Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered the immediate expulsion of Spanish representatives from the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat. The move serves as a forceful assertion of Israeli sovereignty against a nation the prime minister characterized as a serial defamer of the Jewish state.
&#8220;Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us,&#8221; Netanyahu declared. &#8220;Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world. Therefore, I have instructed today to remove Spain&#8217;s representatives from the coordination center in Kiryat Gat, after Spain has chosen repeatedly to stand against Israel. Those who attack the State of Israel instead of terrorist regimes will not be our partners regarding the future of the region. I am not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and hostility. I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price.&#8221;
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“Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us.
Spain has defamed our heroes, the soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world.
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The expulsion from the CMCC is a significant blow to Spain’s regional influence. Established in 2025 as the &#8220;nerve center&#8221; for Gaza’s post-war stabilization, the Kiryat Gat facility coordinates international aid and monitors ceasefire compliance under the oversight of U.S. Central Command. By removing Spain, Israel has effectively stripped Madrid of its seat at the table in shaping the region’s future.
The prime minister’s firm stance was echoed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar, who described Spain’s anti-Israel bias under President Pedro Sánchez as &#8220;obsessive&#8221; and &#8220;egregious.&#8221; He stated that for a long time, the Spanish government led by Sánchez &#8220;has been operating against the State of Israel in every way possible. Sánchez and his ministers level false blood libels against Israel and its army, defame and incite against Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The government of Spain has been attempting to harm us in international institutions, including repeated &#8211; and unsuccessful &#8211; attempts to push sanctions against us in the European Union. During the war against Iran, it acted against our interests and against the interests of our ally, the United States of America.&#8221;
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For a long time, the government of Spain under <a href="https://twitter.com/sanchezcastejon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sanchezcastejon</a> has been operating against the State of Israel in every way possible. Sánchez and his ministers level false blood libels against Israel and its army, defame and incite against Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu. The…
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Israeli MP Amichai Chikli delivered a more blistering rebuke:
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Let me remind you, Mr. Sánchez: Israel did not attack Lebanon, not on October 8 and not now. It was Hezbollah that opened fire in defense of its Iranian masters. Israel has no conflict with Lebanon. It is at war with the Iranian axis of evil, with Hezbollah, and with its enablers, including Maduro and you. You, Sánchez, chose to align yourself with this terror regime. By doing so, you have become a full partner in the oppression of the Iranian people and a full partner in the terror imposed by Hezbollah on Lebanon. 
And we will not forget how you cynically exploited the release of hostages, women and children, at the Rafah crossing to stage a public relations campaign for Hamas. Many European leaders are trapped in a profound moral vertigo that is dragging their nations toward the abyss. But in your case, this is not confusion. This is alignment. A deliberate alignment with Iran, with Hamas, with Hezbollah, with pure evil. There are no words to describe my contempt for you. You are a complete and utter zero.
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Pedro Sánchez will be remembered as the man whose face was etched by a terror regime that massacred tens of thousands of its own citizens onto a ballistic missile aimed at innocent civilians.
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This modern friction is viewed by many in Israel and elsewhere through the lens of Spain’s long and virulent history of antisemitism. For centuries, Spain has been a center of institutionalized Jewish persecution. History remembers the 1391 pogroms, in which thousands of Jews were murdered, and the infamous 1492 Alhambra Decree, which forced Jews into exile or forced conversion. Spain even pioneered &#8220;Limpieza de Sangre&#8221; (purity of blood) laws — a precursor to modern racial antisemitism — which barred those of Jewish descent from society regardless of their faith.
In recent years, the Sánchez government has revived these tensions by permanently withdrawing its ambassador from Tel Aviv and leading the charge to recognize a Palestinian state. Critics argue that Spain’s current foreign policy is merely a modern iteration of its historical hostility. By expelling Spain’s representatives, Netanyahu has sent a clear signal: Israel will no longer tolerate &#8220;hypocrisy&#8221; from a nation with such a checkered past.

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As we approach the holiest day of the year for the Catholic Church, tens of millions will prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Americans across the country are preparing to join the faith I have belonged to since birth.
Converts to the faith have played a crucial role over the last two millennia, from St. Paul’s journey to Damascus, to St. Augustine&#8217;s departure from a life of debauchery that would make Hugh Hefner blush, to G.K. Chesterton, whose writings still speak to millions nearly a century later, to St. Elizabeth Seton, the first American-born saint.
I firmly believe the Catholic Church is the greatest civil institution ever created. Since its founding, the Church has clothed the naked, educated the young, fed the hungry, tended to the sick, and through divine mercy provided the path to salvation for billions of people.
