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Why Gazans Are Protesting Hamas Now March 27, 2025

Belal Abu Zaid, a Palestinian from northern Gaza, took to the streets alongside hundreds of others on Tuesday to protest against Israel’s war and the Palestinian militant group Hamas – both of which he blames for bringing destruction to the enclave. ...

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The Return to War Against Hamas March 27, 2025

The three war goals outlined by the Israeli government immediately after the October 7 attack were clear: to destroy Hamas, to free the hostages, and to ensure Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel. Each of these goals has been achieved to a degree...

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Why Gazans Are Rising up Against Hamas March 27, 2025

Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets in Gaza this week to protest against Hamas’s tyranny. In the largest anti-Hamas demonstrations since the war with Israel began, Gazans have been demanding that Hamas step down from power and end the ...

Anti-War Protests in Gaza Reveal Anger at Hamas March 26, 2025

Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests in the Gaza Strip, witnesses said Wednesday, in a rare show of public anger against the U.S.- and Israeli-designated terrorist group that has long repressed dissent and still rules the terri...

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UK Oct. 7 Commission Report Chills and Instructs March 25, 2025

Last week, following Iran-backed Hamas’ rejection of America’s proposal to extend the Jan. 19 Gaza ceasefire and release all 59 hostages, the Jewish state resumed military strikes. The renewed fighting makes it all the more important to recall the sc...

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Senior Hamas Official Killed in Targeted Strike; IDF Widens Offensive March 24, 2025

How Campus Activism on Israel-Palestine Warps Global Security Priorities March 24, 2025

Thanks to university-driven activism over the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Gaza has politically sidelined the West’s commitment to global security in other regions of the world.Israel-Palestine is one of the few conflicts that inspires activ...

Hamas’ Delusions and Israeli Strategy March 24, 2025

Recently published documents show that Hamas may stick to its eliminationist goals if it is allowed to survive. ...

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U.S.-South Africa Diplomatic Crisis Provides an Opportunity for a New Beginning March 22, 2025

U.S.-South Africa relations sank to a new low last week after the South African ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, accused the Trump administration of “supremacy” on four occasions during an online lecture on U.S. foreign policy to a South Afr...

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Time for Israel To Achieve a Total Victory in Gaza March 22, 2025

The time has come for Israel to eliminate Hamas and put an end to its deadly dreams of destruction once and for all. ...

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IDF Will Seize Gaza Land Until Hamas Releases Hostages March 21, 2025

America Should Talk to Hamas About Hostages March 21, 2025

Axios recently reported that Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “lashed out” at U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler in a “tense” phone call for negotiating with terror group Hamas for the return of a kidnapped U.S. citizen.In February, the U....

For Israel, Everything Will Not Be Okay March 21, 2025

Summarily fired by Netanyahu, the head of the Shin Bet is also falsely accused of knowing hours ahead of time that Hamas was going to invade and choosing not to act. The AG is next for purging by the PM. After that, the judges...

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Hamas Willing To Accept ‘Any Proposal’ in Exchange for Ceasefire March 20, 2025

Israel Has Every Right To Eliminate Hamas March 20, 2025

A ceasefire with the Islamist terror group was never going to last....

Israel

The World Must Recognize Hamas’s Tactics as Manipulation March 19, 2025

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Israel’s Stunning Blow Against Hamas March 19, 2025

Imagine if, following an Allied raid on Nazi positions, the newspapers the next day told us about nothing but the civilian casualties. No mention of the fascists who were killed. No utterance of their names, no information about their ranks. Instead,...

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Netanyahu Will Never Accept Peace March 19, 2025

Israel, backed by a capricious Donald Trump, never intended to honour the ceasefire. These airstrikes mark a dire new phase in the conflict...

Israel

IDF Renews Strikes on Hamas in Gaza, Ending Ceasefire March 18, 2025

The Gaza Cease-Fire Was Always Going to End March 18, 2025

When Israel and Hamas finally agreed to a cease-fire in January, many outside observers credited the agreement to Donald Trump’s commitment to peace. Unlike Joe Biden, the story went, America’s new president was willing to put the screws to Israel to...

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Hamas Stalled Talks and Provoked Israel March 18, 2025

Hamas has claimed that Israel broke the ceasefire, but it is Hamas that sought to stall since March 1, when the first phase ended. ...

Hamas

Can Iran Save Itself? March 17, 2025

Over the past year, Iran has grappled with a series of setbacks. Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran’s long-standing nonstate regional allies, have been weakened by Israel. President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria collapsed suddenly and spectacularly....

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‘Please Cry for Me, Palestina, . . .’ March 17, 2025

Islamists and their fanbase are truly without irony. The same people chanting for Khalil’s release, on the basis of “free speech,” are the ones who tore down posters of Israelis and Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas. ...

Palestine

Congress Should Pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act March 17, 2025

Much ink has already been spilled on the antisemitism crisis plaguing the United States. As the new Trump administration seeks to crack down on antisemitism on university campuses, Congress should finally pass legislation which treats the subject wit...

Israel Rejects Hamas Offer To Free Hostage as ‘Psychological Warfare' March 15, 2025