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SHOSHANA BRYEN: Don’t Lecture Israel About ‘Proportionality’
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller As the Israeli incursion into Gaza continues, increased attention has been focused on the notion of “proportionality” in both the number of casualties on each side and the sophistication of weapons each side brings to bear. Mostly, pundits mean that Israel is killing too many Palestinians. An understanding of proportionality in […]
‘We Will Fight And We Will Win’: Benjamin Netanyahu Announces Second Phase Of War Against Hamas Has Begun
/in DrRichSwier.com, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called the Israel-Hamas conflict a “second war of independence,” and pledged to annihilate the terrorist group Hamas in his first speech since the country expanded its ground operations in Gaza on Friday. Netanyahu stated that the fight in Gaza will be long and challenging, […]
‘The Ground Shook In Gaza’: Israel’s Defense Minister Announces ‘Next Stage’ In War Against Hamas
/in DrRichSwier.com, Featured, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Israel’s defense minister announced on Saturday that the war against Hamas has entered a “new stage” following expanded ground operations that were launched against Gaza beginning on Friday. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in televised remarks that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had expanded ground operations against Gaza by sending […]
Biden is Sanctioning Hamas While Funding Hamas
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Immigration, Politics, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Is USAID still operating under a terrorism funding exemption license? The Biden administration has rolled out some new sanctions on Hamas and other terrorist groups. “Today’s action underscores the United States’ commitment to dismantling Hamas’s funding networks by deploying our counterterrorism sanctions authorities and working with our global partners to deny Hamas the ability […]
California University Offers Extra Credit for Joining Death March Against the Jews
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report We must end these decaying, archaic, institutions of hate and ignorance. The left destroyed them. Its time to bring them down. They will be the death of this country. Make no mistake, these are death marches. “Free Palestine” is a call for the end of the Jewish nation. The American public […]
Elon, FAFO: Israel Will Use All Its Means to Prevent the Use of Starlink Satellites in Gaza
/in DrRichSwier.com, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report It came as a shock when Elon Musk announced he would provide wireless communication to Gaza (invariably Hamas): Elon Hamas Collab: Elon Negotiating With Hamas Terrorists To Provide WIFI Israel is still counting body parts and lack of WIFI is …… a humanitarian crisis? Disgusting. “Israel will use all its means to […]
GAZA: Mis-Conceptualizing the Conflict, Miscomprehending the Enemy
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Martin Sherman One of the reasons that the conflict with the Palestinian-Arabs in general and Gazan Arabs in particular, has dragged on for years, is that Israel has failed to conceptualize the conflict correctly. There is a prevailing myth that the general population in Gaza is the hapless victim of its radical leadership. This […]
ABE HAMADEH And BRYAN LEIB: The World Was A Safer Place With Trump In Charge
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Since publishing this piece together on September 5, 2023 much has changed both here in America and overseas in Israel. With America’s current Commander-in-Chief projecting weakness at every turn, it’s safe to say the world was a safer place with fmr. President Trump in the Oval Office. Many Americans firmly believe this massacre […]
Don’t tell Israel to Ceasefire. Tell Hamas to Surrender!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs – We have no place to go.” — Golda Meir, said in a meeting with then Senator Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. “If the Palestinians lay down their weapons, there will be peace. If the Israelis lay down their weapons, […]
PODCAST: Christian Just War Theory—Israel and Hamas
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Christian just war theory addresses two questions: When is it right to fight? How do you rightly fight the fight? Israel has shown great restraint in their conflict with Hamas. One government is doing everything they can to shield their people, while the other is using their people as shields. Host […]
‘It’s a New Day’: Mike Johnson Brings Principles and Purpose to Speakership
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council While D.C. politicos scramble to figure out who House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is, here at Family Research Council, we needed no introduction. To most of us, the young-looking Louisiana lawyer represents the best the movement has to offer. “He’s a social conservative’s conservative,” Politico pointed out in a lengthy piece about his […]
Biden’s Leadership Wins Approval . . . From Russia, China, and Iran
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Kenneth R. Timmerman Iranian regime proxies have launched 14 attacks against U.S. servicemen and installations across the Middle East since Hamas unleashed its murderous slaughter of Israeli civilians on October 7. More than two dozen Americans have been injured, and the U.S. did nothing. Finally, on Thursday, the U.S. struck back. What did the […]
U.S. Strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Syria in Retaliation for Repeated Attacks on U.S. Troops
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report US fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia: Two U.S. fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday in retaliation for attacks on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militia. US Strikes Iran’s IRGC in Syria in Retaliation for Attacks on US Troops By: Newsmax, 27 October 2023: Two U.S. […]
Two Dozen U.S. Soldiers Injured in Iran-Backed Attacks Last Week
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch The ayatollahs are getting impatient that their $6 billion check hasn’t arrived. The ayatollahs are getting impatient that their $6 billion check hasn’t arrived in the mail. And they do like celebrating the 40th anniversary of their great triumph… the Marine Barracks bombing. So they spent a little time trying to kill American soldiers. Again. […]
‘Significant Escalation’: Iranian Proxies Target U.S. Military Bases in Middle East
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council U.S. forces in the Middle East have come under attack 13 times in the past week, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed Tuesday, and the attacks have injured at least two dozen military personnel. U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the Pentagon held Iran responsible for the attacks and warned of “the prospect […]