During the darkest times in human history, the Catholic Church was the only institution that separated the West from barbarism. The very fabric of Western civilization is tied to the history of the Church.
While it’s easy for me to wax poetic about a church I have repeatedly fallen in love with over the years — even with all of its shortcomings — other high-profile converts appear to be using their newfound membership in the Catholic faith as nothing more than a political prop.
It is true, the vast majority of new converts join for all the right reasons. But a small, vocal cadre of political influencers are using their catholicism to build social media platforms, feigning purity as an E-girl or, even worse, promoting antisemitism. It is people doing the latter who pose the most credible threat to the integrity of all Catholics and create a widespread erroneous belief that Catholicism has an issue with Jews.
Unlike many branches of Christianity, the Catholic Church does not demand that the faithful be committed Zionists to receive God’s blessing. Many prominent members of the Church have spoken out about the plight of civilians in Gaza. It seems recent converts to the faith understand those teachings but somehow forget that the Church also rejects any form of antisemitism, condemns hostility toward Jews, and upholds the enduring covenant with the Jewish people as God’s chosen people. They have already become cafeteria Catholics, picking and choosing which parts of the teachings they prefer.
Holding nuanced opinions about sensitive subjects in the Middle East, like America&#8217;s relationship with Israel, can be a tough balancing act for anyone. For the Catholic, however, it is completely possible to be a critic of Middle Eastern affairs without being expressly antisemitic. And your new membership in the Catholic faith should not serve as your call to action against the State of Israel.
Yet for some political influencers, their call to the faith doesn&#8217;t seem rooted in deep devotion or hope for eternal salvation. Rather, their main mission seems to be in &#8220;otherizing&#8221; of those who don’t fall into their particular bubble.
Perhaps the gravest sin in all of this is using Christ and the Church as a political prop. Using a phrase like “Christ is King” — not to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, the salvation of souls from hell, and His resurrection — but to otherize those of different faiths is no different than taking the Lord’s name in vain.
The phrase “Christ is King” should not be followed by &#8220;Netanyahu should be on trial for war crimes.&#8221;
For those just joining the Church, it is worth remembering that Catholics in this country were long treated as outsiders — feared, condemned, and accused of harboring foreign allegiances. Most cradle Catholics of the Ellis Island stock have a better understanding of that shared history.
Those looking to use the Church as a platform to dictate foreign policy or dismiss the life of other faiths are no less cringeworthy than when priests from the Boomer generation host climate change events or demand that the United States change its immigration laws.
It seems transparent that your membership in this church is one more platform, like a social media account where views and followers are all that matter, not devotion.
These are uneasy times, but it’s in moments of darkness that we as Catholics should look to the saints who have come before us and truly offer our lives to Christ and build the church – not use it for self-advancement.
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Ryan James Girdusky is an author, podcaster, political consultant, and writer whose work has been featured in the Washington Examiner, The American Conservative Magazine, The Week, Human Events, and The Daily Caller. He is the host of “It’s A Numbers Game with Ryan Girdusky” podcast. Follow him on X: @RyanGirdusky
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Israel’s legislative body, the Knesset, on Monday approved a new law permitting the use of the death penalty in certain cases involving terrorism that results in fatalities.
The legislation passed by a vote of 62–48 and was backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his governing coalition.
Under the new law, individuals convicted of carrying out deadly terrorist attacks may be sentenced to death, with execution by hanging being carried out within 90 days of sentencing. Judges are granted discretion to impose life imprisonment instead in cases involving what the law describes as “special circumstances.” The measure does not apply retroactively to individuals already convicted before the law was passed.
The legislation follows Hamas’s mass abduction of Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, who were later exchanged for as many as 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including about 250 serving life sentences for deadly terror attacks. 
Supporters of the measure say it is intended to deter terror attacks and reduce incentives for terror groups to take hostages as leverage for prisoner swaps. The law explicitly forbids those sentenced to death to be exchanged.
Israel has long had laws permitting capital punishment, but has only used them once: to execute by hanging Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962. Eichmann, who was tracked down and captured in Argentina by the Mossad, was executed in Israel for his role in helping organize the Holocaust.
Previously, the death penalty required a unanimous decision by a panel of judges, but the new law lowers that threshold to a majority decision by a panel of judges.
The law outlines specific criteria for its application, permitting the death penalty in military courts, which primarily handle cases involving non-Israeli residents, such as Arab residents of the West Bank. It also allows civilian courts to impose the death penalty on individuals who “intentionally caused the death of a person with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel.”
