Joel B. Pollak

Joel B. Pollak

Articles by Joel B. Pollak

Oil-rich Iran Short of Fuel, Electricity; Billions Spent on Terror

Iran is in the midst of a fuel shortage and an electricity crisis, causing essential utilities to be shut down in the middle of a cold winter. The regime has failed to provide for its own people but has spent billions of dollars on terror abroad.

The sun sets behind the transmission lines of electric power from Iran to Iraq in Basra, I

Hostage Families Demand Deal in Which All 100 Are Releasaed

A group of families of Israeli hostages said Tuesday at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, that their government should strive to achieve an agreement in which all 100 captives remaining in Gaza are freed, not just a few.

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest outside

VIDEO: Hezbollah Strongholds in Lebanon Flattened by War

Villages in southern Lebanon that were taken over by Hezbollah in recent years and used to stockpile weapons and fire projectiles at Israeli communities were flattened in the recent war that ended with a ceasefire last month.

02 October 2024, Lebanon, Kfarkela: Heavy smoke billows from an Israeli air raid on an are

Trump Says He Would Consider Pardon for NYC Mayor Eric Adams

President-elect Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference on Monday at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, that he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams gestures as he leaves a press conference at City Hall follo

Hamas Official: ‘October 7 Ruined Us’

A senior official within the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas admitted to a Saudi media outlet that the October 7 terror attack caused the destruction of the organization because of the ferocity of Israel’s response.

Soldiers who killed Sinwar (IDF)

Biden Commutes Sentence of Hamas Leader’s Half-Brother

President Joe Biden commuted the federal prison sentence Thursday of Mofid Abdel Kader Meshal (or Mufid Abdulqader), the half-brother of billionaire Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, who had served 16 of his 20 years.

Iran Joe Biden

White House Confirms Progress in Hostage Talks with Hamas

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed Thursday that there had been progress in hostage talks with Hamas after the Palestinian terrorist organization gave in on several key demands.

A message to bring home hostages still held by Hamas is spelled out on a table following a

Report: Iranian Establishment Considers Regime Change

The Iranian establishment — the officials and business leaders who exert the most influence — has reportedly had enough of the radicalism of the current regime and is looking to replace it with a less confrontational, albeit still Islamic, model.

Iranians who live in Brazil protest against the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who died in Ira