Chris Murphy’s selective outrage in the Middle East

Chris Murphy's Doha double standard

This edition covers Israeli Oct. 7 commemoration events, U.S. efforts to dismantle Hamas financial networks, and global shifts toward adopting IHRA antisemitism definitions amidst ongoing regional security tensions.

Bipartisan House resolution honors pilot, passengers who stopped FlyDubai hijacking

A bipartisan resolution introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday honors the pilot and passengers who helped avert the attempted hijacking of FlyDubai flight 1073 last week. During last Wednesday’s flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, an Omani copilot stabbed the other pilot in the cockpit and attempted to seize control of the aircraft.... <a href="">Read More</a>

'There is no Palestinian nation,' Ofer Winter says as party dips in polls

Amcha Yisrael leader Ofer Winter doubled down on his call to encourage Palestinian emigration from Gaza and his opposition to a two-state solution at an event in Tel Aviv on Monday, as his new party dropped in the polls amid increasing attacks from the right. Winter, 55, is a retired IDF brigadier general who was... <a href="">Read More</a>

Deputy national security advisor emphasizes shared civilizational fight at Oct.7 anniversary event

Michael Needham, the deputy U.S. national security advisor, said on Monday that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel and their aftermath are part of a shared civilizational war pitting the United States, Israel and other allies against enemies of the West. The Oct. 7 attacks were met with praise and “gleeful celebration of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Posters target University of Oregon Hillel executive director as ‘enemy of the people’

Lenny Steinberg, the executive director of Oregon Hillel, said he was left feeling “sad, angry and scared” after posters found plastered around the University of Oregon campus targeted him directly, featuring a photo of his face under the banner “enemy of the people” and claiming he “supports the continuation of Zionism and genocide in Palestine.”... <a href="">Read More</a>