Critics of the law say it targets Palestinians who are not Israeli citizens.
The application of capital punishment to non-citizens is not unique in Israel’s neighborhood. In several Middle Eastern countries where the death penalty remains legal, foreign nationals have been sentenced to death under domestic law.  
In 2025, the United Arab Emirates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uae-court-sentences-three-terrorists-to-death-for-premeditated-murder-of-rabbi">sentenced</a> three Uzbek nationals to death for the abduction and murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan. Saudi Arabia <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/13/saudi-arabia-record-number-of-executions-in-2025">carried out</a> 356 executions in a recent year, including 188 foreign nationals, many of whom were convicted of non-lethal drug offenses, according to Human Rights Watch. In Lebanon, although no executions have been carried out since 2004, more than 47 people remained on death row as of 2019, including at least 16 foreign nationals, according to <a href="https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/International_Submissions/A/Index?id=195#:~:text=Such%20crimes%20include%20premeditated%20murder,of%20which%20were%20foreign%20nationals.">The Advocates for Human Rights</a>.
Officials in several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, <a href="https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/2761862-2761862">criticized</a> the legislation, calling it &#8220;discriminatory.&#8221;
“The implementation of this new law would violate international law’s prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment,” it said. “Additionally, this law further entrenches Israel’s violation of the prohibition of racial segregation and apartheid as it will exclusively apply to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Israel, who are often convicted after unfair trials.”
A U.S. State Department spokesperson deferred to Israel’s right to make its own laws on the issue.
“The United States respects Israel’s sovereign right to determine its own laws and penalties for individuals convicted of terrorism,” the spokesperson told The Daily Wire. “We trust that any such measures will be carried out with a fair trial and respect for all applicable fair trial guarantees and protections.”
Globally, capital punishment remains in use in dozens of countries, including the United States and Japan, as well as most of the Middle East. In the United States, three convicted terrorists are currently on death row: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Robert Bowers, who carried out the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, and Dylann Roof, who perpetrated the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
Other opponents of the law claim it may escalate tensions and increase security risks to Jews who live outside of Israel.
“We are not bloodthirsty and do not seek to kill; we are a people that sanctifies life, and precisely for that reason, we cannot allow ourselves to abandon lives,” said Israeli lawmaker Tzvika Fogel, who chairs the National Security Committee.
Legal challenges are expected from several organizations opposing the law who have indicated they plan to petition Israel’s High Court in an effort to have the legislation overturned. 
The bill was backed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who is known for his hard-right and hawkish positions and is frequently criticized by Western media. Following more than 12 hours of debate leading up to the vote, Ben Gvir celebrated the bill’s passage with champagne.
“This is a day of justice for the victims and a day of deterrence for our enemies. No more revolving door for terrorists, but a clear decision. Whoever chooses terrorism chooses death,” Ben Gvir said.
Addressing international criticism, he added: “I say to the people of the European Union, who have applied pressure and threatened the State of Israel, ‘We are not afraid. We will not submit.’ We are in our country with our sovereignty and will protect our citizens. And a terrorist who goes out to kill — let him know that he will go to the gallows.”
Support for the measure also came from Israeli lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech, whose husband was killed in a terror attack in 2003. She described the legislation as an example of “true Jewish morality.”
“This is a message of justice, deterrence and national responsibility,” she said. “This is also true Jewish morality — one that does not settle for momentary salvation but obligates ensuring that evil will not return to strike.”

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Underscoring the widening chasm between the Trump administration and &#8220;old Europe,&#8221; President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to deliver a blistering rebuke of France’s refusal to support allied operations against the Iranian regime.
The president’s message was characteristically blunt and served as a clear warning to Paris: &#8220;The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116323516183718262">posted</a>. &#8220;France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the &#8216;Butcher of Iran,&#8217; who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT.&#8221;
Trump’s ire comes as the United States and Israel continue military operations targeting Iran. European allies have taken varying positions, with the Macron government allegedly denying U.S. military flights headed for Israel access to French airspace.
French President Emmanuel Macron has even <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/17/macron-says-france-could-join-hormuz-ship-escorts-once-situation-calmer">ruled out</a> participating in operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most vital oil artery — insisting that France is &#8220;not party to the conflict.&#8221;
Israel has responded to France&#8217;s stance with cold pragmatism. Defense Minister Israel Katz and Ministry of Defense Director-General Amir Baram have issued directives to cease all new defense purchases from France. While existing contracts will be honored, the Israeli defense establishment is shifting its focus toward domestic production and &#8220;friendly suppliers&#8221; who, they say, don’t play both sides.
