The United States has defended Israel’s recent takeover of the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, describing the move as a necessary response to regional instability but stressing its expectation that the occupation will be temporary. The IDF seized positions on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights over the weekend after the collapse of […]
TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme
Today’s “WhatsApp generation” spends hours glued to their phones, endlessly scrolling, chatting, and debating. While much has been said about the dangers of this tech-driven lifestyle, the most damaging consequence, in my view, is the apathy it has created. In the past, communal discussions had a clear purpose: solving problems. For example, when Rav Avraham […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had no intention of yielding to the rebel forces at the start of this past weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported. As the rebels neared Damascus,
Shares of Nvidia slid early Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief press release with
In an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump touched on the ongoing Middle East crisis, the future of U.S.-Israel relations, and the plight of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Trump expressed skepticism about the fate of the approximately 100 hostages still in Hamas custody, signaling doubt about their […]
Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were still at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad, but some state workers failed to return to their jobs, and a United Nations official said the country’s public sector had come “to a complete and abrupt halt.” Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria […]
Israeli authorities on Monday indicted three Hamas terrorists captured in the Gaza Strip, marking the first formal charges against Palestinian suspects from the territory since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023. The accused — Mahmoud Qawasme, Ali Hamdallah, and Amar Asaida — were among the 1,027 prisoners released in 2011 as part […]
In a revelation that will surprise exactly no one who’s been paying attention, The New York Times has confirmed that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) employs Hamas members — a fact Israel has been shouting from the rooftops for years. In what feels more like […]
A Ukrainian man who embarked on a perilous journey fleeing his war-torn country into Romania was rescued from a deep mountain ravine in subzero temperatures with an unlikely companion: his months-old kitten named Peach. More than a dozen rescuers worked in a harsh blizzard to save Vladislav Duda, 28, who was found “soaked and frozen” […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signaled his willingness to sidestep the City Council to revise the city’s stringent sanctuary city designation, which has been under fire amidst the ongoing migrant crisis. Speaking on CBS’s “The Point with Marcia Kramer” on Sunday, Adams said his administration is exploring executive powers to address the issue. […]
In a dramatic escalation, the Israeli Air Force has carried out over 250 airstrikes in Syria within 48 hours, effectively dismantling the country’s former Navy, Air Force, and chemical weapons facilities. The strikes come amid as U.S. bombers deployed more than 140 satellite-guided bombs against ISIS, with officials from both nations citing the grounding of […]
For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decades-long strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting terror groups and proxies around the region is falling apart. First came the crushing Israeli campaign in Gaza started by Iranian-backed Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. That war spawned another in Lebanon, where Israel […]
Court documents confirm that a Pentagon leak delayed a planned Israeli military operation against Iran, U.S. prosecutors revealed. Lead prosecutor Troy Edwards stated the disclosure forced Israel to postpone a
The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed. Within hours of the Nov. 21 attack on the military facility, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the rare step of speaking on national TV […]
Almost exactly seven years ago, President Vladimir Putin stood with Russian troops at their air base in Syria and proudly declared victory over “terrorists” in that country as part of the Kremlin’s military intervention to prop up the government of Bashar Assad amid a civil war. This weekend, those hard-won gains seemed a distant memory. […]
The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at […]
Israeli officials on Monday dismissed a Qatari report claiming significant advancements in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas for a temporary ceasefire that would include a hostage exchange. “These reports are not true,” the Hostage Affairs Directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office stated in a message to the families of Israeli captives. “We continue to […]
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