They believe jihad is a righteous act, so why shouldn’t it run in the family? “West Bank checkpoint attacker identified as brother of slain Islamic Jihad commander,” by Einav Halabi, Ynet News, February 5, 2025: The terrorist who carried out Tuesday’s deadly attack at the Tayasir checkpoint in the northern West Bank was identified as […]
A Senate Bill to Bring Back ‘Judea and Samaria’ to Replace ‘West Bank’
In 135 A.D., following the suppression of the revolt by Bar Kakhba, the Roman overlords of what was then called Judaea decided to change its name to “Syria Palaestina” — “Syria of the Philistines” — which was then shortened to “Palestine.” The Romans wanted to efface, through a change of toponym, the connection of the […]
Muslims open fire on two cars and a bus, murdering to septuagenarian Israeli women and a police officer
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Three murdered, including police officer, in terror attack near Kedumim,” Jerusalem Post, January 6, 2025: Two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at close range on […]
Judea and Samaria: ‘Palestinian’ Muslim opens fire on bus, murders 12-year-old Jewish boy
Other “Palestinians” will celebrate Ezz Aldin Malluh as a hero, and the world “human rights” organizations will insist that they have the moral high ground. “Young boy killed, several bus passengers wounded in West Bank terror shooting,” by Alexander Fulbright, Times of Israel, December 12, 2024: A young boy was fatally shot and several people […]
Judea and Samaria: Muslim wearing shirt with Islamic State symbol painted on it fires flare at security forces
He may have wanted to stab one or more of the guards. Or he may have simply wanted to frighten them: “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Police say terrorist […]
Tom Cotton’s Bill to Right a Toponymic Wrong
Early in the second century A.D., the place name of the Roman province called “Judaea” was changed to “Syria Palaestina” (Syria of the Philistines), or “Palestine.” This was done in an obvious attempt to efface the Jewish connection to the land. “Palestine” stuck, but another change the Romans put in place — to rename the […]
Israel eliminates commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in Judea and Samaria
The Israeli armed forces are not only fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza and the Hezbollah terror militia in Lebanon; they are also combatting the jihadist threat that is rearing its ugly head in the country’s Judea and Samaria region. The Israeli military, assisted by the Shin Bet security agency, on Thursday eliminated a senior commander […]
US and Canada abstain from UN vote to end ‘Israeli occupation’ in Gaza, ‘West Bank’
The Palestinian-drafted resolution vote passed 124-14, with 43 abstentions, which included the US and Canada, to the shame of the governments of both countries. The Palestinian Authority’s leadership is not significantly different from Hamas, and runs a multi-million dollar pay-for-slay program to reward “martyrs,” so this resolution could just as well have been drafted by […]
Biden ‘outraged,’ slams Israel over accidental killing of Turkish-American activist in Judea and Samaria
Both Joe Biden and Antony Blinken are slamming Israel over the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank). Even though he admitted that her killing was accidental, Biden said he was “outraged.” “Biden says he’s ‘outraged’ by US activist’s West Bank death after pushback on earlier remarks,” […]
Israel: Muslim crossing from Jordan murders three Israelis at border with Judea and Samaria
Reuters refers here to the “occupied West Bank.” They would claim it is occupied “Palestinian” land, but there never has actually been a “Palestinian” state that owns this land. By virtue of the Mandate for Palestine, which is the last international agreement governing this territory, the land was set aside for a Jewish National Home, […]