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NGOs Driving Antisemitism in Europe and around the Globe: Part I (12/23/2024)

Samidoun (“Steadfast”), a “Vancouver-based terrorist group,” was founded in 2012 — ostensibly to “assist Palestinian prisoners” — by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terrorist organization in the United




“Police Made No Effort to Find Her”: The Persecution of Christians, November 2024 (12/22/2024)

“The [US State] department’s annual reports on human rights and human trafficking do not mention Coptic women in their sections on Egypt…. the secretary of state should raise the issue directly with Sisi at their next meeting.” — “Egypt’s Disappearing




Has al-Sharaa 'Freed' Iran from Spending on the Region? (12/22/2024)

[“Liberator of Damascus” Ahmed al-Sharaa alias Abu-Mohammed] al-Jolani may have done Iran two more favors. First, he has shown that spending money and blood on killing other peoples to keep a hated tyrant in power isn’t good politics or economics. Even




Thank You, Israel, for Saving the World, Defending Freedom and Reshaping the Middle East (12/21/2024)

When it comes to national security, appeasement is not an option. Bribing aggressors only finances their militaries for attacks on the West in the future. Israel’s approach to combating terrorism has always been characterized by thoroughness and




How the International Community Can Best Help the Palestinians (12/20/2024)

Had the international community held the Palestinian Authority (PA) accountable for financial and administrative corruption after the signing of the Oslo Accords 30 years ago, the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group would not have gained popularity among




Iran-Affiliated Venezuelan Gangs Invited Into the United States (12/19/2024)

“Border Patrol zones across Texas, Arizona and California had no agent presence for weeks and months at a time. Those who did not want to be caught could simply walk in. We have no idea who and what entered our country over this time.” — Aaron Heitke




1900 Quantum Theory for the Future of the 21st Century (12/18/2024)

This is the month that, in 1900, quantum theory was presented by German physicist Max Planck in a paper to his scientific peers. Defining it for us lay people remains a challenge but, essentially, his theory suggests that energy is not continuous and




South Africa: Next Rich Failed State? (12/18/2024)

South Africa… has an active and influential Muslim sector supportive of Hamas and Palestinian land claims. Coupled to its pathetic intelligence services, and its lamentable military and police forces, South Africa is ill-equipped to counter Islamist




Countdown to Chaos? Dangerous Weeks Before Inauguration (12/17/2024)

While much national attention is on the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 presidency, there is growing reason to be concerned about the final days of Joe Biden’s term. Among those with a powerful interest in disrupting the peaceful transfer of power to a




Turkey's Syrian Jihadists Take Over Syria: Kurds, Half a Million Christians Under Intolerable Threat (12/16/2024)

A former branch of Al Qaeda, in 2018, HTS [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham] was officially designated a terrorist organization by the US government. HTS, which cooperates with the Turkish military and Turkish-backed groups in Syria, is committed to establishing an




Everything in the Middle East Means the Opposite (12/16/2024)

After saving Syria from Assad, who will save it from the saviors? US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is going on a tour to persuade the Turks and their Jihadis to establish an “inclusive” government in Syria. But inclusivity now means Sunni Jihadis




Israel's Biggest Enemy: How Netanyahu Is Thanked for Disabling Iran, Terrorist Groups (12/15/2024)

[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] has not earned the title “The Churchill of the Middle East” for nothing. What is lethal for the country is that the judges ruled that Netanyahu must appear in court three times a week for at least six




Zarif Weaves an Oriental Helsinki Carpet (12/15/2024)

[Zarif] starts by pretending that it is Iran’s president and not the “Supreme Leader” who has the final word on all aspects of defense, security and foreign policy. [Zarif] then adds, “Pezeshkian hopes for equal-footed negotiations,” whatever that means




First Order of Business: Permanently Neutralize Iran's Nuclear Threat, but for Long-Term Stability Do Not Stop with That (12/14/2024)

The regime’s primary goal is, first, to stay in power; second, to acquire nuclear weapons. No amount of diplomatic engagement will deter it from pursuing these objectives. Any agreement would merely buy more time for Iran to refine its nuclear




Iran Threatens Jordan, Smuggles Arms to Palestinian Terrorists in Israel (12/13/2024)

Iran appears determined to destabilize Jordan, and is thus trying to drag the kingdom into its regional maelstrom by manipulating Jordanian national and terrorist substate entities to do its bidding. The Islamist threat to the stability of the Kingdom




Biden Takes Credit for Syria Regime Change He Tried to Prevent (12/12/2024)

There are lots of mostly bad things that President Joe Biden can justly take credit for, but the fall of Syria is not one of them. Biden provided Iran with sanctions relief and bailed out Hezbollah just as it was on the verge of defeat. He’s trying to




ICC Arrest Warrants and the Unacceptable Weaponization of International Law (12/10/2024)

A whistle-blower told [ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim] Khan that he knew about the sexual misconduct and Khan responded in apparent shock that he, Khan, was “finished and will need to resign.” Instead of resigning, however, he reportedly threatened both the




Why Arabs and Muslims 'Betrayed' Hamas (12/9/2024)

As far as Hamas leaders are concerned, the involvement of Iran’s other proxies in the Jihad against Israel has been insufficient. Hamas leaders were hoping to see Arab and Muslim armies march on Israel and fulfill their dream of replacing it with a




Jew-Hunting: Open Season in the West (12/8/2024)

“We have become the Gaza of Europe. I will NOT accept that. NEVER. The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens. Never again”. — Dutch MP Geert Wilders, X, November 8, 2024. In Europe, saying that one is for




Syria: Enemies Masquerading as Friends (12/8/2024)

[T]he use of the label “Levant” (Sham) puts a question mark in front of the “liberating force.” Using that medieval term instead of the word Syria, which jihadists have always regarded as alien because it was put in use under the French mandate, the



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