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🚨🇮🇱🇫🇷 Israel has decided to halt all security procurement from France, an Israeli official told <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jerusalem_Post</a>.
The decision to stop the purchases was made under the directive of Defense Minister Israel Katz and Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Baram. Apart from existing…
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France isn’t the only European power limiting support. Spain has similarly restricted certain U.S. military flights, while Italy recently denied U.S. bombers permission to use an air base in Sicily.
As the Trump administration continues to dismantle the Iranian terror apparatus, the reluctance of European allies to provide even basic logistical support brings to mind the <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jed-babbin-accordian-quote/">famous 2003 quip</a> from former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin: &#8220;Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind.&#8221;
Trump’s &#8220;The U.S.A. will remember&#8221; serves as a definitive signal: the era when America footed the bill for European security while those same nations obstructed American interests is over.

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In a <a href="https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/baa0424e-af11-42ac-8a8b-f72be5af4251/1/doc/15-3135_4_opn.pdf">landmark decision</a>, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated a $655.5 million jury verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), marking the end of a decade-long jurisdictional tug-of-war.
The ruling in Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization requires the defendants to pay damages for their role in terrorist attacks that injured or killed American citizens in Israel between 2002 and 2004.
In 2002, the height of the Second Intifada saw 47 suicide bombings in Israel, prompting the launch of Operation Defensive Shield. Major attacks that year included the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs&#8217; Brigades&#8217; March 2nd bombing in Jerusalem&#8217;s Beit Yisrael neighborhood (11 fatalities) and an April 12th bombing at Mahane Yehuda Market (6 fatalities). Hamas carried out several devastating strikes: the March 9th Café Moment bombing (11 fatalities), the March 27th Passover Massacre at the Park Hotel in Netanya (30 fatalities), the March 31st Matza Restaurant bombing in Haifa (15 fatalities), a May 7th pool hall bombing in Rishon Lezion (16 fatalities), the June 18th attack on Jerusalem bus #32A (19 fatalities), and the July 31st bombing at the Hebrew University cafeteria (9 fatalities). Additionally, Islamic Jihad targeted public transport with car bombs on June 5th in Megiddo (17 fatalities) and October 21st in Karkur (14 fatalities).
Throughout 2003 and 2004, violence continued despite increased security and the construction of the West Bank barrier. In 2003, Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs&#8217; Brigades launched a double suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station on January 5th (23 fatalities), while Hamas struck Haifa bus #37 on March 5th (17 fatalities), Mike’s Place pub on April 30th (3 fatalities), Jerusalem bus #14A on June 11th (17 fatalities), the Shmuel HaNavi bus massacre on August 19th (23 fatalities), and Café Hillel on September 9th (7 fatalities). Islamic Jihad also bombed the Maxim Restaurant on October 4th (21 fatalities). In 2004, attacks shifted toward transport hubs, including Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs&#8217; Brigades&#8217; bombings of Jerusalem buses #19 and #14 on January 29th and February 22nd (11 and 8 fatalities, respectively). Joint Hamas and Fatah operations hit the Ashdod Port on March 14th (10 fatalities), followed by Hamas&#8217;s twin bus bombings in Beersheba on August 31st (16 fatalities) and a PFLP bombing at the Carmel Market on November 1st (3 fatalities).
The case was originally filed in 2004 under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) by victims and their families. After a seven-week trial in 2015, a jury found the PLO and PA liable and awarded the plaintiffs hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
However, the legal victory was short-lived. The Second Circuit later vacated that judgment in 2016, ruling that U.S. courts lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants. For years, the victims remained in legal limbo as Congress scrambled to fix the jurisdictional gap.
In 2019, Congress passed the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (PSJVTA), whose lead sponsor was Oklahoma GOP senator James Lankford. This statute created a &#8220;deemed consent&#8221; framework, which established that certain activities, including &#8220;martyr payments&#8221; to the families of terrorists, could be treated as consent to U.S. jurisdiction.
Initially, the Second Circuit struck down this law too, claiming it violated the Fifth Amendment&#8217;s Due Process Clause. However, the Supreme Court intervened in 2025 (Fuld v. PLO), reversing the Second Circuit. The High Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment — which governs the federal government — allows for more jurisdictional flexibility than the Fourteenth Amendment when national security and foreign policy are at stake.
The court exercised its &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; power to recall its 2016 mandate that had dismissed the case. It cited the PSJVTA as a &#8220;supervening change in governing law.&#8221; The court noted that the political branches (Congress and the president) clearly intended for this law to apply to this specific case to provide relief to victims of terror.
