Jan Graye

Hasan Piker says the designated terrorist organization Hamas is 1,000 times better than Israel. His statement outraged many — who now just want to write him off. That's a mistake. He has a massive audience and is emerging as one of the major voices of his generation. Those of us who disagree owe him — and his audience — a real argument. Here's mine … And my position doesn’t come from ignorance about oppression. For a big chunk of my life, I was a grassroots activist — because of the pain of my own people. During those years, I was lucky enough to learn from elders who had been in the Black Panther Party, in SNCC, in the ANC. These were people who had to choose whether to pick up the gun — and how to use it if they did. They taught me this: even in armed struggle, there are principles. No women. No children. No rapes. No kidnapping. Mandela held that line. Amílcar Cabral held that line. You don't become what you're fighting. Hamas fails that test. They are not fighting for MORE freedom for Palestinians. They're fighting for less. They want theocracy, not democracy. And their means? They don’t use principled armed struggle (hitting military targets). They use terrorism (targeting civilians). The vast majority of Americans — including those who sympathize with the Palestinian cause — reject terror tactics. Reasonable people would agree on three principles: secure homelands for both peoples; no hatred for Jews or Muslims; and protection for all civilians. Hamas’ approach undermines all three. That's the conversation Piker's audience deserves. Not name-calling.

This morning, Israeli occupation forces uprooted around 500 olive trees at the entrance to the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, according to local sources.

ارتقاء السيدة رقية زيدان وطفلتها والجنين في رحمها والسيدة مادلين مغنية في الغارة الإسرائيلية على طيردبا

My father often quoted Elie Wiesel who wrote: “In extreme situations where human lives and dignity are at stake, neutrality is a sin.” In that spirit, my family and I were deeply honoured to be recognized at Tel Aviv University Canada’s 2026 Changemakers Gala. My father devoted his life to championing democracy and international cooperation around the world, which included always standing with Israel and the Jewish people. Recognizing this, Tel Aviv University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1994 and later established the Brian Mulroney Chair in Government. The Chair plays a pivotal role at TAU to advance research, develop public policy dialogue, and help build the future leaders of the world. My family and I are grateful to everyone that joined us to support this mission as we work to advance democracy and strengthen the ties between Canada and Israel for years to come.

I am a doctor. A Palestinian. A British citizen. These are my bail conditions—for tweets: 1. One phone. One laptop. 2. No deleting history. 3. Police can inspect devices anytime. 4. One social media account. 5. A home curfew. My legal team has challenged these restrictions.

NEW: Pakistan has formally opened 6 overland transit corridors to Iran, with over 3,000 Iran-bound containers stuck at Pakistani ports now set to move by truck, bypassing the US naval blockade entirely, per Fars.

Jack Keane on Fox News takes a cue from Marc Thiessen and says killing Iranian negotiators at this point is a "reasonable path," urges Trump admin to once again bomb their way to regime change "We got to move away from negotiations and get back to what we started to do from very beginning ... so weaken this regime that it becomes vulnerable to rising up inside the country. We can't do that, that's something the Iranian people have to do. Can Mossad and the CIA work to help that a little bit? I think so, and I assume they're already doing things." Fox host: "Well, the intelligence from Mossad has been nothing short of spectacular"