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ICC prosecutor Khan co-authored essay saying defendants can’t get fair shake at world court: report

By: Benjamin Weinthal — June 1st 2024 at 07:00
Israel says that British chief prosecutor Karim Khan and the ICC are running a "vicious smear" campaign against Israeli leaders who are determined to eradicate the Hamas terrorist movement.

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Jewish survivor of Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack is 'still reeling,' pleads for peace in Israel

By: Lauren Green — June 1st 2024 at 04:00
Edna Gefner, 28, raised in Israel three miles from the Gaza border — close to where the Supernova Sukkot music festival took place and where Hamas struck on Oct. 7 — shares a terror-filled story.

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Anti-Israel Encampment Reappears at Columbia University a Month After NYPD Raid

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 31st 2024 at 23:13

Anti-Israel protesters resurrected an encampment at Columbia University a month after the New York Police Department (NYPD) conducted a raid.

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Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Biden Ceasefire Proposal; Deal Would Keep Hamas in Power

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 31st 2024 at 15:51

Israeli Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu declined Friday to confirm or deny U.S. President Joe Biden's claim that Israel had proposed a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release that would keep Hamas armed and in power in Gaza.

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Protesters Assault, Interrupt Harvard Interim President at Alumni Day Speech

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 31st 2024 at 13:12

Protesters interrupted Harvard University interim president Alan Garber Friday during "Alumni Day" proceedings in Harvard Yard, with one person storming the stage and dumping green glitter all over Garber as he delivered a speech.

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Biden Proposes Ceasefire, Hostage Deal That Hamas Has Already Rejected; Says 'Total Victory' Impossible

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 31st 2024 at 13:00

President Joe Biden announced a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas on Friday -- but its terms repeat those that Hamas has already rejected in recent weeks.

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Spain: Stop Using 'Genocide' for Gaza; It Gives Palestinians Asylum Claim

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 31st 2024 at 10:31

The Spanish government has asked officials to stop using the term "genocide" to describe the situation in Gaza, because it gives two million Palestinians living there an instant asylum claim, entitling them to refuge in Spain.

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Polls Show Netanyahu, Right-wing Surging in Wartime Israel

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 31st 2024 at 08:05

Two new polls show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surging politically in Israel, despite pressure by Democrats in the United States, and left-wing protests in Israel, to force new elections and a change in government

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Combat in part of north Gaza is over, Israeli military says

— May 31st 2024 at 06:58
Israeli forces have shifted their focus to disrupting Hamas activities in Rafah, South Gaza, after days of intense fighting in north Gaza, military officials say.

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Annual pro-Israel march through New York City will be more somber this year: ‘It's all about the hostages’

By: Brian Flood — May 31st 2024 at 04:00
The annual Israel Day on Fifth has long been billed as a "parade," but has a more somber tone this year as the Hamas terror group continues to hold hostages.

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Americans stand with Israel and we need to prove it to the world

By: Lindsey Graham — May 31st 2024 at 04:00
The reaction to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel was horrific. The International Criminal Court and some foreign nations are actually rewarding terrorism. We need to stop it.

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Hamas using anti-Israel campus groups to recruit future US leaders into 'terrorist cult': lawyers

By: Danielle Wallace · Stephen Sorace — May 31st 2024 at 03:00
Two lawyers involved in a case against National Students for Justice in Palestine allege the group is trying to recruit young Americans into its "terrorist cult."

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Houthis Bomb Ship Carrying Grain to Iran, Claim Another Reaper Drone Shot Down

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 30th 2024 at 11:06

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen claimed on Wednesday to have downed another $30 million U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.

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Nolte: Young Hollywood’s Jew Hatred Damages Joe Biden’s Celebrity Support

By: John Nolte · John Nolte — May 30th 2024 at 15:25

Hollywood and Democrats are now getting a taste of what happens when you dance with the antisemitic devil.

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Socialist Brazil Withdraws Ambassador from Israel

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 30th 2024 at 14:16

Radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially withdrew Brazil's ambassador to Israel, Frederico Meyer, on Wednesday.

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Xi Jinping Demands Palestinian State, Lends Support to Pro-Hamas UNRWA at Arab Summit

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 30th 2024 at 12:34

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping used a speech to Arab leaders on Thursday to demand the establishment of a state of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and pledged $3 million in funding to a Hamas-affiliated U.N. agency.

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IDF: Three Soldiers Killed in Booby-trapped Tunnel at UNRWA School, Clinic

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 11:25

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that three soldiers had been killed by a booby-trapped tunnel in Rafah that was located in a medical clinic that was part of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school.

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WATCH: Fetterman Ditches Harvard Graduation Hood in Protest at Antisemitism

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 11:10

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) publicly ditched his Harvard University graduation hood on Wednesday during his address at the commencement of Yeshiva University, a religious Jewish college in New York.

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Endorsement of American Pro-Hamas College Students by ‘World’s Biggest Terrorist Leader’ Sparks Widespread Reaction

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 30th 2024 at 11:07

Widespread online reaction followed a message from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praising pro-Hamas American university students protesting Israel, welcoming them to the terrorist “Resistance Front,” and encouraging them to “become familiar with the Quran.”

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'Beyond alarming': Jewish leaders demand House Dem fire top campaign aide who praised notorious antisemite

By: Andrew Miller · Cameron Cawthorne — May 30th 2024 at 12:15
Jewish leaders are calling on a Democratic Congresswoman to take action against a top adviser who posted photos alongside Farrakhan and praised his event in 2017.

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'It Feels Like There Is a Dam Breaking': Biden Appointees Habash, Call Tout Resignations for Gaza Dissent

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 29th 2024 at 16:36

Tariq Habash and Lily Greenberg Call, former political appointees for President Joe Biden who resigned over the Israel-Hamas war, said Wednesday on CNN's "News Central" there is a "dam breaking."

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Bowman: 'We Need a Free Palestine So Hamas Then Ceases to Need to Exist'

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 30th 2024 at 03:54

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) said that Hamas can’t be eliminated and the idea they’re built on can’t be killed off and “We need a free Palestine so Hamas then ceases to need to exist.”

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Iran's 'Supreme Leader' Welcomes American Students to Terrorist 'Resistance Front'

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 01:00

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s “Supreme Leader,” congratulated American students on Wednesday for their anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protests, saying that they had joined the “Resistance Front,” which includes terrorist groups. Dear university students in the United States of America, you are standing

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Israel Takes Gaza-Egypt Border, Destroys Tunnels in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 01:35

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) secured control of the entire length of the Gaza-Egypt border on Wednesday, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, and discovered some 20 tunnels nearby, as it continued military operations in Rafah.

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Former 'Jeopardy!' host says it's a 'real challenge' to be a liberal and defend Israel

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 30th 2024 at 06:56
On "The Sage Steele Show," Jewish actress Mayim Bialik spoke about the "challenge" of being a staunch liberal while also being a vocal supporter of Israel.

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Former MSNBC anchor trashes Biden after $320M Gaza pier falls apart: 'What a bloody s---show'

By: Gabriel Hays — May 30th 2024 at 06:00
Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan slammed Presidnet Biden after a U.S. built pier meant to transfer aid to Gazans was severely damaged shortly after being built.

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Biden’s incompetence should be laughable, but our enemies are serious

By: Newt Gingrich — May 30th 2024 at 06:00
So much for the Biden administration acting like the adults are in charge. White House efforts in the conflict zones of Ukraine and Gaza are embarrassing and our enemies know it.

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Fetterman: Civilian Deaths from Rafah Strike 'Awful' But Hamas Hides Behind Civilians, Kept Munitions There

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 29th 2024 at 20:53

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that the deaths of civilians in an Israeli strike on a tent camp in Rafah were “awful” but Hamas hides behind civilians and “there was a dump of

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Vanity Fair France apologizes for censoring actor's Palestinian flag pin from film festival photo

By: Gabriel Hays — May 29th 2024 at 20:30
Entertainment outlet Vanity Fair France apologized for having edited out a Palestinian flag pin from a photo of "The Shrouds" actor Guy Pearce.

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VIDEO: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Swarm Police, Set Fire to Israel's Embassy in Mexico City

By: Warner Todd Huston · Warner Todd Huston — May 29th 2024 at 18:11

Pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed police outside Israel's embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday night, throwing rocks and bottles.

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Illinois high school apologizes after printing quote from student 'happy' about Oct. 7 in yearbook

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 29th 2024 at 17:00
Glenbrook South High School announced it launched a probe into the "deeply offensive" quote that was printed in its yearbook of a student being "happy" about the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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Rafah offensive by Israel didn't cross Biden's 'red line,' White House says

By: Greg Wehner — May 29th 2024 at 16:37
White House officials said the attacks on Rafah by Israel have not constituted a major ground operation, nor have they crossed Biden's 'red line.'

