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In an interview with CNN, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter says his son was killed in Gaza because Israel avoids harming civilians: “If we were doing what we're accused of, maybe he'd be alive today.” Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper, underscoring the unprecedented challenges the IDF faces and the moral calculus guiding its operations. “You got to ask yourself a question,” Leiter said. “A country that's capable of taking out the control of all of Iranian airspace in 72 hours, allowing for the B-2s of the United States to come in and obliterate...

Europe faces a breaking point as illegal migration, welfare strain, energy crises, and defense demands collide with shrinking populations and stagnant economies. Almost weekly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, a sensational assault committed by an illegal migrant—often enjoying some sort of state support or with prior arrests for the same crime—surfaces. Until recently, European politicians and the media sought to either ignore such news or accuse those who clamored for tighter borders, more police protection, and stiffer penalties of being “racists” or “xenophobes.” Until recently, that is. Mass protests are now common in Britain against the...

A church in Wales was set on fire by 2 Pakistani migrants. Christianity under attack in the UK.

Why the Term "Fakestinians" Resonates More Than Ever Since the Genocidal-Islamist October 7th Terrorist MassacreSince the October 7th Hamas-led massacre—a genocidal, premeditated assault targeting Israeli civilians—the Palestinian narrative has been increasingly exposed as manipulative, deceptive, and rooted in distortion. The term “Fakestinians” has gained traction not as an attack on individual Arabs, but as a critique of a manufactured identity and a propaganda machine that fuels violence and global misinformation. Here's why: 1. Invented National Identity Rooted in Historical RevisionismThe majority of so-called “Palestinians” are descendants of relatively recent Arab immigrants who moved into the British Mandate of Palestine during...

BREAKING Police have arrested & charged a 14-year-old girl after she was forced to brandish a knife to defend herself & her friend against a Muslim migrant who attempted to assault her near St Ann’s Lane in Dundee, Scotland. Protect your young daughters from Jihadi Muslims. pic.twitter.com/XdRNqv0M8P— Faraz Pervaiz (@FarazPervaiz3) August 26, 2025

The accusation that Israel is committing a “genocide” in Gaza has become pervasive on the Left, and particularly in academia. I think that the accusation is absurd, so much so that until now I haven’t thought it worthy of a response. However, the accusation has recently arrived on my own website. In the comment thread on the prior post, one of the commenters (regular readers can guess who) has leveled against President Trump the charge that he “is sending weapons to Israel for the genocide in Gaza.” Really? It’s time for a response. In my opinion, what’s going on in...

COGAT releases disturbing footage showing Hamas operatives using violence against Gaza civilians. Major General Alian exposes the terror group's brutal methods of control. Lara Sukster Mosheyof. Aug 25, 2025. Hamas terrorists in Gaza Hamas terrorists in Gaza (Photo: Ali Hassan/flash 90) The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Major General Ghassan Alian, published this Monday morning a series of disturbing videos and documentation highlighting violence by Hamas operatives across the Gaza Strip. The materials, circulated on social media in recent days, reportedly show armed Hamas members beating, abusing, and shooting local residents. In a statement posted in English...

Hamas employees of UNRWA punished Gazns who took free aid without paying fees for the terrorists to keep waging Jihad against Israel.pic.twitter.com/u4qsrsYj70— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) August 24, 2025 (See clip at link).

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) presents itself as a bloc dedicated to advancing Islamic interests globally, often pushing an agenda that prioritizes the expansion of Islamic influence at the expense of Western values and principles. As the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations, the OIC holds considerable sway in shaping global policies, frequently promoting narratives that are more concerned with Islamic solidarity than with universal freedoms or democratic values. In its efforts to assert Islamic interests, the OIC often seeks to control critical global discussions on human rights, religious freedom, and security. This influence is frequently exercised in...

Hamas’s embrace of “death culture” is beyond comprehension for much of the world, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, the founder of the terrorist group, told JNS on Tuesday. Yousef spoke at a closed-door briefing hosted in Tel Aviv by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), titled “Exposing and Expelling Hamas – The Ideology Behind October 7 and Hostage Warfare.” The event featured Yousef alongside Luis Har, a former Hamas captive rescued in an Israel Defense Forces operation in February 2024, and JCFA President Dan Diker. The discussion was moderated by JCFA Director...

