Tag: Israel

Trump-Approved Strikes Have Killed 74 Terrorists Seeking to Attack U.S. Homeland, Mike Waltz Reveals

Just the News
Mike Waltz

President Donald Trump has ordered air strikes and other operations during his first three months back in office that have killed 74 leaders of terrorist groups plotting to strike Western assets and the U.S. homeland, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz revealed Tuesday to Just the News.

Waltz provided the counter-terrorism casualty statistics during a wide-ranging television interview where he also addressed the outlines of an emerging peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, predicted the president’s upcoming visit to the Middle East would set the stage for the Abraham Accords 2.0 and insisted that China has blinked behind the scenes in its standoff with Trump over tariffs.

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Senate Committee Opens Investigation into Anti-Israel Group with ‘Extensive’ Terrorist Ties

Daily Caller News Foundation
Palestine Rally

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced an investigation Thursday into an anti-Israel group behind several campus protests that has “extensive” terrorist ties.

The committee sent letters to Columbia University, Barnard College, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and George Washington University (GWU) asking for more information on the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) group’s involvement on campus, according to letters obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The committee also sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel requesting information on any actions their respective agencies have taken to investigate the matter.

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Israel to Reportedly Discuss Complete Gaza Takeover with U.S. Officials

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Marco Rubio

Israeli officials are reportedly set to discuss plans for a complete occupation of Gaza with U.S. officials, an Israeli official told the Times of Israel Sunday.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer plans to meet with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other U.S. diplomats this week, with the Israeli Prime Minister’s office declining to expand on details of the meeting, according to the Times of Israel. Israel resumed military action against Hamas Mar. 18 after two U.S. proposals for hostage releases were reportedly shot down by Hamas.

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Commentary: The Left Doesn’t Have Solutions for the Problems It Creates

American Greatness
Biden Ukraine

The Wall Street Journal has consistently criticized Trump’s economic policies, particularly his ongoing “trade war” with Canada, over the past several weeks. And certainly, the tensions are regrettable. Trump’s trolling of the insufferable Justin Trudeau, with talk of Canada becoming the “51st state,” perhaps only galvanized the Canadian left. It unfortunately may ensure that the only real hope for a Canadian return to normality, the election of Pierre Poilievre, may be lost.

That said, does the WSJ truly believe that the current $1.7 trillion budget deficit stacked on top of $36 trillion in national debt and an annual $1 trillion trade deficit are sustainable in any fashion? Do they believe any Republican president would have survived the midterms if he cut or “reformed” Social Security? If so, consult the fate of the recommendations of left-wing Barack Obama’s 2010 Simpson-Bowles commission (“The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform”).

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Left-Wing Group Sues Trump Admin to Stop Deportations of Anti-Israel Foreign Student Protesters

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Mahmoud Khalil

A left-wing group representing the interests of Arab-Americans filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in an attempt to stop the deportations of students involved in anti-Israel protests.

The American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit Saturday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, seeking to block the Trump administration’s efforts to repatriate foreign students involved the anti-Israel protests that swept many college campuses in 2024, according to court documents. The White House has argued that the students detained and deported so far have been involved in anti-Semitic activity aligned with the Hamas terrorist group, and immigration experts say the actions are not related to free speech.

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State Department to Use AI to Expel Foreign Students Supporting Terrorism

Daily Caller News Foundation
Palestine Protest

The U.S. Department of State reportedly plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help identify foreign students who have demonstrated support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations, Axios reported on Thursday.

The technology will be used to review the social media accounts of tens of thousands of student visa holders for pro-terrorism content which may then be used to revoke visa statuses, according to Axios. Violent pro-Hamas protests took over dozens of college campuses since the deadly Oct., 2023 attack on Israel, and the Trump administration has vowed to put an end to the antisemitic demonstrations.

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Man of Steel: Trump’s Tariffs Seek to Protect, Expand America’s Metal Industry

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Metal workers

President Donald Trump’s orders to impose tariffs and close loopholes on metal imports not only delivered on a major campaign promise to American steel workers, they also set the stage for geopolitical dealmaking that could stretch as far and wide as Europe and the Gaza Strip.

Within hours of Trump affixing his signature on the tariffs orders that take effect globally next month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday floated the notion that American companies would play a major role in rebuilding his country post-war. It’s one of many potential big markets for U.S. steel and aluminum that could be negotiated by a Trump administration after years of Ukraine enjoying exemptions to prior U.S. tariffs.

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Not a Joke: Qatar Credits Trump for Finalizing Ceasefire Deal Biden Struggled to Conclude

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Donald Trump

Days before departing his last political job, a beleaguered Joe Biden went to the podium to announce a long-awaited ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. But when pressed by the news media over who should get credit for the deal, the 46th American president demurred.

