Former President Trump would better serve the interests of Israel and the Jewish people amid its war with Hamas and amid regional tensions with Hezbollah and Iran than President Biden, according to an Israeli government minister, who said he wished he could vote for the presumptive Republican nominee. Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli said Wednesday that Biden was …
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An Australian counterterrorism force announced the arrests Wednesday of seven male teenagers who reportedly have links to a 16-year-old charged with stabbing an Assyrian church bishop during a livestreamed mass outside of Sydney. Police say the teens, who are associates of the young attacker who targeted bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel on April 15 at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message Wednesday saying “what’s happening in America’s college campuses is horrific.” “Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty,” he said. “This is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. It’s unconscionable. It has to …
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North Korea ran simulated nuclear counterstrikes against unspecified foreign enemies on Monday, according to state media. The rocket launches were conducted under the supervision of supreme leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location within the small region surrounding the capital city of Pyongyang. Missiles fired Monday traveled over 300 kilometers and successfully struck a targeted island in the Sea …
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North Korea launched suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korean officials said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons were launched near Pyongyang and flew approximately 185 miles before falling in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launches came amid speculation that North Korea could soon launch a banned satellite into …
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Outgoing Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum joined “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy” to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East following a direct attack by Iran and subsequent retaliatory strikes by Israel. “For the first time ever, Iran has shown their hand,” Hassan-Nahoum explained Sunday, noting Iran’s usual strategy of engaging in proxy warfare through forces like …
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Six Georgian opposition parties appealed on Thursday for mass protests against a government bill on “foreign agents” which they say aims to block the South Caucasus country’s path towards the European Union and NATO. The bill, which critics compare to legislation that Russia has used extensively to crack down on dissent, has already prompted three straight nights of demonstrations this …
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Ahead of a planned trip to China this week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reported to have alleged that Beijing is still committing genocide against Uyghur Muslim minorities. The comments in the State Department’s annual report on human rights around the world echoed language in previous years concerning China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the …
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The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate has resigned, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva announced his resignation after he failed to prevent Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history, the military said. “The intelligence directorate under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with. …
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The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah is claiming to have shot down an Israeli drone that was on a combat mission, a report says. Hezbollah said in a statement that the drone, which was “waging its attacks on our steadfast people,” was brought down in the Al Aishiyeh area of southern Lebanon near the country’s border with Israel, according to Reuters. …
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