RAFAH, Gaza Strip—As Israeli forces have ramped up their assault on Gaza City, leveling high-rises from the air and pushing deeper into the northern Hamas stronghold on the ground, another prong of the war has quietly intensified to the south. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the upstart aid organization…
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Israel Asked UN Security Council To Reschedule Gaza Meeting Slated for Rosh Hashanah But the ‘Meeting Remains Set,’ Letter Reveals
Israel petitioned the United Nations Security Council to reschedule a critical meeting on the war in Gaza that is slated to take place during the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, but the council refused and the “meeting remains set,” according to Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Danny…
‘It’s a Farce’: UN Security Council, Under Pressure From Islamic States, Schedules Meeting on Gaza During Rosh Hashanah
The United Nations Security Council has scheduled a critical meeting on the Gaza war for Tuesday afternoon—as the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah is in full swing. The move is meant to sideline Israeli officials who will be observing the holiday, sources familiar with the meeting told the Washington…
Hostage Families Denounce UK Prime Minister Starmer Over Palestinian Recognition: ‘Dramatically Complicated Efforts To Bring Home Our Loved Ones’
The families of Israeli hostages taken and held by Hamas are denouncing U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer for recognizing a Palestinian state with no conditions. In a searing letter to Starmer, they warned that the move has emboldened Hamas and made it harder to secure the release of…
AOC Excludes Her Own District From Facebook Ad Blitz as She Weighs Senate or White House Run in 2028
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) is excluding her campaign ads from being shown in her own congressional district as a report indicates she’s likely to seek higher office in 2028. Ocasio-Cortez has spent nearly $500,000 on Facebook and Instagram ads in the past three months, with more than…
Alternate History: What if Kamala Had Picked the (Openly) Gay Guy?
Kamala Harris wanted to pick an openly gay man as her running mate in 2024 before settling for Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.), who is “married” to a woman and pretends to know how to hunt. In her forthcoming book about the election, Harris reveals failed presidential candidate…
Meet the Hamas Leaders Running UNRWA Schools
Hamas leaders have controlled the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) on-the-ground operations since at least 2011, enabling the terror group to put its members in teaching and administrative positions to spread Hamas’s jihadist ideology using U.S. tax dollars, according to a new watchdog group report. “By…
Columbia Climate Lecturer Calls Charlie Kirk a ‘Dead Nazi’
A Columbia University “environmental justice” lecturer called Charlie Kirk a “dead nazi” in a social media post that criticized the Ivy League school for lowering its flags to half-mast in compliance with a federal directive honoring the slain conservative commentator. The lecturer, Hadeel Assali, shared a photo from a…
California City Commissioner Promotes Posts Calling Charlie Kirk’s Death ‘Cause for Celebration’
A city commissioner in California who also works in cybersecurity at a major international bank touted social media posts that called Charlie Kirk a “bad person” whose assassination is “cause for celebration.” Gwyneth Gilkey, a transgender woman who serves as commissioner in Martinez, Calif., shared an article from…
Chairman of University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate Slams Charlie Kirk: ‘His Demagoguery Has Endangered A Great Many People’
The chairman of the University of Michigan’s faculty senate blasted Charlie Kirk in a faculty-wide email on Tuesday, claiming Kirk was “no friend of academic freedom” and that his “demagoguery has endangered a great many people.” Derek Peterson, who also serves as a professor of history and African…