What I remember most about serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq was realizing the extraordinary level of hatred that the Sunnis and Shia Arabs had for each other. To understand Iraq today, one must understand the deep religious divisions within the country. The Islamic faith fractured into two …
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On Sunday June 8, Egypt’s former defense minister, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, was inaugurated as the sixth president–a de facto pharaoh, though chosen by the people–of the oldest nation-state on earth. As expected, Egyptians overwhelmingly voted May 26-28 to elect him to lead the country, which he as ruled …
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There’s no question that Israel is located in a very tough and dangerous neighborhood. And these are especially grim days. The brutality of radical Islamist militias – particularly ISIS – has stunned the world and now threatens the Israel/Syria border of the Golan Heights. To the north, Lebanon is reeling …
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The U.S. Central Command has announced that more than one million rounds of Iranian ammunition seized from a ship last year are now in the hands of Ukraine’s military, in a transfer Attorney General Merrick Garland says will aid the “people’s fight against another authoritarian regime.” The transfer of the …
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“Miserable. We are miserable.” Faten, a young Christian refugee, confided her feelings with a shrug and a weak smile. Her English wasn’t the greatest, so she made sure I understood that she wasn’t criticizing the church that provides shelter for her and other family members. She was simply stating the …
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The numbers portraying how many square miles ISIS controls across Iraq and Syria, how many towns and villages it has captured or put under siege and how many fighters it commands all continue to rise. ISIS’ tentacles continue to sweep out across the region, even as National Security Adviser Susan …
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JERUSALEM — The first suggestion that Hamas terrorists committed acts of extreme sexual violence and rape against victims during their Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel came on social media early on that fateful Saturday morning six weeks ago. Two short videos, shared by the terrorists themselves, quickly emerged showing …
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China is flexing its diplomatic muscle with a major meeting in Beijing on Monday, welcoming foreign ministers from the Middle East in an attempt to exert its influence over the Israel-Hamas war. Its top diplomat hosted ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Indonesia, saying his country …
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Hamas’ youngest hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, has been handed over to another terrorist group in Gaza along with his family, according to the IDF, and the news is leaving a distraught relative to plead for her loved ones’ safe return. “I can’t say we are surprised about the level of …
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A shocking new report has found that Jew-hatred in the U.S. dramatically spiked in August. The report from the Combat Antisemitism Movement monitored 694 antisemitic global incidents, an average of 22.4 incidents per day. The volume of antisemitism amounts to more than15.7% more incidents worldwide compared with August 2024. The …
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