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by Guy Millière • June 7, 2026 at 5:00 am
The massacre of thousands of Israelis by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023 triggered an explosion of attacks on Jews in the United Kingdom. "London has become a no-go zone for Jews...." — UK Commissioner for Countering Extremism Robin Simcox, BBC, March 8, 2024. After every attack, the British government, along with other political leaders, take great care to condemn antisemitism. They also take great care each time to avoid saying who the perpetrators are. Their condemnations therefore amount to empty words. If you do not identify the source of the Jew-hate, how can you combat it? In July 2025, on behalf of the United Kingdom, Starmer agreed to the publication of a communiqué — also signed by 28 other countries — falsely accusing Israel of depriving Palestinians of "human dignity" and perpetrating the "inhumane killing of civilians." The communiqué was – no surprise -- exploited by all of Israel's enemies, particularly those also falsely accusing Israel of genocide. Starmer was just warming up. As if that were not odious enough, Starmer went on, in the name of the UK, officially to recognize a non-existent "State of Palestine." Starmer recognized this fictitious "State of Palestine" even as Hamas still held power and hostages in Gaza. His weakness cannot be overstated. He was -- along with the current leaders of France, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Norway and Sweden -- just among the too many countries also recognizing an imaginary Palestinian State. "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian people to oppose Zionism. For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan." — Zoheir Mohsen, senior official of Palestine Liberation Organization, Trouw, March 31, 1977. Meanwhile, Muslims continue to enter the UK, both legally and illegally. As their population continues to grow, they have been integrating less and less. Many appear to have come not only for employment opportunities and welfare benefits, but also to transform Great Britain into a country indistinguishable from the ones they left. Some people might call that imperialism. The Portuguese and Spanish displaced the cultures of South America; England tried to bring its customs to its colonies, and so on. At the time, the countries overtaken did not have the means to stop these invasions. Today's Britons are not Aztecs. Hatred of Israel and Jews, doctrinally imposed by the Qur'an and the hadith, is deeply entrenched within Muslim communities in Western Europe, and accommodated by much of non-Muslim society there.
Hatred of Israel and Jews, doctrinally imposed by the Qur'an and the hadith, is deeply entrenched within Muslim communities in Western Europe, and accommodated by much of non-Muslim society there. Almost all antisemitic acts in Britain are carried out by radicalized Muslims, yet it has become a problem to state that openly. Britons who question Muslim antisemitism are accused of "stirring up racial or religious hatred." Pictured: A demonstration supporting the Iranian regime in its war against Israel and the US, in central London on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)
London. Sunday, May 10. A protest against rising anti-Semitism is organized in front of the prime minister's residence. About 20,000 people are present, mostly Jews. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden, who addressed them, was jeered and booed. "I feel your pain," he told the crowd. The reply was, "Action, no more words." When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a few days before the protest, visited Golders Green, a heavily Jewish area of London where two Jews had been stabbed on April 29, he was greeted with chants of "Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer." Jews in the United Kingdom are no longer safe. The year 2025 saw 3,700 anti-Semitic incidents recorded — approximately ten a day. By the end of 2026, it looks as if the figures will be at least as high. In 2023, the figures were even higher. The massacre of thousands of Israelis by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023 triggered an explosion of attacks on Jews in the United Kingdom.
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by Ahmed Charai • June 7, 2026 at 4:30 am
Iran remains what it has long been: a state controlled by a narrow ruling clique that preserves its power through repression, intimidation, corruption, and support for armed groups. Tehran's rulers operate according to the logic of a mafia state: Protecting the ruling network, intimidating opponents, threatening neighbors, exploiting disorder, and using negotiations to gain time or strategic advantage. By generating several emergencies at once, Tehran hopes to divide America from its allies and distract from its nuclear ambitions. Washington must not allow that strategy to succeed. Restrictions cannot disappear through convenient expiration dates. Sanctions relief must be gradual, conditional, and reversible. There can be no secret facilities, delayed inspections, or endless arguments over obvious violations. Enforcement is the agreement. [Trump] prefers an agreement to another prolonged war, but he also understands that an agreement reached through weakness can produce an even greater conflict. International law without enforcement is an appeal. International law backed by power is order. American leadership is essential. Iran benefits whenever Washington's partners doubt American resolve or respond separately. The answer must be unity, credible deterrence, and a refusal to accept regional blackmail. The Iranian people are not America's enemy. Trust [for Iran's leaders] is unnecessary. Verification, deterrence, and the credible power to punish violations are indispensable.
