As the fourth batch of Israeli and foreign hostages were released from captivity on November 27, Israel and Hamas extended their temporary pause in the Gaza Strip by two days, paving the way for 20 additional captives to regain their freedom and more humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza. Israelis were overjoyed by the return […]
Toronto police raided the homes of eleven pro-Palestinian activists on November 22 and placed them under arrest in connection with “hate-motivated” mischief over $5,000 and “conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.” The target of their despicable attack, which occurred on November 10, was Chapters Indigo, a Jewish-owned bookshop in the heart of the city whose […]
Hamas spokesmen have been consistently clear why it carried out the devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel on October 7. First, Hamas sought to revive the Palestinian issue, which had fallen by the wayside following the 2020 Abraham Accords. Under the terms of this historic agreement, Israel formed ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, […]
The Israel-Hamas war is far from over and may last for many more weeks or months despite the forthcoming pause to facilitate the release of hostages. But already Israel and the United States, its chief ally, are openly discussing the endgame. U.S. President Joe Biden and American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who have both […]
Israelis were shocked by the ease with which Hamas terrorists broke past Israel’s high-tech billion dollar border fence along the Gaza Strip on October 7. They should also have been surprised by a related event — the appearance of antisemitic rhetoric on Chinese social and state media from that date forward. This pernicious phenomenon caught […]
Elon Musk, the owner of the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is a hard man to pin down. In terms of his scattershot views, he is all over the place. Which begs the question: where does he really stand? On the one hand, Musk endorsed a foul antisemitic conspiracy theory dear to […]
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Hamas’ murderous assault in southern Israel on October 7 was not entirely surprising. Indeed, the Israeli government was forewarned in 2016 and 2017 that a devastating attack on this scale could be in the offing. These warnings were issued by the then defence minister, Avigdor Liberman, and by two Bar-Ilan University […]
Israel’s current offensive in the Gaza Strip may well be limited by time constraints, despite insistent statements by Israeli leaders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on down that Israel will require months or even years to complete its mission. More than thirty days into the war, Israel has taken control […]
Unless you are like the storied Rip Van Winkle, you know it in your bones that there has been a disquieting upsurge of antisemitism in Canada since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last month. Wars pitting Israel against its Arab enemies always bring antisemites and their cheerleaders out of the woodwork. The latest conflagration […]
As the Israel-Hamas war grinds on, claiming yet more lives, Canadians are sharply divided over one explosive issue in particular. Should Canada, one of Israel’s best friends, support an immediate ceasefire? Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has so far declined to adopt this controversial position, knowing full well that a truce would benefit only Hamas, […]