Tag: Palestinian Terrorism
Smotrich seizes $90m in Palestinian Authority funds for terror victims
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday moved to seize 320 million shekels (≈$90 million) in Palestinian Authority funds frozen by Jerusalem, transferring them to victims of terrorism and bereaved families.
"This is a necessary...
Proof of life emerges for hostage Omri Miran after 495 days in Gaza
A recently released hostage has provided the first confirmation in months that Omri Miran, 47, held captive in Gaza, was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July.
"We received confirmation of Omri's condition through one of...
Hamas, we got your message …
Or ben Sima Geula. I’ve said that name every time I prayed, three times a day, for the last six months. At some point during Or Levy’s 491-day captivity, my son’s school—in an attempt...
If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded
It’s been more than 16 months since Israel was invaded and its citizens, including men, women and children, were subjected to mass murder, torture, rape and kidnapping. But while anyone who visits the Jewish...
Herzog gets a ‘wake-up’ call, but the rest of the left are sound asleep
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is backing away from his previous support for Palestinian statehood, saying that the Hamas-led assault in his country on Oct. 7, 2023, changed his thinking.
Speaking on Jan. 21 at the annual...
PA must pay terror victims, Israel’s top court says
Israel’s Supreme Court last week dismissed a petition against a law that compensates the victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks using Palestinian Authority funds.
Attorney Asher Stub from the Justice for Terror Victims group, which initiated...
A deal with Hamas means Israelis deserve the truth
The deal to bring the hostages home from Gaza carries an immense, largely unspoken price—one that has received far too little attention, if any at all.
While some may support it and others oppose it,...
The security consequences of the Gaza truce
Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday night that a hostages-for-ceasefire agreement was reached with Hamas, hours after the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem said that the Palestinian terror group had reneged on parts of the deal...
Trump and Israelis may regret the hostage deal he wanted … and got
For most supporters of Israel, Jan. 20 and the beginning of President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration couldn’t come soon enough.
President Joe Biden’s weakness and appeasement of Iran, as well as ambivalent policies and public...
18,000 terrorist attacks in Israel in 2024
Terrorists attacked the Jewish state no fewer than 18,000 times in 2024, killing 134 innocent people and wounding another 1,277, according to data the National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Prime Minister's Office released...