Can you blame them? If you belonged to a small religious minority, would you rather belong to Israel or to Syria? Now that the IDF has taken over the Syrian side of the Golan, including the summit of Mount Hermon, the Druze living in that area, previously ruled by Assad’s regime, have asked the Israeli […]
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and UN condemn Israel for ‘dangerous land grab in Syria’
The biggest mistake Israel ever made in its dealings with surrounding Muslim countries was to give up land for peace. Negotiations do not work with jihadists. October 7 has expanded the “resistance” movement against Israel, which must protect its tiny land from obliteration. The massive surrounding Muslim lands were taken by violent jihad, but yet […]
After Trump delivers victory speech, Hizballah fires rockets at Trump Heights in the Golan
Hizballah is still trying to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60), but with all the heavy losses Israel has recently inflicted upon it, this may be one of its final acts of bravado. “Hezbollah launches rockets at Trump Heights in the Golan,” JNS, November 6, 2024: A Hezbollah rocket attack triggered sirens […]
Media Buries Jihad Rocket Killing 12 Kids on Israeli Soccer Field
As bad as you think the media is, it always manages to be worse. The media routinely plays up civilian casualties in any Israeli air strike. But as the headlines show the game is played very differently when Islamic terrorist attacks kill children. After the Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah struck a soccer field in the […]
Israel bombs Hizballah sites deep inside Lebanon
Although Hizballah continues to deny responsibility for the attack, Israel’s foreign ministry stated: The rocket that murdered our boys and girls was an Iranian rocket and Hezbollah is the only terror organization which has those in its arsenal. Now Israel is left with no choice, as its civilians face targeted attacks, but to swiftly and […]
While Hamas Seeks Ceasefire in Gaza, Hezbollah Ratchets Up Its Attacks in the North
While Hamas is trying to come to a ceasefire agreement with Israel to end the Gaza war, in Israel’s north, Hezbollah has been ratcheting up its attacks on the Jewish state. More on those attacks, that Iran has encouraged, can be found here: “Hezbollah escalates attacks amid negotiations for hostage, ceasefire deal with Hamas – […]
Biden regime quietly rescinds Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
As always, the Biden regime gives aid and comfort to America’s enemies and works against its friends. “Biden Backdoors Israel in the U.N., Rescinding Trump’s Recognition of Sovereignty over the Golan,” by Tony Badran, The Tablet, September 6, 2023: …Nowhere is the split between formal U.S. policy and the stealth agendas being implemented by U.S. […]
Russia and Israel: Annexation and International Law
Russia just annexed four provinces previously considered part of Ukraine. Annexing the land of another country acquired by war is illegal according to international law… or so they say. But if the residents of such land decide by referendum to secede and declare independence, before being annexed by another country, such as what transpired with […]
Druze on the Golan Increasingly Opt for Israeli Citizenship
The Druze living on the Golan Heights, an area captured by Israel in 1967 and annexed in 1981, are increasingly choosing to become Israeli citizens. About 5,000 of the 25,000 Druze on the Golan have now chosen to become Israelis. A report on this welcome development is here: “As ties to Syria fade, Golan Druze increasingly […]
Bennett: The Golan’s Not For Turning
Prime Minister Bennett has announced, for those who in Washington needed reminding, that Israel will never relinquish the Golan Heights, which it annexed in 1981. In 2018, the Trump Administration recognized the Golan annexation; the Biden Administration has so far not challenged that recognition, but just to make sure, Bennett preemptively made clear that […]