Iran remains what it has long been: a state controlled by a narrow ruling clique that preserves its power through repression, intimidation, corruption, and support for armed groups. Pictured: A funeral procession featuring banners memorializing senior officers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran's Enqelab Square on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Iran remains what it has long been: a state controlled by a narrow ruling clique that preserves its power through repression, intimidation, corruption, and support for armed groups. My judgment of the regime has not changed. Tehran's rulers operate according to the logic of a mafia state: Protecting the ruling network, intimidating opponents, threatening neighbors, exploiting disorder, and using negotiations to gain time or strategic advantage. Nothing in Iran's conduct justifies trust, and no future agreement should be mistaken for evidence that the regime has changed. That is why President Donald Trump's approach matters. Trump is not asking the world to trust Tehran or have us believe that its rulers are reliable partners. His method is direct: apply overwhelming pressure, establish an unmistakable red line, leave the door open to an agreement, and make clear that deception or refusal will bring serious consequences.
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by Amir Taheri • June 7, 2026 at 4:00 am
Because President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do not enjoy widespread popularity across the globe, MSM covers the war with a clear bias in favor of Iran. Paris walls are plastered with posters shrieking "Trump, Netanyahu! Stop the War!" as if Iran was not involved except as a victim. I also know no other country where the ruling elite is so different, in a negative way, than the mass of people it dominates. What the MSM choose to ignore is the war within this war, one that the regime is waging against Iranian people. To shed Lachrimae Amoris (lover's tears) for such a regime and depict it as an innocent victim because of partisan prejudices is a betrayal of both the Iranian people and the tragedy of this war. More importantly, it is a betrayal of the first victim of war: truth.
Because President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do not enjoy widespread popularity across the globe, the mainstream media cover the war with a clear bias in favor of Iran. Pictured: AFP photojournalist Atta Kenare photographs a regime-organized protest against the US and Israel in Tehran on April 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
In decades of journalism, part of it as a reporter covering a dozen or so wars in the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, I have never been as puzzled by media coverage of a conflict as I am today with how the Iran-US-Israel war is depicted in much of the mainstream media. The first curious feature of this war is the absence of clearly identifiable battlefronts. This is partly because it is a war almost exclusively waged through the skies. Even the war in Ukraine has some battlefields on the ground. In Lebanon, which is an offshoot of the current war, the Israeli army and Hezbollah fighters seldom come face to face.
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by Majid Rafizadeh • June 6, 2026 at 5:00 am
In the midst of ongoing diplomatic efforts and an ostensible truce, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain — countries not even remotely involved in its conflict with Israel and the US — and then revealed that it signed a $25 billion nuclear deal with Russia. Striking them deliberately during a ceasefire appears just part of Iran's blackmail plan to have its neighbors press US President Trump to permanently end military action against Iran, so that Iran will not attack their oilfields. The Iranian regime has repeatedly shown that when it comes to achieving its goals, it has no red lines. In 2026 -- not even half over -- Iran has targeted multiple Gulf states, Israel, and US bases with countless missiles and drones, causing civilian casualties across the region. This is in addition to reportedly murdering more than 40,000 of its own citizens just in January, as well as decades of murderous terrorist attacks against Americans. Deals, to Iran's regime, are about getting money to rebuild its military and its nuclear weapons program. Iran's regime views attacks and expansion as a way to keep on inflicting more attacks and expansion. Even if a new deal were reached, with temporary halts on uranium enrichment for sanctions relief, what happens after? Iran's regime can buy time. It plays the long game. Just wait out US administrations. A future US leadership could be weaker. In addition to Iran's $25 billion nuclear deal with Russia, it could receive additional help from its other allies, China, North Korea and Pakistan. Should the IRGC be allowed to "save face" or be removed entirely? Did the Allied forces in World War II allow Germany's Nazi regime to save face? Hardly. There were consequences for criminal behavior, the Nuremberg Trials, as well as searches for war criminals for decades. The latest attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain clearly show that trusting the Iranian regime with any deal is playing Russian roulette with regional and global stability. The US administration cannot afford to fool its people or itself.
Even if a new deal were reached, with temporary halts on uranium enrichment for sanctions relief, what happens after? Iran's regime can buy time. It plays the long game. Just wait out US administrations. A future US leadership could be weaker. In addition to Iran's $25 billion nuclear deal with Russia, it could receive additional help from its other allies, China, North Korea and Pakistan. Pictured: The reactor building of the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
In the midst of ongoing diplomatic efforts and an ostensible truce, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain — countries not even remotely involved in its conflict with Israel and the US — and then revealed that it signed a $25 billion nuclear deal with Russia. Iran's regime, controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is headed by General Ahmad Vahidi, appears not to have the slightest intention of decreasing its hostilities. Kuwait and Bahrain have historically played constructive roles in regional de-escalation, including efforts to mediate or support deals involving Iran and the West. Striking them deliberately during a ceasefire appears just part of Iran's blackmail plan to have its neighbors press US President Trump to permanently end military action against Iran, so that Iran will not attack their oilfields.
