Hamas won the Palestinian elections in 2006, and refused to recognize Israel’s existence. Not satisfied with this, Hamas and Hizbullah attacked Israel, killing and abducting Israeli soldiers, leading to a month-long war. For all these developments, majority-Muslim countries blamed Israel. There wa...
In the decades that followed the creation of Israel, it fought several wars and ended up occupying the West Bank and Gaza - territory the UN had not in 1947 designated it should possess. While Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, it still occupies the West Bank -...
Shortly after the 2006 elections, the Bush administrationtried to force Hamas from powerand bring in a rival leader from the Fatah party who was considered friendlier to Israel and the U.S. Hamas preempted the coup and took full control of Gaza in May 2007. In response, Israel and Egypt ...
Since Israel declared war in response to Hamas’ deadly cross-border attack on Oct. 7, Netanyahu has said a central goal is to destroy the Islamic group’s military capabilities. Israel says Rafah is Hamas’ last major stronghold in the Gaza Strip, after operations elsewhere dismantled 18 out...
In the war’s early moments, Biden vowed unflinching support to Israel,flying to Tel Aviv to publicly hugNetanyahu. Since then, as Israel has leveled Gaza, things have changed. At home, Bidenis under siege from protestorsdemanding a ceasefire, or at least a discontinuation of American weapon...
Gaza completely but also release every single Palestinian terrorist in Israeli jails (I believe there are about 9,000). And of course that provides more incentive for Hamas to kidnap Israelis. As for dumping Bibi now, I think they need to wait until the war is over to hold elections. It...
Don’t blame Israel — it’s Hamas that has put every Gaza hospital in danger by Arsen Ostrovsky, John Spencer and Brian L. Cox, opinion contributors 2 hours ago Immigration A pathway to citizenship could be what leads Trump — and America — to victory in 2025 by Jeff Mayhugh,...
Apple’s Siri on the iPhone 4s has been both revered and reviled since its release last year. Based on Apple’s uncanny ability to create such love/hate relationships, this comes as no surprise. At the root of why Siri evokes these emotions are her potential and her performance. Luckily,...
Opposition leader Yair Lapidalso slammed the government, saying: “The north goes up in flames and Israeli deterrence burns with it. “The government has no plan for the day after in Gaza, no plan to return the residents to the north, no management, no strategy. A government of total...
“It limits our ability to understand the historical Jesus, who wasn’t a White man and didn’t walk through the world as such. He was under Roman occupation — not unlike someone living in Gaza right now. We miss a lot of the historical Jesus’ story and teachings because they were co...