“Is that a joke?” Biden retorted Wednesday afternoon. And moments later he walked away without providing an answer.

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Rubio: U.S. Foreign Policy Must Serve National Interests

The Center Square
Marco Rubio

Safety, strength and prosperity will be the key objectives of the U.S. Department of State under the second Trump administration, Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.

The main problem with America’s current foreign policy strategy, Rubio stated, is that it fails to protect our national interests, leading to less domestic prosperity, and it also fails to enforce deterrence against global aggression, resulting in “an invitation to war.”

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Israel, Hamas Agree to Ceasefire in Gaza: Report

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal that will halt fighting in Gaza, resulting in the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, a source told CNN Wednesday. “The movement has dealt with this matter with full responsibility and positivity, stemming from its duty towards our steadfast and resilient people in the Gaza Strip, to stop the Zionist aggression against them and put an end to the massacres and genocide they are facing,” a Hamas senior official told the outlet.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill to Prevent Migrants Tied to Hamas from Entering the U.S.

Kaitlin Housler
Blackburn and Rosen

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) are introducing a bill this week that would prevent migrants tied to the terrorist group Hamas from entering the U.S. and receiving immigration benefits.

Blackburn and Rosen’s ‘No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act’ would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny immigration benefits to aliens who “carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated” the recent attacks against Israel beginning on October 7, 2023.

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Commentary: Making America Safe Again Will Be Donald Trump’s Highest Priority as President

American Greatness
Donald Trump

In my opinion, the most important of all of Donald Trump’s promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to “make America safe again” by restoring American leadership and peace through strength.

This is because Joe Biden will leave Trump with grave national security challenges around the world. U.S. weakness under Biden, Biden’s frivolous foreign policy that designated climate change as the top U.S. national security threat, and major foreign policy failures have caused U.S. and global security to seriously deteriorate since 2021.

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Self-Described ‘Hamas Operative’ Allegedly Behind Antisemitic Vandalism in Pennsylvania Leaves Jail on $50,000 Bail

Tom Pappert
Mohamad Hamad

Court documents from the U.S. District Court in Western Pennsylvania reveal alleged antisemitic vandal Mohamad Hamad was released on a $50,000 bond by Magistrate Judge Kezia O.L. Taylor after he paid a $50,000 unsecured bond on Thursday.

Hamad was charged in on October 25 with committing vandalism at two Jewish community buildings in Pittsburgh alongside an alleged associate named Talya Lubit, with both facing one count of defacing and damaging religious real property and one count of conspiracy.

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U.S. Boots Hit Ground in Israel as Threat from Iran Looms

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American Troops

U.S. servicemembers arrived in Israel on Monday amid the country’s chaotic multifront war with various actors in the region, and more troops will arrive soon, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The Pentagon previously announced on Sunday that the troops would be deployed to the Middle East along with a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile battery system, meant to help Israel defend itself against potential aerial attacks against missile attacks from Iran. The approximately 100 troops that arrived on Monday will help operate the THAAD system, though the Pentagon wouldn’t say when it would be operational, given the sensitive security nature of the situation.

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Commentary: After Just Four Years of Biden-Harris, America’s National Security Is in Tatters

American Greatness
China President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden

Ronald Reagan’s query to the American people in his October 28, 1980, debate with incumbent President Jimmy Carter was so simple and so devastating that it is still employed today: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” While most Americans are far worse off today than they were four years ago, with rising prices, inflation, a hollow economy, and unchecked immigration, so too are the U.S., its allies, and its partner’s national security interests, which are far worse off than they were four years ago.

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GOP Sen Rails Against Biden-Harris Admin for ‘Catastrophic’ Middle East Policy One Year After October 7 Hamas Attack

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Sen. Joni Ernst

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst told President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday that their Middle East policy has been “catastrophic,” one year after the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel and the subsequent war that broke out in the region.

Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7 last year, killing roughly 1,200 people, sparking a broader regional war and dragging in other bad actors such as the Houthis, Hezbollah and Iran. Ernst told Biden and Harris that their response to the conflict — including criticizing Israel’s actions in the conflict, delisting the Houthis as a terrorist organization and appeasing Iran — has only contributed to the ongoing chaos in the region and gave their policy an “F” grade, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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Many U.S. Muslims Deny Israel’s Right to Exist, Say U.S. Shouldn’t Help Israel if Attacked by Iran: Poll

The Daily Signal
National Students for Justice in Palestine March

One year after Hamas terrorists in Gaza invaded Israel, raping women and slaughtering more than 1,100 people, including infants, and after video evidence of the slaughter has spread across the world, a shocking percentage of American Muslims deny these facts and harbor disgusting antisemitic attitudes, a new poll shows.