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by Con Coughlin • June 5, 2026 at 5:00 am
American military historian Victor Davis Hanson... suggested that Iran's excuses might actually be an ever-extending "good cop-bad cop" routine, whereby the good cops, the negotiators, make acceptable proposals -- to be shot down immediately by the bad cops, General Ahmad Vahidi and other members of Iran's ruling Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Above all, Hanson stressed, the current rulers appear determined to remain in power at any "level" to be able to claim victory over Trump and the American "Great Satan." [T]he intransigence of Iranian leaders could ultimately persuade him that, in order to ensure the Iranians have no chance of resuming their nuclear and ballistic missile programme, he has no alternative but to resume military action against the regime.
American military historian Victor Davis Hanson... suggested that Iran's excuses might actually be an ever-extending "good cop-bad cop" routine, whereby the good cops, the negotiators, make acceptable proposals -- to be shot down immediately by the bad cops, General Ahmad Vahidi and other members of Iran's ruling Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Pictured: Vahidi on October 27, 2020. (Photo by Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran)
In the seemingly endless to and fro over the Trump administration's attempts to negotiate a peace deal with Tehran, the one red line upon which there can be no hint of compromise is US President Donald J. Trump's insistence that the ayatollahs will never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. While speculation continues to mount that a deal to end the three-month conflict between Iran and the US is in the offing, it is clear that Iran is still resisting demands that it surrender the estimated 970 pounds of enriched uranium -- whose main utility is for the production of nuclear warheads. Trump's insistence that he would not sign any deal that enabled Tehran to continue work on its nuclear programme was very much in evidence following a meeting of senior administration officials in the Situation Room last week to discuss the draft Memorandum of Understanding that has been drawn up between Washington and Tehran.
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by Khaled Abu Toameh • June 4, 2026 at 5:00 am
The message emerging from Hamas -- and Iran -- is unambiguous: Hamas and Iran believe they are winning. Iran has been dictating to Washington when and with whom it will negotiate. Washington apparently never insisted upon face-to-face negotiations with Iran. Why not? By discontinuing talks with the US, Iran also succeeded in maneuvering the Trump Administration into two huge victories for the current regime. First, as the Wall Street Journal pointed out in "Iran Gets Trump to Rescue Hezbollah," US President Donald J. Trump demanded that Israel stop defending itself against attacks from another proxy of Iran: Hezbollah in Lebanon. Second, Iran -- as a result of a much-publicized shouting match between Trump and Netanyahu – masterfully created "daylight" between its two main adversaries: Israel and the United States. Even though Iran's weapons have been decimated, the current regime, run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has reportedly been using its leisurely, ever-extending ceasefire to rebuild them. The IRGC has been calling the shots and has stood up to the "Great Satan," the US. No wonder the regime thinks it is winning. These are not the words of a defeated terror organization. These are the words of a group that believes time is on its side. Abu Obeida's remarks are particularly alarming because they come after nearly three years of war, the elimination of many top Hamas leaders, and countless declarations by international mediators that Hamas would eventually be removed from power. Instead, Hamas is still standing. Hamas, like Iran, appears increasingly confident. The "Board of Peace" was supposedly created to bring stability to the Gaza Strip, end Hamas rule, and establish a new political reality after the war. The truth is that the "Board of Peace" has failed in its central mission. Six months after Trump's ceasefire initiative and almost three years after the October 7 atrocities, Hamas remains in power. It continues to control large parts of the Gaza Strip, maintains its military infrastructure, and openly refuses to disarm Recent reports that the Trump Administration pressured Israel to cancel a planned strike against Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiya district sent a troubling message throughout the region. For Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, any indication of friction between the US and Israel is good news. Terrorists thrive on the perception that their adversaries are divided. Across the Middle East, terrorist organizations constantly search for signs of weakness among their enemies. Jihadists interpret "restraint" quite differently from the way Western policymakers do. What many Western leaders describe as diplomacy, patience, or de-escalation is frequently seen by Islamists as surrender, fear or exhaustion. The October 7 massacre was partly the result of Hamas's belief that Israel had become weak, divided, and vulnerable. Today, Hamas appears once again to be reaching similar conclusions. This expectation should deeply concern policymakers in Washington. Weakness, hesitation, and public divisions send exactly the wrong message to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. Every appearance of indecision only encourages further aggression and convinces terrorist leaders that persistence will eventually bring victory. A united American-Israeli front creates deterrence. Public disputes create opportunities. The latest Iranian and Hamas statements are not merely propaganda. They are a warning. The question is whether decision-makers in Washington are listening.
