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On October 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas's jihadists invaded Israel and murdered some 1,200 people. Defenseless civilians ...
04/22/2026

On October 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas's jihadists invaded Israel and murdered some 1,200 people. Defenseless civilians were slaughtered, including elderly men and women, and babies in their cribs. Many in the West who sympathize with Islamic terrorists were, within hours, trying to justify Hamas's atrocities by blaming Israel.

[M]any in the West who sympathize with Islamic terrorists were, within hours, trying to justify Hamas's atrocities by blaming Israel. The allegations against Israel were that it was denying supposed rights of an invented Palestinian people that "does not

The enduring barbarity of the clerical regime's attempts to subjugate the Iranian people to its will demonstrates why th...
04/22/2026

The enduring barbarity of the clerical regime's attempts to subjugate the Iranian people to its will demonstrates why the Trump administration's decision to launch fresh military action was justified.

The enduring barbarity of the clerical regime's attempts to subjugate the Iranian people to its will demonstrates why the Trump administration's decision to launch fresh military action was justified. It also exposes the moral bankruptcy of the opponents

Iran's regime, Hamas and Hezbollah have no intention of laying down their arms and no interest in compromise. The intrac...
04/20/2026

Iran's regime, Hamas and Hezbollah have no intention of laying down their arms and no interest in compromise. The intractability of their leaders also aligns with their long-term ideological objective of sustaining a permanent conflict with Israel and the West. "Victory," in their terms, means first the destruction of Israel, then taking over their oil-rich neighbors, and eventually the destruction of Europe and the United States.

[The US president's negotiations and ceasefires] are viewed by Tehran, Gaza and Beirut as infidels trying to tell Muslims what to do. For them, such a situation is unimaginable, unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand. To Iran's current leaders,

The Iranian people have shown repeatedly that they do not identify with the rulers who claim to speak for them. This is ...
04/20/2026

The Iranian people have shown repeatedly that they do not identify with the rulers who claim to speak for them. This is a population held hostage, not a nation united behind its regime.

One of the most persistent and dangerous misreadings of the confrontation with Iran is the stubborn confusion between a brutal ideological regime and the people it has oppressed for nearly five decades. In Western capitals, where moral clarity too often

Hezbollah's operational tactics, like those of Hamas and other terrorist groups, is to embed its military infrastructure...
04/18/2026

Hezbollah's operational tactics, like those of Hamas and other terrorist groups, is to embed its military infrastructure within civilian areas — hiding weapons, command centers and operational assets in densely populated neighborhoods. With Hezbollah's military targets located in homes, hospitals and schools within civilian population centers, any efforts to neutralize them carry the tragic possibility of unavoidably harming civilians. It is a strategy deliberately designed to constrain Israel's responses and generate international backlash against it.

[T]he latest escalation in hostilities did not begin with Israel. It began with Hezbollah. Israel found itself faced with ongoing rocket fire from Lebanon and the presence of a heavily armed group on its border – in contravention of UN Security Council

An unelected and deeply undemocratic institution – the European Commission – is boosting the Muslim Brotherhood, spendin...
04/17/2026

An unelected and deeply undemocratic institution – the European Commission – is boosting the Muslim Brotherhood, spending taxpayer money on it, and legitimizing it.

"European institutions demonstrate a continued record of engagement with and support for Muslim Brotherhood-related organisations. The most visible examples occur in the form of direct funding." — Paul Stott and Tommaso Virgili, in the report "The Muslim

Lebanon has effectively become a protectorate of Iran. The consequences for the Lebanese people have been devastating. H...
04/16/2026

Lebanon has effectively become a protectorate of Iran. The consequences for the Lebanese people have been devastating. Hezbollah has dragged Lebanon into two calamitous confrontations with Israel in just the last three years.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem dismissed the talks as "futile" and reaffirmed that his organization will not disarm. Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official, told The Associated Press that his organization will refuse to abide by any agreements

The issue is no longer whether the regime in Tehran is under strain — it clearly is — but whether Washington is preparin...
04/15/2026

The issue is no longer whether the regime in Tehran is under strain — it clearly is — but whether Washington is preparing, consciously or not, to replace a brutal clerical dictatorship with a brutal military one.

The issue is no longer whether the regime in Tehran is under strain — it clearly is — but whether Washington is preparing, consciously or not, to replace a brutal clerical dictatorship with a brutal military one. The idea that a military structure could

For decades, Western European countries have been living for free under the umbrella of American defense. When their lea...
04/15/2026

For decades, Western European countries have been living for free under the umbrella of American defense. When their leaders refused President Donald Trump's request to use NATO airbases during the war with Iran, Trump used a single word to characterize their leaders: "cowards." Israel — which most West European leaders in power seem to hold in contempt — is clearly the most reliable ally of the United States; it is these West European leaders who deserve to be held in contempt.

Iran's regime -- not to be confused with its tormented people, many of whom have sacrificing their lives since 1999 trying to oust it -- has, since its installation in 1979, threatened "Death to America" ("the Great Satan") and "Death to Israel" ("the

Given the mounting allegations of links between Al-Jazeera and terrorist organizations, policymakers should consider dec...
04/15/2026

Given the mounting allegations of links between Al-Jazeera and terrorist organizations, policymakers should consider decisive steps, formally designating Al-Jazeera as an entity that supports terrorism.

Equally disturbing is the role of Al-Jazeera itself. Owned, funded, and controlled by the government of Qatar, Al-Jazeera, particularly its Arabic-language channel, has long provided a platform for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Its coverage

Regimes are destabilized but left standing, Jihadist ecosystems are weakened but not dismantled. Recycled figures from t...
04/13/2026

Regimes are destabilized but left standing, Jihadist ecosystems are weakened but not dismantled. Recycled figures from the same ideological mold are repackaged as partners. This sadly makes for half-finished wars presented as advisability.

Regimes are destabilized but left standing, Jihadist ecosystems are weakened but not dismantled. Recycled figures from the same ideological mold are repackaged as partners. This sadly makes for half-finished wars presented as advisability. In Syria...

With the Islamic Republic of Iran, a ceasefire does not necessarily indicate a genuine shift in intent. It more likely f...
04/11/2026

With the Islamic Republic of Iran, a ceasefire does not necessarily indicate a genuine shift in intent. It more likely functions as a tactical pause to relieve pressure, rebuild capabilities, and buy time under the cover of diplomacy. Iran's is a regime whose leadership is divided between those who speak and those who decide. The politicians may negotiate, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and intelligence apparatus ultimately determine the course of action.

Above all, the Strait of Hormuz must remain a free and open international waterway, governed by established principles of maritime law rather than unilateral control. Any international monitoring force must include a permanent US presence to guarantee

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