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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of “barbarism” and “Islamophobia” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli hostage Sahar Baruch, 25, an engineering student who was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, has been killed in Gaza — and the Hamas terrorist group is blaming Israel, saying that he was killed during an attempted rescue earlier this week.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops found weapons stashed inside a teddy bear inside a school in Gaza on Friday, the latest example of Palestinian terrorists using civilian infrastructure to conduct their activities, which is a war crime.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Thursday that the two countries would pressure fellow members of OPEC+ to “adhere” to their agreements “in a way that serves the interest of producers and consumers,” a sign the two would join to pressure smaller member nations to keep production reduced.

The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Friday that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, allowing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to continue pounding Hamas terrorists as they began to surrender.

Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were wounded in an overnight attempt to rescue hostages held by Hamas, the Israeli military said on Friday.

Harvard president Claudine Gay apologized Thursday for her weak stance against antisemitism during congressional testimony earlier this week, telling the Harvard Crimson that she had failed to live up to her own “guiding truth.”

Many who have long supported left-wing causes face a mounting crisis as they witness a surge of anti-Jewish hostilities emanating from the left.

Israeli troops observed the first night of Hanukkah on Thursday night by lighting candles on the battlefield — and, in one case, in the midst of “Palestine Square,” at the heart of Gaza City, where Hamas recently filmed propaganda videos with Israeli hostages.

The parents of Naama Levy, a teenager and advocate for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence who was abducted on October 7 and was last seen covered in blood and being dragged by the hair by a Hamas terrorist, are calling on international organizations and countries to pressure the Palestinian terror group to release her.

The moshav, or agricultural community, of Ein HaBesor, Israel, survived the unprecedented Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7 without losing a resident, fending off an assault that devastated neighboring communities, leaving some with little to no population and no usable infrastructure.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsnight,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) said that many believe that the phrase “From the river to the sea,” is a call for genocide, but “if there is antisemitism in Congress, it is coming from the

Those who believe Palestinians in Gaza oppose Hamas and would reciprocate Israeli efforts for peace are “naive,” according to former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who argues that Hamas “Nazi terrorists” have “massive support” from Gazan civilians.

Video and photos of large numbers of Palestinian men in Gaza — stripped to their underwear, blindfolded, and handcuffed — went viral Thursday, with critics of Israel claiming there had been mass arrests, and pro-Israel bloggers claiming they were terrorists who gave themselves up.

The White House has denounced the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after revelations Thursday that its executive director, Nihad Awad, praised Hamas and the October 7 terror attacks on Israel in a recent speech to a Muslim group.

The University of Pennsylvania lost a reported $100 million donation following a tense hearing on the antisemitism in the wake of the horrific attack on Israel.

Video emerged Thursday of Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), celebrating the October 7 terror attack by Hamas in which 1200 people were murdered in Israel and more than 240 were abducted as hostages.

Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, of the 551st Brigade’s 699th Battalion, died Thursday as a result of wounds suffered in battle with terrorists in Gaza. He was the son of former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot.

Iran is demanding former President Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, and others pay nearly $50 billion for killing Qasem Soleimani.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach confronted Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday about his position on funding for Israel in the spin room after the fourth Republican presidential primary debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Groups have filed a legal challenge with Britain´s High Court calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for weapons exports to Israel.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave Russian strongman Vladimir Putin a warm welcome to Riyadh on Wednesday, proclaiming him a “cherished guest” of the country and signing a variety of agreements on space, sports, investment, energy, defense, and tourism, among other subjects.

Hamas terrorists are firing rockets at Israeli civilians from within the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone designated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a “safe zone,” deliberately endangering Palestinian civilians, an Israeli spokesman said on Thursday.

Members of the Oakland Education Association, the union representing teachers in the Oakland Unified School District, held a pro-Palestinian “teach-in” on Wednesday for children ages 4 to 18, presenting anti-Israel and antisemitic materials to classes.

During an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday’s “King Charles,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that Israel is designating safe areas in the southern part of Gaza but “there’s more that has to happen, that needs to be done,

During CNN’s coverage of the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, CNN Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser Van Jones stated that “a lot of Jewish Americans feel unsupported” by the progressive movement, but do feel supported by President Joe Biden

There is no shortage of anti-Israel and antisemitic content on TikTok, and it is ultimately a platform controlled by China.

University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill released a video Wednesday clarifying that calling for the genocide of Jewish people would, in fact, be harassment — after dodging the question the day before, in her testimony on Capitol Hill.

On Tuesday’s “CNN Newsnight,” CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Abby Phillip noted that people on the left who supported the #MeToo movement, argued women who say they were victims of sexual assault should be believed, and “were pretty willing to

On Tuesday’s “CNN Newsnight,” CNN host Jake Tapper stated that “a lot of progressives have a difficult time expressing any sympathy for anything that Israel or Israelis went through” during the October 7 attack because there is “a lot of

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” IDF International Spokesman Doron Spielman stated that Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel is pursuing and says that it’s closing in on, isn’t just responsible for masterminding the killings, rapes, and hostage-takings committed by

An Israeli military spokesman expressed serious concern over the sexual abuses Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas are enduring, as reports of such assaults emerge from recently freed captives and the doctors treating them.

“Schindler’s List” director Steven Spielberg has commented publicly for the first time about the October 7 Hamas terror attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis, saying he never imagined he would see “such unspeakable barbarity against Jews in my lifetime.”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday evening that it had broken through Hamas lines in both northern and southern Gaza, and that it had surrounded Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who it said was hiding in an underground tunnel.

Harvard University tried Wednesday to clarify president Claudine Gay’s stance on the genocide of Jews, as implied by statements calling for the destruction of Israel.

Two of the 23 Thai hostages released by Hamas terrorists late November have spoken of their treatment and revealed “Israelis had it worse.” The pair spoke to the German outlet Deutsche Welle (DW) and told of days of agony and torture