Across the Middle East, terrorist organizations constantly search for signs of weakness among their enemies. Jihadists interpret "restraint" quite differently from the way Western policymakers do. What many Western leaders describe as diplomacy, patience, or de-escalation is frequently seen by Islamists as surrender, fear or exhaustion. In a video statement this week, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida (pictured) declared that despite the deaths of many senior commanders, Hamas remains strong and determined to continue the fight against Israel. (Image source: Hamas via Telegram)
Nearly three years after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre in Israel, led by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, that Iran-backed terror group remains as defiant as ever. Far from showing any willingness to disarm, abandon terrorism, or relinquish control of the Gaza Strip, Hamas leaders are once again issuing threats, glorifying jihad (holy war) and promising more violence. Their statements should serve as a wake-up call not only for Israel, but also for Washington and the wider West. The message emerging from Hamas -- and Iran -- is unambiguous: Hamas and Iran believe they are winning.
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by Ahmed Charai • June 4, 2026 at 4:00 am
[Iran] is not a normal state pursuing normal interests. It is a mafia state hiding its aggression behind ideology, proxies, negotiations, and delay. It respects neither international law nor the sovereignty of its neighbors — not even the Gulf states that tried to preserve "mediation" channels. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is no longer merely the guardian of doctrine; it has become the armed protector of an economic empire.... The men who command repression at home and escalation abroad are defending privileges and fortunes accumulated over decades. Tehran's maneuver is... trying to shift attention from the central danger — its nuclear program — toward a parallel crisis over Hormuz. By multiplying fronts and threatening energy markets, Tehran believes it can confuse Washington, divide allies, and buy time. Alliances have tensions. Leaders disagree. But no one should confuse a moment of frustration with the depth of the American-Israeli relationship. That bond is stronger than any single president, prime minister, or political season Tehran is linking regional de-escalation to the survival of its terrorist infrastructure. It is telling the world: if Israel acts against Hezbollah, Iran will escalate elsewhere. That is not diplomacy. That is blackmail.... To let Tehran connect a ceasefire with protection for Hezbollah is to accept that a terrorist organization can veto regional order.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is no longer merely the guardian of doctrine; it has become the armed protector of an economic empire.... The men who command repression at home and escalation abroad are defending privileges and fortunes accumulated over decades. Pictured: Iran's then Supreme Leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prepares to award a medal to the late General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (L), then commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the presence of the senior IRGC leadership, in Tehran on October 6, 2024. (Image source: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
President Donald Trump has given Iran a chance for peace. By attacking Kuwait and Bahrain, Iran has given him its answer. A passenger terminal is not a battlefield. An airport is not a military front. A civilian killed in Kuwait is not a statistic. It is a warning. Iran's strike on facilities in Kuwait, including Kuwait International Airport, and its missile launches toward Bahrain — intercepted by US and Bahraini forces — must be understood in context. They came while Trump was still giving Tehran an opportunity to step back from escalation and return to the framework of international law. The regime's answer was not compromise, but escalation. The Kuwait and Bahrain Strikes Underscore Iranian Duplicity
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by Wim Kortenoeven • June 3, 2026 at 5:00 am
What was once known as the "Country of Anne Frank," a nation that had learned from its own role in the Holocaust... and quietly delivered critical military aid during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, now leads the charge at the EU in Brussels to punish the Jewish state for the apparent crime of Jewish survival.... The Jetten government coalition... has now also taken the lead in pushing sanctions against Israel.... The Dutch pro-Israel parties -- Geert Wilders' PVV, BBB, JA21, ChristenUnie, and the Christian-Zionist SGP -- were deliberately excluded from the governing coalition. The Jetten minority government therefore governs on parliamentary life support from the very parties that despise Israel. The Dutch betrayal mirrors a broader European sickness. Mass immigration from Muslim countries has imported a virulent strain of antisemitism that now crosses all political boundaries. Politicians realize only the electoral ramifications: Jewish populations are dwindling and Muslim populations are exploding. Post-Holocaust guilt, once a brake on Jew-hatred, has been inverted: many of the descendants of the perpetrators and bystanders now project their unresolved shame onto the surviving Jews and their state. The "oppressed" Palestinian has replaced the oppressed Jew as the object of European moral narcissism. The Europeans, who never forgave the Jews for Auschwitz, are