Hamas is exploiting the plight of two Israelis in an attempt to free more terrorists from jail, Avi Issacharoff reported in The Times of Israel yesterday. [Avraham] Mengistu and a second captive Israeli, a Bedouin who crossed into the Strip, constitute significant assets for Gaza’s Islamist rulers. Hamas tried hard...

Millions of Iranians took to the streets today in celebration of al-Quds Day, an annual Iranian festival commemorated on the final Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that features massive anti-American and anti-Israel protests. This year, the protests took place against the backdrop of the ongoing nuclear diplomacy between the P5+1...

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, often described as a moderate, said that Friday’s observance of Qods Day is a time for Iran to “shout its hatred” of Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday. “People will tell the world on the Quds Day that the Muslim nations will never forget Palestine and occupation...

The ongoing nuclear talks have sparked an outpouring of hatred towards the United States in Iran, The New York Times reported today. The chants of “Death to America” and the burning of American flags in the streets are as familiar a part of life here as air pollution and traffic...

Ahead of Friday’s commemoration of Qods Day, an Iranian holiday calling for the destruction of Israel, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a release stating that the annihilation of the Jewish state “is Muslims’ first priority,” Iran’s Tasnim New Agency reported today. The statement, issued on Wednesday, has called on the people of Iran...

Congress passed legislation Tuesday that would increase military aid and facilitate arms sales to Jordan, bolstering the country’s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The bill now heads to the Senate. International Business Times reported: The measure will put Jordan on the same level as the North...