Tag: Israel at War
‘No. Period:’ Jews’ lives matter no more than Palestinians, says Blinken
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman asked U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken if Jewish lives matter more than Palestinian Muslim and Christian lives, speaking during a Q&A at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on...
This is how Israel struck back against its haters at The Hague
A patriotic Israeli journalist would find it extremely challenging to refer to the case submitted by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague with the degree of...
Slim chances for a diplomatic settlement on the Lebanese front
In his Jan. 3, 2024 speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah hailed “a historic opportunity” to help Lebanon regain control of disputed borderlands “after this phase ends and after the aggression on Gaza.”
The same...
Gantz: PM must decide on 7 issues for ongoing conduct of war
Minister-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz, a member of the War Cabinet, recently presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the National Security Council with a list of seven issues he demanded be clarified for the continuation of the war.
According...
Senate shoots down Bernie Sanders’ ‘slanderous’ anti-Israel resolution
The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution threatening to block all American security aid to Israel. The resolution, forced to the floor by Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), was voted down 72-11.
The resolution rejected on Tuesday...
Former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit meets hostages’ families
Gilad Shalit, who was held hostage for over five years by Hamas in Gaza, recently met with the families of Israelis kidnapped during the terror group's Oct. 7 massacre, Israeli media reported on Monday.
Shalit,...
Islamic Jihad commander describes training in Iran
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander arrested in Gaza describes to Israeli interrogators how terror operatives were trained in Iran in video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday.
In the video, Bassel Mahdi...
Over 2,600 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria since Oct. 7
As the Israel Defense Forces battles Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the country's Judea, Samaria and Jordan Valley regions are experiencing a parallel rise in terror incidents, according to data published by Rescuers Without...
Hamas tunnels are 100s of miles longer than thought with 5,000-plus entry points
Hamas's network of terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip is even more extensive than previously thought, The New York Times cited senior Israeli defense officials as saying on Tuesday, with new assessments indicating it has upwards...
Two Israeli hostages confirmed dead, bodies being held by Hamas
Israeli hostages Yossi Sharabi and Itai Svirsky have died in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Kibbutz Be’eri announced on Tuesday night in Israel.
Sharabi, 53, and Svirsky, 38, were both featured earlier this week...