finally free of guilt. Europe, which cannot, or does not wish to, protect its own Jewish communities from daily harassment and assault, now presumes to dictate to Jews where they may and may not live in the Land of Israel. The hypocrisy and moral rot are bottomless. It was Europeans who exiled the Jews from their heritage and cradle of civilization. It was Europeans who subjected "their" Jews to more than a millennium of discrimination, expulsions, mass deportations, and pogroms, culminating in the Holocaust. It was Europeans as well, who, at the Evian Conference of 1938, refused to open their doors to Jews fleeing Hitler. It was the British who issued the 1939 White Paper without a single protest from the other European democracies, and thereby slamming shut the gates of Palestine as a place of refuge as the extermination of the Jews began. It was Europeans (Polish, British, and Dutch) who devised the "Madagascar Plan" to deport Europe's Jews to a remote and uninhabitable island where they would surely perish. Yet the Jews do not forget where they came from. Jews have lived in the Land of Israel continuously for millennia; and many of the descendants who had been forcibly dispersed, returned. It is precisely this return that triggers such fury. Dutch authorities and many Dutch politicians now eagerly repeat the modern blood libel of "settler violence," -- all while ignoring the unrelenting terrorism committed by Arabs against the Jews of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem and the rest of the Land of Israel for more than a century until today. Established and thriving Jewish cities, towns, neighborhoods, and infrastructure exist in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, and the Golan. These "facts on the ground" will most certainly remain in the future and likely grow into a home for hundreds of thousands of Jews now planning to leave a Europe that is collapsing as we speak. Israel will celebrate its restoration in the Land of Israel long after the Netherlands will have been destroyed by the Muslim and African invasions it invited in, and the remnants of what was once a great and moral country have returned to their natural state: a swamp. [T]he Netherlands -- governed by a conspicuously childless political elite that includes Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) -- stumbles along... effectively outsourcing its survival to a mass immigration that has apparently not come to Europe just for economic opportunity but to transform it fundamentally into its own image. The Jews have returned home. The Dutch, it appears, are determined to leave theirs up for grabs. History will record the result.
The Dutch government coalition under Prime Minister Rob Jetten leads the charge at the EU in Brussels to punish the Jewish state for the apparent crime of Jewish survival and has taken the lead in pushing sanctions against Israel. The pro-Israel parties -- Geert Wilders' PVV, BBB, JA21, ChristenUnie, and the Christian-Zionist SGP -- were deliberately excluded from the governing coalition. The Jetten minority government therefore governs on parliamentary life support from the very parties that despise Israel. Pictured: Wilders addresses the Netherlands House of Representatives in The Hague on July 3, 2024. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP//AFP via Getty Images)
The Dutch government's descent into open hostility toward Israel has recently accelerated further under the minority coalition of Rob Jetten that was sworn in on February 23, 2026. What was once known as the "Country of Anne Frank," a nation that had learned from its own role in the Holocaust[1], that faithfully represented Israel's and Jewish interests in the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1990, and quietly delivered critical military aid during the 1973 Yom Kippur War[2], now leads the charge at the EU in Brussels to punish the Jewish state for the apparent crime of Jewish survival and sovereignty in the Jewish homeland. This is not policy. This is pathology.
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by Lawrence Kadish • June 3, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Apollo era proved that America, when united by purpose, can achieve the seemingly impossible. That same vision and resolve are needed now. By doing so, we will see the next chapter of human history in space written by a nation committed to freedom, innovation, and the courage of those who continue to push beyond our earthbound frontiers. Pictured: John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, salutes the US flag during the mission's first extravehicular activity on April 21, 1972. (Image source: NASA)
Much is being made of the recent launch pad explosion of Blue Origin's massive rocket, an event that to some suggests we may have lost our way in seeking the high ground of space. Those who believe this have forgotten their American history. Our nation's first response to the Soviet Union's Sputnik success in the 1950s was Vanguard, which promptly fell back on the pad after launch and exploded in a fireball. Yet we would go on to be the only nation to land men on the Moon. Repeatedly. America, when challenged, has always come back stronger, more focused, and better prepared to defend our future. As China accelerates its ambitions beyond Earth's atmosphere — launching its own space station, landing rovers on the far side of the moon, and targeting a crewed lunar mission by 2030 — the United States faces the same intense competition that our nation did when the Soviet Union confronted us in that arena generations ago.
