jihad

Minorities abandoned: Europe's double standard on Islamist oppression in the Middle East

Just weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Europeans rushed to meet with the new master of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa. They remain in favor of a Palestinian state, and rush to condem Israel.

By FREDDY EYTAN
19/03/2025
 YASER FARHAN, spokesperson for a Syrian committee responsible for investigating the attacks in the

There is no such thing as a good jihadist: Western media is downplaying HTS's brutality

Whether it is HTS in Syria or Hamas in Gaza, these groups are genocidal fundamentalists. There is no such thing as a good jihadist.

By ZINA RAKHAMILOVA , DAVID MAYOFIS
14/03/2025

Al-Sharaa calls for a commission of inquiry into mass executions of Alawites

Syria’s new government launches inquiry after mass executions spark global condemnation.

Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time

Any catastrophic war between Israel and its Islamist adversaries would have little to do with Palestinian sovereignty or self-determination.

Hamas terrorists seen before a hostage release in Gaza City, February 1, 2025

Gaza can only reclaim its future once Hamas is truly gone

Hamas cannot be managed, reformed, or contained. It must be destroyed – completely, irreversibly, and without the possibility of resurrection.

New Jersey man pleads guilty after being inspired by October 7 to join terrorist group

Nasr told an FBI confidential source posing as a facilitator for a terrorist organization that "evil America" was his primary enemy and the “head of the snake.”

Can Trump leverage Middle East dynamics to secure lasting peace?

Trump’s Middle East approach means he will have to navigate complex Islamist dynamics tests.

'If It Takes a Thousand Years': A manual on how to defeat jihadists

The jihadist enemy uses the organs of American democracy to subvert it from within, and what the US needs to do to protect itself.

Post-Assad Syria: The end of Baathism and the rise of Islamism

Perhaps Abu Mohammed al-Julani will defy the grim precedent, maybe he will break away from Salafi jihadism and break the cycle that has consumed countless others.

No sanctions relief for Syria until HTS proves it is done with jihadism

Our approach should be humanitarian aid, yes, but no to US reconstruction aid or sanctions relief until Syria is unambiguously not jihadist.

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