Tag: Friends of Israel

Iran Opens New Front Against Israel
By January 1, 2026 Read More →

Iran Opens New Front Against Israel

The Israeli security agency Shin Bet recently foiled an attempt by Iran to smuggle large amounts of advanced weapons to Palestinian terrorists in Judea and Samaria to be used in attacks against targets in Israel.

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Burying the Idea of a Palestinian State
By November 1, 2025 Read More →

Burying the Idea of a Palestinian State

The Israeli government recently announced plans to implement a long-delayed building project that would split the West Bank into north and south and “bury the idea of a Palestinian state.”

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Israel: Strategic Bridge Between Asia and Europe?
By September 1, 2025 Read More →

Israel: Strategic Bridge Between Asia and Europe?

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which aims to establish an economic bridge that connects Asia to Europe via the Middle East, would place Israel at the heart of one of the world’s most ambitious cross-continental connectivity projects.

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Turkey’s Military Buildup in Syria Worries Israel
By July 1, 2025 Read More →

Turkey’s Military Buildup in Syria Worries Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to establish a permanent military presence in Syria, where pro-Turkish Islamists have installed a new government after toppling former leader Bashar al-Assad.

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ICC ‘Hangs Democracy Out to Dry’
By March 1, 2025 Read More →

ICC ‘Hangs Democracy Out to Dry’

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recent decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza is an underhanded effort to prevent the Jewish state from defending itself against Islamic terrorism.

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Turkey Calls for Islamic Alliance Against Israel
By January 1, 2025 Read More →

Turkey Calls for Islamic Alliance Against Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently called for the creation of a coalition of Islamic countries to fight what he described as “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel.

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Return of the Two-State Solution
By May 1, 2024 Read More →

Return of the Two-State Solution

Hamas’s October 7 massacre of more than a thousand Israelis, and Israel’s forceful military response to the slaughter, has revived international calls for a so-called two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Yemen’s Houthis Target Israel
By March 1, 2024 Read More →

Yemen’s Houthis Target Israel

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared war on Israel, launched a barrage of long-range missiles and attack drones at the Jewish state, and hijacked Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea.

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U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
By November 1, 2023 Read More →

U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel

Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.

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Is Israel’s Gaza Policy Working?
By September 1, 2023 Read More →

Is Israel’s Gaza Policy Working?

The recent round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has sparked a debate over Israel’s continued acceptance of an Islamist stronghold on its southern border that is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state.

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Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement
By July 1, 2023 Read More →

Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement

Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement.

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UN Seeks to Brand Israel as Occupier
By May 1, 2023 Read More →

UN Seeks to Brand Israel as Occupier

The United Nations General Assembly recently asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide a legal opinion about Israel’s “occupation” of the so-called Palestinian territories.

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