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Pro-Palestinian influence at center of congressional bribery allegations

An alleged bid to get a freshman congresswoman to adopt pro-Palestinian stances is at the center of a bribery scandal dating back to 2018.

Rep. Marie Newman, a Chicago-area Democrat, is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics for allegedly promising Iymen Chehade, a Palestinian-American academic, a job on her congressional…

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US reportedly notified Israel ahead of raid that killed Islamic State leader

Bennett and Defense Minister Gantz hail killing of terror chief in Syria: ‘The world is now a safer place’

The US notified Israel ahead of a raid in Syria that killed the leader of the Islamic State terror group, according to Thursday reports.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the global leader of IS since 2019, blew himself up as US…

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Federal probe to investigate alleged antisemitic harassment at Brooklyn College

Title VI civil rights complaint claims Jewish students in graduate program were harangued by peers and faculty, told to ‘get your whiteness in check’

The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into alleged harassment of Jewish students at a New York college by both faculty and other students.

Professors at Brooklyn College…

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Israel-Bahraini military ties are strengthening, says US commander

Military ties between Israel and Bahrain are strengthening, and naval cooperation between regional countries under American leadership is one of the largest of its kind in the world, a senior American naval commander has told Makor Rishon.

In a report published on Thursday, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in Central…

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Saudi Arabia – Hezbollah al Hejaz

Founded in May 1987 with the active support and blessing of Iran, the Hizbullah Al Hijaz (Party of Allah In the Hejaz) carried out several attacks in Saudi Arabia in the second half of the 1980s. The organization was also strongly suspected of being responsible for several attacks against Saudi targets abroad, such as diplomats and the like.

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Bahrain – Saraya al Ashtar

Saraya Al Ashtar (AL-Ashtar Brigades) was named after Malik al-Ashtar, a figure significant to Shia’s from the early days of Islam. Based in Bahrain, they are funded, trained, and armed by Iran.

Ideologically the terror group has openly stated that it is loyal to the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Like other Iranian proxies, they have…

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Syria – Liwa Zaynabiyoun

Liwa Zaynabiyoun (The Zaynabiyoun Brigade) is an Iranian proxy comprised of Pakistani Shia Muslims. It derives its name from the shrine of Sayyidah Zaynab where the granddaughter of Muhammad is buried near Damascus. The group was tasked with protecting the shrine and this served as the justification for its deployment in Syria.

It was formed…

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Yemen – Ansar Allah

Ansar Allah (supporters of Allah), also known as the Houthis, is a Shiite movement that emerged in Yemen in the early 1990s.

The Houthis’ slogan, “Allah is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam,” became the group’s trademark.

In 2014 the Houthis took over the capital Sanaa, removing the government,…

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Iraq – Kataib Hezbollah

Kataib Hezbollah (Brigade for the Party of Allah) is an Iraqi Shia militia that was formed in 2003, serving as an umbrella organization for several Shiite militia groups, until 2007 when it announced a merge into a single organization.

Trained and armed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the group gained notoriety after attacking American and…

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Hezbollah

Hezbollah (Party of Allah) was Iran’s first proxy and is the most powerful. The Lebanese terror organization was founded by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in the early 1980s. It is responsible for several suicide bombings against U.S. personnel and facilities in Lebanon and has seized dozens of foreign hostages, including more than a dozen…

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‘It began with words’

(January 27, 2022 / JNS) The horrors of Nazi concentration camps did not materialize from thin air. Neither did the shootings in Poway, Calif., or Pittsburgh, Pa.; nor did the hostage-taking in Colleyville, Texas. As the late Holocaust survivor and educator Irving Roth often said: “It began with words.”

We must heed that warning now—here in the…

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Saudis say Hezbollah a threat to Arabs after Nasrallah calls king a ‘terrorist’

Envoy to Beirut says Riyadh ‘hopes political parties will end Hezbollah’s terrorist hegemony over every aspect of the state’
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Beirut said Thursday that Hezbollah was a threat to Arab security after the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese movement branded King Salman a “terrorist.”

The latest exchange of…

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Hamas headquarters in Istanbul ‘directed hundreds of terror attacks’

A new report by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs also finds that the headquarters laundered millions of dollars.

Hamas’s headquarters in Istanbul has directed hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis and laundered millions of dollars, a recent report by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has said.

The report noted that “a…

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Guest: Alabama can combat anti-Israel hate by divesting from Unilever

Something is rotten in Vermont. Ben & Jerry’s, perhaps the state’s most iconic global brand, decided in July to embrace and participate in the global discriminatory and antisemitic movement to Boycott, Divest from, and Sanction (BDS) the State of Israel. Alabama should reject the hatred at the core of Ben & Jerry’s decision and the deceit…

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Hezbollah drone downed by IDF mistakenly reveals operatives’ pictures

Oops! The drone shot down by the IDF on Wednesday had a memory card installed, revealing the Hezbollah operatives’ faces and vehicles.

A Hezbollah drone downed by the Israeli military had a memory card with clear pictures of operatives belonging to one of the Lebanese terror group’s elite units.

The drone that was shot down by the IDF on…

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Iran displays missiles amid nuclear talks with world powers

State television says missiles in central Tehran are the same types as those used to strike US bases in Iraq after Soleimani killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran displayed three ballistic missiles at an outdoor prayer esplanade in central Tehran on Friday as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers flounder….

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Palestinian gunman killed in clash with Israeli troops during arrest raid in Nablus

Military says armed men opened fire on the soldiers, none of whom were injured; assailant identified as a member of Fatah terror group.

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian gunman during an exchange of fire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus in the predawn hours of Thursday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The soldiers were…

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IDF tanks fire warning shots near Syrian border

The move came after “suspicious individuals” were identified at military outposts near an Israeli force operating in the area, according to the military.

(January 6, 2022 / JNS) Israeli tanks fired warning shots near the Syrian border on Wednesday evening, after “suspicious” activity was identified near Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces…