#Oct7

Politics | Politics

Biden suggests Israel not hit Iran oil fields, after opposing strike on nuke facilities | The Times of Israel

“If I were in their shoes, I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields,” Biden says during a rare appearance at the White House daily press briefing where one reporter after another asks leading questions goading him to criticize Israel.

Earlier this week, Biden said he opposed Israel targeting Iranian nuclear sites as well.

Politics | Politics

US Defense Secretary fumes at Israel for giving minimal notice before killing Nasrallah | World Israel News

Secretary of State Lloyd Austin reportedly fuming after Israel only informed US of impending airstrike against Hezbollah headquarters after the jets were already airborne.

News | Interesting Stories

Israel strikes central Hezbollah HQ in Beirut, IDF says | Fox News

The Israeli Defense Forces have announced it carried out a “precise strike" on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.

Politics | Media Bias

BBC to air Nova film on condition Hamas not labeled 'terrorists'

"It was a price I was willing to pay so that the British public will be able to see these atrocities and decide if this is a terrorist organization or not," Mozer said.

Politics | Opinion

A modern pogrom through history’s lens

Though it has only been a year, some things have become clear since Oct. 7.

News | Interesting Stories

Missile in the attic: IDF releases photos of Hezbollah munitions in Lebanese homes | The Times of Israel

Army shows long-range missile on a launcher in a family's attic, notes secondary explosions after airstrikes; Gallant: Hezbollah's arsenal being crushed, Nasrallah 'alone at the top'

Politics | Politics

Biden-Harris administration have withheld tractors that would help clear mine fields

The Biden-Harris administration has not only placed a partial arms embargo on Israel, they have also withheld tractors that would help clear mine fields.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to put more pressure on Israel than they do on Hamas or Hezbollah.

Politics | Opinion

Four Illusions Shattered by October 7th

As we face the New Year, it’s time to embrace the sobering reality that October 7th brought home.

News | Interesting Stories

As Columbia reopens, fresh protests put Jewish students on edge from Day 1 | The Times of Israel

Anti-Israel activity is alive and well in Morningside Heights, where some already report feeling uncomfortable as last year's turmoil shows signs of rearing its head again

News | Interesting Stories

WATCH: Col. Richard Kemp - 'The US and others are doing everything they can to prevent Israel from defeating Hamas, Iran

Former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan Col. Richard Kemp gives an in-depth analysis concerning the ceasefire being pushed by numerous countries to prevent Israel from destroying Hamas.

Politics | Politics

'You dared to strike at Israel, now they've sent you back 1,000 years' - Arab commentator mocks Hezbollah | World Israel

United Arab Emirates strategic analyst blasts Iranian-backed terror groups, mocks Hezbollah after it suffered two waves of bombing attacks.

Politics | Politics

Kamala's associate accused Israel and US of 'apartheid' in fiery sermon after Hamas attack | World Israel News

'I recognize that we gotta be pro-Israel, yeah we got to do that, or we get in trouble' Haynes said mockingly.

Politics | Politics

Trump slams Harris over Israel, Iran and World War III | World Israel News

Kamala Harris 'hates Israel,' Trump says, noting she skipped Netanyahu's speech to Congress.

Politics | Opinion

The Plot To Make October 7 the New Nakba

Some anti-Zionist tactics develop over decades. Once they do, however, they provide anti-Semites with a cookie-cutter template so that other versions can roll right off the assembly line. The most

Politics | American Politics

New Trump ad pays tribute to 'thousands' of Oct. 7 victims

Video by Republican US presidential nominee appears to accuse Biden of a soft approach to Iran that enabled Hamas attacks

News | Jewish Community

Oct. 7 Ignited These Two Jewish Women

Following that horrific day, Sara and Melisa upped their Jewish game… and pride.

News | Standing With Israel

NBA legend Shaq sends message of support to Oct. 7 massacre survivors

"Camp Timberline! Hello! Shalom! I just wanted to give you guys a shout out and let you know I love you," said the basketball legend.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Samaria Council launches campaign for Gaza resettlement

In August 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Strip, removing thousands of Jews from their homes.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF soldiers: 'Lessons of October 7 not learned in Judea and Samaria'

'At least 1000 infiltrators cross into Israeli territory every week without the IDF intervening so far. The wall is worth nothing,' IDF surveillance post operators warn.

Politics | American Politics

Tim Walz repeatedly hosted Muslim cleric who celebrated Oct. 7 and shared pro-Hitler website link

Tim Walz hosted a Muslim cleric who celebrated the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel and promoted a pro-Adolf Hitler film popular among Neo-Nazi circles.

News | Interesting Stories

WATCH: New footage from Oct. 7th shows 'uninvolved Palestinians' abusing Israeli corpse | World Israel News

Eitan Levi was murdered on Oct. 7th then Hamas took his dead body hostage where Gazans horrifically desecrated his corpse.

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Why Has the Biden Administration Donated Close to One Billion Dollars in "Aid" to Hamas since the October 7 Massacre?

