EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Blacklists UN School Principal for Participating in October 7

The Trump administration formally blacklisted a principal at a United Nations school in Gaza after federal investigators unearthed evidence that he participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks as a member of Hamas's East Jabaliya Battalion, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. It is the first time the United States has banned a terrorist affiliated with a U.N. humanitarian agency from participating in U.S. foreign aid projects, according to a nonpublic investigative summary provided to Congress and reviewed by the Free Beacon.

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For the first time in decades, more Americans sympathize with Palestinians over Israelis: Poll



Support for Israel has slipped to a historic new low with more Americans sympathizing with Palestine for the first time in decades.

As Israel's war in Gaza rages on, a new Gallup poll showed that 41% of Americans now say they sympathize more with Palestinians, while just 36% sympathize more with Israelis. These figures indicate a total inversion of public opinion, with 46% of Americans sympathizing more with Israel just a year ago, while Palestinian support sat at 33%.

The real shifting sympathies have been among independents.

Israel's historic lead in public opinion has been even wider, comfortably polling double digits ahead of Palestine in the past. Between 2001 and 2018, Israel was an average of 43 points ahead of Palestine in terms of favorability.

This trend rapidly narrowed and eventually flipped for the first time around 2019, years before Israel began its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.

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These sympathies still diverge based on partisanship, with 70% of Republicans supporting Israelis while just 13% support Palestinians. Inversely, 65% of Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians while just 17% sympathize more with Israelis.

The real shifting sympathies have been among independents, who up until 2026 always supported Israelis more than Palestinians.

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Last year, 42% of independents were more sympathetic to Israelis while 34% sympathized more with Palestinians. Now the trend has reversed with 41% sympathizing more with Palestinians while 30% sympathize more with Israelis.

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How The West Aided And Abetted The Oct. 7 Attack On Israel

Is Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks disproportionate? Not if you know what really happened.

UCLA Professor Threatens To Resign Leadership Role if Bari Weiss Gives Journalism Lecture

A UCLA political science professor threatened to resign from her leadership role at the university's research center for international relations if CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is allowed to deliver an annual lecture about the future of journalism.

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Iran strike looms as Trump hosts Board of Peace



President Donald Trump hosted the first Board of Peace meeting in the nation's capital as the world waits to see America's next move against Iran.

Trump opened the inaugural diplomatic meeting Thursday flanked by members of his administration, like Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as well as world leaders gathered to address peace in the Middle East. In true Trump fashion, Guns N' Roses blared over the speakers as attendees gathered for a photo.

'They cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region.'

This is the first official gathering of the board since Trump announced its formation as part of the ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas.

During his address, Trump announced new investments to relieve the devastation in Gaza, while also warning Israel's adversaries like Iran. But while world leaders are meeting to discuss peace, many Americans are bracing themselves for the opposite.

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Trump first struck Iran in June when the United States "completely and totally obliterated" its nuclear capabilities. Since then, Netanyahu has repeatedly said that Israel is "not yet finished" with Iran, urging further American involvement as tensions escalate.

The United States has now sent a flurry of fighter planes, aerial regulars, and surveillance planes in recent days toward the Middle East, with some reports indicating a strike could come as soon as this weekend. Even still, Trump issued Iran what could be a final warning.

"Now is the time for Iran to join us on a path that will complete what we're doing," Trump said Thursday. "And if they join us, that'll be great. If they don't join us, that'll be great too, but it'll be a very different path. They cannot continue to threaten the stability of the entire region."

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"They must make a deal, or if that doesn't happen ... bad things will happen."

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Harvard Launching New Green Major Led by Divestment Activist

Harvard University, under pressure from the Trump administration to reduce the power held by faculty "more committed to activism than scholarship," is poised to approve a new major in "Energy, Climate, and Environment." The major is spearheaded by a professor who co-chaired an activist group that pushed Harvard to divest from fossil fuels and demanded that the university "Provide funds and staff for faculty engaging in advocacy on climate change in Massachusetts and at the national/international level."

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Das Kapital Gains

You've probably never heard of James Cox "Fergie" Chambers Jr., but that's OK. There isn't much to know that can't be gleaned from a cursory description or even photos of his "edgy" tattoos glorifying communist tyrants. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the most annoying person you know won the lottery? Fergie Chambers is what.

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Hamas Works To Replenish Military Arsenal as Trump Admin Demands It Disarm

\Hamas is working to replenish its military arsenal even as the second phase of President Donald Trump's peace plan requires the terror group to disarm, according to photos released by the Israel Defense Forces and statements from Hamas leaders. Hamas has conducted an increasing number of attacks against Israeli soldiers in recent days, while the IDF has discovered explosives hidden in United Nations provisions close to the ceasefire line where Israeli forces are operating.

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Did AIPAC accidentally elect the next Squad member?



The most powerful pro-Israel lobby may have accidentally boosted a progressive rising star who has accused the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza.

The New Jersey Democrat primary is in dead heat between former Rep. Tom Malinowski and Analilia Mejia, who has secured the backing of prominent Democrats like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In the race to replace Mikie Sherrill, who was just elected to serve as New Jersey's governor, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is once again putting its thumb on the scale.

'AIPAC has historically enjoyed a winning streak of ousting anti-Zionist Democrats.'

Malinowski criticized aid to Israel, prompting a multimillion-dollar ad campaign against the Democrat funded by AIPAC.

The campaign hammered Malinowski for his track record on immigration, attempting to frame the Democrat as a pro-Immigration and Customs Enforcement candidate who approved President Donald Trump's deportation funding in 2019.

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AIPAC likely projected the ad targeting Malinowski would boost pro-Israel Democratic Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way in the overcrowded primary, but polls show they may have massively underestimated Mejia.

AIPAC has historically enjoyed a winning streak of ousting anti-Zionist Democrats, including Squad members like former Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri.

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This time around, the race remains too close to call, with the latest poll results putting Mejia at a razor-thin advantage of less than 1%.

New Jersey's 11th congressional districts used to be staunchly Republican but flipped to a deep-blue district in 2018, when Sherill defeated GOP candidate Jay Webber. Given the district's newly Democratic affiliation, a primary victory for Mejia would likely guarantee her a seat in the House of Representatives.

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IDF Recovers Body of Last Israeli Hostage In 'Large-Scale' Gaza Retrieval Operation

Israel on Monday recovered the remains of its final missing hostage, 24-year-old Ran Gvili, who died fighting Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

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