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) on Saturday upped her crusade against conditions in the Gaza Strip following a declaration of famine in the region by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. “U.S. taxpayers fund Israel $3.8 billion annually for military aid. That means every U.S. tax payer is contributing to Israel’s military actions,” Greene wrote in a Saturday post on X. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to pay for genocide in a foreign country against a foreign people for a foreign war that I had nothing to do with. And I will not be silent...

The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has come under increasing scrutiny for acting as a de facto mouthpiece for the authoritarian regime in Tehran, all while claiming to represent Iranian-American interests. Far from being a neutral or pro-democracy organization, NIAC has repeatedly advanced narratives and policies that align closely with the goals of the Islamic Republic—a regime notorious for sponsoring terrorism, suppressing dissent, and threatening American allies. NIAC has long-standing ties to high-ranking regime figures, including former foreign minister Javad Zarif, and has actively lobbied against measures that would hold the Iranian government accountable—such as congressional oversight of nuclear...

One of my struggles as a self-declared decent person is the tug between my intellectual abhorrence of Islam and my response at a personal level when I see Muslim women walking about with their hair hidden under hijabs. I would never insult or belittle such women to their faces, and I would treat them with courtesy and respect. But I can’t help but think that at some point, there might be so many hijabs walking around that we stand in real danger of being forced to submit to sharia law. We would have to look the other way as Islam’s...

...According to the group, they have connected a total of 63 injured children with care across the country without funding from governments or businesses... ...There are many countries around the world with great hospitals that should be stepping up to provide assistance, including France, Australia, U.K., and Canada to name a few,” wrote one official. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, a nonprofit organization advocating for Muslim-American rights, blasted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the agency’s decision to seemingly listen to online influencers....

A Brief History of Tucker Carlson – From Conservative Star to Qatar’s Mouthpiece Following the passing of conservative legend Rush Limbaugh and the fall of Bill O’Reilly, Tucker Carlson emerged as a leading voice on the American right. His popularity soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to his anti-establishment rhetoric and combative style. For a time, he filled a vacuum in conservative media, channeling public frustration into high ratings for Fox News. However, Carlson’s trajectory shifted in 2023 when he was abruptly ousted from Fox News. The dismissal followed a series of controversies—including a high-profile lawsuit by a former...

What we know: The Redmond Police Department was dispatched to the Microsoft courtyard at approximately 12:15 p.m. in response to a large gathering of protesters. According to the police, officers first attempted to issue trespass orders to the protesters, but they became "aggressive" and resisted. Protesters reportedly poured paint on the Microsoft sign and on the ground. Other demonstrators blocked a pedestrian bridge, creating a barrier with stolen tables and chairs from vendors. No injuries were reported. Those arrested face multiple charges, including trespassing, malicious mischief, resisting arrest, and obstruction. The police department's investigation is ongoing. The Washington State Patrol,...

A reader forwards this traffic alert dated July 6. It is posted on the Instagram and Facebook feeds of TCD Dearborn News — “Your Trusted News Source for Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, and Greater Michigan Since 2013.” The video is posted here on Facebook. (You may have to refresh the page to get the Instagram clip to load or click on it to view.) 🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT: All westbound lanes of Ford Road at Schaefer are currently closed as tens of thousands of people take part in a massive demonstration marking the 10th of Muharram, also known as Ashura — a...

No one has ever heard of Western flotillas headed to Nigeria, Congo, or Syria, where Christians and Druze are slaughtered like chickens.

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems. A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments. A photographer points his camera at a child in Gaza on July 24, 2025. (Khames Alrefi / Anadolu via Getty Images) By Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova 08.18.25 --Israel and AntisemitismFor the past several weeks, critics have fumed at The New York Times over a misleading photo of an 18-month-old boy in Gaza on its front page. It turns out that Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub...

Tucker Carlson recently sat down with Mother Agapia, the “Nun from Palestine” and sister of ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, to talk about Christian persecution in the Holy Land. But as the interview unfolds, it actually reveals a completely different — and much darker — reality about life for Christians in “Palestine,” Judea, and Samaria. Run Time 13 m 27 s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dADxh1fCl2M&t=118s&pp=2AF2kAIB