Israel is reportedly worried that Syria rebels may seize chemical weapons stockpiles or production facilities used by Bashar a-Assad’s regime as the militias continue their surprising advance against the government’s own forces.
President Donald Trump reiterated a promise Monday to punish Hamas and its sponsors severely if it does not release the 101 Israeli hostages, including several Americans, by the time he is inaugurated on January 20, 2025.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) convened the state legislature for a special session on Monday designed to “Trump-proof” the state, including by passing $25 million for use in lawsuits against the incoming administration.
The ceasefire in Lebanon, barely five days old, is near collapse as of Monday after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, following the Biden-Harris administration’s erroneous claim that Israeli surveillance drones violated the agreement.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Angola on Monday that “no reasonable person” could have come to a conclusion other than that Hunter Biden deserved to be pardoned.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Air Force One en route to Angola on Monday that he could not explain why President Joe Biden had bought an anti-Israel book, except that he “reads broadly.”
The Biden-Harris administration continues to undermine Israel’s security on its way out the door, joining France in claiming that Israel is violating the new ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon by flying surveillance drones over Beirut.
Incoming California Senator Rep. Adam Schiff (D) demanded Sunday that the Senate reject the nomination of Kash Patel to be director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continuing a long personal vendetta against Patel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared Monday that American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra, who was thought to have been taken alive to Gaza, was in fact killed during the October 7 terror attack and his body abducted by Hamas.
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) forced an Iranian cargo plane full of weapons for Hezbollah to turn around mid-flight on Sunday after intercepting it in Syrian airspace, according to media reports.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who described himself as President Barack Obama’s “wingman” while in office, tried to defend President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, saying he was unfairly singled out.
President Joe Biden allowed himself to cover up his own apparent role in his son Hunter’s influence peddling by issuing a pardon Sunday evening that extended back through 2014, including Hunter’s corrupt role in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden lied for years about whether he would pardon his son, Hunter Biden, for his crimes — even telling David Muir of ABC News in an exclusive interview in Normandy, France, in June that he had “ruled out” a pardon.
In the first White House press briefing after the election, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answered flatly, “No,” when asked whether the president intended to pardon his son in the lame duck period before January.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had named Christian Lebanese businessman Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Prominent South Africans reacted angrily on Sunday to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on the BRICS countries if they tried to create an alternative to the U.S. dollar as the global reserve and trade currency.
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired another ballistic missile at Israel on Sunday morning, in a gesture of defiance against President-elect Donald Trump and despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The evident intent by Hamas is to pressure Trump in the same way that it sought to pressure President Joe Biden, using the plight of the hostages
A federal judge in Minnesota ruled this week that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) must open its books and reveal its donors as part of a defamation suit against a disgruntled former employee.
Freed Israeli hostage Mia Schem (or Shem) announced her engagement on Thursday, a milestone celebrated around the world as an example of resilience after a brutal experience of terror and torture.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and “First Partner” Jennifer Siebel Newsom are being mocked for a tone-deaf Thanksgiving message that name-checked indigenous Californians and illegal aliens but largely ignored everyone else.
Senior officials in the United Arab Emirates attended the shiva, or traditional seven-day period of mourning, for Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, who was murdered last week by Iranian agents who kidnapped him from the capital of Abu Dhabi.
Israel has also showed several weaknesses, which its enemies could try to exploit in the next round of fighting, if there is one.
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump will have significant opportunities to encourage change in South Africa, a nation that has drifted toward kleptocracy at home, and toward support for autocratic regimes abroad.
Families of the seven American citizens who are still hostage in Gaza — four still thought to be alive — used the Thanksgiving holiday to urge the White House, and President-elect Donald Trump, to bring their loved ones home.
Christians in southern Lebanon welcomed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on Wednesday as part of a ceasefire in which Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from the area, and Israel insisted Lebanon had to use its military to keep it out. The
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer wished the American people, and the U.S. government, a happy Thanksgiving, adding that the State of Israel was thankful for the enduring support of the American people.
This Thanksgivin, there is still hope — the hope that moved the Pilgrims, and that brings Adele Raemer back to Nirim.
Democrat Derek Tran unseated second-term Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in California’s 45th congressional district in Orange County on Wednesday, after late ballots allowed him to overcome her initial lead on Election Night.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that it had arrested four Hezbollah terrorists who were sneaking south among civilians returning to their homes in southern Lebanon following the onset of a ceasefire agreement.
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States, urged Jewish community institutions to boycott left-wing J Street over its support for an arms embargo against Israel.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the administration’s success in negotiating a ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah would inspire the White House to press for a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas in Gaza.
Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist organization that started the ongoing war in the Middle East on October 7, 2023, and still holds 101 Israeli hostages, said Wednesday that it also wants a ceasefire, as a deal in Lebanon took effect.
The U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror organization has officially taken effect as of 10:00 a.m. local time.
The Lebanon ceasefire is the fulfillment of a key campaign promise by President-elect Donald Trump.
Israel’s security cabinet approved a U.S. proposal Tuesday for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following a speech in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the achievements of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops raced to complete missions Tuesday before the Israeli government accepted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers reached the Litani River in southern Lebanon on Tuesday for the first time since 2000, ahead of a ceasefire that was expected to be adopted by Israel’s security cabinet later on Tuesday evening.
Hezbollah fled from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in southern Lebanon, refusing to confront them in direct combat during the two months in which Israel has been on the ground there, removing terrorist border positions. A senior military official from
The Biden-Harris administration is said to be threatening Israel into accepting a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, lest it allow the United Nations Security Council to impose a ceasefire instead, with sanctions if Israel refuses to comply.