Joel B. Pollak

Joel B. Pollak

Articles by Joel B. Pollak

Paraguay Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Showing Support for Israel

President Santiago Peña of Paraguay opened his country’s embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, traveling to Israel to do so and receiving a hero’s welcome as he showed support for Israel in the midst of ongoing war and isolation.

Paraguay Israel (Ma'ayan Toaf / GPO)

Netanyahu to Take the Stand in His Own Defense in Criminal Cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take the witness stand in his own defense on Tuesday in a criminal trial that his critics say is essential to the rule of law, and which his supporters say is a political prosecution.

Netanyahu

When Pelosi Met Assad in Syria

Democrats have criticized former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) for meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017, but their own leaders — including then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — did so as well, for years.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) at al-Sh

Biden Claims Credit for Toppling Assad

President Joe Biden delivered a short address from the White House on Sunday, claiming credit for the toppling of the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, who was ousted by rebels after a long and brutal reign lasting decades.

President Joe Biden speaks about the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar

Israel Seizes Strategic Peak of Mount Hermon from Syria

Israel’s Army Radio reported Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had seized the peak of Mount Hermon, the highest mountain in the region, as a precaution against the advance of Syrian rebels as the Assad regime collapsed.

Netanyahu at the Syrian border (Koby Gideon / GPO)

IDF Moves Tanks into Demilitarized Zone to Deter Syrian Rebels

Israel’s Army Radio reported on Sunday morning local time that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had moved tanks into the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria to deter Syrian rebels after the apparent fall of the Assad regime.

IDF tank (IDF)

Qatari Prime Minister: Trump Wants Hostage Deal by Inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump told Qatar that he wants a deal to release all 100 remaining Israeli hostages by the time he is inaugurated on January 20, 2025, according to Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign

Report: 21 George Soros-backed Prosecutors Ousted Since 2022

Twenty-one prosecutors backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros because of their support for radical “criminal justice reform” have been ousted in favor of “tough-on-crime” prosecutors since 2022, according to a recent report.

Hungarian-American investor George Soros attends a press conference prior to the launch event for t