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Comedian and staunch Israel defender Michael Rapaport published a fiery video on social media Wednesday trashing the Canadian government for moving to ban selling arms to Israel for its war against terror group Hamas. “F— no, Canada! We refute you,” Rapaport declared on camera in response to the news, before he proceeded to mock the government and remind them that …

House Republicans may invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress in the coming days amid a growing rift between President Biden’s administration and the Israeli government. Israel is sending a delegation to discuss plans for an invasion of Rafah with White House officials. Biden’s administration has repeatedly criticized Israel’s plans, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., publicly disavowed …

Iran and its terror proxies continue to threaten the U.S., including assassination attempts on U.S. leaders and residents, according to a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing Wednesday. “The security threats from Iran and their proxies have metastasized even more. These threats include assassination plots on former Trump administration officials, targeting and attacking U.S. service members abroad, disrupting trade and …

Canada has announced it will not export weapons to Israel anymore, drawing immediate condemnation from the Israeli government. “It’s regrettable that the Canadian government is taking a step that undermines Israel’s right to self-defense against Hamas terrorists, who have committed terrible crimes against humanity and against innocent Israeli civilians, including the elderly, women, and children,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz …

After top Hollywood stars like Michael Rapaport and Debra Messing joined 450 Jewish entertainment industry insiders to denounce an Oscar winner’s speech condemning Israel, an additional 500 people joined the effort when it went viral overnight. The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday that the signatories to an open letter repudiating “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer more than doubled, now …

Jared Kushner, former President Trump’s son-in-law, said the Palestinian people’s lives could be greatly improved if they focused on building “valuable” infrastructure instead of terrorist tunnels. Kushner made the statement in an interview with the Harvard Kennedy School published by the Middle East Initiative earlier this month. The interview focused on the future for Gaza and Palestinians after the end …

Amid the rise of antisemitism all over the world, the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) announced on Tuesday the launch of “Global Hatikvah,” an initiative to “inspire hope and promote peace” by uniting thousands of people worldwide in song. Hatikvah translates to “the hope.” The anthem celebrates nationhood and all that Israel means “as a place of …

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivanlikened a journalist asking about a report that President Biden had grown angry and swore over tanking poll numbers to a “when did you stop beating your spouse question.” Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy confronted Sullivan during the White House’s daily press briefing about a report published by NBC News with the headline, “Behind …

CNN anchor Dana Bash torched former President Trump over what she called “antisemitic and incredibly dangerous” rhetoric towards Jewish people who vote for Democrats, even saying, “It was used in Nazi Germany.” Trump unleashed during an interview on “America First with Sebastian Gorka” when he was asked why Democrats “hate Bibi Netanyahu” following Sen. Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., speech calling for …

Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling to avoid starvation. That’s according to international food security experts and aid groups, who are warning about the toll from hunger caused by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas …