Feeling the terrific American pressure not to respond to Iran’s attack on February 14, in which 360 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles were fired at Israel — 99% of them were intercepted or failed on launch or while in flight — Israel chose to do the minimum. It could not have let the Iranian […]
Israeli defense minister: Iran, Hizballah, and Hamas are planning ‘October 7, part two’ for Ramadan
Before October 7, violence on the Temple Mount was routine and intense at times, and now Israel is gearing up for what the Jerusalem Post has called “October 7-Part 2,” which could be planned for this year’s upcoming Ramadan, a month dedicated to jihad and further inflamed by Palestinian dignitaries. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s […]
Saudi Arabia Suspends Talks About Normalizing Ties With Israel
According to the online Arabic daily newspaper Elaph, Saudi Arabia is calling off talks about normalizing ties with Israel. More on this unsurprising announcement can be found here: “Saudi Arabia suspends talks on peace deal with Israel, Arab report claims,” Jerusalem Post, September 17, 2023: Saudi Arabia has informed the Biden administration of its decision […]
Itamar Ben Gvir Visits Temple Mount, and Washington Gets its Knickers in a Twist
Tisha b’Av is an annual fast day, the “saddest day in the Jewish calendar,” on which five calamities in Jewish history are observed. The two most important that Jews mourn on this day are the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The First, or Solomon’s, Temple, was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 […]
Biden administration condemns Ben Gvir Temple Mount visit, Saudis call it ‘provocation to all Muslims’
The Biden administration has again condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount, while Saudi Arabia called the visit a “provocation to all Muslims around the world.” Back in January, Senator Ted Cruz ripped Biden’s condemnation of an earlier Ben-Gvir visit to the Temple Mount, stating an undeniable and simple truth: A […]
Hamas fires rocket at Israel, says it is enraged by Israeli minister visiting Temple Mount
Once again Jews visiting their holiest site has angered Palestinian jihadis. The Islamic terror group Hamas fired a rocket on early Thursday after Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and other Israeli Jews visited Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on the Jewish fasting holiday of Tisha B’Av. “Hamas claims to fire rocket from Jenin in response to […]
Those Terrible Israelis
#1. Itamar Ben-Gvir On Temple Mount Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir — formulaically described as “far-right” — went to Temple Mount on May 21, to show the Palestinians, and the world, that he would not be put off by Palestinian threats and claims to sole ownership of the Mount, which is the holiest […]
Biden’s ambassador to Israel: ‘I spend 60% of my time trying to help the Palestinian people’
Amid the controversy over the Biden administration’s interference with the internal affairs of the State of Israel, about which Jihad Watch posted here, US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides is boasting about how he spends the lion’s share of his time “trying to help the Palestinian people.” He also says: “I was the first person […]
Arab League hosts meeting to discuss ‘Israeli actions’ that ‘threaten regional turmoil’
In January, the UN held an “emergency” Security Council session over Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to Temple Mount, despite the fact that he never breached the status quo. Nonetheless, the Muslim world blew his visit completely out of proportion, and the its rage is still smoldering. “Dozens of leaders and senior officials […]
After Jihad Terror Attacks, Rabbis Urge Carrying Guns in Synagogues
“Everyone who has a license to carry a firearm should carry that firearm with them” The deadly Islamic terror attack in Jerusalem once again targeted a synagogue. Some years back after a wave of attacks, the mayor had urged residents to carry guns. This time around it’s a rabbi attached to the police force. The Chief […]