Daily Archives: March 1, 2024
Mideast words that don’t mean what they say
The International Criminal Court is examining Israel’s policies in what it calls the “occupied Palestinian West Bank.” But how can the court possibly render a fair verdict when that very term is a complete...
Can American colleges be rescued from woke antisemitism?
Evidence continues to pile up that antisemitism on American college campuses hasn’t just surged in the months since Oct. 7 but become commonplace. The disturbing incident this past week at the University of California, Berkeley, where...
Netanyahu: ‘Too early to tell’ if Hamas will agree to hostage deal
It is “too early to tell” if the Hamas terrorist organization will agree to a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the coming days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
“We won’t capitulate to Hamas’s delusional...
Israeli strikes near Syrian coast said to target Iranian officials
Alleged Israeli airstrikes on facilities in the Syrian coastal city of Baniyas targeted three senior Iranian leaders, the U.K.-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.
Pro-Assad regime media reported that “three...
Sir Michael Ellis: ‘BBC’ is ‘institutionally antisemitic’
A Jewish politician and barrister in the United Kingdom spoke out about the deleterious effects of Middle East war coverage that has been churned out by the country’s state-sponsored news service since Oct. 7.
Sir Michael Ellis,...
Toronto police make two arrests in antisemitic vandalism cases
Michael Park, 35, reportedly frightened Toronto residents in 2021 when he walked through a park shirtless, displaying a swastika painted in black on the right side of his chest, similar to Edward Norton’s neo-Nazi...
Orthodox Jew reportedly killed in San Diego area shooting
One person was killed and two were injured in a shooting at a dental practice in El Cajon, Calif., some 15 miles from San Diego. The shooter, reportedly a former patient, is in custody.
The...
Washington blocks UNSC from blaming Israel for deaths during aid delivery
Washington blocked a statement from the U.N. Security Council which would have blamed Israeli forces for deaths and injuries early Thursday morning during a chaotic attempt to deliver humanitarian aid near Gaza City.
The statement...
McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Wednesday that he will step down from Republican leadership in November.
“I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues, to say that this will be...
New Zealand declares entire Hamas organization a terror group
New Zealand has designated the entire Hamas organization as a terrorist group, its prime minister, Christopher Luxon, announced on Feb. 29.
While the armed wing of Hamas, known as the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was declared...