As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, the resolution of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal is dominating headlines, drawing striking historical parallels to Ronald Reagan’s swift diplomatic impact in 1981.
Israel will get some hostages back, but may be turning all of us into hostages by restoring assets to Hamas that were taken from it in a difficult war and at a dear price in blood.
Fatima Mousa Mohammed, the City University of New York School of Law graduate who made headlines in May 2023 for her anti-Israel commencement speech, is now blaming the Jewish state for the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
In a compelling LinkedIn post, Zmira Bakshi challenges Malala Yousafzai’s recent statement accusing Israel of “decimating the entire education system in Gaza.”
Mercy is often misunderstood as weakness, but Jesus reveals its power in the Beatitudes. Mercy is not just feeling compassion—it’s action. It’s the deliberate choice to see another’s pain, step into their world, and offer relief. Mercy asks for more than a kind heart; it asks for open hands and willing feet.
The world’s failure to speak up for the only Jewish state and Jews everywhere has not diminished Israel’s thousands of years of endurance—living under hate of every kind.
In Los Angeles, families have watched their homes consumed by flames, their memories reduced to ashes, and their futures thrown into uncertainty. The fires have left neighborhoods scarred, communities grieving, and countless lives upended.