The US president said the devastation of October 7 was ‘one of the worst [things] I’ve ever seen’
By JC Reporter
‘This is leading the State of Israel to the loss of its security and identity,’ said former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon
By Jacob Jaffa
Washington’s man in the Middle East also said that returning the remaining hostages was a ‘sacred mission’ to President Trump
By Shany Mor
Recognition of Palestine is supposed to bring peace. But cycles of violence aren’t normally broken by actions that incentivise more violence, and this symbolic action does little except that
The coin was one of the last minted before the destruction of the Second Temple, nearly two millenia ago
The terror group said it wouldn’t come back to the table until more aid entered Gaza, while Israel’s far-right finance minister claimed only the its ‘total surrender’ would be accepted
‘He lost his soul in military service’, said Sigal Edri, whose son Daniel took his own life last month after suffering from PTSD
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Ayoub Khan posted about the former hostage after her criticism of the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state
By Lorin Bell-Cross
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By Yaakov Katz
The suffering of civilians is real – but so is the spin. Media distortions, Hamas propaganda, and UN failures have fuelled the crisis as much as any Israeli misstep.
By Jake Wallis Simons
The prime minister appeared to back Israel after October 7, then buckled under pressure from backbenchers until it got to the point where he’s being literally congratulated by Hamas
Both the Board of Deputies and the JLC urged the prime minister to refrain from recognition as long as Hamas holds captives in Gaza
The former BBC pundit has said he’s happy he no longer has to ‘tread on eggshells’ about Gaza
By Jamie Shapiro
Forty members of the House of Lords, including some of the UK’s leading legal minds, have suggested the move may violate a 1933 treaty setting out the conditions for nationhood
By Tom Gross
That is not to say there is not hunger in Gaza. The question is whether Western politicians reacting to the media repeating Hamas propaganda designed to keep Hamas in power, is the best way to achieve a better future for Gaza
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the decision was ‘predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms’
By Stephen Flatow
As President Erdoğan cosies up to terrorists and autocrats, it’s time for the West to stop pretending that he is still a reliable partner.