Since October 7.... the total of US taxpayer funds donated to Gaza as a reward since the massacre on October 7 to $896 million, or close to a billion dollars. A lawsuit, brought in December 2022 and updated in March 2024, by Rep. Ronny Jackson and

Politics | Opinion

Were Americans listening to Netanyahu’s message?

The contrast between the pro-Hamas mob outside the Capitol building and the prime minister’s address illustrated the stakes involved in the debate about Israel.

News | Israel At War

‘Someone’s here, I love you’ – Israeli hostage final texts revealed

  As Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Washington and following news of two hostages' deaths in captivity, Einav Zangauker has chosen

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The world's big October 7 lies

The strategy of repeating a lie until people believe it has proven to be a bonanza for Hamas.

Politics | Politics

JD Vance - 'Biden is making it harder for Israel to defeat Hamas'

Ohio senator tapped to be Trump's running mate blasts Biden's policies on Israel-Hamas war in his first interview after being named the GOP vice presidential candidate.

News | Israel At War

IDF releases Oct. 7 probe, details failings leading to Be'eri massacre

IDF Chief of Staff: "Probe demonstrates the enormity of the disaster which befell the residents of the South when the IDF was not there to protect them."

News | Israel At War

‘Serious’ errors let Hamas infiltrate kibbutz on Oct. 7, per internal IDF probe

The investigation shows that “the security forces did not provide sufficient warning to the residents of Be’eri about the infiltration of terrorists during the first hours of the terrorist attack.”

Politics | Politics

DHS Is Still Paying Former PLO Spokesperson Who Celebrated October 7 Hamas Attack

 Nejwa Ali, the DHS official in charge of vetting asylum seekers who want to come to the United States, was exposed as a former PLO spokesperson and virulent antisemite last October in a Daily Wire exclusive.

Politics | The Left

Euromed Feminist Initiative’s board members celebrate October 7 Hamas Massacre

Individuals who serve on EFI’s board and a number of EFI member organizations have published statements justifying and celebrating the October 7th attack, calling to annihilate Israel, denying Hamas atrocities, and promoting antisemitic imagery.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - The Proof of October 7th and the Glee of the Evil Roger Waters

Why doesn't Israel just show the carnage to everyone? Because some people, like Roger Waters, will enjoy it too much.

News | Standing With Israel

Trump endorses Oct. 7 film: 'Difficult, but I urge people to watch'

The former U.S. president encouraged his social-media followers to see the documentary "Screams Before Silence."

News | Jewish Community

Believe all women ... except for Israeli Oct. 7 survivors

In their June 7 article in The Times, Catherine Philp and Gabrielle Weiniger chose to whitewash horrific crimes committed against innocent women, effectively further dehumanizing them. 

News | Israel At War

19,000 Rockets Launched at Israel Since Hamas’s October 7 Atrocities

Hamas and other terrorist groups have launched more than 19,000 unguided rockets at Israel since the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on...

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Two-Thirds of Palestinians Support Oct. 7 Massacre: Poll

Two-thirds of Palestinians support Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, according to a poll released Wednesday by a survey organization based in the West Bank.

News | Interesting Stories

Biden urges Israelis to accept hostage deal, blasting Netanyahu's talk of 'total victory' | The Times of Israel

“At this point, Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another October 7."

Politics | The Left

All Eyes On Rafah! Another Vapid, Lazy Piece Of Woke Propaganda

Rafah is a horrible situation because it’s war. An explosion happened. Civilians died. It wasn’t Israel, but as per usual, everyone blamed the Jews. Even the Jews jumped the gun this time. All the Jewish advocates blamed themselves, so accustomed to being

News | Israel At War

What Was HAMAS' Plan for October 7th? | Caroline Glick

What was Hamas' plan for October 7th, did they really think they could win? Caroline Glick tackles this complicated subject in her extraordinary talk given a...

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Israel releases horrifying new video of female hostages kidnapped on October 7

A harrowing video of the abduction of female IDF observers has been released

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

The Ugly Lessons of October 7

The bloodier the terror attacks, the more stark the eliminationist rhetoric, the more support for a Palestinian state

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Elder Of Ziyon - Latest Palestinian poll: Gazans expect Egypt to shoot them, Palestinians still overwhelmingly support October 7, they all love Hamas

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News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitism at university encampments prove anti-Zionism is bigotry

Those who advocate for the destruction of Jews anywhere, rejoice at the harm done to Jews everywhere. 

Politics | Opinion

Yom Hashoah after Oct. 7: How Holocaust education failed

A generation of young Americans was taught to universalize the Nazi war on the Jews, leaving them vulnerable to being seduced by antisemitism and woke lies about Israel.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Never again?

The obligatory Holocaust Remembrance Day mantra rings hollow in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Susan Sarandon denied Hamas's October 7 atrocities, rapes

Susan Sarandon claimed that Hamas was rejecting ceasefires because they were "terrible deals" and that accusations of Hamas committing rape were "myths."

