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Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May is the founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), as well as a columnist for “The Washington Times.”

A Hamas terrorist releases Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 28, 2023. Credit: Flash90.

Trading terrorists for hostages

Israelis agreed to a bad deal for a good reason.

Clifford D. May

November 29, 2023

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres (right) with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas. Source: Twitter.

The unmaking of the United Nations

How the U.N. became the handmaiden of terrorists.

Clifford D. May

November 22, 2023

A satellite image of Israel. Source: NASA

Middle Eastern history in a chickpea shell

The appalling ignorance of Hamas supporters.

Clifford D. May

November 15, 2023

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 7, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Hamas vs. Western Civ

Gaza is a significant battleground.

Clifford D. May

November 8, 2023

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (right) embraces Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Source: Khamenei's Twitter account, posted May 24, 2021.

The second war against the Jews

Iran’s rulers are globalizing it.

Clifford D. May

November 1, 2023

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, Oct 20, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Hopeless on Gaza

No decent person can support terrorism and genocide.

Clifford D. May

October 25, 2023

The funeral of IDF soldier Adir Avodi in Modi'in. Avodi was killed when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel a few days ago, killing more than 900 soldiers and civilians, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Shaul/Flash90.

A 21st-century pogrom

The final failure of Israel’s land-for-peace experiment.

Clifford D. May

October 11, 2023

Damage to a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, following a Russian airstrike on Oct. 9, 2022. Credit: National Police of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons.

Code Pink’s Ukraine policy

Ten reasons conservatives should not adopt it.

Clifford D. May

October 4, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 19, 2023. Credit: UNGA/screenshot.

Reading the UNGA tea leaves

America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions.

Clifford D. May

September 27, 2023