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Why Israel’s Fight Is America’s Fight
Israeli and American air force crews participate in the “Desert Falcon” joint international exercise in Israel in January 2022. Photo: IDF
More than 3,000 years ago, the Creator gave Israel to the Jewish people. Yet, today, Israel faces existential threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Iranian-backed terror groups. What does this mean for the United States? The answer is clear — Israel’s fight is not just about the world’s only Indigenous Jewish homeland, but a battle for the values of democracy and decency — which both our republic holds dear.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., taught us, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
On October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israelis and Americans, committing unspeakable atrocities. Babies were murdered, girls were raped, and evil was unleashed. Deplorably, over 18 million of our “fellow” Americans think this is “acceptable.” This wasn’t just an attack on Israel, but an assault on humanity.
Yet, as Congressperson Ritchie Torres (D-NY) tweeted, our country is full of “useful idiots” who parrot terrorist propaganda on college campuses, online, and even in the hallowed halls of Congress and government, thereby letting Hamas literally get away with murder. (In the interests of free speech, would we allow the KKK to march around calling for the extermination of all Black people? I didn’t think so.)
The pro-Hamas mob wants to delegitimize and ultimately destroy an innocent minority group through propaganda — exactly what the Nazis sought to do. And stopping Nazis is as American as you can get.
Iran is the puppet master. Through proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis, Iran aims to destabilize the region, isolate Israel, and advance its nuclear ambitions. Their goal is to use Russia, China, Turkey, and the Arab League, against the Jewish homeland. Weapons and training flow from Iran to terror affiliates worldwide. Have we forgotten November 4, 1979?
This is why the obvious must be said again and again: Hamas and Hezbollah are our enemies as well — and they directly threaten American interests.
US intelligence has repeatedly warned of these groups’ potential to strike within the US and incite violence against Americans. Supporting Israel is not just about our ally; it’s a defense of democracy against the encroaching tide of extremism.
Israel’s military efforts are unmatched in minimizing civilian casualties, yet Israel is vilified in the court of public opinion. (Why are no media outlets comparing the civilian casualty toll of the conflict in Gaza with similar conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, etc? Why are there no protests for the Muslims and Arabs being killed in these countries in horrific numbers?)
The United Nations harbors blatant bias against the only democracy in that region, and is complicit in a UN-Hamas alliance, which is being exposed daily. UN-run schools brainwash kids to hate Jews, funnel our taxpayer dollars to pay for terrorist wealth, and allow their buildings to store weapons and conceal terror tunnels.
For Americans, the choice is clear. Stand with Israel or embolden regimes that celebrate death over life. The US must continue its unwavering support of the Jewish State, both diplomatically and militarily, ensuring Israel’s victory is a victory for humanity. For we all are created in the image of G-d, and we all deserve to live in a world free from terror.
As former US Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) said, “The veneer of civilization is paper-thin. We are its guardians, and we can never rest.”
The author is an active duty service member in the US military.
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After False Dawns, Gazans Hope Trump Will Force End to Two-Year-Old War
Palestinians walk past a residential building destroyed in previous Israeli strikes, after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a US plan to end the war, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Exhausted Palestinians in Gaza clung to hopes on Saturday that US President Donald Trump would keep up pressure on Israel to end a two-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced the entire population of more than two million.
Hamas’ declaration that it was ready to hand over hostages and accept some terms of Trump’s plan to end the conflict while calling for more talks on several key issues was greeted with relief in the enclave, where most homes are now in ruins.
“It’s happy news, it saves those who are still alive,” said 32-year-old Saoud Qarneyta, reacting to Hamas’ response and Trump’s intervention. “This is enough. Houses have been damaged, everything has been damaged, what is left? Nothing.”
GAZAN RESIDENT HOPES ‘WE WILL BE DONE WITH WARS’
Ismail Zayda, 40, a father of three, displaced from a suburb in northern Gaza City where Israel launched a full-scale ground operation last month, said: “We want President Trump to keep pushing for an end to the war, if this chance is lost, it means that Gaza City will be destroyed by Israel and we might not survive.
“Enough, two years of bombardment, death and starvation. Enough,” he told Reuters on a social media chat.
“God willing this will be the last war. We will hopefully be done with the wars,” said 59-year-old Ali Ahmad, speaking in one of the tented camps where most Palestinians now live.
“We urge all sides not to backtrack. Every day of delay costs lives in Gaza, it is not just time wasted, lives get wasted too,” said Tamer Al-Burai, a Gaza City businessman displaced with members of his family in central Gaza Strip.
After two previous ceasefires — one near the start of the war and another earlier this year — lasted only a few weeks, he said; “I am very optimistic this time, maybe Trump’s seeking to be remembered as a man of peace, will bring us real peace this time.”
RESIDENT WORRIES THAT NETANYAHU WILL ‘SABOTAGE’ DEAL
Some voiced hopes of returning to their homes, but the Israeli military issued a fresh warning to Gazans on Saturday to stay out of Gaza City, describing it as a “dangerous combat zone.”
Gazans have faced previous false dawns during the past two years, when Trump and others declared at several points during on-off negotiations between Hamas, Israel and Arab and US mediators that a deal was close, only for war to rage on.
“Will it happen? Can we trust Trump? Maybe we trust Trump, but will Netanyahu abide this time? He has always sabotaged everything and continued the war. I hope he ends it now,” said Aya, 31, who was displaced with her family to Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
She added: “Maybe there is a chance the war ends at October 7, two years after it began.”
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Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a national protest for Gaza in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists.
People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting “Free Palestine” and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking part in a march that organizers hoped would attract at least 1 million people.
“I’m here with a lot of other friends because I think it is important for us all to mobilize individually,” Francesco Galtieri, a 65-year-old musician from Rome, said. “If we don’t all mobilize, then nothing will change.”
Since Israel started blocking the flotilla late on Wednesday, protests have sprung up across Europe and in other parts of the world, but in Italy they have been a daily occurrence, in multiple cities.
On Friday, unions called a general strike in support of the flotilla, with demonstrations across the country that attracted more than 2 million, according to organizers. The interior ministry estimated attendance at around 400,000.
Italy’s right-wing government has been critical of the protests, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggesting that people would skip work for Gaza just as an excuse for a longer weekend break.
On Saturday, Meloni blamed protesters for insulting graffiti that appeared on a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside Rome’s main train station, where Pro-Palestinian groups have been holding a protest picket.
“They say they are taking to the streets for peace, but then they insult the memory of a man who was a true defender and builder of peace. A shameful act committed by people blinded by ideology,” she said in a statement.
Israel launched its Gaza offensive after Hamas terrorists staged a cross border attack on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 people hostage.
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Hamas Says It Agrees to Release All Israeli Hostages Under Trump Gaza Plan
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signaled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details.