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Terrorism

Medical staff at work at Hadassah Ein Kerem medical center in Jerusalem on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Surviving a terrorist attack with Hadassah’s help

I take pride in establishing a safe and supportive environment for victims of terrorism.

October 3, 2023

Otzma Yehudit Party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av, Aug. 7, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel busts Iran-directed terror cell plotting to assassinate Ben-Gvir

The suspects also planned to kill former Knesset member Yehudah Glick.

September 27, 2023

Jews pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during Sukkot, Oct. 12, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel faces ‘dozens’ of terror threats ahead of Sukkot holiday

The week-long festival will see tens and thousands of Jews flock to the Western Wall for the Priestly Blessing.

September 26, 2023

Israeli soldiers in Jenin as part of a counter-terrorism operation, July 3, 2023. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

In Judea and Samaria, the post-Abbas era has already begun

The inability of the Fatah faction to unite and produce a clear successor to P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas may lead to surprising scenarios.

September 21, 2023

Mossad Director David Barnea speaks at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism's World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at Herzliya's Reichman University, Sept. 10, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS.

Iran can’t ignore Israel’s threat to retaliate in ‘heart of Tehran’

Mossad Director David Barnea's threats to eliminate senior Iranian terror elements cannot be ignored by the Islamic Republic, say observers in Israel.

September 18, 2023

An FBI “Most Wanted Terrorist” poster for Palestinian terrorist Ahlam Ahmad Tamimi, one of the masterminds of the Aug. 9, 2001 bombing of the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem that led to the deaths of 15 civilians, two of them Americans. Source: FBI.

Jewish groups urge extradition of Ahlam Tamimi; Jordan unlikely to turn over terrorist

“If the U.S. isn’t demanding this, and the Israelis aren’t, what is to say the Jordanians should do anything?” said Jonathan Schanzer of FDD, referring to the mastermind of the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria suicide-bombing.

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

September 14, 2023

Dual Israeli-Russian citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov is being held hostage in Iraq by Iran-backed Shi’ite militia Kata'ib Hezbollah, which the U.S. State Department designates a foreign terror organization. Source: Twitter.

Sister of Israeli captive in Iraq calls for US intervention

“My sister is languishing in the hands of this terror organization, and it’s been almost six months,” said Emma Tsurkov.

September 14, 2023

Author Salman Rushdie speaking in Novello, Italy, on May 29, 2011. Credit: Andersphoto/Shutterstock.

How the ‘fatwa’ against Salman Rushdie marks the timelessness of the Islamist war against the West

Reflections on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in the backdrop of a 34-year-old religious edict that threatens lives.

September 11, 2023

Joseph's Tomb in Shechem (Nablus). Credit: Tom Miller/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.

Attack on IDF soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb violates Oslo Accords

“Under Oslo, the Palestinian Authority guaranteed access to Jewish worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb,” wrote David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel.

August 31, 2023