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U.S. Army BG (Ret.) John Adams: Will Biden Administration continue support or obstruct Israel’s victory over Hamas in Gaza?

By Jerry Gordon Jerry Gordon, a Senior Editor of The New English Review, invited retired U.S. Army Brigadier General John Adams (Ret.) for this fourth in a series of discussions on Israel Defense Force military doctrine and strategic options in the conduct of the Jewish state’s civilizational war with Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. He […]

In A Naïve World

By Howard Rotberg “It is well for the heart to be naïve and the mind not to be.” — Anatole France Hopefully, naivety will be a casualty of the Hamas War.  Children in a playground can be naïve – but our world is no playground. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines “naïve” as “lacking knowledge, experience of […]

Rising Wave of Islamic Violence Grips France: A Daily Jihad

By The Geller Report France may have reached peak “cultural enrichment,” having reached its sorry state of enduring daily acts of Islamic violence against citizens. While the influence of Islam is less marked among older Muslims, 74% of Muslims between the ages of 18 and 25 in France say they place Islamic sharia law above […]

NEWSRAEL: “Iron Swords” News Summary — December 23rd, 2023

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Our news summary brings you the latest IMPORTANT UPDATES that are not in our longer reports. Last night the IDF attacked Hezbollah positions and sites in Bint Jbeil and the village of Kila, in southern Lebanon. Israeli and Palestinian musicians performed together this week on the stage of the […]

WATCH: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump tour kibbutz ravaged in massacre

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story The daughter of fmr. President Trump and her husband visited Kfar Aza, where they spoke with residents and members of the security forces. For nearly two hours, only a kilometer from Gaza City and with the sound of artillery fire in the background, Ivanka and Jared went door to […]

The United States Just Emulated Neville Chamberlain, and We Know Where That Led

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story As expected, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, for Israel to let all aid go unchecked into Gaza—without condemning Hamas. The vote was 13 in favor and zero against… with both the U.S. and Russia abstaining. The ramifications of this, as well […]

Goodness, What an Unpleasant Little Creature This Greta Thunberg Turns Out to Be

By Jihad Watch Greta Thunberg has been commenting on the climate conference just held in Dubai. Her appalling remarks can be found here: “Greta Thunberg slams COP28 climate deal and Israel, waves Palestinian flag,” by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, Jerusalem Post, December 17, 2023: Thunberg, 20, has been “standing with Gaza” since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, […]

Chief Rabbi Tells Pope: ‘Repent for Your Sins’

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein of South Africa has accused Pope Francis of “primitive pacifism” and repeating the “sins” of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust for his stance against Israel’s just war of defending itself against the terrorist group, Hamas, and Iran. Goldstein beseeched Francis to “repent for sins […]

Ivanka Trump, Kushner visit site of massacre in Israel

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, landed in Israel early Thursday morning and visited a kibbutz that suffered heavy casualties when attacked by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Sporting bulletproof vests, Ivanka Trump and Kushner were accompanied by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during their 24-hour […]

VIDEO: The Road To October 7 – Education For Jihad And Martyrdom

By Middle East Media Research Institute Palestinian Authority | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 558 This extensive collection of MEMRI TV clips exposes educational materials that encourage Palestinian and Muslim youth to wage jihad and to become martyrs, in the spirit of Islamic fundamentalism. These materials are taught at kindergartens, schools, and other educational settings, as well as by […]

‘Jesus Would Go to Prison:’ Catholic Cardinal Addresses Hostility against Biblical Marriage

By Family Research Council A Roman Catholic cardinal is claiming that Christ would be imprisoned in today’s Western society for His position on sex, marriage, and gender. Appearing on GB News America on Sunday, German Cardinal and former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office Gerhard Müller addressed the threat that transgender ideology poses to the family. “Christ […]

Pope’s Document on Blessing Same-Sex Couples Will ‘Cause Chaos and Hurt Souls’

By Family Research Council Pope Francis caused widespread controversy and confusion on Monday by appearing to allow priests to bless individuals and couples involved in unchaste same-sex marriages and unrecognized civil marriages, a decision faithful Catholics have said will “produce chaos” in people’s lives “and hurt souls.” The pope gave priests in the Roman Catholic […]

MUST WATCH: Nihad Awad, Council American Islamic Relations’ ‘Capo dei Capi’ Busted!

By Defend The Border “And yes, I was happy to see people breaking the siege…Israel, as an occupying power, does not have that right to self-defense.” — Nihad Awad, Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations. Discover the Networks’ file on Nihad Awad: Nihad Awad was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. […]

Iran Sponsored the October 7 Massacre and America Paid for It

By Clarion Project The detailed reporting on Iran’s direct involvement in the Oct. 7 massacre that has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and in the Israeli press stands in stark contrast with the public assertions of the Biden administration about the lack of any Iranian involvement. A Wall Street Journal article on […]

One Solitary Life

By Jerry Newcombe I once asked my grandchildren, “What were the first Christmas gifts?” And one of them showed she was on the right track….up to a point. The answer she gave was, “The first Christmas gifts were given by the wise men, and they gave to the Baby Jesus, ‘Gold, Frankenstein, and myrrh.’”  Out […]