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Bill Maher Picks Apart Sandra Bernhard's Claims Conservatives Spread Antisemitism

By: Warner Todd Huston · Warner Todd Huston — May 29th 2024 at 13:23

HBO host Bill Maher demolished the claims of his podcast guest, comedienne Sandra Bernhard, who tired to claim that it is conservatives, not liberals, who are guilty for the rise in antisemitism today.

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Claim: Russia Building Plant to Manufacture 6,000 Iranian Drones a Year

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 29th 2024 at 12:57

Russia is expanding a factory to produce at least 6,000 Iranian Shahed suicide drones per year, according to the Prana Network.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad Releases Video of Israeli Hostage Alexander Trupanov

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 29th 2024 at 12:39

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization released a video of Israeli hostage Alexander Sasha Trupanov on Tuesday.

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Nikki Haley writes clear message to Hamas on IDF artillery shell

By: Michael Dorgan — May 29th 2024 at 13:35
Nikki Haley, the former Republican presidential candidate, wrote a message of encouragement to the IDF on an artillery shell during a visit to Israel on Memorial Day.

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BEFORE AND AFTER: Photos show destruction of Biden's $320M Gaza pier

By: Anders Hagstrom — May 29th 2024 at 11:54
Newly released images show the remains of a $320 million temporary pier built to transfer aid into Gaza by the U.S.

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John Fetterman defends Israel after MSNBC asks if it crossed red line, says Hamas doesn't 'care how many die'

By: Nikolas Lanum — May 29th 2024 at 11:50
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., defended Israel when pressed by MSNBC and said that Hamas does not care how many Palestinian lives are lost in the conflict.

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Brazil's president withdraws ambassador to Israel, leaving diplomatic post vacant

— May 29th 2024 at 11:30
Brazil has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel after months of tensions between the two countries over the war in Gaza, according to the country's gazette.

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Rep. Tlaib Addresses Conference Endorsed by Founding Member of Palestinian Terrorist Group

By: Robert Schmad — May 29th 2024 at 11:00

Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke over Memorial Day weekend at a conference endorsed by individuals associated with a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.

The Michigan Democrat spoke at the People’s Conference for Palestine on Saturday, where she chided President Joe Biden for not doing enough to stop Israel from conducting a “genocide,” according to a video posted to Instagram by the Palestinian Youth Movement, one of the event’s organizers.

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Salah Salah, a founding member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, endorsed the conference, and Wisam Rafeedie, another individual who produced literature for the PFLP, spoke to attendees about how “movements achieve transformation.”

The State Department designated the PFLP as a terrorist organization in 1997. The organization has conducted “suicide operations,” hijacked planes, and launched rockets at civilians, according to the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The PFLP also reportedly participated in the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks and held Israeli hostages, according to NGO Monitor, an Israeli nonprofit. The terrorist group posted multiple images and videos of their fighters infiltrating Israeli military installations to its Telegram channel on and after Oct. 7, according to NGO Monitor.

A message from the Palestinian intellectual and revolutionary Salah Salah in support of the People’s Conference for Palestine, May 24-26 in Detroit, Michigan. We’ll see you soon at the conference — link to register in our bio! ?? pic.twitter.com/y8T3LJTgI1

— Palestinian Youth Movement (@palyouthmvmt) May 19, 2024

“I extend to you my thanks and regards for these efforts that are a continuation of your achievements organizing unprecedented protests across North America and other capitals and cities around the world,” Salah said in a May 19 translated video posted by the Palestinian Youth Movement. “This is an initiative of extreme importance, I call on members of the Palestinian and Arab communities and friends and supporters of our cause to participate in this People’s Conference.”

Salah compared the actions of “Zionist forces” to Nazis in his endorsement of the conference, according to the translated video.

“Participation in this People’s Conference is crucial on a large scale and on the highest level to set a plan that offers further coordination and an agreement on a strategy for unified action that guarantees continuity and consistency to achieve the goals and tasks posed by the conference,” he continued.

Rafeedie ran an underground publishing operation for the PFLP in the 1980s and was detained by the Israeli government for involvement with the organization in 1991, according to Amnesty International. He also endorsed the conference before it started, according to a post on X.

Yesterday, I saw that PFLP member Wisam Rafeedie, who is set to speak later today (presumably virtually), also endorsed it pic.twitter.com/FQFyx7wEVz

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) May 26, 2024

Rafeedie participated in a panel at the conference that explored how pro-Palestinian activists in America can “utilize this moment of heightened contradictions to advance our struggle for liberation from within the imperial core,” according to the event’s website.

“These Zionists lie like they breathe,” Rafeedie said during his appearance, according to the Palestinian Youth Movement.

“These Zionists lie like they breathe.” – Wisam Rafeedie pic.twitter.com/PTuRClVtzp

— Palestinian Youth Movement (@palyouthmvmt) May 26, 2024

Tlaib called Biden an “enabler” during her speech at the conference, according to video posted by the Palestinian Youth Movement.

“The International Court of Justice just ruled that the Israeli government must stop its invasion of Rafah. But President Biden says what’s happening in Gaza is not a genocide,” she said. “Where’s your red line, President Biden?”

The United Nations International Court of Justice ruled on May 24 that Israel must end its military operations in Rafah, a city in the southern region of Gaza, due to the impact the continued assault would have on the civilian population. Biden previously vowed to restrict aid to Israel if the Jewish state invaded Rafah, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken later confirming that the United States is holding back some of its aid.

Tlaib and the Palestinian Youth Movement did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment. Rafeedie and Salah could not be reached for comment.

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Pentagon Confirms Its Floating Pier to Gaza Has Broken Apart, but Assures It’ll Be Running Again Soon

By: Kristina Wong · Kristina Wong — May 29th 2024 at 05:02

The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that its $320 million floating pier to Gaza, which President Joe Biden announced with great fanfare during the State of the Union address, has broken into pieces and will be dismantled for at least a week as it is repaired.

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Saudi Arabia Accuses Israel of 'Continuous Genocidal Massacres,' Throwing Doubt on Biden's Future Deal

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 29th 2024 at 04:27

Saudi Arabia accused Israel on Wednesday of committing "continuous genocidal massacres" against Palestinians, casting the Biden administration's efforts to broker a "normalization" deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia in doubt.

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Spain hosts Palestine's prime minister after recognition of Palestinian state by western European nations

— May 29th 2024 at 08:02
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized Palestinian statehood.

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Nigel Farage: Left Is 'Begging' Muslims For Votes in UK General Election with Promises to Recognise Palestine

By: Oliver JJ Lane · Oliver JJ Lane — May 29th 2024 at 06:16

Farage warns of sectarianism, pointing to the unedifying spectacle of a top Labour MP pleading with "group of Muslim leaders" for votes.

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Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 29th 2024 at 05:12

Three Israeli soldiers died Tuesday when a booby trap was set off during combat operations in a building in southern Gaza's Rafah.

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Top adviser to Dem Senate candidate posted photo with religious leader who compared Jews to termites

By: Andrew Miller · Cameron Cawthorne — May 29th 2024 at 03:00
A top adviser to a House Democrat running for Senate in Michigan once posted on social media about supporting an event featuring Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.

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Defeating the Radical Left: Chris Rufo Talks Strategy and Resilience

By: Rob Bluey — May 29th 2024 at 02:01

Chris Rufo wrote “America’s Cultural Revolution” last year as a warning to conservatives about the radical Left‘s takeover of institutions—from business and government to education and entertainment. In addition to being an exposé, it also served as a call to action.

Now, a year later, Rufo is optimistic that Americans, including some to left of center politically, are “waking up.” He attributes the change to the gruesome and deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and the Left’s unflinching (and often antisemitic) criticism of Israel that followed.

“After 10/7, when those same people who were marching for [Black Lives Matter], who were pushing trans in schools, who were ramping up DEI, when they’re out there celebrating the terrorists who butchered, raped, and murdered innocent people, I think it caused this moment of horror, but also this moment of clarity,” Rufo told The Daily Signal.

The popular writer, filmmaker, and activist—whose work is available at ChristopherRufo.com—was in Washington, D.C., last week to accept The Heritage Foundation’s prestigious Salvatori Prize.

Listen to the interview on “The Daily Signal Podcast” or read an edited and abridged transcript below.

