Daily Archives: February 21, 2024
Poll: 63% of Israeli Jews oppose Palestinian statehood
Sixty-three percent of Israeli Jews oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state, and most believe terrorism will either stay the same (27.5%) or increase (44%) should one be created, according to the Israel Democracy...
US opposes calls at ICJ for immediate Israeli withdrawal
The United States on Wednesday called on the International Court of Justice not to issue an advisory opinion that Israel must immediately withdraw from Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
Instead, Richard Visek, acting legal adviser at the...
Gallant: Hamas chief Sinwar has become a hunted fugitive
Hamas’s terror chief in Gaza is on the run, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday, as the IDF continues to advance in Khan Yunis and prepare for an assault on Rafah.
“ Sinwar...
IDF could complete high-intensity phase of Gaza war ‘by May’
The Israel Defense Forces will likely begin maneuvering in Rafah, southern Gaza—the last Hamas stronghold—towards the end of February, and could complete the high-intensity phase of its war against Hamas by early May, a...
Knesset votes 99-11 against any unilateral recognition of Pal state
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday voted 99-11 to back the government’s decision to reject any unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood, amid reports the Biden administration is considering such a move.
All coalition lawmakers and most members of...
Pro-Palestinian student groups, faculty at Harvard share antisemitic images
Harvard University has vowed to investigate after two student activist groups, as well as a sympathetic faculty group, shared an image from more than 50 years ago that promoted multiple antisemitic tropes.
The image comes...
Rooted in their ‘deepest Jewish values,’ five NYC, state officials accuse Israel of ‘mass...
Two New York state senators and three city officials—an assembly member, a comptroller and a council member—penned an open letter claiming that their “deep” Jewish faith compels them to denounce Israel for “indiscriminate” bombing, among other...
Rubio commemorates victims of 1994 antisemitic terror attack in Argentina
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) visited the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires to honor the deaths of the 85 people who were killed when Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists bombed the Jewish community center in...
Palestinians ‘punished’ for German, US crimes, says Columbia, Adelphi lecturer
Anthony Zenkus is a “racial justice, income inequality and climate justice” activist, who was “trained by vice president Al Gore as a presenter in his Climate Reality Project, and has been an organizer with...
Which state? Biden’s or the Palestinians?
The Biden administration is trying to pressure Israel to accept its idyllic vision of the Middle East by threatening to recognize a Palestinian state. The Israeli government should answer in the immortal words of...