Fatah shares Hamas’s goal to destroy Israel
Much of the international community has clung to the fiction that Hamas and Fatah are different—that Hamas is irredeemably extremist, while Fatah, which dominates the Palestinian Authority, is flawed but pragmatic.
Abbas’ latest hospital stay highlights long record of Israeli medical care for PA and Hamas leaders
Once again, the leader of a political body locked in conflict with Israel depended on Israeli medicine, Israeli doctors, and an Israeli health system to preserve his life.
Arrest near Jerusalem, Israeli teen killed in Swiss fire, and four detained after Judea attack
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian man accused of smuggling a child over the Jerusalem security barrier and Jewish shepherds were attacked near Bethlehem. In a separate tragedy, an Israeli teenager was identified among the victims of a deadly fire in Switzerland.
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?”Â
Palestinian extremists torch Christmas tree outside Latin Monastery Church in Jenin
The tree had stood only briefly, a public symbol placed by a small Christian community trying to assert its presence amid growing lawlessness and intimidation in the city.
Loss, survival, and antisemitism 15 years after a near-fatal terror attack
Without justice, meaning execution, extradition, and accountability, terrorism persists, incentivized by releases and rewards.
Brooklyn school cancels Holocaust survivor’s talk over Pro-Israel views
Teaching about dead Jews raises no objections. But a living Jew who connects the Holocaust to Jewish survival and Jewish sovereignty? That crosses a line.
Paul Simon Sides With a Killer—Again
The iconic singer-songwriter this week signed a petition demanding freedom for the Palestinian Arab terrorist Marwan Barghouti, a convicted multiple murderer.
Pope Leo Striking Out in Lebanon
As the Pope, it’s astounding to see him swing and miss, not once but three times, during his brief visit to Lebanon.Â
Portland Christmas Tree Lighting Turns Into ‘Free Palestine’ Rally
What was once a straightforward civic ritual has become another arena for ideological messaging, even when thousands of families come expecting something else.