Rob Bluey: It’s almost a year since you published “America’s Cultural Revolution.” It was a call to action for Americans to wake up to what’s going on in the Marxist ideology that’s infused so many of the institutions in this country. Do you feel that people are heeding that call today?

Chris Rufo: I think so. You always want a greater number of people to heed the call.

The story that I told in the book was certainly revealed to be true at the time, but it took on a new dimension following the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7 of last year. That has just accelerated this waking up that is happening in the United States, and in particular on the center-left. A lot of people who would say, “Oh, woke is so overblown, it’s not so bad. DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] is good. Maybe it’s not perfect, but maybe we can improve it.” But those were rationalizations.

Today is the day. My book "America's Cultural Revolution" goes into publication as the #1 bestseller on Amazon. I put my whole heart into writing this book, hoping to reshape the national narrative and create a path for a conservative counter-revolution.https://t.co/u0eGLgCaRL

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And after 10/7, when those same people who were marching for BLM, who were pushing trans in schools, who were ramping up DEI, when they’re out there celebrating the terrorists who butchered, raped, and murdered innocent people, I think it caused this moment of horror, but also this moment of clarity, “Oh, all of that leads to this.”

I’ve never seen anything like it. You’re seeing a lot of shift right now, not just in public opinion, but in political alliances. You’re seeing a shift in financing people pulling back from giving money to universities, including the Ivy League universities.

Bluey: Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, says that he’s very optimistic that the American people will take back their country from the elites that have set us down this path.

Rufo: That’s the right attitude. That’s what I love about Kevin. Maybe it’s a Texas thing, a little Alamo spirit, but I share the same conviction.

And look, a lot of people on our side are down in the dumps. They’re demoralized, they’re feeling pessimistic. We all feel that at times, of course, but we have to also have some greater historical perspective and read the history of the founding, read the history of the Civil War, read the history of the Second World War, read the history of the ’60s and ’70s. We’ve been through much more difficult challenges in the past.

The question is, can we meet the standard of the past? That’s the real question. It’s a question of our own culture, our own spirit, our own character.

I certainly feel doubts about that sometimes. Even in the pre-revolutionary period, the Patriots of the American Revolution doubted themselves the whole time. Even in January of 1776, all of the smart opinion in the Colonies was that most Americans did not want revolution. Most Americans did not want to separate from Britain. Most Americans would refuse to participate.

History is full of surprises, and I hope that we’re fortunate again, as we’ve been so many times in our past.

Bluey: You recently hosted a conversation with some individuals who go by pseudonyms who have been doxxed by what you call the left-wing smear machine that is quite coordinated in some of its activities. But you also sounded somewhat hopeful that maybe things were changing in that regard.

Rufo: Absolutely, yes. There’s a whole range of reputational destruction mechanisms and some of them are formalized, like the SPLC [Southern Poverty Law Center], for example, which is kind of a sham organization that would try to put you on a list and refer you to law enforcement for protesting a school career. They’ve run out of actual true hate groups. So, they have now labeled everything a hate group. It’s absurd.

But then down to the doxxing. A lot of people online want to maintain pseudonyms. Again, America has a long tradition of pseudonyms. The Founders wrote under pseudonyms for many of their works. Thomas Paine wrote anonymously “Common Sense,” which is the kind of literary work that helps spark the revolution. And then, as now, unmasking people as a way to put them toward reputational destruction. There are even more personal tactics to intimidate you, harass you, whatever.

Counterrevolution #3: The Left-Wing Smear Machine by Christopher F. Rufo

Pseudonymity, doxing, and the dissident Right.

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Two things are happening, though. Those tactics have lost their steam. Those tactics have lost their effectiveness. Conservatives are getting much tougher and much smarter and much more courageous and much more sophisticated and adept at responding to those reputational attacks. Our audience, our supporters, our people automatically discount them: “Oh, OK, another person on the so-and-so list.” “Oh, OK, another person gets a smear piece and the X, Y, and Z, The Guardian, whatever publication.”

It was so overused for a period that it lost its rhetorical force, and conservatives have successfully adapted.

It can still be damaging to people who are in a vulnerable position—if you’re an employee at a big corporation, yeah, maintaining your anonymity is probably smart. But if you’re in politics or in the political world, we now have the tools, and we have now the support where some of these reputational attacks can be successfully countered.

Bluey: What keeps you going? You are sometimes outgunned 100 to 1, 500 to 1, maybe more, and yet it doesn’t seem to deter you.

Rufo: I love it. I enjoy it. I love the challenge. I enjoy the fight. I savor victories when they come and then I try to learn from defeats, which are inevitable. But I love the process and I enjoy the drama. I enjoy the conflict. All the things that you’re supposed to not like about politics.

The longer that I’ve been studying it and then participating in it, I realized that, actually, that is kind of the core of political life. And for whatever reason, I’m suited to it. And I find it to be an intellectual challenge, emotionally challenging, professionally challenging. It’s challenging from a business perspective. Of course, I run my own little shop as well as partnerships with these great institutions. And so, every day is an immense challenge, and the odds are often stacked against you. And that, for me, is an ideal environment.

It’s an environment that I love and I hope that it also inspires others. And I know that it has inspired many others to kind of follow suit and to try to really get in the fray.

The other thing that has been helpful is understanding that politics hasn’t really changed in a long time. And so, I’m realizing over the last few years, it’s like, all right, I have many flaws and many limitations, but I maybe have one gift. And it’s in the art of rhetoric, broadly speaking.

And so, I’ve been reading a lot of the old works from Greece and Rome about rhetoric, and it could have been written yesterday. It’s amazing. You’re reading Aristotle’s Treatise on Rhetoric and you say, “This is incredible.” It’s like nothing has changed. These guys were going down and they were duking it out intellectually in the Agora or in Rome, in the senate.

And, of course, they have grandeur that we don’t have. We live in a different era, but you get a sense in participating in something greater, you’re participating in a tradition that we’ve had in the West. For me, that is also a source of joy, a source of sustenance.

Bluey: With that being said, is there a particular goal that you have for 2024 or something that you’re working on, an objective that our audience may be able to support what you’re doing?

Rufo: I’m still finishing up this campaign to abolish DEI, which we launched last year. That’ll take me through the summer. The 18-month campaign cycle is probably the max, where after that, you start to lose effectiveness.

My goal is always to launch campaigns, entrepreneurial, from scratch, and then hand them off to others once they’re well developed. Launching critical race theory, launching trans ideology in schools, launching abolish DEI, launching this campaign against Harvard. Now others have taken up the mantle on many of those campaigns.

I feel like almost like a venture capital investor, startup operator. The startup phase is exciting. I like it. And then I hand it over when these campaigns are mature.

I’ll tell you, though, I don’t know what’s next. I know that we’re going to wind down abolish DEI. I do know that I’ll be hiring some additional staff in the coming months, but coming up with a campaign is not a work of mathematics. It’s a work of art. And so, part of the artistic process is the mystery of inspiration. I know that is maybe contrary to some other organizations that are a bit more logical, a bit more rational.

I tell my funders and supporters, like, “Alright, supporters want to support the work.” And I say, “Well, what’s the next thing?” It’s like, I don’t know, we’ll figure it out. But something will happen. And part of the success in political activism is sensing opportunity. Some of the best campaigns kind of emerged spontaneously or emerged by accident. Like a novelist or writer, sometimes you’re just waiting for that moment of inspiration.

There’s no end point to politics. I know that as long as I’m alive, there will be something to think about, something to fight about, something to work on. It’s just a matter of time before the next thing comes up.

Bluey: What are some of the ways that you would encourage people to follow your work or financially support you?

Rufo: Follow @realChrisRufo on X. Follow christopherrufo.com. On Substack, small supporters can become paid subscribers, $8 a month or $80 a year. We have a huge and growing audience there. And philanthropic donors can reach out to me. There’s a contact form on my site.

On the support side, it’s been really unreal. We have incredible people in our country that want to see success. And I actually don’t do any outbound fundraising. I don’t do any solicitation. I don’t do any calls. But people have just come out of the woodwork saying, “Hey, I love what you’re doing. I want to support it.” That’s a very encouraging sign because what it shows is that there are people around the country that have the sophistication, the means, the inspiration, the capacity. They want to see something better.

P.S. If you want to support further investigations into plagiarism at America's Ivy League universities, become a paid subscriber to my Substack. I have already committed $10,000 to this project, with the potential for more: https://t.co/etKtrVPEmL

— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) February 22, 2024

The voting public, if you measure public opinion, has the right idea on many, many issues, if not most issues. The limitation is not the public. The limitation is not the funders or the philanthropists.

I’m sure anyone in this world can grumble about specifics, but actually, limitation is us as political leaders, as intellectual leaders, as movement leaders. I’m more and more convinced that the raw materials are there. It’s really up to us to shape them, to direct them, to point them in the right place, and to mobilize people in the most effective way possible. And so that, to me, is the big limitation right now. And a limitation is just another word for a challenge.

There’s a rich vein of opportunity there. It really is truly a rich vein. How do we get these? I mean, Hillsdale College is incredible, the Manhattan Institute, The Heritage Foundation, a whole range of other groups. We have brilliant people, we have great supporters, and now it’s time for action. And that’s really what I’m hoping that we’re driving toward.

Bluey: What’s holding us back then? Do you think that there’s an impediment, or is there a challenge that you want to leave us with and our audience?

Rufo: Yes, there are many challenges. Conservative institutions have to radically modernize the way they approach politics. They have to have an understanding of how media works in the 21st century. They have to have an understanding of how politics works.

We have to reconnect with the essence of political life, and we have to understand politics for what it is. We have to really refine our rhetorical sensibilities. … And then, of course, translate into administrative success. We’re actually fairly well there. But the rhetorical part is really the missing element on the Right.

If you actually look at the great political leaders in history—from the Greeks and Romans to the American Founders, to [Abraham] Lincoln, to, I mean, even in a less classical way, but of course, [Ronald] Reagan—they were very serious about rhetoric.

I actually think that that is the missing link. And rhetoric in a postmodern environment means media activism, mass persuasion, elite influence, digital communications, all of those five areas are how modern rhetoric plays out. If we can really radically modernize on those five practices, everything that we do could be much more successful.

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Reports: U.N. Security Council Prepares for Another Resolution Demanding Israel Stop Fighting Hamas

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 28th 2024 at 22:22

Multiple reports on Tuesday indicated that representatives from Algeria had prepared a draft resolution for the United Nations Security Council that would demand Israel stop its self-defense operations against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

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Harvard, Stung by Controversy, Adopts Policy of Not Speaking Out

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 19:36

Harvard University, stung by recent controversy over antisemitism, has adopted a new policy of not speaking out on public issues not directly related to the institution.

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Report: Israeli Tanks Reach Center of Rafah; Will Fight Outward

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 19:24

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks reached the center of the town of Rafah on Tuesday. according to multiple media outlets, indicating that Israel intended to fight outwards toward the periphery rather than closing in from the outside.

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Top Democrat Official in Michigan Battleground County Refuses to Back Biden

By: Nick Gilbertson · Nick Gilbertson — May 28th 2024 at 19:21

President Joe Biden will not have the support of the top Democrat official in a key Michigan swing county this election cycle, underscoring enthusiasm problems for Biden within his own party less than six months before the election.

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Number of New German Citizenships Being Handed Out Hits Another High, Large Numbers of Syrians

By: Breitbart London · Breitbart London — May 28th 2024 at 12:12

The 19% increase followed a 28% rise in 2022, which also was fueled by large numbers of Syrians being naturalized.

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Bill Maher clashes with Jewish actress saying antisemitism comes from the right: 'No, it doesn't'

By: Gabriel Hays — May 28th 2024 at 19:00
TV host Bill Maher clashed with his podcast guest Sandra Bernhard after she said that the current rise in antisemitism is mostly coming from conservatives.

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DNC Planning to Virtually Nominate Joe Biden Before Convention

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 28th 2024 at 16:22

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is planning to virtually nominate President Joe Biden as the party's presidential nominee ahead of their convention in August.

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Biden White House rejects ICC sanctions proposed by lawmakers after Israel warrant requests

By: Julia Johnson — May 28th 2024 at 17:48
President Biden's White House revealed it is opposed to sanctions against the ICC after its arrest warrant requests against Israeli officials.

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China Welcomes Presidents of Egypt, UAE, Tunisia for Arab Summit

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 28th 2024 at 11:23

The Chinese Communist Party will begin welcoming on Tuesday a parade of Arab heads of state for a multilateral summit to discuss Mideast issues, including the presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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IAEA: Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile Is 30x Bigger than Obama Nuclear Deal Allows

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 28th 2024 at 14:56

A confidential IAEA report found that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium reached 30 times the limit of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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McCaskill: Biden's 'Most Important Goal' Is to Get Netanyahu Resignation

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 28th 2024 at 11:23

MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said Tuesday on "Morning Joe" that President Joe Biden's "most important goal" was to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign.

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Colombia, Meeting with U.S. Officials This Week, Urges Global Pro-Hamas Pressure

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 28th 2024 at 10:53

Colombia's top diplomat Luis Gilberto Murillo said his socialist government will "insist" to "the global north" they stop supporting Israel.

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Israeli Military Suspects Hamas Munitions Caused Deadly Rafah Fire

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 28th 2024 at 13:43

The IDF is currently investigating the possibility that the secondary detonation of Hamas munitions caused the deadly fire in Rafah.

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Pro-Hamas Rioters Throw Firebombs at Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 28th 2024 at 13:10

Thousands of pro-Hamas rioters in Istanbul, Turkey, massed outside the Israeli consulate on Monday night and threw firebombs.

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Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Claim Attacks on Three Civilian Ships, Two U.S. Destroyers

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 28th 2024 at 10:52

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen on Monday claimed responsibility for missile attacks against three civilian ships in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, plus drone attacks on two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea.

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NYT: Jews Face Prejudice Against 'Zionists' in U.S. Publishing Industry

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 03:43

Jews face discrimination in the American publishing industry and litmus tests about whether they support "Zionism," according to a report Monday in the New York Times.

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Jerry Seinfeld Tears up About Visiting Israel After October 7: 'The Most Powerful Experience of My Life'

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 28th 2024 at 08:02

Jerry Seinfeld has used an interview to open up about his visit to Israel last year in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack.

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Spain, Norway, Ireland Formally Recognise Palestinian Statehood

By: Oliver JJ Lane · Oliver JJ Lane — May 28th 2024 at 07:48

Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the move was a step towards focussing "all our efforts" on a two-state solution.

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Report: Biden Admin Pressing UK, France Not to Confront Iran over Nuclear Program

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 03:32

The Biden administration is reportedly pressuring Britain and France not to confront Iran over its growing nuclear program, including its apparent enrichment of uranium to near-weapons grade, according the Wall Street Journal.

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South African Jews Blast President's Use of Genocidal 'River to the Sea' Slogan

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 03:23

South African Jewish leaders slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday for his use of the genocidal chant on Sunday, "From the river to the sea/Palestine will be free," which is a call for the elimination of the State of Israel.

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Vessel takes on water in Red Sea after suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels

— May 28th 2024 at 07:47
A ship was attacked off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea near Hodeida. Suspicions fell on Yemen's Houthi rebels, though no group claimed responsibility.

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GOP Rep. Steube: Biden Bashing Israel, Boosting Hamas with 'Humanitarian Aid' Is Emboldening China

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 28th 2024 at 01:57

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends First,” Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) stated that China has been emboldened by President Joe Biden “leaving our ally Israel and sending money to Hamas through humanitarian aid.” He also

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Top South African rabbi critical of govt's 'support' of Hamas, says US needs to stop 'bad actors' on continent

By: Paul Tilsley — May 28th 2024 at 07:35
South Africa’s chief rabbi, Dr. Warren Goldstein, gave an exclusive interview to Fox News Digital and discussed the country's upcoming election and how the ruling ANC has teamed up with anti-Western allies.

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Trump tells NY donors he'll stop college 'radical revolution,' send anti-Israel agitators 'out of the country'

By: Danielle Wallace — May 28th 2024 at 06:48
Former President Donald Trump told New York donors he'd set the "radical revolution" at U.S. college campuses "back 25 or 20 years" and kick anti-Israel students out of the country.

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Israeli tanks roll into central Rafah for first time in Gaza war

By: Chris Pandolfo — May 28th 2024 at 06:25
Israeli tanks were reportedly seen in central Rafah on Tuesday for the first time since Israel began its military offensive in the city three weeks ago.

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Michael Shellenberger says there's an 'anti-civilization element' in the anti-Israel campus protests

By: Joseph Wulfsohn · Joshua Comins — May 28th 2024 at 04:00
In an interview with Fox News Digital, independent journalist Michael Shellenberger spoke about the "anti-civilization element" of the anti-Israel protests.

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Lawler: Remove Rashida Tlaib from Congress for Speech at Conference Linked to Terror Group

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 27th 2024 at 19:20

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) called for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to be "removed from Congress" over a speech she gave at an anti-Israel conference that was linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

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CNN's, NYT's Sanger: Netanyahu 'Probably Right' About Needing Rafah Operation to Destroy Hamas

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 27th 2024 at 16:25

On Monday’s “CNN News Central,” New York Times White House and National Security Correspondent, author, and CNN Political and National Security Analyst David Sanger stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely correct that the Rafah operation that the

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Middle East Analyst Pans Egypt for Aiding Hamas, Blocking Gazan Emigration

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 27th 2024 at 15:57

Egypt is preventing Palestinian civilians from escaping the war zone by blocking Gazan emigration, according to Caroline Glick.

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Iran's Interim President Assures Terrorists of His Support

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 27th 2024 at 15:46

Iran's Interim President Mohammad Mokhber spoke to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader to assure him of continued support for terrorism.

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Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad Sparks Online War by Refusing to Wear Black for Raisi

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 27th 2024 at 12:32

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lit a firestorm on social media last week by refusing to wear black during the mourning period for President Ebrahim Raisi; he then got into a vicious online feud with a prominent state media reporter named Ameneh Sadat Zabihpour over the snub.

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Egyptian Soldier Killed near Gaza Border in 'Shooting Incident'

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 27th 2024 at 11:28

Egypt confirmed Monday that one of its soldiers had been killed near the border with Gaza in a "shooting incident," apparently with Israeli soldiers on the other side of the boundary, in the city of Rafah.

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Israeli excavators discover 2,300-year-old gold ring at City of David site

By: Greg Norman — May 27th 2024 at 13:34
Researchers digging in Jerusalem’s City of David recently have found a gold ring set with a red precious stone that is believed to be 2,300 years old.

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Netanyahu responds to strike that killed Hamas terror leaders, civilians: 'Investigating the incident'

By: Benjamin Weinthal — May 27th 2024 at 13:01
Following an IDF strike that took out two senior Hamas terrorists, Israel announced it is investigating why innocent civilians were killed. On Monday, Netanyahu said something "went tragically wrong."

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Exclusive: Israel Heritage Foundation Leads Historic Mission to Israel with High-Level U.S. Delegation

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 26th 2024 at 13:59

The Israel Heritage Foundation led a historic mission to Israel with a high-level U.S. delegation to express solidarity with the Jewish state and its residents, as well as to gain a firsthand understanding of Israel's existential struggle, meeting with prominent Israeli policymakers and visiting key sites, including the “Ground Zero” of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

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4 U.S. Army Ships Run Aground Near Floating Gaza Pier; 'Boots on the Ground'

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 27th 2024 at 11:02

Four of the U.S. Army vessels supporting the "floating pier" in Gaza broke from their moorings Saturday and ran aground, with two of the four beaching themselves on the Israeli coast.

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Rashida Tlaib Speaks at Anti-Israel Conference Linked to Terror Group PFLP

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 27th 2024 at 10:49

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) spoke Saturday at an anti-Israel conference in Detroit, Michigan, that was connected to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which the U.S. regards as a Foreign Terror Organization (FTO).

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Egyptians, IDF exchange gunfire at Rafah border crossing: reports

By: Greg Norman — May 27th 2024 at 09:14
The Israeli Defense Forces are investigating a "shooting incident" at the Rafah border crossing, with Israeli media reporting that Egyptian forces were involved.

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Palestinians Claim 50 Dead as Israel Hits Senior Hamas Commanders in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 27th 2024 at 05:37

Palestinian sources claimed that 50 people had been killed -- including civilians -- as Israel launched an airstrike Sunday night in Rafah that targeted several major Hamas commanders.

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Museum Closes Anti-Hate Exhibit After Employees Walk out over Israel

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — May 27th 2024 at 02:37

A museum in Seattle had to close its "Confirming Hate Together" exhibit after several employees walked out in protest of Israel.

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GOP Rep. Mast Says Federal Money Used to Fund On-Campus Anti-Israel Movement

By: Jeff Poor · Jeff Poor — May 27th 2024 at 00:38

During an appearance on this week's broadcast of FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures," Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) explained how federal taxpayer dollars are being funneled through innocuous-sounding organizations to fund the anti-Israeli sentiment on college campuses.

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Iran: President Raisi's Death Shakes Up List of Contenders for 'Supreme Leader'

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 26th 2024 at 22:50

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this month has prompted two scrambles for power, both for power and for Raisi's place as a leading candidate to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as "supreme leader."

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‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib calls Biden ‘enabler’ of genocide at conference linked to terrorist group, CCP

By: Bradford Betz — May 26th 2024 at 20:50
Rashida Tlaib on Sunday spoke at a conference attended by a member of a designated terrorist organization and funded by an asset of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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Rashida Tlaib Suggests Voting Against Biden for Handling of War in Gaza

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 26th 2024 at 18:55

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) suggested that people vote against President Joe Biden during the upcoming 2024 presidential election due to his handling of the ongoing war in Gaza and for his support of Israel.

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Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 2 top Hamas commanders, dozens of civilians

By: Bradford Betz · Trey Yingst — May 26th 2024 at 18:50
An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas compound in the Gazan city of Rafah on Sunday reportedly killed two top Hamas officials as well as dozens of civilians.

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Museum closes anti-prejudice exhibit after employees walk out against Israel

By: Andrea Vacchiano — May 26th 2024 at 17:54
Employees at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle are protesting against the museum's "Confronting Hate Together" exhibit for allegedly framing anti-Zionism as hateful.

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Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian and Palestinian Children

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — May 26th 2024 at 10:57

Pope Francis received a group of some 30 “Palestinian and Ukrainian children” in the Vatican this weekend, the Vatican reported.

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Hamas launches rocket barrage into Israel from Rafah, sounding alarms in Tel Aviv

By: Anders Hagstrom — May 26th 2024 at 10:18
Hamas terrorists launched rockets into Israel for the first time in months on Sunday, with at least 8 originating from Rafah.

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‘Reagan’ Star Dennis Quaid Praises Trump: Abraham Accords Would Have Prevented Israel-Hamas War

By: David Ng · David Ng — May 26th 2024 at 09:12

In a recent interview with Jordan Peterson to promote the upcoming biopic "Reagan," Hollywood star Dennis Quaid offered praise for former President Donald Trump during a recent interview, calling him "very principled" and even "sweet," while also singling out Trump's foreign policy achievements, including the Abraham Accords.

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Five Shots Fired at Toronto Jewish Girls' School; Police Not Sure of 'Hate Crime'

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 26th 2024 at 08:14

Two gunmen fired five shots at an Orthodox Jewish girls' school in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, though police are hesitating to call the incident a hate crime.

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Hamas Fires Rockets at Tel Aviv Area from Rafah; Rocket Parts Found in Gaza School

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 26th 2024 at 07:46

Hamas fired rockets at the Tel Aviv area on Sunday, marking the first time in four months that a barrage reached central Israel from Gaza, and emphasizing the importance of Israel's fight against Hamas in its last stronghold.

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Pictures: U.S. Army Vessels Beached as Heavy Seas Hit Gaza Aid Deliveries

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 26th 2024 at 04:48

Heavy seas tore four U.S. Army vessels from their moorings Saturday while they were trying to assist humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza.

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President of UN's top court has long history of anti-Israel bias: 'Conflict of interest'

By: Benjamin Weinthal — May 26th 2024 at 08:19
Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, faces fresh scrutiny over past anti-Israel comments made while serving as his country's ambassador to U.N

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Aid starts entering Gaza through land after US ‘floating pier’ damaged by weather

By: Anders Hagstrom — May 26th 2024 at 06:02
The U.S.-made pier on the coast of Gaza was damaged by weather this weekend, as Israel began allowing aid through one of its crossings near Rafah.

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Muslim Activists Lead 'Abandon Biden' Movement in 9 Swing States to Thwart President's Reelection

By: Nick Gilbertson · Nick Gilbertson — May 25th 2024 at 16:30

A national Muslim activist group called "Abandon Biden" is organizing operations in nine swing states to prevent President Joe Biden from winning reelection in November as punishment for his handling of the Israel and Hamas war, according to a report.

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Israel forced to work on Jewish Sabbath as UN court judge calls out colleagues in scathing dissent

By: Bradford Betz — May 25th 2024 at 15:27
The U.N. International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to end its military offensive in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, responding to South Africa's claims of genocide.

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Biden's $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a 'purely political' misadventure

By: Peter Aitken — May 25th 2024 at 14:11
The Gaza humanitarian aid pier project has run to a cost that is estimated at double its initial budget as additional hurdles drive the overall costs even higher, and aid delivery remains at a trickle.

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Israeli U.N. Amb.: Maybe U.S. Amb. Stood for Raisi Because He Was 'Surprised'

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 25th 2024 at 11:14

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, reacted to Alternate Representative of the United States for Special Political Affairs at the U.N. Robert Wood standing for a moment of

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Israeli U.N. Amb.: If It Doesn’t Reform, U.S. Should Consider Defunding the U.N.

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 25th 2024 at 11:14

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, blasted the U.N. as an enemy of “the values of America and the free world” that is used to “whitewash” the crimes

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WATCH: Iranian Govt Supporters Clash with Anti-Raisi Protesters in London

By: Breitbart London · Breitbart London — May 25th 2024 at 05:55

UK police say four people hurt and one was arrested when supporters of Iran's authorities clashed with anti-government protesters in London.

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Afghanistan Gold Star Dad: We Deserve Answers on Memorial Day, But Biden Ignores Us, Putting it 'in the Rearview'

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 25th 2024 at 02:04

On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Darin Hoover Sr. — whose son, Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover Jr., was killed during the Kabul airport attack during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 — stated that they haven’t heard

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Video Appears to Show Iranian Soldier Ripping Pants While Carrying Coffin of Late Foreign Minister

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 24th 2024 at 16:34

Iran's opposition highlighted embarrassing pratfalls at the elaborate funerals for officials killed in Sunday's helicopter crash.

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Argentina Condemns International Criminal Court Warrant Requests for Israeli Officials

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 24th 2024 at 13:45

Argentina questioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its top prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli officials.

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ICJ Bows to South Africa, Orders Halt to Israel's Military Operation in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 24th 2024 at 08:29

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to cease its military operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in a judgment handed down Friday in response to a case brought by South Africa.

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Iran Buries Late President Ebrahim Raisi, Vowing Expansion of War on Israel

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 24th 2024 at 10:42

Iran buried President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, wrapping up a days-long funeral process that began shortly after his death on Sunday in a helicopter crash. 

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UN court demands Israel halt Rafah offensive, but government vows 'we will destroy Hamas'

By: Greg Norman — May 24th 2024 at 09:37
The International Court of Justice is calling for Israel to end its military campaign against Hamas in Rafah, but Israel is vowing to push on with the fight.

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UCLA anti-Israel protesters clash with police after blocking access to campus buildings

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 24th 2024 at 09:01
Law enforcement stormed and dismantled a new encampment established Thursday on the University of California Los Angeles campus by anti-Israel protesters.

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IDF Recovers Three More Bodies of Israeli Hostages in Gaza

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 24th 2024 at 07:24

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of three more hostages in an operation in northern Gaza.

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Joe Biden Gets Widespread Boos, Trump Cheered During Dave Chappelle Abu Dhabi Comedy Show

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 24th 2024 at 05:33

American comedian Dave Chappelle touched on the upcoming 2024 presidential election during a show Thursday in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Dave Chappelle Calls Israel’s War Against Hamas ‘Genocide’

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 24th 2024 at 05:18

Stand-up comedian and actor Dave Chappelle drew cheers from his audience in Abu Dhabi on Thursday by reportedly calling the Israeli war on Hamas terrorists in Gaza a “genocide.”

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Dem Rep. Bera: A Ceasefire Won't Happen Until Hamas' Military Wing Is Destroyed

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 24th 2024 at 03:54

On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) stated that as long as the military wing of Hamas exists, there won’t be a ceasefire and the Palestinian people won’t have a future. Bera said Hamas is “not

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Netanyahu says Israel refuses to leave the remaining Hamas battalions in Rafah: 'We're going in there'

By: Ashley Carnahan — May 24th 2024 at 06:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells 'Hannity' Israel plans on 'finishing off' Hamas.

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Bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during attack on Israel recovered from Gaza

By: Elizabeth Pritchett — May 24th 2024 at 04:48
Three more bodies of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza were recovered during an overnight operation by Israeli forces, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday.

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Viral influencer Zach Sage Fox put spotlight on clueless anti-Israel protesters: ‘No one knew anything’

By: Brian Flood · Ramiro Vargas — May 24th 2024 at 04:00
Zach Sage Fox has gone viral for putting a spotlight on anti-Israel protesters who are clueless about the Israel-Hamas war they claim to be so passionate about.

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Hamas' Gaza health ministry under microscope as questions continue over number of deaths

By: Ruth Marks Eglash — May 24th 2024 at 03:00
Hamas officials have been saying for months that the health system in the Gaza Strip no longer functions, yet the data it publishes daily is still widely quoted around the world.

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International Criminal Court: 20 years, billions spent, limited success as US considers sanctions

By: Peter Aitken — May 24th 2024 at 03:00
The International Criminal Court has butted heads with most U.S. administrations since its founding, especially after it initiated an investigation into U.S. conduct in Afghanistan.

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69% of Elites Want to Restrict Voting to College Graduates Only

By: Rob Bluey — May 24th 2024 at 02:02

New polling from Scott Rasmussen reveals that America’s elite 1%—those with high incomes, urban residences, and postgraduate degrees—are significantly out of step with the rest of the country on a range of issues.

It’s a troubling trend for America, and it doesn’t bode well for our future considering the elite 1% occupy many of the leadership roles in our cultural, educational, and government institutions.

There’s perhaps no statistic more shocking than the 69% of politically obsessed elites who think it would be better if only people with college degrees could vote. By comparison, just 15% of all voters hold that view. (Rasmussen defines “politically obsessed” as elites who talk about politics every day.)

Rasmussen’s latest survey, conducted by RMG Research, asked other questions ranging from government censorship to gun ownership. On nearly every issue, there’s a wide gulf between the ruling class and everyday Americans.

You can learn more about work on the elite 1% by tuning into “The Scott Rasmussen Show,” which airs Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on Merit Street Media.

In the meantime, listen to our full interview on “The Daily Signal Podcast” or read an edited transcript below.

Rob Bluey: What are the headlines coming out of your latest research?

Scott Rasmussen: As a reminder, the last time we talked about how the politically obsessed elites think the American people have too much individual freedom and people in this elite world really trust the federal government.

What we did this time is began to ask some of these same groups, the elite 1 % and the politically obsessed, what do they think America looks like?

Perhaps the funniest finding of all is we ask the question, “Do most Americans agree with you on most important issues?” Now, if we ask voters, about half say, “Yeah, I think most people agree with me.” Among the politically obsessed elites, 82% of that group thinks that most Americans agree with them on most issues. It’s not even close to true, but they’re looking in a mirror. They see what they want to see.

Source: RMG Research

What’s scary about that, if you think about it in context of the administrative state, if these people believe that their views are representative of America, it justifies them cheating a little bit or bending the rules because they can say, “We’re fighting for the American people.” In fact, they’re fighting against the American people.

Bluey: Are there particular policy issues where you see that playing out more so than others? For instance, one that comes to mind is climate change.

Rasmussen: It’s actually harder to find places where the American people are with the elite. You mentioned climate change. About 2 out of 3 of this politically obsessed elite think that most voters are willing to pay $250 a year or more to fight climate change.

When we do polling to ask people how much they’re willing to pay—in terms of taxes or higher prices—about half say they’re not willing to pay anything, and 72% say nothing more than $100.

If you think about that in a policy sense, these influencers believe the American people are willing to pay something they’re not, and that’s why they can support some different policy ideas.

Source: RMG Research

But look, it’s starts with a very basic thing: 71% of the politically obsessed elites think most Americans trust the federal government most of the time. That has not been true for 50 years. It’s been a half century since people tended to trust the government that much. Today, only 22% of voters voiced that much trust in government.

That is one of the core distinctions. If you trust the federal government, you trust the regulatory apparatus a lot more. You trust other rules and regulations, and voters just aren’t there.

Bluey: Another area that you polled had to do with social media. What did you find when you surveyed the elite 1% on that particular topic?

Rasmussen: Everybody, whether you’re in the elite or not, has some concern about disinformation and fake news. Where the difference comes is what to do about it.

Among most voters, they say that having the government decide what is misinformation and fake news is a bigger threat than the fake news itself. Among the elites, they say just the opposite.

Should the federal government be allowed to censor social media posts? Among all voters, 16% say yes. Among the politically obsessed elites, just over 50 % say, “Of course, we should have the right to censor social media.” Fundamentally different views.

Source: RMG Research

The views of the elite 1% amount to a rejection of America’s founding ideals. Even on something as simple as, “Does the federal government listen too much or not enough to the American people?” Overwhelmingly, voters say the government is not listening to us and the elites are saying it’s listening too much.

