed by...

January 8, 2025 | |

‘Systematic Murder’: Biden Administration Calls Out Genocide in Sudan

RSF Murders and Rapes Non-Arab Civilians: The State Department on January 7 accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliated Arab militias in Sudan of committing genocide...

January 8, 2025 | |

‘Disengaging Armed Factions’: Tehran Recalculates Its Influence in Iraq

Tehran and Baghdad Discuss Regional Developments: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on January 8. The two leaders...

January 8, 2025 | Richard Goldberg, David May

MSCI Continues Anti-Israel ESG Ratings as Morningstar Removes Its Own

The reliability of the New York-based investment research firm MSCI’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) ratings for thousands of U.S. and international enterprises is undergoing critical scrutiny...

January 8, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Syria’s New Authorities Vow to Shutter Captagon Trade

Narcotraffickers who attempted to flood Jordan with over 27 million illicit captagon pills in 2024 may now be out of business. “When it comes to captagon and drug smuggling, we promise it is over and...