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by Gerald M. Steinberg • June 2, 2026 at 5:00 am
[L]ike other powerful groups in the NGO industry, MSF has become a major platform for political and ideological propaganda campaigns that often accompany wars and terror atrocities. A major new report by the NGO Monitor research institute... documents how MSF has been transformed from a medical humanitarian organization into one of the most aggressive institutional promoters of anti-Israel messaging, most notably the canard that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. This is far from the only example of MSF's participation in demonization campaigns that are entirely inconsistent with the humanitarian agenda. On October 7, while Hamas terrorists were still murdering and raping civilians in Israel, dragging hostages into Gaza, and live-streaming their "conquests," MSF officials were accusing Israel of war crimes. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, an MSF-affiliated anti-Israel activist, participated in a grotesque press conference organized by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health, to promote the libel. In a massive understatement, the text acknowledged that MSF lacked the legal expertise to determine genocidal intent – the central element of the crime under international law. But that disclaimer did not stop the organization from running with the libel. At least 272 times. In parallel, MSF was deafeningly silent on Hamas' real war crimes: embedding of military (terrorist) infrastructure in hospitals (documented by NGO Monitor), schools, and civilian neighborhoods; the theft of humanitarian aid; and the continued holding of Israeli civilian hostages. Across MSF's international social media feeds, hostages were scarcely mentioned – appearing as the primary subject of only three posts out of hundreds. By embracing false and defamatory accusations, Doctors Without Borders and all who are associated with this NGO have undermined fundamental moral and humanitarian values. They have traded white coats and medical missions for hate slogans and lies.
A major new report documents how Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has been transformed from a medical humanitarian organization into one of the most aggressive institutional promoters of anti-Israel messaging, most notably the canard that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Pictured: People walk past an MSF clinic in Gaza City on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Omar Al-Qataa/AFP via Getty Images)
For half a century, Doctors Without Borders enjoyed an enviable reputation. They were known and respected for their work in war zones and disaster areas, where volunteers and employees treated the wounded and sick. Known globally as Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, the NGO built its credibility on the principle that doctors are there to save lives, not to wage political campaigns. That reputation is now largely gone, and like other powerful groups in the NGO industry, MSF has become a major platform for political and ideological propaganda campaigns that often accompany wars and terror atrocities. A major new report by the NGO Monitor research institute, which I founded and lead, documents how MSF has been transformed from a medical humanitarian organization into one of the most aggressive institutional promoters of anti-Israel messaging, most notably the canard that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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by Daniel Greenfield • June 2, 2026 at 4:00 am
[T]he consequence of extremism and violence is an invite to Brussels. Meanwhile, the Israeli Jewish people and organizations sanctioned by the European Union, like Regavim and Nahala, have engaged in dangerous extremist behavior by establishing new farms in Israel and suing on behalf of farmers in areas that the Muslim terrorists claim for themselves. Regavim also had the chutzpah to publish a report disproving the lie that there is a campaign of "Jewish settler violence," which in reality consists of radical NGOs funded by the EU staging clashes with local Jewish farmers and then demanding more money from the EU to fight them. The Taliban invite by the European Commission comes after the Taliban imposed Islamic Sharia laws banning girls from getting an education above the sixth grade, leaving the house without a male guardian, showing their faces or even speaking aloud in public. If you fight Islamic terrorists, the EU will sanction you, but if you are the terrorists, it will welcome you over for a visit. The European Union has, however, continued providing 'humanitarian aid' to Afghanistan, with €161 million being dispatched last year as part of over €2 billion since the original Taliban takeover. Even while the European Union was inviting the Taliban to Brussels, the UN decided, coincidentally, to highlight the EU's contributions to Afghanistan, including "4,300 Sharia compliant loans". The Taliban will ask the European Union for money and will receive it. In exchange, the Taliban will take back 100 or so Afghan 'migrant' terrorists and criminals. Then it will send 1,000 of them back to the European Union and demand twice as much aid in exchange for taking them back. The process will continue, and even more of the European Union will turn into Afghanistan. And the EU will sanction Israel for doing what it won't, by standing up to Islamic terrorism.
The Taliban invite by the European Commission comes after the Taliban imposed Islamic Sharia laws banning girls from getting an education above the sixth grade, leaving the house without a male guardian, showing their faces or even speaking aloud in public. Pictured: A member of the Taliban security forces patrols a street in Kabul on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
Last week, the European Union announced sanctions on Israelis, including Daniella Weiss, the 80-year-old former mayor of a Jewish community in Judea and Samaria, and on Tuesday, it invited the Taliban, an Islamic terrorist group allied with Al Qaeda, to come to Brussels for talks. "Extremisms and violence carry consequences," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Israel. Obviously. And the consequence of extremism and violence is an invite to Brussels. At least if you're a Muslim terrorist. Over the last decade, Islamic terrorists associated with ISIS, an Al Qaeda splinter group, have killed over 34 people in two bombings, four stabbings and one shooting in Brussels. Because of the constant Muslim terror threat, the Belgian army has been deployed to protect train stations, houses of worship and other potential terror targets from the terrorists being invited to Brussels.