Bluey: There seems to be a wide discrepancy of views when it comes to who should vote and who should have a say in our country’s future. That number to me was one that stood out and was quite alarming.

Rasmussen: Absolutely alarming.

We asked a question that seemed to me to be absurd, Would it be better if only people with a college degree were allowed to vote?”

Appropriately, most Americans just soundly reject that idea. But among the elites, they heavily believe this country would be better off if all those deplorables who didn’t go to college weren’t allowed to vote.

Bluey: And one issue where there’s also quite a big disparity is gun ownership. How do the elite view guns?

Rasmussen: Consistently for decades, voters say they want to live in a community where guns are allowed. Sometimes it’s in the low 60s, sometimes after a horrific shooting event, it moves down to the low 50s, but consistently a majority of Americans can support that.

Among the elite 1 % that politically obsessed portion of it, about 70% of them say, “No, we want to live where guns are outlawed.” And 76% of them want to ban the private ownership of guns.

If you are in that politically obsessed elite and you believe strongly that we should ban guns, and if you believe that most American people want to live in a community where guns are outlawed, then you take an almost religious fervor to the fight to ban guns because you can convince yourself that you’re fighting on behalf of the public. And once again, you’re actually fighting against what the American people are looking for.

Bluey: Do you feel that the elite 1 % are more out of touch in 2024 than maybe they were in past generations?

Rasmussen: First, I don’t have data from past generations, so I can’t make a clear assessment on that. But I think it’s probably a little bit different.

There have always been elites. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were clearly elites of their era, but they also had a commitment to something larger than themselves. Thomas Jefferson, in writing the Declaration of Independence, said he was just articulating what the American people were feeling. At the same time, Alexander Hamilton said, “We need to establish a monarchy.” If you actually read his plan, it’s horrific.

So there have always been some people and elites who kind of rejected the founding ideals, who rejected the concepts of the Declaration of Independence.

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What’s changed in the last couple of generations are two things.

No. 1, we’re a little bit more sorted geographically. Members of the elite aren’t encountering non-elites on a regular basis. It’s not just that we live in gated communities or separate areas. Public transportation has been replaced by Uber. There’s not a lot of contact with people who aren’t like you.

The second part is there has been the rise of what a lot of people view as the global elite, where people begin to see others from other countries as more like them than they do their own countrymen.

Bluey: The use of pronouns has become quite pronounced in a lot of corporate settings, even in our federal government. There are some departments and agencies that now include them in email signatures and things of that nature. Is there a difference of how elites view pronouns vs. the rest of America?

Rasmussen: Let’s start with the fact that most Americans don’t even know what you’re talking about when you’re expressing your preferred pronouns. Only about 1 out of 10 voters has ever introduced themselves in that manner.

When they hear talk of it, it seems very foreign. But among the politically obsessed elite, about 60%, have introduced themselves expressing their preferred pronouns. And it’s hard to overstate the cultural difference at that point.

If you’re in this elite world—if you’re in the elite schools or many agencies of the federal government—it is absolutely normal and an everyday occurrence that you meet somebody and they tell you not only their name and their position, but their preferred pronouns. In the rest of America, that just doesn’t happen.

Source: RMG Research

When you get into discussions about misgendering somebody, there are regulations being pushed right now that would require employers to punish somebody for misgendering—for not using somebody’s preferred pronouns. Only 9% of voters think that’s a fireable offense, but even more than that, they don’t even know what the discussion is about.

This is where that glaring gap between the elites and most Americans is quite visible. It is the cultural world they’re in, whether we’re talking about guns, or climate change policies, or preferred pronouns, or even the topic of should biological males be allowed to play in women’s sports.

Among the politically obsessed elite, 41% say they should. Now, that’s not a majority, but essentially, the politically obsessed elite is evenly divided on this question, whereas to most Americans, it’s ridiculous. Of course, biological males have a physical advantage. Of course, it is dangerous to let biological males into the women’s locker room. But the elite is having a discussion about it. That is out of step with the country. It is dangerous.

It’s fine to have different views. We all live on our own bubbles. Your bubble is a little different than mine, but probably has some overlap. But you have to be able to look outside your bubble and see what the rest of the country is doing.

If you’re in this elite world, you have enormous influence and you think your views are reflecting the public at large, that’s a really dangerous combination.

Bluey: One of the most notable examples of the last decade is when Donald Trump was elected president. It seemed that the elites were in shock. What might happen if Trump is victorious in November and how might they react?

Rasmussen: On Election Day 2016, most of the conversation was Hillary Clinton is up by three in the polls, but there’s a margin of error, she’ll probably win by six. There was a shock. They couldn’t believe it. They couldn’t imagine what was happening. And because in their mind, Hillary Clinton was the ideally prepared person.

Looking ahead to this year, first thing I will tell you is if the election is at all close, the way the last nine elections have been in, whichever team loses, they’ll believe the election was stolen. If Donald Trump wins, we will hear an awful lot about how he stole the election from these elites.

But something else is happening that’s playing a part in the election. It’s a distorted view of the public.

When we see the campus protests about the Palestinian situation, 62% of the elites have a favorable opinion. They think it’s great what these protesters are doing. Most voters don’t. Only 24% of voters support the protesters.

That leaves the pundits to misread the way a situation has played out. In fact, since the campus protest started, support for Israel has gone up—not what some of the protesters might have hoped for.

A lot of the elites are misreading the dynamics going on right now. About 80 % of the elite 1% approve of the way Joe Biden is doing his job.

Source: RMG Research

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Biden Co-Chair, Dem Sen.: Hamas Blocks Aid by Not Surrendering, But Israel Should Deconflict and Needs to Do More

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 23rd 2024 at 19:40

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) acknowledged that the best way to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is to have a hostage and ceasefire deal and Hamas could end the conflict

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WATCH: Ilhan Omar Objects to October 7 Footage Being Shown at UCLA

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 18:25

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) criticized University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Gene Block on Thursday for allowing pro-Israel counter-protesters to screen "vile" images of October 7 atrocities opposite a pro-Palestinian "encampment."

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Egypt Threatens to Walk Off Israel-Hamas Talks After Accused of Sabotaging Ceasefire Deal

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 23rd 2024 at 13:01

An Egyptian government official angrily threatened to abandon Cairo's mediator role in negotiations between Israel and the jihadist organization Hamas on Wednesday, responding to a report that Egyptian intervention led to the failure of the last round of negotiations in early May.

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Iran Holds Terrorism Powwow with Hamas, Houthi, Hezbollah Leaders

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — May 23rd 2024 at 11:38

The heads of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, held a meeting with senior leaders representing at least six regional terrorist groups with close ties to the Iranian regime, Iranian state media revealed on Wednesday.

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Blackburn: 'Our Allies Do Not Know if They Can Depend on Us and Our Enemies No Longer Fear Us'

By: Jeff Poor · Jeff Poor — May 23rd 2024 at 11:03

Wednesday, during an appearance on Fox Business Network's "The Evening Edit," Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) blasted the Biden administration for sending mixed messages about its allegiance to Israel.

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Trump at Bronx Rally: Crowd Erupts in 'We Love Trump!'; 'Four More Years!'; 'Build the Wall!'

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 23rd 2024 at 18:27

The crowd attending former President Donald Trump's historic rally in the Bronx erupted in a chant of "We love Trump!" and "Four more years!" -- another warning shot for Democrats as Trump stumps in their own backyard.

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WATCH: Harvard Rabbi Confronts Graduation Speaker Onstage After Antisemitic Remarks

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 17:19

Harvard Chabad Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi confronted Nobel laureate Maria Ressa onstage at Harvard's graduation on Thursday after Ressa, who delivered the commencement address, used antisemitic language in her speech.

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Exclusive – Robert O'Brien: Israel Shares Our Values, Trump’s Election ‘Critical’ for Security, Freedom

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 23rd 2024 at 16:04

Israel shares our values, and those who attacked her “attacked us,” according to former Trump National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, who warned that if “we don't protect American strength abroad, we're going to lose our freedom” and, therefore, putting former President Donald Trump back in power is “critical.” 

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Hill aide interferes with Fox News camera crew during Tlaib interview

By: Kyle Morris — May 23rd 2024 at 19:34
A Capitol Hill staffer used an umbrella to obstruct a Fox News cameraman who was filming Chad Pergram's interview with Rep. Rashia Tlaib.

