For the fifth time within a week, Yemen-based Houthi jihadists attacked Israel with drones and launched a missile strike that was intercepted. “Yemen Houthi rebel group attacks Israel fifth time in one week as regional tensions escalate,” by Ari David Blaff, National Post, December 25, 2024: The Yemen-based Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for a drone […]
Netanyahu and the Road to Victory
Elliot Kaufman published in the Wall Street Journal on December 20 an interview he had just conducted with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It’s a riveting read. At three key moments since October 7, 2023, Netanyahu was given advice by the Biden administration on the conduct of the war against Hamas, and then on the war […]
Netanyahu vows to bring down Houthis ‘as forcefully’ as Israel acted ‘against terror arms of Iran’s axis of evil’
According to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Iran is “dumbfounded” by Israeli strikes, as it “saw investment in proxies go ‘down the tubes.‘” In the same manner, Netanyahu has vowed to go after the Houthis, who have been launching bold attacks against Israel, posing as “the last man standing,” according to the Jerusalem Post. That last man […]
Biden team works with Arabs on Israel ceasefire; Israel works with incoming US administration on hostage release
US and Arab mediators are engaging in negotiations in Egypt and Qatar, while the most important party is missing from the meetings: Israel. The Biden administration and the Arabs don’t control how Israel defends itself. Qatar and Saudi Arabia blamed October 7 on the Israeli “occupation,” while Egypt and Qatar were among those who condemned […]
Netanyahu issues tough response to criticism of Israel’s position in Syrian siege
Yet again, Islamic countries turn a blind eye to the activities of jihad terrorists and say nothing about Turkey’s expansionist activities in Syria, but are unified on keeping Israel out of Syrian territory, to the potential detriment of the Jewish state. While Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and even UN peacekeepers condemn Israel for advancing […]
Israel sets up defense perimeter amid collapse of Assad regime, Netanyahu issues official statement
After opposition rebels took Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed and he escaped to Russia, Syria appears to be up for grabs between powerful regional players. The two main groups inside the country are the Syrian National Army and the jihad group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Meanwhile, Turkey has “for years supported Syrian opposition forces,” particularly the […]
Netanyahu: ‘The length of the ceasefire depends on what happens in Lebanon’
Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses the nation of Israel on the status of Israel’s multi front war and discloses the conditions for the ceasefire with Hizballah (courtesy of the Israel Government Press Office). A transcript follows. Transcript: Citizens of Israel, I promised you victory, and we will achieve victory. We will complete the task of obliterating […]
‘What Is It That the Biden Administration Is Threatening Israel With?’
New in PJ Media: A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon appeared imminent on Tuesday afternoon. While numerous mainstream analysts, as clueless as ever, hailed it as the first step toward reducing tensions and establishing a lasting peace in the region, others were not so sanguine. For over a year now and against enormous […]
Lindsey Graham threatens allies with sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant: ‘We will crush you’
Lindsey Graham’s warning puts the spotlight particularly on America’s neighbor, the anti-Israel Justin Trudeau and his foreign minister Melanie Joly (who once posted a picture of herself arm-in-arm with jihadist Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas). The world continues to be divided in two: those in support of the red green axis of evil and those […]
UAE: Rabbi murdered in ‘antisemitic terror incident,’ Uzbek nationals sent by Iran suspected
Uzbek nationals sent by Iran are the suspects in the murder of Zvi Kogan. The jihad against Jews isn’t confined to any particular region. The jihad against the state of Israel is driving an increasingly dangerous strain of antisemitism worldwide, supported by propaganda reminiscent of Josef Goebbels, Hitler’s minister of propaganda. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]