Today was the thirty ninth day of Operation Protective Edge. ICYMI: 600 convicted criminals/illeg immig released, HHS (ike IRS) loses subpoenad docs, US terror vics sue Arab Bank http://t.co/uKYyTdDgsM — Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) August 12, 2014 The Tower today covered the start of the Arab Bank trial at Federal District...

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The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday on the growing discontent expressed by residents of the Gaza Strip with Hamas rule. Though those interviewed are not at all sympathetic to Israel, that they speak out is remarkable because “[u]nder Hamas rule, it’s rare and dangerous to share even as much as...

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The Times of Israel reported today that in an interview with a Lebanese television station (embedded below) Hamas spokeswoman, Isra al-Mudallal, acknowledged that Hamas intimidates journalists. The Times, citing a translation of the interview provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), quotes al-Mudallal complaining about journalist who wanted...

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Wednesday, The Times of Israel reported on statements broadcast this week on Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency by Salah Zawawi, the PLO representative to Iran. “The US and the western countries have created a fake regime in Palestine to get rid of it and have supplied it with the most advanced...

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The terror financing trial of the Arab Bank, based in Amman, Jordan, began yesterday in Federal District Court in Brooklyn. The New York Daily News reports: The plaintiffs suing Arab Bank for facilitating money transfers to charities controlled by Hamas and suicide bombers are 300 victims and family members of 24...

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Today was the thirty-eighth day of Operation Protective Edge. Hamas continues to assert that it will not make an agreement that doesn't meet its demands. Isn't a central demand Israel's destruction? — Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) August 14, 2014 The Tower Today covered the violence marred start to a new five...

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The Daily Beast reported yesterday that two weeks ago, when he pledged his support the Palestinians fighting Israel, Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the Qods Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), singled out five groups for special mention: Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, the Islamic Jihad’s Al-Quds Brigades, the Abu Ali Mustapha...

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Despite accepting the five-day extension to the current ceasefire, Hamas released a new video showing that instead of working on a reconstruction plan for Gaza, it is making more of the M-75 rockets it uses for attacking large Israeli cities. Based on technology acquired from Iran, Hamas has already fired...

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Terrorists fired eight rockets from Hamas-controlled Gaza at Israeli towns and cities shortly before the end of the 72 hour truce yesterday and after Hamas had already agreed to extend the ceasefire by five days. It was the last in the long list of consecutive ceasefires in the past six weeks...

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The Algemeiner reported Tuesday that a group of Kurdish supporters joined a pro-Israel demonstration in front of the White House last week not just to support Israel but to call for Kurdish independence. A video of the incident is embedded below. According to The Algemeiner. The protesters chanted “No Hamas,...

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