Politics | Campus Watch

Giant screen erected at UCLA confronts student radicals nonstop with grisly footage of Hamas' Oct. 7 atrocities

Anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles, secured endorsements from the terrorist organizations Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine last week with their genocidal rhetoric, violent outbursts, and denuncia

News | Antisemitism Watch

Woman Who Survived Hamas Attack Is Facing Death Threats and Doxxing

 On October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas launched a major surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,200 men, women, and children. Terrorists also kidnapped hundreds of hostages, many of whom are still being held in Gaza as Israel’s military works to eliminate the organization while rescuing its citizens.

News | Iran

Iran’s Plans for an October 7 in the West Bank

Knowing what we know now, if the international community had the opportunity to prevent another October 7 from materializing, would it? The answer seems to be no. In the lead-up

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

USAID gave nearly $1M to Gaza charity tied to Hamas, up to six days before Oct. 7 attack on Israel

A charity tied to Hamas has received nearly $1 million from US Aid over the past seven years, with a grant arriving just days before Oct. 7 terrorist strike on Israel.

Politics | Media Bias

The Rape Deniers | CAMERA

Where there are anti-Jewish atrocities, there are deniers. And on Oct 7, there were atrocities. Countless acts of murder and mutilation — and brutal

Politics | Media Bias

After Charging That Israel Launched War, Reuters ‘Adds Context’ of Hamas’ Oct. 7 Invasion

Reuters 'adds context' about Hamas' massive Oct. 7 attacks to a Facebook post which cites 'the war Israel launched against Hamas.' While the inclusion

Politics | Media Bias

Washington Post Contributor Celebrates Oct. 7 Massacre

The Washington Post contributor mocked kidnapped children and grandmothers.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Holocaust survivor tends graves of soldiers killed on Oct. 7

Yaakov Lubinewski, 99, "made it clear to us that there is something to live for,” said former Israeli minister Yizhar Shay, whose son Yaron was killed in combat during Hamas's Oct. 7 invasion of southern Israel.

News | News Items

Israeli hostages in Gaza face daily threat of sexual violence by Hamas

Hamas used rape as a weapon on Oct. 7 and continues to violate hostages. These are facts. We as a country have to decide what we will do about it.

Politics | Opinion

Why wasn’t October 7 prevented? Time to look to the West

Even if it is possible that they didn’t know the exact date of the attack, it’s still reasonable to ask for soul-searching in the West and among Western allies about why Oct. 7 wasn’t prevented.

Politics | Opinion

Shattered

There is no word in the psychological lexicon for what happened on Oct. 7 or the new world in which Israelis now live. But “shattered” comes closer than “trauma.”

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Why the left must lie about Hamas and rape

Journalists and those who post on social media deny the atrocities of Oct. 7 because of the false narrative about Israel being a “settler-colonial” state that enables antisemitism.

Politics | Politics

US Treasury Secretary tells Israel to bring back Palestinian workers

Israeli ministers are concerned with the security problem posed by re-issuing work permits to Palestinians. 

News | News

Entire manual for Hamas invasion obtained by Israeli intelligence officer BEFORE invasion; ignored by her superiors | Fr

'Observers warned they would be disciplined if they kept raising concerns'

News | Israel At War

IDF detected Hamas terrorists switching to Israeli SIMs ahead of Oct. 7

Further details surrounding the issue have not been cleared for publication.

News | Israel At War

Understanding the failures of IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 on October 7

The IDF's main intelligence unit was shocked on Oct. 7. Two commanders recall events on Oct. 8.

News | Israel At War

IDF official warned of fatal intel failures just before Hamas's massacre

IDF intelligence unit commander's Yom Kippur message on maintaining military readiness, two weeks before the country's largest intelligence failure on October 7, is haunting in retrospect.

News | Israel At War

US man came to Israel for his son’s birth but joined the IDF instead

He hadn’t been on reserve duty since he left for the US, but he called his officer. They were both in shock. On October 8, Elimelech joined his tank unit, attached to a mandatory service brigade.

News | Israel At War

'My life was given back to me': Pregnant woman wounded in terror attack speaks out

Adi Zohar describes being shot and crawling on the ground begging for help, says doctor told her she and her baby were saved by her maintaining consciousness

News | Antisemitism Watch

John Podhoretz: They’re Coming After Us, Part 2

Last month, I sought to detail the multifront assault on American Jews that erupted almost instantaneously after the Hamas massacre of October 7 in an article called “They’re Coming After

News | Antisemitism Watch

Australia’s Descent Into Jew-Baiting Chaos

When I was younger and my family would playfully debate where we’d go if Jews suddenly needed to flee America, Australia was always one of the top answers. We could

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Gazan 'Civilians' Involved in Every Stage of Hamas Hostage Scheme, Freed Israelis Say

TEL AVIV, Israel—Israeli women and children have in recent weeks begun speaking publicly about what they experienced during nearly two months in Hamas captivity late last year.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

CAIR's Leader Cheered Hamas's Terror Attack on Israel. Gavin Newsom is Sitting Down With the Group Anyway.

California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) met Thursday with an anti-Israel group that has proved too controversial even for the Biden White House.

Politics | Politics

Biden’s impossible demand - JNS.org

His visit to Israel was a study in cognitive dissonance.