The defendants argued that because the court lacked jurisdiction in 2015, the original judgment was &#8220;absolutely void&#8221; and could never be revived. The court rejected this argument. They explained that a legal mistake about whether a court has power over someone (jurisdiction) can be corrected later by new laws or by a person&#8217;s conduct after a trial.
Because the defendants continued making &#8220;martyr payments&#8221; even after a new law (the PSJVTA) was passed, they effectively gave the court the green light to proceed with the case. By continuing to make those payments, they made the earlier court decision against them legally binding.
In a final attempt to avoid payment, the PLO and PA argued for a new trial, claiming the district court allowed &#8220;improper&#8221; expert testimony regarding their internal structure and support for terrorism. The Second Circuit dismissed this, ruling that:
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<li>Experts are allowed to explain the hierarchy and practices of terrorist organizations.</li>
<li>The jury was properly instructed to weigh the experts&#8217; testimony against their own common sense.</li>
<li>The district court did not commit &#8220;manifest error&#8221; in its gatekeeping role.</li>
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The Second Circuit emphasized that after 21 years of litigation, the interests of justice, judicial economy, and finality outweighed the defendants&#8217; procedural complaints. Many of the original plaintiffs have since passed away or are too ill to travel for a new trial.
By affirming the original $655.5 million judgment, the court has sent a clear message: the legislative and executive branches have the authority to hold foreign entities accountable for terrorism involving American nationals, and those entities cannot use &#8220;due process&#8221; as a shield when their own post-enactment conduct invites federal jurisdiction.
Thus, the PLO and PA are officially held to account.

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The Trump administration thanked Israel for taking steps to ensure that Catholic Church officials still had access to Christian sites during Holy Week after a back-and-forth over access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that the Trump administration had intially expressed &#8220;concern&#8221; after the Palm Sunday incident, but said they appreciated steps taken by Israeli police to resolve the conflict.
&#8220;We did express our concerns with Israel, with respect to these holy sites being shut down. We want worshipers to be able to access these holy sites,&#8221; Leavitt said during Monday&#8217;s press briefing. &#8220; Of course, safety is a top priority, but we understand Israel is working on those security measures to reopen the sites throughout Holy Week, and that&#8217;s something that we&#8217;re appreciative of.&#8221;
Earlier on Monday, Catholic Church authorities and Israeli police said Monday they had “resolved” a dispute to allow access to religious sites in Jerusalem. 
The announcement comes after officials representing the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-blocks-catholic-cardinal-from-holy-site-on-palm-sunday-over-safety-concerns?author=Drew+Berkemeyer&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Israel+Blocks+Catholic+Cardinal+From+Holy+Site+On+Palm+Sunday+Over+Safety+Concerns">said</a> police blocked them from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Israeli authorities pointed to safety concerns, noting that shrapnel from Iranian missile attacks had fallen near the church in recent days. 
Israeli police said “a mutual framework has been established for upcoming Easter ceremonies,” adding that events would be scaled back.
“Due to the complex security reality of Operation ‘Roaring Lion,’ ceremonies including the ‘Holy Fire’ will be held in a symbolic, limited format,&#8221; police said. &#8220;This coordination ensures that freedom of worship is maintained alongside our shared, primary duty: the protection of human life.”
Officials added that Iranian missile debris had recently impacted areas within Jerusalem&#8217;s Old City, prompting restrictions. 
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An Iranian missile exploded over Jerusalem’s Old City. Its fragments fell on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter and on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land also released a statement saying “that the matters concerning the Holy Week and Easter celebrations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre have been addressed and resolved in coordination with the relevant authorities.”
They added that, given the ongoing war, limits on public gatherings will remain in place, with services &#8220;broadcast live to the faithful in the Holy Land and throughout the world.&#8221;
“It is our hope that appropriate arrangements will continue to be found, enabling prayer to take place in places of worship, particularly in the Holy Places of all religions, in a manner that respects both legitimate safety needs and the religious observances and prayers that are of profound importance to hundreds of millions of believers,&#8221; the statement said.
Photos from earlier this month show shrapnel from Iranian missiles landing near several religious sites in Jerusalem&#8217;s Old City, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter, and on the Temple Mount. 
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Israeli police prevented senior Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, marking what church authorities say is the first time in centuries that the site’s top clerics were barred from celebrating one of Christianity’s most sacred observances.
According to a joint statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Father Francesco Ielpo, the Custos of the Holy Land and official guardian of the church, were stopped en route to the church and turned back by police.
