Recovering the Last Hostage in Gaza
In the past several weeks, Ran’s fate and heroism were discussed daily across Israeli media. I feel like I knew him. Perhaps it was fitting that he was the last hostage to be rescued.
No, Tucker, Hamas, not Israel, is the decisive factor in Gaza’s vanishing Christians
If Israel left Gaza completely in 2005 and has had no civilian presence there since, why did the Christian population collapse precisely after Hamas seized power in 2007?
I agree with Pope Leo about Gaza
Leo cleverly connected the story of Jesus being born in a manger to draw a metaphor that God had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world. Then, speaking of tents, he took his metaphor further, saying, “How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?”
Hostage Omer Shem Tov: How Psalm 20 kept me alive in 505 days of Hamas captivity
“Alone in that darkness, I began to pray. Every day, I spoke to him. I whispered, ‘God, how are you? How was your day? Are you okay?’ And in that darkness, I felt His presence.”
Chanukah in wartime: Eight miracles that changed Israel’s fate
Chanukah commemorates a time when the Jewish people survived not through numbers or power, but through events that should not have gone their way, yet did. It honors the miracles of the past, but also calls us to recognize those of our own time.
Gaza’s future debated as U.S. plans stabilization force and Israeli makes MLB history
U.S. officials are advancing plans for a postwar stabilization force in Gaza as Israeli leaders debate security and sovereignty. Also, Israeli Alon Leichman made history with his appointment as pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies.
Hamas Caught Hoarding Children’s Nutritional Aid, Selling Aid on Black Market
Gaza-based activist revealed that the terror group had secretly hoarded tons of baby formula and children’s nutritional shakes—at the very moment international agencies and major media outlets were accusing Israel of causing famine.
Academic report blames Jewish students for hostility and labels antisemitism as “Zionist Plot”
When an institution charged with protecting academic freedom adopts the language of hostility and inversion, what does that say about the moral foundations of its leadership?
Trump Hints at Phase 2 of Gaza Plan as Israel Recovers Thai National’s Body and Reopens Rafah Crossing
President Trump hinted that Phase 2 of his Gaza peace plan is coming soon, despite ceasefire violations. Meanwhile, Israel recovers the body of a Thai national hostage and prepares to reopen the Rafah crossing to allow Gaza residents to exit.
From Campus Antisemitism to Nazi Trail to Gaza: Key Updates
Northwestern’s $75 million settlement over antisemitism complaints, Argentina’s newly released files exposing how Josef Mengele lived openly for years, and the IDF’s destruction of Rafah’s remaining tunnel network all surfaced in the same week.