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by Khaled Abu Toameh • June 1, 2026 at 5:00 am
For years, Israel was told that economic development, international aid, and territorial withdrawals would moderate Hamas. Instead, Hamas used billions of dollars in foreign assistance to build military tunnels, manufacture rockets, train terrorists, and prepare for war. The result was the slaughter of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, as well as the kidnapping of more than 250 others. Turkey nevertheless appears determined to ignore this reality. Before demanding the creation of a Palestinian state, Turkish leaders, and others, should answer a simple question: How would such a state be prevented from becoming another Hamas-ruled Gaza? No one in Ankara or anywhere else appears willing to provide an answer. Turkey, and others, instead continue to present Palestinian statehood as a magical solution to the conflict while avoiding the far more difficult questions about terrorism, anti-Israel incitement, Iranian influence, and the refusal of Palestinian leaders to accept Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. What makes the position of Turkey and the others even more remarkable is that they place all responsibility on Israel while making virtually no demands of Hamas, such as abandoning terrorism, disarming and recognizing Israel's right to exist. For the past century, Palestinian and Arab leaders have rejected multiple opportunities to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel. This pattern [of Palestinian leaders refusing a Palestinian state] raises a legitimate question: Was statehood ever the primary objective? Or was the larger goal always the elimination of Israel? [T]he conflict is not actually about land and borders. Hamas and its supporters in the West Bank do not seek a state alongside Israel. They seek a state instead of Israel. It is hard to believe that those pressing for a Palestinian state, including many European countries and the United Nations, do not know all this – which raises another legitimate question: Are they, too, actively trying to bring about the annihilation of Israel? For years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that "Jerusalem is ours," based on his reported goal of reconstructing the Ottoman Empire. Just a year ago, he called for Israel's destruction. In 2024, Erdogan threatened to invade Israel. A recent credible report concluded that "Turkey has been quietly preparing for a war, with Israel the primary target," with Israel "now framed as a fundamental national security threat" in Turkey's strategic doctrine. Before lecturing Israel about Palestinian statehood, Ankara should focus on a more urgent task: pressuring Hamas to abandon its genocidal goal of eliminating the Jewish state. Until that happens, Turkey's proposal is not a roadmap to peace. It is a blueprint for the next war.
For years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed, "Jerusalem is ours." Just a year ago, he called for Israel's destruction. In 2024, he threatened to invade Israel. If Turkey wants stability, why is it providing support and political legitimacy to an organization whose charter calls for Israel's destruction? Pictured: Erdogan (right) welcomes Hamas leaders Khaled Mashaal (center) and the late Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara on June 18, 2013. (Photo by Yasin Bulbul/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently declared that Israel could eventually become part of a proposed regional security framework that would include Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, the Gulf states, and even Iran. There is, however, one condition: Israel must first recognize a Palestinian state on the 1949 armistice lines. "If that problem is solved, I think the security of Israel will be very much assisted by the regional countries, too," Fidan told the Japanese news agency Nikkei Asia. The proposal would be laughable if it were not so dangerous. Less than three years after the October 7, 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel – the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust – Turkey and others are still promoting the same failed formula that produced disaster in the first place: Israeli territorial concessions first, security later.
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by The 21st Century Fusion Power Manhattan Project • June 1, 2026 at 4:00 am
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With Washington incentivizing fossil and fission as strategic sources of America's power in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," the future of fusion energy is being championed by the newly formed 21st Century Fusion Power – Manhattan Project in recognition that the nation which conquers this game-changing technology will dominate the remainder of this century. Invoking the historic harnessing of America's industrial and scientific power during World War II to create atomic weapons under the code name The Manhattan Project, the new organization is committed to advocating for significant federal funds that would allow America to win the race for fusion energy. The group's president and founder, Lawrence Kadish, stated: "Fusion energy may very well hold the key to our nation's long-term security at a time when China is investing billions of dollars to secure that prize."
