Pay-for-Slay is likely still Pay-for-Slay
March 7, 2025 | Alana Schetzer
When embattled Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced that the PA would restructure its ‘pay-to-slay’ policy – its system of financially rewarding imprisoned terrorists, or the families of terrorists killed – in late January, the news was met with a mix of cautious optimism and scepticism.
The missing pieces of the Thai hostages story
February 21, 2025 | Allon Lee
On January 30, the world’s eyes were focused on Israeli hostages… as they were released in Gaza after close to 500 days in captivity. Far less attention was given to five Thai workers… who found their freedom after also being kidnapped on October 7, 2023. To set the record straight, here’s some information on the treatment and benefits provided to the Thai nationals by Israel and Israelis, as reported in the Israeli and Thai media.
Trump needs to hit Iran where it hurts: Tehran, not Yemen
March 30, 2025 | Oved Lobel
If the administration’s rhetoric reflects its actual intent and is translated into concrete action, then this campaign could eventually succeed where others have failed. The alternative, in which, despite the administration’s tough rhetoric, the US ineffectively bombs the Houthis for several days or weeks with no ground component, no increased interdiction campaign, and no strikes against the Iranian regime, is likely to dramatically embolden already-emboldened Western adversaries.
Why Israel had to resume its attacks on Hamas
March 24, 2025 | Justin Amler
The Israeli attacks on Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets on Tuesday should not come as any great surprise. If anything, the only surprise should be that it took this long.
The UN’s double standards on aid
March 20, 2025 | Justin Amler
Despite Hamas’ well-documented atrocities, the UN continues to act as its de facto advocate. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese continued her stream of wild accusations against Israel by saying that cutting off electricity to the terror enclave of Gaza amounts to a “Genocide Alert”.
Media Microscope: Explosive revelations
March 31, 2025 | Allon Lee
The Daily Telegraph (March 11) said, “Any thought that this puts to rest the scourge of anti-Semitism is misguided. In fact, the case proves the opposite point, namely the Jewish community is indeed vulnerable. Because of this vulnerability, criminals have allegedly been able to parlay this fact into a business model. It suggests there are still segments of society that view Jews as perpetual targets, and hate as acceptable. It isn’t.”
Minorities in the shadow of Syria’s new Islamist regime
March 31, 2025 | Mendi Safadi
On the ground, the new Government is gradually imposing Sharia law, and a policy that some argue could lead to ethnic cleansing of non-Sunni Muslim minorities.
Behind the News – April 2025
March 31, 2025 | AIJAC staff
A new analysis of Hamas documents captured in Gaza reveals more details about the beliefs of its leaders and the goals of the campaign launched on October 7, 2023. They show that terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar and others in Hamas wholeheartedly believed that the destruction of Israel was possible, especially after the 2021 Israel-Hamas conflict (“Operation Guardian of the Walls”).
