Daily Archives: September 2, 2024
Netanyahu: IDF control of Gaza-Egypt border ‘determines our future’
The Israel Defense Forces will stay on Gaza’s border with Egypt to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its strength by smuggling in arms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday night. He also vowed to...
Accused of neglecting the hostages, Biden blames Netanyahu
U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior advisers met in the White House Situation Room on Monday, a U.S. federal holiday, to discuss “next steps in the ongoing effort to secure...
UK imposes partial arms embargo on Israel
The British government suspended some arms sales to the Israel Defense Forces on Monday, claiming there is a “clear risk” the weapons could be used by the Jewish state’s military to “commit or facilitate...
After Hamas kills hostages, Biden pressures Netanyahu on truce deal
U.S. President Joe Biden accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of not doing enough to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages-and-terrorists-release deal with Hamas, two weeks after Jerusalem accepted the latest proposals put forward by...
Gaza hostage families to government: Destroy Hamas!
Members of the Gvura Forum converged on the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Monday to protest against a general strike called by the Histadrut labor federation following the IDF’s recovery over the weekend of six...
Hersh Goldberg-Polin laid to rest in Jerusalem
Slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was laid to rest at Jerusalem’s Har HaMenuchot cemetery on Monday, two days after his body was retrieved from a tunnel in southern Gaza.
Ahead of the funeral ceremony, which started at...
Fatah claims terror attack for second day in a row
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a “military” arm of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement, claimed responsibility on Monday for a drive-by shooting that killed three Israeli police officers in Judea.
In an announcement posted on official...
Israel’s unhinged political left: A deadly delusion
Early Sunday morning, we learned the tragic news that Hamas had murdered six more of our hostages. And sadly, true to form, Israel’s most radical left is focused on undermining the Netanyahu government rather...
On petitions, hostages and hypocritical rabbis
More than 90 rabbis and cantors signed a letter this month to Israel’s prime minister, demanding that Israel cease firing at Hamas and release a large number of terrorists to gain the release of...