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by Ahmed Charai • May 31, 2026 at 7:00 am
The confrontation is not with the Iranian people, heirs to a great civilization and among the first victims of the regime that rules over them. The confrontation is with the Iranian regime: the Revolutionary Guards, the militias, hostage diplomacy, ballistic missiles, nuclear ambitions, and the systematic destabilization of Arab states in the name of resistance. [S]everal Gulf states continue to preserve relationships with the same Iranian regime that threatens their sovereignty. Some out of prudence. Some out of economic necessity. Some because ambiguity gives them room to maneuver. The United Arab Emirates... made a strategic choice. It normalized relations with Israel not as symbolism, but as policy: technology, artificial intelligence, investment, defense modernization, logistics, and global relevance. Abu Dhabi understood that Israel was not merely a security actor, but also a partner in innovation, science, agriculture, medicine, entrepreneurship, and the modernization of regional economies. The UAE has also shown that realism does not mean weakness. It has stood firmly against the Iranian regime's destabilizing project and understood the necessity of deterrence when that regime threatens sovereignty. This is the sophistication of the Emirati approach: strength without illusion, openness without naivety, and strategic patience without surrender. The [Abraham] Accords were not only diplomatic agreements. They introduced a new political language for the Middle East: development over ideology, trade over hatred, technology over militias, and opportunity over permanent grievance. For too long, dignity has been used as a slogan by regimes, militias, ideologues, and movements that offered young people anger instead of opportunity. But young Arabs and young Persians do not need dignity as a word. They need it as a reality: education, jobs, capital, technology, training, business opportunities, and access to the modern economy. This is the practical promise of the Abraham Accords. Israel brings technology, science, agriculture, medicine, defense, and entrepreneurship. The Gulf brings capital, ambition, infrastructure, logistics, and a young generation ready for transformation. Together, they can offer the region an alternative model. That is what the Iranian regime fears most. It does not fear another speech. It fears a successful alternative. Jared Kushner's role should also be recognized. Kushner understood that the Middle East could not be approached only through old formulas and inherited excuses. He listened widely. He connected security, economics, technology, legitimacy, and the aspirations of a younger generation. Then he helped translate that understanding into action. The Iranian regime offers militias, fear, isolation, and endless confrontation. The Abraham Accords offer education, opportunity, investment, technology, business, security, and access to modernity. That is the choice before the region. Every Gulf capital should decide where it stands.
The United Arab Emirates made a strategic choice. It joined the Abraham Accords and normalized relations with Israel not as symbolism, but as policy: technology, artificial intelligence, investment, defense modernization, logistics, and global relevance. Abu Dhabi understood that Israel was not merely a security actor, but also a partner in innovation, science, agriculture, medicine, entrepreneurship, and the modernization of regional economies. Pictured: U.S. President Donald J. Trump meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
There is a question Washington should ask more directly: what do the Gulf states really want? The official language is familiar: de-escalation, sovereignty, dialogue, Palestinian rights, regional stability, and balanced relations. These are legitimate concerns. But behind the communiqués lies a harder reality. Gulf capitals know that Israel is no longer isolated. They know that Iran is not merely a difficult neighbor. They also know that saying one thing in Washington, another in Tehran, another in Jerusalem, and another to Arab public opinion has become increasingly difficult to sustain. Let us be precise. The confrontation is not with the Iranian people, heirs to a great civilization and among the first victims of the regime that rules over them. The confrontation is with the Iranian regime: the Revolutionary Guards, the militias, hostage diplomacy, ballistic missiles, nuclear ambitions, and the systematic destabilization of Arab states in the name of resistance.
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by Amir Taheri • May 31, 2026 at 4:00 am
Though Israel was included in the various ceasefires that President Donald Trump has declared, almost always without securing Israel's consent, it is clear that Israel will not be a party to the truce mediated by half a dozen countries, notably Pakistan. Iran, as it is already threatening, intends to continue its war against Israel through the Lebanese Hezbollah. Last Tuesday, Tehran said $5 billion of any Iranian frozen assets that will be released under the truce will go to Hezbollah in Lebanon to "continue the resistance." [M]ost of the targets hit by Tehran were civilian structures that had nothing to do with US or Israeli forces. After the first phase of the war, almost all US bases in the region were evacuated and temporarily decommissioned. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz was also an act of war, this time not against the US and Israel, neither of which depends on oil from the region, but against the entire international community that has paid a heavy economic price. Under international law, Iran has the right to deny innocent passage to belligerent powers, that is to say, the US and Israel in this case. But it has no right to deny passage to ships flying the flags of the other 190 members of the United Nations. Since the Khomeinists seized power, Iran has moved from one war to another. The truce touted by Trump will not end any of those wars, none of which is likely to end unless Iran breaks with Khomeinism and chooses another trajectory.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz was also an act of war, this time not against the US and Israel, neither of which depends on oil from the region, but against the entire international community that has paid a heavy economic price. Pictured: The Strait of Hormuz as seen from NASA's Terra satellite (Image source: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC)
With Iran and the US still moving towards some form of truce, it may be too early to provide a final assessment of the conflict. A truce, or armistice in military terms, is something more than a ceasefire but something less than a peace accord. It doesn't end a war; it only mothballs it sine die. The USSR and Japan signed an armistice in 1956, more than a decade after Russians attacked and annexed the Kuril Islands. Technically, therefore, the two nations are still in a state of war. There are numerous other cases of truce accords that halt a war without ending it in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Back to the case that interests us today: a truce will not end a war that Iran launched against the US in November 1979 when pro-Khomeini militants attacked and occupied the American Embassy in Tehran, which, under international law, was regarded as sovereign US territory.
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