Analysis: Downing of Israeli F-16 is no victory for Iranian axis in escalating ‘war between wars’

By Yaakov Lappin, JNS— LAPPIN A day after Israeli, Syrian, and Iranian forces were involved in a major military confrontation—that left an Israeli F-16 shot down, along with an Iranian drone, and multiple Syrian air defenses destroyed—the dust has begun to settle and the bigger picture is emerging. The escalation is the latest in an…

Former Polish PM: ‘Of Course Poles Took Part in Holocaust’

By Algemeiner– A former prime minister entered Poland’s fraught debate over a new law that prohibits discussion of Polish collusion with the Nazi Holocaust, bluntly telling a leading newspaper that “of course” there were cases of Poles collaborating in the extermination of the Jews. “Of course Poles took part,” former Polish premier Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz told…

Trump: Faith ‘Central’ to American Life

By NewsMax— President Donald Trump says faith is “central to American life and liberty.” Trump on Thursday addressed the National Prayer Breakfast, a high-profile annual event that brings together faith leaders, politicians and dignitaries. He spoke about seeing the “power of God’s love” in Americans, particularly during the response to recent hurricanes and mass shootings.…

President Trump’s Envoy to Israel Tells Abbas, Palestinians, “Stop Denying Jewish History”

By Israel Today— As far as Israel is concerned, denial of the Jewish historical and religious connection to this land, and especially to Jerusalem, is the primarily roadblock to peace at present. Finally, it would seem that the American government agrees. US President Donald Trump’s special Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, on Thursday blasted Palestinian…