The two clerics were traveling privately and “without any characteristics of a procession or ceremonial act,” the statement said, and were denied entry to the site where they were scheduled to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. “For the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” the statement noted, calling the incident “a grave precedent” that disregards “the sensibilities of billions of people around the world.”
Church authorities emphasized that they had complied with all restrictions imposed since the start of the war, including canceling public gatherings and arranging for services to be broadcast remotely to the faithful worldwide. “Preventing the entry of the Cardinal and the Custos … constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure,” the statement said, adding that the decision represented “an extreme departure from basic principles of reasonableness, freedom of worship, and respect for the Status Quo.”
The Patriarchate and Custody expressed “profound sorrow” that prayer on one of the most sacred days of the Christian calendar had been prevented in Christianity’s holiest site.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani publicly condemned the move, <a href="https://x.com/Antonio_Tajani/status/2038202709585662223">expressing</a> “heartfelt solidarity” with the Patriarch and Custos — both Italian nationals — and calling the decision “unacceptable.”
“For the first time, the Israeli police denied the leaders of the Catholic Church the possibility of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in one of the holiest places for millions of believers around the world,” Tajani wrote, adding that Italy had <a href="https://x.com/Antonio_Tajani/status/2038213804081783242">summoned</a> the Israeli ambassador to lodge a formal protest and reaffirm its commitment to defending religious freedom.
Israeli authorities, however, pointed to ongoing wartime conditions and security concerns as justification for the restrictions. In a statement obtained by former Israeli spokesman <a href="https://x.com/eylonalevy/status/2038235514583609854?s=46&amp;t=ghpHusspWPjTMisXwpsMaA">Eylon Levy</a>, police said that all holy sites, including the temple mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City have been closed in accordance with Home Front Command guidelines amid the ongoing conflict.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, police said, lacks adequate protected space, and recently Iranian missile shrapnel has landed nearby. They also cited the difficulty of navigating emergency vehicles through the Old City’s narrow alleyways in the event of a mass casualty incident.
According to the statement, Cardinal Pizzaballa had requested an exception to the restrictions, which authorities declined after explaining the security concerns. “‘Freedom of worship will continue to be upheld, subject to necessary restrictions,’” the police statement read, adding that Israel’s top priority remains “protecting human life.” 
Israeli government officials, for their part, have pointed squarely to escalating security threats as the driving force behind the decision. In a <a href="https://x.com/israelipm/status/2038252865865519479?s=46&amp;t=ghpHusspWPjTMisXwpsMaA">statement</a> released by the Prime Minister’s Office’s official X account, the government said that “over the past several days, Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites of all three monotheistic religions in Jerusalem with ballistic missiles,” underscoring the severity of the situation unfolding in the Old City.
The statement noted again that in at least one recent strike, missile fragments landed just meters from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre itself, an incident Israeli officials cited as evidence that even the most sacred sites are no longer insulated from the widening conflict.
“As a result, Israel has temporarily asked worshippers from all faiths not to worship at the holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City to protect them,” the Prime Minister’s Office said, framing the restrictions as a blanket security measure rather than one targeting any single religion or denomination.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the specific decision to block Cardinal Pizzaballa, emphasizing that it was made “out of special concern for his safety,” and insisting that “there was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for his safety and that of his party.”
At the same time, the government acknowledged the extraordinary nature of the restriction, particularly given the timing during Holy Week. The Prime Minister’s Office said Israel’s security agencies are now “putting together a plan to enable church leaders to worship at the holy site in the coming days,” suggesting that the restrictions could be adjusted as conditions allow.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry echoed that explanation in a separate statement on <a href="https://x.com/israelmfa/status/2038252596343845310?s=46&amp;t=ghpHusspWPjTMisXwpsMaA">X</a>, stressing that all current limitations in the Old City are “a direct result of Iranian missile fire,” which has struck in the vicinity not only of the Holy Sepulchre, but also the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Western Wall.
“In light of this, and in order to protect the lives of worshippers of all faiths, precautionary instructions have been issued for all holy sites of all religions, and mass gatherings are not possible,” the ministry said. “The concern over a mass-casualty event in the Old City is particularly acute given the area’s density and the difficulty of deploying first responders in such an incident,” the statement said, appealing to the logistical challenges facing security officials.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, however, took issue with that reasoning. While acknowledging the security-driven closure of all holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City he described the specific denial of entry to the Catholic leaders as being perhaps overzealous. “While all Holy sites in the Old City are closed due to safety concerns for mass gatherings &#8230; the action today by the Israel Nat’l Police to deny Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and 3 other priests from entering the Church to offer a blessing on Palm Sunday is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world,” Huckabee wrote in a statement on <a href="https://x.com/govmikehuckabee/status/2038267075592872362?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">X</a>. 
