“There may be increasing hunger in Gaza, but to blame Israel for this is grotesque. The World Health Organization’s director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has accused the Israelis of an aid blockade. This is totally untrue.” — Melanie Phillips
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HOLDING STRONG
Sa’ar Defiant as International Pressure Mounts to End Gaza War: David Isaac, JNS, July 29, 2025 — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday that Israel would not “commit suicide” for countries that had “lost control over their own streets,” referring to international pressure to end the war in Gaza and create a Palestinian state.
WATCH: Huckabee: ‘French Recognizing Palestine Like Giving Nazis A Victory After WW2’: Matzav, July 29, 2025 — During a recent appearance on Fox News, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee pushed back against reports suggesting there is tension between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Worldwide Frenzy Against Israel: Melanie Phillips, JNS, July 24, 2025
Keir Starmer’s Blackmailing of Israel Is a Depraved New Low: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, July 29, 2025
The Genocide Accusation and Hamas’s Disappearing Responsibility: Jeffery Herp, Times of Israel, July 22, 2025
The Danger of Releasing Terrorist Mass Murderers: Lt.-Col (res.) Maurice Hirsch and Abby Notkin, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, July 23, 2025
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For Further Reference:
July 28: Bibi Blinks in Face of Global Hysteria: Park MacDougald, Tablet, July 25, 2025 — Israel announced on Sunday that it would be suspending daytime operations in Gaza to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid and air dropping food into the enclave. Both moves were made, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in order to relieve international pressure surrounding claims of “famine” in Gaza and allow the war to continue.
Europe’s Embrace of a Phantom State Is Fueling Antisemitism: Fiamma Nirenstein, JNS, July 29, 2025 — A father and his six-year-old son were recently assaulted at a rest stop near Milan—for the crime of wearing kippot. In today’s Europe, sadly, there’s little shocking about such incidents anymore.
Following France and Britain, Malta will Recognize Palestinian State: Dudi Kogan, Israel Hayom, July 30, 2025 — Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela announced Tuesday that Malta would formally recognize a Palestinian state during the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York. Malta will become the 146th country to recognize a Palestinian state.
As Images from Gaza Spread, US Rabbis Wrestle with War’s Morality from the Pulpit: Asaf Elia-Shalev, Times of Israel, July 30, 2025 — As images of malnourished children in Gaza continue to circulate and the international outcry grows louder, a number of American rabbis used their pulpits this past Shabbat to speak up about the humanitarian crisis, some with sorrow, others with moral urgency, and many with a sense that silence was no longer tenable.