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While Jews are the numerical majority within the State of Israel, zooming out into the region reveals they are a tiny minority in a predominantly Arab and Islamic region, in which generally unarmed

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“I do not care about religion or skin color, we are all human beings," says Fadi Kasem, a nurse at the Galilee Medical Center.

The absence of tangible Arab support for Hamas’s war on Israel reflects the consistent Arab view of both the P.A. and Hamas as role models of intra-Arab terrorism, subversion and ingratitude.

AP, Al Jazeera and the Mainstream Media Are Tools in Hamas’ War Against Israel By Alex Traiman/JNS.org | May 20, 2021 Journalists are expressing their outrage that the 12-story Al-Jalaa building housing the Gaza headquarters of Associated Press and Al Jazeera was targeted during retaliatory Israeli airstrikes on Saturday. Al Jazeera Jerusalem bureau chief Walid al-Omari said that by striking the building, Israel was acting “not only to sow destruction and kill...

While the overall atmosphere and specific incidents are deserving of condemnation from human-rights organizations, many have focused solely on Arab victims.

The War Between Wars Heats Up The hidden hands behind the conflict between Israel and Hamas In the wake of a complex property dispute between Jews and Arabs in East Jerusalem, waves of violence rocked Israel in May. The most acute threats came from the relentless Hamas rocket salvos. Israel’s remarkable Iron Dome air-defense system neutralized most of the rockets. However, some snuck through, hitting civilian homes, with one projectile striking the strategic Ashkelon gas pipeline. Israel res...

Although the current conflict was forced on Israel and it would have been better had it not erupted, the Jewish state has the opportunity to make lemonade out of the lemons.

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, then commander of the Border Guard, September 28, 2017. On Tuesday night, the Jewish residents of Lod, including the Religious Zionist enclave that has been studying Torah and doing outreach in the city for two decades, announced that they refuse to meet with Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai after the latter’s unfortunate statement that he plans to deal with “terrorists on both sides.” It’s the kind of even-handed statement one would expect from, sa...