Senator to Biden: ‘You Can’t Be Pro-Israel and Pro-Iran. You Have to Choose.’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council A month ago, the idea of U.S. troops doing live-fire exercises in Iraq would have seemed like something out of 2002. But almost three weeks removed from one of the bloodiest days in the modern Middle East, war is closer than it’s ever been. With more than 18 separate attacks launched at American soldiers last […]
Clarion Re-Releases Its Documentaries About Hamas, Iran and Foreign Funding
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Clarion Project The American public is watching as violent pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the country celebrate the murder, capture, and torture of Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists. Americans are watching in horror as our own communities are once again falling victim to acts of homegrown Islamic terror. Who is Hamas? Where did they come from? […]
Here Are the 10 Monsters in Congress Who Voted AGAINST Condemning Hamas’ Savagery
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report This is not hard. There is no ambiguity here. Any one who supports the unimaginable savagery by Hamas monsters is as evil as the acts themselves. These notorious Jew-hating Democrats voted against the resolution to condemn Hamas many of whom have been criticized for their support of jihad terror and criticism […]
THE WAR ON X: WW III • The Global War Against Islamic Terrorism — Day 20
/in DrRichSwier.com, Featured, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Today is October 27th, the 20th day of the The Global War Against Islamic Terrorism. Today the war has expanded and it is now going on from the Halls of the U.S. Congress, gone globally in dozens of cities with pro-Israel and pro-Hamas rallies, to the actual fighting in the Middle […]
The Religion of Global Climate Change
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Religion, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Catholic Thing Michael Pakaluk: Laudate Deum consistently turns qualified statements about the world into certainties appropriate only for articles of faith. Unlike a truly scientific discussion, it does not review counter-objections or conflicting evidence. My worry about Laudate Deum (“all you praise God”), the recent Apostolic Exhortation “to all people of good will on the climate […]
Finally, The New York Times Begrudgingly Admits It Was Wrong About the Gaza Hospital Attack
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch When there was an explosion at the parking lot at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza last week, the New York Times was quick — much too quick, rather — heedless, off the mark, claiming that an Israeli airstrike was to blame for the attack “on the hospital,” and that nearly 500 people were […]
Should SPLC List Its Own Employee Union as a Hate Group?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council After weeks of silence from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Hamas’s October 7 terror attack that killed more Jews than any event since the Holocaust, the SPLC employee’s union released its own statement via X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming to stand “strongly in solidarity with the Palestinian people.” The statement may cause […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson ‘Radiates the Love of Jesus,’ Conservatives Laud
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council House Republicans have selected “a tremendous man of God,” “a strong Christian,” a “servant leader,” and a “genuinely nice guy” by elevating Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to the position of Speaker of the House, according to those closest to the legislator. After 22 days without their top leader, House Republicans elected […]
Terrorist Found With Instructions to Remove Heads, Hearts of Jews
/in DrRichSwier.com, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Discover The Networks Hamas terrorists were urged to decapitate and remove the hearts and livers of their Jewish victims during their raid on Israel, as detailed in a handwritten note found at the scene of the horrific attack. The note contains words of encouragement from Hamas commanders declaring the religious importance of massacring Jews wherever they […]
FLORIDA: Governor Ron DeSantis Shuts Down Terror-Linked ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report For those of us who have covered this terror group for years, this move is long overdue. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a vicious hate group that supports Jewish genocide and Islamic savagery. “Students for Justice in Palestine is a well-organized and well-financed festering hate group with chapters in the […]
Islam and Christian Realism
/in DrRichSwier.com, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Catholic Thing Francis X. Maier: For all of Islam’s strengths, anti-Jewish and anti-Christian prejudice has a long and often bitter history in Islam, despite claims to the contrary. Most Westerners were shocked by the savagery of Hamas’s recent attacks on Israel and the systematic murder of Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists That wickedness was […]
Elderly Hostage Freed By Hamas Details Horrific Treatment
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller An elderly Israeli hostage released by Hamas terrorists Monday night detailed the horrific treatment she endured after she was kidnapped, video shows. Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifshitz was kidnapped Oct. 7 after Hamas terrorists abducted her from kibbutz. Lifshitz said a “swarm” of terrorists broke through a roughly-$615 million security gate and “stormed our homes,” according […]
Socialist Party Founding Member Renounces Membership Over Group’s Hamas Support
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is leaving following the rise of pro-Hamas sentiment amongst the organization, he announced in a Monday article. High-profile members of the DSA publicly denounced the New York City Democratic Socialist’s (NYC DSA) rally in Times Square Oct. 8, which followed Hamas terrorist […]
“Palestinian terrorists cut an eye out of the father’s face, cut the breasts off the mother, chopped off the son’s fingers, and chopped off the foot of the daughter”
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The torture! IDF shares harrowing videos, photos of Hamas attacks By: NY Post, October 23, 2023: The Israel Defence Forces shared a harrowing 43-minute compilation Monday of Hamas’ surprise terror attack that killed more than 1,400 people — including an interview with a terrorist who admitted that he had clear orders to […]
HIDEOUS: When Asked About Spike in Jew Hatred in America, Biden Again Denounces ‘Islamophobia’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Imagine FDR denouncing Naziophobia when news of the death camps broke. Islamic Jew hatred is an Islamic imperative. It’s a central tenet of Islam. So ….. opposition to Islamic Jew hatred is “islamophobia.” Just for knowing: Based on the FBI’s most recent hate crime statistics, hate crimes against Jews represent over half of religion-related hate crimes, […]