gaza strip

Netanyahu: Israel, Hamas to enter ceasefire’s second phase soon

December 14, 2025 The Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire” after Hamas returns the remains of […]

JOECKS: Trump’s Middle East triumph embarrassed the self-proclaimed experts

October 27, 2025 Victor Joecks

A New York real estate developer and TV star just outsmarted America’s highly credentialed foreign policy establishment. Hamas recently returned its last 20 living hostages to Israel. That was part of a stunning Gaza peace […]

HARSANYI: Why aren’t ‘Ceasefire Now!’ activists celebrating Trump’s Gaza peace deal?

October 17, 2025 David Harsanyi

Everyone understands that slogans such as “Free Palestine!” and “Ceasefire Now!” are just euphemisms for a Hamas victory. Never has that been more evident than right now. Take New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran […]

HAWORTH: Hamas doesn’t want peace

October 10, 2025 Ian Haworth

The political world is alight with anticipation and excitement after President Donald Trump released his 20-point peace proposal for Gaza, built around three central pillars: immediate de-escalation, humanitarian relief and redevelopment, and a long-term political […]

SHAPIRO: Hamas understands the myopia and moral imbecility of the West

August 17, 2025 Ben Shapiro

Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go […]

HARSANYI: Welcome to the intifada, America

May 31, 2025 David Harsanyi

Now we know what “globalize the intifada” means. After a pro-Palestinian Marxist was arrested after shooting and killing Yaron Lischinsky, a German-born evangelical Christian, and his American girlfriend, Sarah Milgrim, in front of the Capital […]

SHAPIRO: Sometimes, moral clarity isn’t difficult

February 28, 2025 Ben Shapiro

This week, the world was reminded of the deep and abiding evil that has wormed its way to the center of Palestinian nationalistic culture by the news that the Bibas family — a mother, Shiri; […]

SHAPIRO: The power of victory

October 12, 2024 Ben Shapiro

On Oct. 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched some 181 ballistic missiles at the state of Israel. Most were shot down; those that weren’t fell largely in uninhabited areas. Thanks to the technological and […]

SHAPIRO: The evil of cowardice

September 14, 2024 Ben Shapiro

On Aug. 31, the Israeli military made a macabre and horrifying discovery: the slain bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. All six hostages had been shot point-blank in the […]

Sen. Ted Budd gives updates on American hostages in Israel

May 16, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In a call with reporters on May 8, Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) recounted his recent trip to Israel as part of a congressional delegation to the Middle East. The trip included stops in […]