Tag: Swords of Iron
Lammy urges end to war on Hamas, decries ‘intolerable’ suffering in Gaza
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during meetings with Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Sunday and Monday pressed the need for a hostage deal with the Hamas terrorist group to bring an end to the...
Offensive anti-Israel protests at Holocaust memorials
It is with profound concern that I address the recent plans for an anti-Israel protest in front of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
This deeply disturbing and offensive protest desecrates the memory...
Woman recalls daunting meeting with Hamas leader Sinwar in captivity
For 55 harrowing days, Sapir Cohen endured captivity at the hands of Hamas in Gaza.
Her ordeal began with her abduction from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 and ended with her release in a swap for...
Israel, Hamas agree to hostage deal framework, PA-led force in Gaza
The Hamas terror group has agreed to a hostages-for-ceasefire framework and mediators are negotiating the details and implementation, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday night.
The Post‘s David Ignatius said that though the framework is in place, officials...
The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity
Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity.
“I have five children. They are all beautiful...
Rescued hostage sues US nonprofit for ties to Gaza journalist who held him
Almog Meir Jan, one of four hostages rescued in a daring IDF raid, filed suit on Tuesday against a U.S. nonprofit for employing the Arab journalist who held him captive, thereby aiding and abetting...
‘Now is the time to close a deal that includes everyone,’ hostage’s mother pleads
“Matan is going through the torments of hell, through torture. I don’t have a way to help him. I can’t even know whether or not he is alive,” Anat Angrest, whose son Matan is...
IDF takes out Rafah terror cell that fired five rockets
The Israeli Air Force on Thursday morning eliminated a group of terrorists who less than 30 minutes earlier fired five rockets from Rafah in southern Gaza at Israeli border communities.
Israel’s aerial defense array intercepted...
What would a two-state solution solve?
I don’t oppose a two-state solution. Nor do I oppose Tinker Bell. I just seriously doubt that either exists.
If you’re among those who believe that widespread recognition of a Palestinian nation-state would resolve the...
Samantha Power to visit Israel for Gaza aid talks
Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is set to visit Israel later this week for meetings on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Power’s trip will also include discussions with...