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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Thursday by video link, since he and the rest of his delegation were denied visas to enter the United States for reasons of national security.

Residents of Wadi al-Nasara, Syria, a region whose name translates to the “Valley of the Christians,” have denounced insufficient support from the newly installed Islamist government amid a wave of punishing forest fires that some local officials have blamed on “suspected arson.”

Slovenia on Thursday said it was banning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering the European Union country.

Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian, who is subservient to “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spent much of his Wednesday meeting with European leaders, pressuring them not to implement “snapback” measures that would restore sanctions on his country over its illicit nuclear development.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria, arguably the two most anti-Russian leaders in the world, held their first in-person meeting in New York on Wednesday, vowing to support each other in rebuilding following years of Russian-backed attacks.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who leads the world’s most populous Muslim nation, surprised observers by calling for peace and security for the Jewish state of Israel in his speech Wednesday at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A Houthi drone hit a hotel and shopping area in the southern city of Eilat during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, on Wednesday evening, wounding 22 people, two of them seriously.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that Iran does not seek to build a nuclear weapon, citing a non-existent “fatwa” against it, and condemned “aggressor” Israel in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Turkish Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his time at this year’s United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to condemn humanity for insufficiently supporting Gaza, repeatedly accusing Israel of “genocide” while also celebrating his own relationship with Armenia, a nation against whom Turkey committed the first modern genocide.

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that granting recognition to a Palestinian state allows Hamas to claim that not only the October 7 attacks, but the massive amount of

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) responded to multiple nations saying they’ll recognize a Palestinian state by saying that there isn’t anyone to actually govern such a state except for

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard responded to arguments that Hamas could simply end the war right now if it surrendered and released hostages by saying that “Hamas must release all hostages.

French President Emmanuel Macron used his address Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly to call for global support of international legal institutions, including the International Criminal Court, and to promote a new plan for peace in Gaza after recently recognizing the statehood of Palestine.

Far-left President of Chile Gabriel Boric claimed during his Tuesday speech at the U.N. General Assembly that he would like to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu face trial at international courts over his role in the “genocide” in Gaza.

Retired Gen. David Petraeus interviewed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was once a prisoner of U.S. forces in Iraq.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Monday.

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) stated that the United Nations is failing on distributing aid in Gaza and is doing so “because they refuse to guard the aid that they send.” Gottheimer said, “[W]e

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) stated that people are declaring support for a Palestinian state because they’re upset with Israel over how it has handled the war and

Far-left Antifa radicals and anti-Israel demonstrators erupted into violence in Milan on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni refused to follow fellow European nations in recognising Palestine as a state.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) stated that while he supports a two-state solution with a Palestinian state, “You can’t just declare it because that doesn’t make it be.”

Democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told Qatari state television that the American federal government is “bankrolling a genocide” against Palestinians, declaring U.S. support has resulted in the death of “a Palestinian child every hour for over a year.”

President Emmanuel Macron officially announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state during a meeting co-chaired with Saudi Arabia at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.

A discussion regarding the Wikipedia article on allegations Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip was closed over the weekend in favor of stating the allegations as fact. The proposal received significant support from pro-Palestinian and socialist editors, but other editors noted a recent discussion had already ruled against claiming genocide as fact. 

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on Monday evening, marking the start of the year 5786.

Swedish professional protester Greta Thunberg has been unceremoniously dumped from a leadership role in a Gaza-bound, anti-Israel “aid” flotilla as infighting and tensions roil the group.

A delighted Hamas terrorist organization acknowledged the recognition of a Palestinian state by the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia in a Sunday statement, applauding the appeasement move as “an important step” and reward for its murderous anti-Israel activities.

Former (and likely future) Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett warned Sunday that the United Kingdom and France risked empowering radical Muslim minorities in their own borders by backing a Palestinian state.

Opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch blasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian state as “absolutely disastrous,” charging it hands Hamas terrorists a victory while leaving Israeli hostages “languishing in Gaza.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that “[t]here will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River” after several countries recognized one, despite the war and the lack of signs of statehood.

Israel’s Hostage and Missing Families Forum condemned the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia Sunday for recognizing a Palestinian state while there are still Israeli hostages in captivity in Gaza.

Britain, Canada, and Australia announced they now recognize Palestine as a state, despite accusations of rewarding terrorism.

Several French mayors defied government orders and flew Palestinian flags on town halls, as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state.

ISIS reportedly called upon Muslims to use any means necessary to kill “Christians and Jews” in the United States and Europe, with a specific focus on France, in an edition of its Arabic-language magazine.

A gunman shouting “Free Palestine” attacked a wedding in New Hampshire on Saturday night, killing one man and wounding several others.

An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday.

HBO Max will air its the first the fictional depiction of the horrific October 7 attack on Israel wherein the terrorist organization Hamas killed 1,200 people.