Khaled Abu Toameh Archives

Khaled Abu Toameh

Khaled Abu Toameh is an award winning Arab and Palestinian Affairs journalist with the Jerusalem Post. He is Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and a Fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

The aftermath of Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre at a music festival in southern Israel, where hundreds of young people were murdered and and kidnapped, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Hamas also slaughters Muslims

During their murder spree, the terrorists did not distinguish between young and old, Muslim and Jew.

Khaled Abu Toameh

November 30, 2023

Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Nov. 22, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Why the Arabs ‘betrayed’ the Palestinians

Countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan are as opposed to Hamas as they are to Israel.

Khaled Abu Toameh

November 28, 2023

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes as it seen from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 7, 2023. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Why a humanitarian ceasefire will bolster Hamas

The Palestinians need a courageous leader to provide new direction to alleviate their plight.

Khaled Abu Toameh

November 9, 2023

Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal (right) and Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 10, 2012. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas, Israel and the hypocrisy of Arab and Muslim leaders

Now that Hamas has brought down hell on two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, perhaps these Arab and Muslim rulers will finally decide whose side they are on.

Khaled Abu Toameh

October 19, 2023

Hamas deputy political chief Salah al-Arouri presents an image of Jerusalem to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, July 22, 2019. Source: Screenshot.

How Iran directly assisted Hamas’s assault on Israel

What will it take for the U.S. and its allies to grasp that the appeasement of the Iranian regime is read by the mullahs and their proxies as weakness?

Khaled Abu Toameh

October 16, 2023

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

Hamas and Iran: Slaughtering Jews for decades

It is time for the international community to wake up and realize that Iran and its Palestinian proxy terrorists are as determined as ever to wipe Israel—and America—off the map.

Khaled Abu Toameh

October 15, 2023

Six Gazans were killed when an explosive device meant to target IDF soldiers detonated prematurely during mass riots along the border with Israel, Sept. 13, 2023. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS.

Why is Hamas sending Palestinians to die at the border with Israel?

Will the international community call out Hamas leaders for sending young men to their deaths for Qatari dollars? Based on experience: not likely.

Khaled Abu Toameh

September 27, 2023

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Credit: Flash90.

The wages of PA corruption

Donor nations must insist on transparency and accountability.

Khaled Abu Toameh

July 23, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on July 17, 2022. Source: Wikimedia Commons via the U.S. president's Twitter account.

Why Arabs don’t trust the Biden administration

Judging from Arab reactions to Blinken's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, it is clear that the Saudis and other Arabs have lost confidence in the Biden administration.

Khaled Abu Toameh

June 20, 2023

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