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3 US service members injured on Gaza humanitarian aid mission, 1 in critical condition: Defense officials

By: Greg Wehner · Liz Friden — May 23rd 2024 at 17:36
One U.S. service member is in critical condition, while two others sustained injuries unrelated to combat while working a mission to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Colombia’s Marxist President Replaces Israel Embassy with Office in Ramallah

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 23rd 2024 at 15:18

The administration of Colombia's far-left President Gustavo Petro — which recently cut all diplomatic ties with Israel — will open an embassy in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Murillo announced on Wednesday.

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Israel Summons Ireland, Norway, Spain Ambassadors to Watch Hamas Abduction Footage

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 13:14

Israel formally summoned the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway, and Spain on Thursday and made them watch recently-released footage of Hamas abducting female Israeli soldiers as part of an official reprimand.

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Chris Van Hollen, Ari Emanuel Use Dubious Quote to Attack Netanyahu

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 11:28

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) used a dubious quote Tuesday in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, implying the latter had backed Hamas to prevent a Palestinian state.

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Harvard Corporation Overrules Faculty; 'Encampment' Seniors Will Not Graduate

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 10:48

The Harvard Corporation, the centuries-old body that is the ultimate authority at Harvard University, overruled a vote by the faculty and affirmed a decision by the Administrative Board to prevent 13 "encampment" activists from graduating.

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WATCH -- Virginia Foxx to University Presidents: 'Each of You Should Be Ashamed' of Antisemitic Encampments

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 10:32

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) told the presidents of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Northwestern University, and Rutgers University on Thursday that they should be ashamed of themselves for allowing antisemitic encampments.

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Ari Emanuel Booed at Awards Ceremony for Calling on Netanyahu to Resign

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 23rd 2024 at 07:15

Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel was booed by attendees Wednesday at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills for the Simon Wiesenthal Center when he called for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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ICC arrest warrant threats against Netanyahu prompt intense House talks: ‘No jurisdiction’

By: Elizabeth Elkind — May 23rd 2024 at 11:50
The House of Representatives has launched bipartisan talks about how to respond to possible arrest warrants by the ICC against top Israeli officials.

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Visa bans for ICC officials urged by bipartisan senators after Israel arrest warrant requests

By: Julia Johnson — May 23rd 2024 at 11:10
A bipartisan group of senators is looking to have the upper chamber officially reject the International Criminal Court's decision to seek warrants for Israeli officials.

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Israel slams German government’s vow to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu over ICC warrant

By: Benjamin Weinthal — May 23rd 2024 at 10:58
Amid the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s decision to seek the arrest of Israeli leaders, Germany said it will arrest Netanyahu if he steps foot within their territory,

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Watch Live: Heads of Northwestern, UCLA, Rutgers Grilled over Antisemitism on Campuses

By: Breitbart News · Breitbart News — May 23rd 2024 at 09:02

The heads of Northwestern University, UCLA, and Rutgers will be questioned by the House Committee on Education about antisemitism on their campuses on Thursday, May 23.

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White House observes more countries opposing Israel as Ireland, Spain, Norway recognize Palestinian state

By: Danielle Wallace — May 23rd 2024 at 10:35
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan addressed Ireland, Spain and Norway's announcement that they will recognize a Palestinian state.

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Biden EPA granted $50M to anti-Israel 'climate justice' group

By: Julia Johnson — May 23rd 2024 at 10:07
It was revealed that President Biden's EPA selected a controversial climate group for a grant program despite their significant focus on anti-israel activism.

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Israel slams German government’s vow to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu over ICC warrant

By: Benjamin Weinthal — May 23rd 2024 at 10:00
Amid the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s decision to seek the arrest of Israeli leaders, Germany said it will arrest Netanyahu if he steps foot within their territory,

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Khanna: Never a Wrong Time to Recognize Palestinian State, Should Have South Africa-Style Commission for Israel

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 23rd 2024 at 04:09

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) argued that there’s never a wrong time to recognize a Palestinian state but Hamas shouldn’t be involved in it and while the ICC shouldn’t arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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Biden's shameful 'condolences' for Butcher of Tehran show why US needs a change in November

By: Michael Pompeo — May 23rd 2024 at 09:00
Raisi’s death offers the Biden administration a chance to make changes to its Iran policy that benefit U.S. interests and keep Americans and our allies safe.

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Germany Warns Netanyahu It Will Execute Any ICC Arrest Warrants Against Him

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — May 23rd 2024 at 05:36

Germany warned Wednesday it will arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country following allegations of war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a spokesperson has confirmed.

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GOP pushes for stripping Columbia’s accreditation status after campus unrest

By: Elizabeth Elkind — May 23rd 2024 at 08:30
A group of House Republicans is demanding a reexamining of existing college accreditation standards, in particular regarding Columbia University.

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Harvard board votes to block 13 sanctioned protesters from graduating, risks 'faculty rebellion,' says prof

By: Chris Pandolfo — May 23rd 2024 at 06:25
The Harvard Corporation vetoed a decision by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to permit 13 seniors facing discipline for participating in an anti-Israel encampment to graduate.

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Missile splashes into Red Sea near commercial vessel in suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels

— May 23rd 2024 at 05:59
A missile landed in the Red Sea without causing harm to a passing commercial ship, likely launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The rebels have not claimed responsibility.

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Jewish students from US campuses tour Israel in effort to combat antisemitism

By: Ruth Marks Eglash — May 23rd 2024 at 03:00
During the weeklong trip, students from Columbia, UPenn and Rutgers will meet with top Israeli officials, hear the testimonies of the Oct. 7 massacre and meet relatives of the hostages.

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Experts slam ICC for quick case against Israel while ignoring brutal regimes: 'Totally politically driven'

By: Peter Aitken — May 23rd 2024 at 03:00
The International Criminal Court's jurisdiction only allows it to go after countries that are signatories or have committed crimes against signatories of the Rome Statute.

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Amal Clooney, the ICC’s shame and the real threat to Israel

By: Howard Kurtz — May 23rd 2024 at 02:00
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, whose husband is George Clooney, supported the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Ocasio-Cortez: 'Hypocrisy' to Attack International Criminal Court for Netanyahu Warrant

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 22nd 2024 at 22:22

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Wednesday on MSNBC's "All In" that it was "hypocrisy" to attack the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes.

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Netanyahu takes aim at 'rogue' ICC prosecutor after request for arrest warrants: 'Outrageous'

By: Ashley Carnahan — May 22nd 2024 at 23:43
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ICC's request for arrest warrants against himself and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are "outrageous" on "Hannity."

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Dem Rep. Landsman: Getting Aid to Gaza Is Tough Because Hamas Steals It, But It's Crucial Israel Safeguard Aid

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 22nd 2024 at 18:13

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) acknowledged that “It is very difficult, once you get aid into Israel, as the United States is finding out now, to ensure that it’s being distributed and getting

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Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Calls for ICC to Be ‘Dismantled and Defunded’

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 22nd 2024 at 17:38

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who held office from June 2021 to June 2022, said on Wednesday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be “dismantled and defunded” after its “shameful” bid to arrest current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes.

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Scott Perry to Blinken: Why Put Conditions on Israel, but Not Ukraine?

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 22nd 2024 at 16:15

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) demanded to know from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday why the Biden administration was placing conditions on Israel that it was not placing on Ukraine, since both were attacked without provocation.

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Satirical joke about Mossad agent 'Eli Kopter' behind Iranian president's crash fools French TV analyst, Hamas

By: Hannah Grossman — May 22nd 2024 at 20:30
Hamas-affiliated Telegram channel reported that fictitious Mossad Agent "Eli Kopter" was behind the crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

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Trump’s campaign rival decides between voting for him or Biden

By: Paul Steinhauser — May 22nd 2024 at 17:04
Nikki Haley, who was Trump's last rival in the GOP presidential primary race, says she'll vote for the former president but urges him to be "smart" and reach out to her supporters.

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Photos: Actress Cate Blanchett Wears Pro-Palestine Gown at Cannes Film Festival

By: John Binder · John Binder — May 22nd 2024 at 15:07

Actress Cate Blanchett made a controversial statement at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France this week, donning a gown resembling the Palestinian flag. 

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Exclusive: Israeli Minister Warns Palestinian State Would Spell Israel's ‘Destruction’ – Biden’s Pressure ‘Plain Stupidity’

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 22nd 2024 at 14:27

A Palestinian state would spell Israel’s “destruction” and the Biden administration’s repeated pressuring of Israel to accept one is “plain stupidity,” according to Religious Zionism Knesset member Simcha Rothman, who described Hamas as a “terror cartel” that exports terrorism globally, insisting that Israel must defeat the radical Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group to “protect its own security and the security of the world.”

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