By: Mervat Mohsen The Middle East landscape changed on Saturday, October 7th 2023, when Palestinian faction Hamas waged a three-pronged attack into the heart of Israel, killing hundreds of Israelis and kidnapped around one hundred others. The international media naturally rose to the occasion, in efforts to point fingers and condemn the surprise assault by … [Read more…]
A humanitarian pause may be in the works as just yesterday, Israel, the United States and Hamas made a tentative agreement to free several women and children who are held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting. The outline of a deal was set up among Israel, the … [Read more…]
At this time of national tragedy for Israel I, as a longtime Jewish faculty member and as a human being, feel strong and impassioned sympathy and empathy for innocent victims of barbarous Hamas terrorists who murdered and kidnapped defenseless people including babies, small children and elderly people. I respect the frustrations of the Palestinian people … [Read more…]