Tag: Hamas
The long road to Iran
Dismantling Hamas in Gaza and tackling Hezbollah’s presence in southern Lebanon will clear the path to tackling Iran’s nuclear program, a former Israel Defense Forces officer has told JNS.
Professor Col. (res.) Gabi Siboni is a...
Deeper insights on Iran war and jihadist terror
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
“An immortal person is a contradiction in terms.”
Emmanuel Levinas, God, Death and Time (2000)
At first glance, Iranian aggression and jihadist terrorism are about secular political goals....
Kaine responds to anti-Israel activists: ‘This crisis has spiraled out of control’
A group of so-called “peace activists” that delivered an open letter to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) received a reply last week deflecting their demands.
Anti-Israel activists asked Kaine to support university administrators meeting with students; denounce police action against...
Sderot family grieves, cares for young sisters orphaned on Oct. 7
“In a fleeting moment, our lives turned into misery,” said Ofir Swisa, the brother of Dolev Swisa, who was murdered along with his wife, Odaya, in front of their daughters, Romi, 7, and Lia,...
Lew: Biden admin has no ‘real disagreements’ with Israel
Washington has no “real disagreements” with Israel over its targeted raid in eastern Rafah and war aim of destroying the remaining Hamas battalions in Gaza’s southernmost city, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew claimed...
Netanyahu: ‘If necessary, we will fight with our fingernails’
Jerusalem will win the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip with its fingernails, if necessary, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday night, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he...
Should Deborah Lipstadt resign in protest?
U.S. President Biden’s suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel places Deborah Lipstadt, the most prominent Jewish member of his administration, in quite a bind. How will she respond?
Let us recall the example set by...
Will peace have a chance in the Middle East?
The basic elements of peace
The whole world seems to agree on the broad outlines of an agreement:
The return of territories conquered in 1967 and the creation of a viable Palestinian state;
The division...
Israeli FM Katz ridicules Erdoğan after trade ban reversal
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz ridiculed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday after the Turkish president temporarily reversed part of a trade export ban imposed on the Jewish state.
“Erdoğan backed down and canceled many of...
Trump: Biden ‘siding with Hamas’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted U.S. President Joe Biden for conditioning American military aid on Israel avoiding a ground offensive in Rafah, accusing him of siding with Hamas and “leading the world straight into World...