In a reversal, Hamas has vehemently denied any connection to the recent rocket launch in Jenin. When the rocket was fired earlier this week, a Hamas operative took credit for the cell that launched it. However, on their official channel, Hamas as a group wrote: "We deny the responsibility for firing the rockets, and we had no coordination with any party to launch them. We will not be able to claim something that does not belong to us. We will stand behind every event that we publish on our official website."

28 June 2023

Read more: Does This Indicate Hamas Is Gearing Up To Take Over After Abbas Dies?

The issue of Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, has been a highly contentious and complex topic. Critics argue that Israel's control over these territories is illegal under international law, often citing UN resolutions and raising Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports as evidence of such. Putting aside the fact that Amnesty and HRW are not international legal institutions, there are many academics and legal experts as well as an army of curious, educated students of history who maintain that under the accepted laws and practice of the time, Israel has legitimate legal claims to the land. This piece intends to present a comprehensive analysis of that position, highlighting the legal aspects that support Israel's presence in and even annexation of Judea and Samaria.

26 June 2023

Read more: Israel's Legal Right To Judea & Samaria Is Enshrined In International Law

Out of all of Israel’s direct and indirect neighbors in the Middle East, there is one whose history is quite different; so different that it begs the question of how on Earth has it not normalized relations with Israel yet. Lebanon, built on top of the ancient Kingdom of Phoenicia, with the ‘Paris of the Middle East’ as its capital, is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the entire region, perhaps even the world. However, due to decades of foreign, and often hostile political and militant interference, the charm of Lebanon has been taken hostage. 

25 June 2023

Read more: Normalization With Israel Is The Key To A True Liberation Of Lebanon

A new, quite peculiar, protest movement has been developing in the State of Israel, and this time it is not directly targeting the government, but rather archaeology. This new protest, which has been largely manifested and driven by staunchly liberal, anti-coalition Hebrew and English publications in Israel, claims a violent right-wing politicization of the Israeli industry of ‘the Study of new things’ and adds that excavations within Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria are being used to justify the “Zionist occupation.” These voices against archaeology in Israel are calling for an end to certain excavation projects currently taking place in the region which have been financed by the Israeli government. 

18 June 2023

Read more: Should Israel Stop Digging Up Its History? A New Left-Wing Movement Thinks So

The peace or ‘normalization’ agreements signed by Israel with different Arab countries can easily be split into two categories; the countries that did so as part of the Abraham Accords and those who signed separate agreements back in the 20th century, Egypt and Jordan to be specific. While all the accords signed between Israel and its neighbors rely heavily on joint regional economic understandings more than anything, it seems the older accords with Egypt and the Hashemite kingdom are lacking in the prized Arab hospitality, or really any common decency that is typical between allies. The UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and even the Saudi government which has yet to sign any normalization deal have been going to great lengths to stem Jew and Zionist hatred within their populations, and meanwhile, Egyptian and Jordanian officials still address their people as if they’re at war with the State of Israel.

11 June 2023

Read more: Israel's Oldest Arab Allies Need A Reminder On The True Meaning Of Peace