Pro-Hamas Cyber Group Claims Cyber Attack On Elon Musk’s SpaceX

By Middle East Media Research Institute The following report is an offering from MEMRI’s Cyber Terrorism & Jihad Lab (CJL) project. Pro-Hamas Cyber Group Claims Cyber Attack On Elon Musk’s SpaceX In Retaliation For His Support Of Israel, Threatens ‘Cyber War’ Against U.S., Europe On December 15, 2023, a pro-Hamas hacking group claimed perpetrating a cyber attack […]

Fox News: Rashida Tlaib a member of Facebook group which praised Hamas after massacre

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Palestinian Arab Rep. a member of secret Palestinian American Congress Facebook group where praise for Hamas was posted after Oct. 7. Palestinian Arab American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi) is a member of a secret Facebook group that glorified the Hamas terrorist organization following the massacre of over 1,200 Israelis […]

WATCH: Megyn Kelly on the most disgusting Anti-Israel and Pro-Hamas protests we’ve seen around the world

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story “You obviously do not like America – so just get out!” Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing some of the most disgusting anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas displays around the world over the weekend, New York’s anti-Israel protest over the weekend and their disturbing chants, dangerous protests in the U.K., […]

University of Mary Washington Students for Justice in Palestine Justify Hamas Massacre

By Canary Mission On Saturday, October 7, 2023, an estimated 2,900 heavily armed Hamas terrorists breached Israel’s border fence with Gaza. This incursion resulted in numerous war crimes against Israeli civilians, including mass murder, beheadings of children, rape, kidnappings, and desecration of bodies. Hamas shared videos of these atrocities on social media. They even shared […]

Kamala’s Jihad

By Jihad Watch Why Kamala is siding with Islamists over Israel. In December 2015, after a husband and wife pair of Islamic terrorists shot up a Christmas party in San Bernardino, Kamala Harris, then the Attorney General of California, convened a session on “Islamophobia” that included the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Muslim Public Affairs […]

‘War On Families’: Federal ‘Home Visiting’ Program Classifies Parents Who Don’t Let Young Kids Cross-Dress As Potentially Abusive

By The Daily Caller A federally funded “home visiting” program advises service providers to watch for signs of abuse against “gender-diverse children,” citing parents who deny their young child the “right” to cross-dress as an example, a document shows. The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program is intended to combat abuse and […]

South Sudanese March In Tel Aviv In Solidarity with Israel

By The Geller Report The courageous South Sudanese freedom fighter Simon Deng and a group of his countrymen are in Tel Aviv to show their solidarity with the Israeli people in their hour of need. Simon Deng explained: “Their pain is our pain. As a friend, I have to be there when they need me. […]

Middle East Violence Throws Global Energy Market Into Turmoil

By The Daily Caller The escalating violence in the Middle East caused a disturbance in the global energy market Monday morning after a major oil company announced it is pausing shipments through a crucial shipping lane. British Petroleum (BP) said that it is halting oil shipments through the Red Sea because of the uptick in […]

‘Bah Humbug’: Pa. School Districts Warns Bus Drivers against Christmas Decorations

By Family Research Council A Keystone State school board is banning school bus drivers from putting up Christmas decorations. On Friday, just over a week before Christmas, the Wallingford-Swarthmore school district in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, issued a memo to school bus drivers saying, “If you have decorated your bus with anything specific to the Christmas Holiday or […]

PODCAST: The Ethics of Voting As A Christian

By Family Research Council As 2023 comes to an end, many Americans are looking into 2024 with one specific national event on their mind: the presidential election. Be it Republican or Democrat, Libertarian or Independent, there are a lot of options to choose from, but how does one know whom to pick? Host Joseph Backholm […]

Empire State Building Honors Country That Was Involved in 9/11

By Jihad Watch “Even Osama bin Laden was allowed to pass through Qatar.” After Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, the Islamic terror state responsible for saving the mastermind of the attack bought 10% of the city’s surviving major skyscraper Now, the Empire State Building is bowing to its Qatari masters. Tonight from midnight […]

God Is Love: Do You Realize How Amazing That Is?

By Family Research Council Unbelievers all seem to have their own ideas of who or what God is. For many, they claim He doesn’t exist. For others, He does exist, but He’s not active in creation in any personal way. Then there are some who believe, if He exists, He would have to be some […]

Birthright is resuming its free trips to Israel for the first time since Oct. 7

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Birthright Israel announced that it would resume its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in January after suspending them amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Around 350 participants, students and young adults primarily from the United States, are expected to travel to Israel beginning the week of January 5, […]

WATCH: Anti-Israel protesters march through New York City, disrupt traffic

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story The protesters were seen holding PLO flags and anti-Israel signs. Pro-Palestinian Arab protesters marched through New York City on Monday afternoon, making stops at major transportation hubs and disrupting traffic along the way, Fox News reported. The hundreds of protesters walked in traffic lanes while passing buses and cars, demanding a […]

Life-Size Nativity Scene Figures Beheaded

By The Geller Report On Sunday night, all the nativity figures were decapitated: Joseph, Mary, the Three Wise Men and even the donkey. Life-size nativity figures beheaded in the migrant stronghold of Rüsselsheim, Germany By: Medforth, December 18, 023; Attack on the life-size nativity scene in the city of the Opel car. On Sunday night, all the […]