Iran has yet to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The attack may come Monday, the 9th of Av, the date of the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas flies to Russia Monday to meet with Vladimir Putin. That’s Tisha B’Av on the Hebrew calendar, the date of the destruction of the Temple of Solomon and the Second Temple—and it may be the day Iran attacks.
Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Other than being very liberal, it’s not yet clear what Walz brings to the ticket.Continue Reading
Left-wing parties colluded to prevent the conservative National Rally party from winning a majority in parliamentary elections in France Saturday. Supporters rioted in Paris anyway, so it’s a good thing they didn’t lose.
A Ukrainian missile from a US-supplied ATACMS system hit a beach on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, with a cluster bomb Sunday, killing five and injuring dozens more.
Israeli Prime Minister Tuesday called out the Biden administration for holding up arms shipments. The White House responded by holding up a sale of F-15s.
Israel’s public broadcaster reports the IDF warned of an imminent invasion by Hamas three weeks before Oct. 7. Our sources believe that senior IDF officials kept that information from Benjamin Netanyahu, who they see as an outsider.
Norway, Ireland, and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state, leaving unanswered questions: What are its borders? Is the unelected Mahmoud Abbas head of state? Is this how the world rewards terrorism?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu says a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah will proceed nonetheless.
Congress has reauthorized FISA and granted the US government expanded surveillance powers to essentially ignore the 4th Amendment to the Constitution while spying on American citizens.