<div>He noted that Home Front Command guidelines restrict any gatherings to 50 people or less, a limit the four Catholic representatives were well below. Although Israeli government statements have cited safety reasons for the decision, Huckabee observed that churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Jerusalem have continued to operate under the same 50-person restriction. “For the Patriarch to be barred from entry to the Church on Palm Sunday for a private ceremony is difficult to understand or justify,” he added.</div>
Despite the restrictions, Israeli authorities indicated that dialogue with Church leadership is ongoing. The Foreign Ministry said police are expected to meet with Cardinal Pizzaballa to “explore solutions that allow for as normal a routine as possible while ensuring public safety,” signaling a potential path forward as tensions remain high.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, is revered by Christians as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, burial, and resurrection, making it one of the most sacred places in the world. The decision to bar access on Palm Sunday, the day marking the beginning of Holy Week, has heightened tensions between church authorities and Israeli officials, raising broader questions about the balance between security measures and religious freedom during wartime.

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An American was among three people arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a warehouse in the Czech Republic linked to a company supplying drones to Ukraine.
Two suspects were <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/czechs-investigate-fire-after-reports-anti-israel-group-claiming-responsibility-2026-03-20/">arrested</a> in the Czech Republic, while a third was detained in Slovakia and faces possible extradition. Authorities are investigating the suspected arson attack as an act of terrorism. Police identified the suspects as U.S. and Czech nationals.
&#8220;Based on what we know so far, it is likely the incident may be related to ⁠a terrorist ​attack,&#8221; Interior Minister Lubomir Metnar said.
An unnamed protest group claimed responsibility for the fire in letters sent to Czech media outlets, according to multiple reports. The group reportedly said it had intended to target Czech defense firm ​LPP Holding, which operates in the same complex, alleging the company was supplying drones to Israel.
The group described the warehouse in Pardubice as a &#8220;key manufacturing hub&#8221; for Israeli weapons and stated that the fire was intended to end the company&#8217;s alleged role in the &#8220;genocide in Gaza.&#8221;
LLP Holding released a statement confirming that a fire had been reported at one of its facilities, but denied manufacturing Israeli drones. The company acknowledged that it had explored cooperation with Israeli firm Elbit Systems in 2023, but said nothing ever came of it.
&#8220;No Israeli drones have ever been manufactured at our facility,&#8221; LPP&#8217;s statement now.
One of the suspects has been identified as Youssef Morsi, who has been linked to a number of protest groups and has also been associated with pro-Palestinian activism.
Prague Youth Queer &amp; Intersectional Collective for Palestine, another organization to which Morsi has been linked, released a statement via Instagram saying that some &#8220;connected with the movement&#8221; had been approached by police in connection with the investigation and offered tips for anyone dealing with law enforcement.
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&#8220;The Charlie Kirk Show&#8221; producer Blake Neff <a href="https://x.com/BlakeSNeff/status/2036710489120809029">speculated</a> on the wild sequence of events, saying, &#8220;An Egyptian with U.S. citizenship (for some reason) went to the Czech Republic and burned down a factory making drones for Ukraine because he thought it was making them for Israel. Immigration gives us so many novel sentences and crimes we would not have otherwise. We are very enriched.&#8221;

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Kuwaiti dissident and journalist Jasem Aljuraid delivered a blistering rebuke of the United Nations Human Rights Council this week, criticizing what he described as the international body’s systemic bias against Israel.
Aljuraid, a human rights activist now living as a political refugee in Canada, risked his life and remaining ties to his homeland to expose what he called a &#8220;ritual of condemnation&#8221; that enshrines historical lies.
Speaking before the Council, Aljuraid took direct aim at &#8220;Agenda Item 7,&#8221; a permanent fixture that singles out Israel for mandatory scrutiny at every session — a &#8220;standing requirement&#8221; not applied to any other nation.
“I ask the UN, when will you end the ritual of condemning Israel?” he began. “Is it not time, instead, to learn from Israel how to defeat terror, defend free societies, and pursue peace?&#8221;
Aljuraid also challenged the use of the term &#8220;colonizers&#8221; in reference to Israel, arguing that the label ignores the region&#8217;s complex history.
&#8220;A Jewish kingdom ruled in Judea for a thousand years. We, the Arabs, took this land,&#8221; he said. “So why does the council enshrine a lie by keeping a permanent agenda item on Palestine while ignoring the indigenous heart of Israel returning home?”
