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Kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov in a video released by Kataib Hezbollah, Nov. 13, 2023. Source: Screenshot.

Kata’ib Hezbollah releases video of Israeli-Russian captive

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Iraq-based Kata’ib Hezbollah released a video on Monday night of kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov. The four-minute video was the first sign of life released by the Iran-backed terror group since it captured Tsurkov in...
View of flags placed by Hezbollah in front of an Israel Defense Forces post on the border on with Lebanon on Aug. 9, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Iranian terror axis begins challenging US in Mideast

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A U.S. Navy warship intercepted projectiles off the coast of Yemen likely fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis, CNN reported on Thursday, after a series of drone attacks launched by Iranian-backed militias on American military positions in...
Torah scrolls of the Iraqi-Jewish community at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda. Photo by Lily Shor.

The secret archive of the Iraqi Jews

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Dr. Harold Rhode spoke at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda, near Ben-Gurion Airport, on Tuesday, delivering an extensive lecture regarding his central role in the rescue and preservation of an immense...
Dual Israeli-Russian citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov is being held hostage in Iraq by Iran-backed Shi’ite militia Kata'ib Hezbollah, which the U.S. State Department designates a foreign terror organization. Source: Twitter.

Iran-backed Shi’ite militia holds Israeli citizen hostage in Iraq

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The Iran-backed Shi’ite militia Kata'ib Hezbollah, which the U.S. State Department designates as a Foreign Terror Organization, is holding a dual Israeli-Russian citizen hostage in Iraq, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office revealed on Wednesday. Elizabeth Tsurkov,...
IMAGE CAPTION:Sarah Idan, who represented Iraq at the “Miss Universe 2017” pageant, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Dec. 8, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Former ‘Miss Iraq’ Sarah Idan to vie for Adam Schiff’s congressional seat

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First, she represented Iraq in the “Miss Universe” competition. Then she fled her country after posing for a selfie in 2017 with “Miss Israel.” Now, Sarah Idan is running for California’s 30th congressional district—the...
U.S. Army Soldiers, attached to Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, take cover behind their vehicle as small-arms fire opens up in the distance in Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 17, 2008. Credit: U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy.

Iraq anniversary reminds us that avoiding war isn’t always wrong

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As a general rule of thumb, it’s always best to avoid analogies to Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain. The trio of the greatest villain in history, the hero who defeated him, and...

ISIS conducted 2,700-plus attacks worldwide in 2021

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The Islamic States (ISIS) terror organization conducted 2,705 attacks worldwide in 2021, roughly the same number it conducted in 2020 (2,781), according to a new report by an Israeli research center. The Meir Amit Terrorism...
The Tehran funeral of Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, Iranian head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, who was assassinated by an American drone strike, Jan 7, 2020. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.

Soleimani’s death was a blow to Iran, but far from a fatal one

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Two months ago, on Nov. 7, 2021, one of the Shi’ite militias in Iraq deployed a suicide drone against the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The drone exploded, wounding a few security...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press availability with Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13, 2021. Credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Israel invited by Biden administration to participate in summit on democracy

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The U.S. State Department published a list of countries invited to participate in its virtual Summit for Democracy next month with Israel listed alongside more than 100 other countries. Israel and Iraq were the only Middle...
U.S. President Joe Biden greets Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadimi in the Oval Office of the White House, July 26, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Report: Iran-backed militia conducted assassination attempt on Iraqi premier

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An Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia in Iraq was behind Sunday’s assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadimi, according to Iraqi security forces cited in a report by Reuters on Monday. The report said that the drones and...