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Sen. Bob Casey Opposes Effort to Block Funding for Israel amid Accusation He ‘Failed to Stand’ with Jewish Pennsylvanians

Tom Pappert
Sen. Bob Casey

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on Monday declared his opposition to the proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block $20 billion in aid to Israel, reportedly calling it “reckless and irresponsible” in a statement.

The senator’s statement came after Sanders introduced legislation that would block a $20 billion arms deal with Israel, which Sanders called “immoral” and “illegal” under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act.

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Survivor of October 7 Terrorist Attack on Israel Oshrit Sabag Details Bone-Chilling First Moments of Attack

Kaitlin Housler
MPL and October 7

Oshrit Sabag, a survivor of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, detailed the first bone-chilling minutes of the attack, which saw her and her children race to their safe room in their home after hearing warning sirens and explosions outside during an exclusive sit-down interview with The Michael Patrick Leahy Show on Thursday.

Sabag, who was born in Israel in a city outside Tel Aviv, moved to Kibbutz Nahal Oz – a small Israeli community located approximately 700 meters from Israel’s border with the Gaza strip – 23 years ago.

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Biden Claims Netanyahu Not Doing Enough to Secure Release of Hostages in Israel Ahead of Pennsylvania Rally with Harris

Tom Pappert
Joe Biden in the Indian Treaty Room

President Joe Biden on Monday said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure the release of hostages in brief remarks made after the recovery of the bodies of six who were captured by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, including U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Biden made the remarks ahead of his Monday rally in Pennsylvania with Vice President Kamala Harris, who Republicans have suggested was influenced by concerns of antisemitism within the Democratic Party when she passed over Governor Josh Shapiro and instead picked Governor Tim Walz to complete her presidential ticket.

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Israeli Forces Rescue Hostage In Gaza

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Qaid Farhan Alkadi

Israeli special forces rescued a hostage from a tunnel in Gaza Tuesday.

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was abducted by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks and spent more than ten months in captivity, The Times of Israel reported. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari described the tunnel rescue operation as “brave and complex,” though officials were unable to release further details of the raid.

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‘Ceasefire Is Dead’: Biden Admin Shifts Focus to Freeing Hostages in Gaza as Chances of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Crumble

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Joe Biden and Israel

The Biden administration has turned its focus to securing the release of hostages from Hamas as chances for a ceasefire deal appear to be fading, Politico reported on Thursday.

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas — who went to war in October after Hamas invaded Israel — has been a months-long goal of the U.S. and international negotiators, though it has been nearly impossible to reach an agreement. U.S. and Western officials have become concerned that the possibility of a ceasefire is quickly dimming, with the priority now being shifted toward freeing the remaining hostages in Gaza, according to several officials who spoke to Politico.

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Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Summer Lee ‘Alienating Whole Communities’ over Israel and ‘Anti Police Agenda,’ Says GOP Challenger James Hayes

Tom Pappert
James Hayes and Summer Lee

Republican U.S. House candidate James Hayes told Outside the Beltway host John Fredericks on Thursday that Representative Summer Lee (D-PA-12) is “alienating whole communities” with her positions on Israel and “anti-police agenda” that leaves communities less safe.

Hayes told Fredericks, who is publisher of The Pennsylvania Daily Star, that Lee’s public remarks caused new excitement and enthusiasm for his Republican candidacy in the district that President Joe Biden carried with a 20-point margin.

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Cheryl Fritze: Kamala Harris’ VP Pick to ‘Certainly’ Influence Michigan’s Muslim Voting Population

Kaitlin Housler
Tim Walz

Cheryl Fritze, director of News Operations for Michigan News Source, said she believes Kamala Harris’ decision to choose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election will “certainly” influence Michigan’s notable population of Muslim voters leading up to the November 5 general election.

Fritze noted how Dearborn, Michigan, is home to the largest population of Arab American Muslims in the country. This population has demanded a ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza and is “upset” with the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the situation.

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Virginia Police Clear Anti-Israel Encampment Outside Antony Blinken’s House After Six Months

Tom Pappert
Anti-Israel protesters outside of Anthony Blinken's home

Virginia State Police cleared the anti-Israel encampment constructed near the home of Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday after it subsisted for over six months.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) worked with the Virginia State Police to clear the encampment previously constructed on the shoulder of Chain Bridge Road near Blinken’s home on Saturday, with VDOT stating to WTOP the encampment was “unsafe for motorists, bikers and pedestrians and blocks access to emergency vehicles and personnel.”

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