By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | October 18, 2023 Former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew’s role in sanctions relief for Iran proved to be a key aspect Wednesday in his Senate confirmation hearing as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. Several Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hong Kong, not long ago a fishing village, a “barren island” with no natural resources, became an economic powerhouse with one of the world’s highest standards of living. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip has been described as a hellhole. There’s a reason the two are so different: The former
By Terence P. Jeffrey, The Daily Caller News Foundation | October 19, 2023 It was a rare moment of bipartisan consensus in Washington, D.C. On Dec. 14, 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came up for a vote in the House. It passed on a voice vote. Two days
The militant group that is an ally of Hamas and took part in the Oct 7 cross-border attack, denies Israel’s accusations that it is behind a strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people.
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking to troops massed on the edge of the Gaza Strip, has told them to prepare to “see it from the inside”, with the expected ground offensive now appearing imminent.
The GOP’s struggle to appoint the House speaker is a proxy battle between the Establishment and America First.
The Left, after becoming skilled at canceling those it disagrees with, has created a playbook that others are now using against them outside of college campuses.
Shortly after Hamas began its bloodthirsty campaign against Israel, student groups started issuing statements praising the terrorists and blaming Israel. If you were appalled, you’re not alone. But you’re also helping to pay for it. At Harvard, 31 student groups made news when they announced that they “hold
By Ryan McMaken. The Mises Institute | October 18, 2023 Money supply growth fell again in August, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. August's drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much
As Argentinians prepare to vote, three candidates are vying in a tight presidential race, with far-right libertarian Javier Milei slightly ahead in the polls.
The Swedish government says its undersea telecoms cable with Estonia was damaged at roughly the same time as a gas pipeline and cable linking Finland and Estonia.
As a bloody war following Putin's invasion grinds on, Americans wonder how long it will continue and how much it will cost.
Hamas is one of the wealthiest terrorist groups in the world, with an annual turnover estimated at $700 million, flowing in from taxes, financial aid, and donations from regional powers.
South Korea’s military has said that attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas may have used weapons supplied by North Korea. The weapons include F-7s, a high-explosive fragmentation rocket produced in North Korea, and 122mm artillery shells with markings similar to North Korean ones. Pyongyang has denied
Israel is evacuating 28 towns along the Lebanon border for greater “operational freedom” to tackle escalating attacks by Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed groups in Lebanon and Syria. Since the Gaza attacks by Hamas on October 7, several civilians have been killed as Hezbollah has fired rockets, missiles, and anti-tank munitions
Hamas claims to hold 200-250 hostages, including high-ranking IDF officers and is demanding the release of about 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails in return. Ronen Bar, director of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, has taken responsibility for the failures that enabled the Hamas attacks that killed
