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A widely-reported vote by an association of so-called “scholars” declaring Israel guilty of “genocide” was rigged to achieve a predetermined outcome, according to a member of the group.

The Trump administration has directed American consular posts worldwide to halt approvals of nearly all visitor visas for holders of Palestinian passports, a policy that took effect August 31, 2025, and expands recent restrictions targeting Palestinian travel to the United States.

The leftist New York Times’ executive editor Joseph Kahn was targeted by anti-Israel activists on Friday when his Manhattan apartment building was doused in red paint and a message aimed at him was scrawled on the sidewalk.

Iran-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen raided U.N. offices on Sunday, taking at least 11 U.N. employees prisoner, then launched a missile at an Israeli-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had killed much of the Houthis’ senior leadership, including their “prime minister” Ahmed al-Rahawi, in an airstrike on Thursday.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and the so-called aid “flotilla” were forced to abandon their journey to Gaza just hours after setting sail from Spain on Sunday due to windy weather.

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a plan to take over Gaza for ten years and to relocate its 2 million Palestinians, paying each $5,000 to leave while the area is redeveloped into a technology hub.

President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a sweeping postwar plan for Gaza that would place the territory under American trusteeship for a decade, rebuild the enclave through massive public and private investment, transform it into a Middle Eastern tourism and economic hub, and offer Palestinians voluntary relocation packages to help them restart their lives.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Sunday that an attack on Abu Obeidah, the iconic Hamas spokesman, had been successful, and that he was dead.

Israeli forces launched a precision strike on Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida in Gaza City on Saturday evening, with Israeli officials expressing “cautious optimism” that the terror group’s propaganda chief was eliminated, though his death has not been confirmed.

A Greta Thunberg organised flotilla of ships was preparing to set sail for the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid on board.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that the so-called Houthi “prime minister” and several other senior Houthi leaders had been killed in an airstrike last week in Yemen’s capital city, Sana’a.

A self-described antisemitic atheist has been accused of stabbing a an elderly Jewish woman in a grocery store in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for invoking the “snapback” provision of the Iran nuclear deal, beginning a 30-day countdown for United Nations sanctions to resume against Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Friday that the U.S. was “denying and revoking” the visas of senior Palestinian leaders who were set to have attended the opening of the United Nations General Assembly next month.

Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed this week that he would campaign to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations in 2026.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro claimed that “the bombs falling in Gaza will also fall here.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Cindy McCain, chief of the World Food Program and widow of the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), was exaggerating claims of hunger in the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retrieved the bodies of two Israeli hostages from Gaza, where they had been held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, according to an announcement on Friday.

The leftist British government has agreed to a scheme that will allow dozens of Palestinians from Gaza to come to the country as university students with, in some cases, taxpayer funded scholarships.

The government of the United Kingdom, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has banned Israel from participating in DSEI UK 2025, a convention of defense industry companies from around the world.

Israeli forces launched their most dramatic strike in Yemen yet Thursday, targeting a high-level gathering of Houthi leadership as the Iran-backed terror group’s chief delivered a nationally televised address, with Defense Minister Israel Katz declaring: “Whoever raises a hand against Israel, his hand will be cut off.”

The E3 nations – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – initiated the process of imposing “snapback” sanctions on Iran at the United Nations on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Breitbart News on Wednesday in an exclusive interview that the antisemitism that has grown on the political right is not only anti-Israel, but anti-American and anti-Trump.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that he had strengthened Israel’s military and grown its birth rate by freeing its economy from “semi-socialist” policies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is actively working on ideas to “transform” Gaza “the day after” Hamas is removed.

The head of the presidential office of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, and a delegation including top security officials traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week and held meetings on Wednesday with Saudi leaders regarding “security guarantees” for the country.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu observed Wednesday in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News that western leaders had not shown President Donald Trump’s strength against terror.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan chose to “hit the Jews” when he faced sexual misconduct allegations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that Andrew Breitbart, whom he met in Jerusalem in 2007, had a passion for fighting the lies of the mainstream media.

Russia is reportedly prepared to use its position as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) to protect Iran from “snapback” sanctions, which European leaders are threatening to invoke because Iran has failed to comply with its obligations under former president Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — As the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week, activists hope to redirect the spotlight from the Hollywood stars arriving on the Lido to Gaza, with an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized the Armenian Genocide on Tuesday during a podast interview with Patrick Bet-David — a major diplomatic reversal that Israel had resisted for many decades.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter stated that the Arab League hasn’t put needed pressure on Hamas, “if they could.” And criticized Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for their stance on Hamas. Host

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Abbey Gate massacre which left 13 American service members dead and 32 grievously wounded.

Ottawa’s annual Pride parade on Sunday was halted by a pro-Palestinian activist group called Queers for Palestine — Ottawa (Q4P), who demanded that the Capital Pride group boycott Israel and declare support for “all oppressed peoples, including Palestinians.”

Israel revealed Tuesday that there were several terrorists among the dead in Monday’s strike on a hospital in Gaza — though Israeli officials were not attempting to excuse the strike, which they said was done improperly.