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Daily Archives: December 9, 2024

Photo of baby Jesus on a keffiyeh featured in Vatican nativity scene

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A nativity scene that went on display at the Vatican on Saturday features a photo of the infant Jesus on a keffiyeh. The traditional Arab scarf has been adopted by Palestinians as a symbol of their...

They survived Oct. 7 … now they’re playing basketball in Los Angeles

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“One day, I was going to be murdered by Hamas, and today, James Harden and the Clippers are applauding me,” Omer Bilansky, general manager of a basketball league for high-school-aged children in the Eshkol...
People celebrate holding a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images.

After Assad’s fall, Palestinian terrorists stress Syrian support for their cause

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Hamas on Monday congratulated Syrian rebel troops on the ousting of President Bashar Assad, which brought an end to his family's five-decade rule the previous day. In a statement posted to Telegram, the Sunni terrorist...
The U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building in the southern Gaza Strip on July 26, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

‘NY Times’ confirms Hamas presence in UN schools

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the U.N. agency mainly responsible for education and social services in the Gaza Strip, employed Hamas members, The New York...
Former President Donald Trump at an “Arizona for Trump” rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons.

Trump wants Netanyahu to end war, but ‘you have to have a victory’

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In an exclusive interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outlined his plans for his upcoming term, addressing pressing issues in the United States and globally. Trump expressed pessimism regarding the...
Troops of the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag unit on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, Dec. 8, 2024. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Katz orders IDF to create security zone beyond border with Syria

Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to create a secure area free of "heavy strategic weapons and terror infrastructure" beyond the buffer zone with Syria, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. Katz said he...

Netanyahu to hostage families: Assad’s fall could facilitate deal

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told representatives of hostages' families groups on Sunday that the fall of the Assad regime, weakened by Israel's determined stand against Hezbollah and Hamas, could help advance a deal for...

Taking Nuclear War Seriously Israel’s Complex Obligations

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"Recent events  in Syria underscore the changing geo-strategic landscape in the Middle East. For Israel, though the fall of Assad will likely weaken Iran, it won't necessarily reduce the risk of a nuclear war...

Where we’ve been, and why it matters

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The collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria over the weekend sent me back to the Jewish Policy Center archive. Incoming President Donald Trump is correct—who governs Damascus and its environs is not a choice...