He described Israel&#8217;s fight against Hamas and Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Corps as part of a broader struggle affecting other nations.
&#8220;Today, Israel is fighting for peaceful nations, freeing Gaza from Hamas, and saving Iranians from the Islamic Republic. What Israel is doing to the IRGC is a gift to humanity,” he said.
Aljuraid went on to emphasize the broader regional context, noting the number of Muslim-majority countries compared to Israel.
“There are 57 Islamic countries and only one Jewish state, Israel,” he noted. “Despite the ongoing hateful desire to eliminate it, Israel has not only survived, it has thrived. I don&#8217;t believe in miracles, but this is one. So I ask the UN: when will you end the ritual of condemning Israel? Is it not time instead to learn from Israel how to defeat terror, defend free societies, and pursue peace?”
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Aljuraid, a former senior columnist for Kuwait’s Al-Qabas, was fired and forced into exile in 2022 after engaging with an Israeli journalist and advocating for normalization under the Abraham Accords. Under Kuwaiti law, such engagement can carry legal consequences.
Despite being labeled a &#8220;Mossad agent&#8221; by extremists and facing legal referral to the Public Prosecutor in Kuwait, Aljuraid remains undeterred.
His plea to the UN was simple but profound: stop the obsession with condemnation and start learning from a nation that successfully defeats terror while maintaining a free society. For Aljuraid, speaking the truth is the only way to honor the indigenous history of the region and secure a peaceful future for all its inhabitants.

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Dissident Takes On UN Over Targeting Israel, Calls Out ‘Ritual’ No One Else Faces

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In a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/volkswagen-shift-production-missile-defense-one-factory-deal-with-israeli-2026-03-24">landmark deal</a> that marries German engineering prowess with Israeli combat-proven technology, Volkswagen is in advanced negotiations to transform its Osnabrück vehicle plant into a production hub for the Iron Dome missile defense system.
The partnership with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems represents a strategic masterstroke, offering a lifeline to thousands of German workers while bolstering Western security at a time of unprecedented global volatility.
The move comes as Israel and the United States continue their high-stakes campaign to neutralize the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and its regional proxies. While the conflict has sparked intense debate within the German halls of power—most notably from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who recently <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/german-president-warns-trumps-return-marks-profound-rupture-transatlantic-ties-2026-03-24/">characterized</a> the war as a &#8220;disastrous mistake&#8221;—the VW-Rafael tie-up signals a more pragmatic, security-first approach from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government.
The Osnabrück plant, previously facing closure due to a sluggish transition to electric vehicles, is set to become a cornerstone of the European Sky Shield Initiative. By producing launchers, generators, and heavy-duty transport trucks for the Iron Dome, Volkswagen is pivoting from a struggling automotive market to a booming defense sector.
For Israel, the deal is a testament to the enduring strength of the Berlin-Jerusalem alliance. Rafael officials noted that Germany was chosen specifically for its status as one of Israel’s most reliable partners. The collaboration aims to:
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<li data-path-to-node="6,0,0">Save 2,300 high-skilled jobs that were previously at risk of redundancy.</li>
<li data-path-to-node="6,1,0">Integrate &#8220;Battle-Proven&#8221; Technology into the European defense infrastructure.</li>
<li data-path-to-node="6,2,0">Strengthen Transatlantic Security by providing a localized supply chain for critical air defense components.</li>
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The industrial synergy stands in stark contrast to the pointed rhetoric from President Steinmeier, who on Tuesday warned of a &#8220;profound rupture&#8221; in ties with Washington. However, Chancellor Merz has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/germanys-merz-calls-irans-territorial-integrity-be-preserved-2026-03-06">remained focused</a> on the broader strategic necessity of the mission. While expressing concern over regional stability and potential migration waves, Merz has affirmed that Germany shares the core goals of the U.S. and Israel: ending Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for global terrorism.
The transition at Osnabrück is expected to be seamless, requiring minimal new investment to convert existing assembly lines for defense hardware. Beyond the immediate economic boost, the partnership allows Germany to harness its excess industrial capacity to meet a €500 billion defense spending goal by 2030.
By choosing to produce the Iron Dome—a system <a href="https://www.rtx.com/raytheon/what-we-do/integrated-air-and-missile-defense/irondome">credited</a> with a 90% success rate in saving civilian lives—Volkswagen is not just saving a factory; it is participating in a vital effort to safeguard the democratic world.

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Founded By Nazis, Volkswagen Faces Stunning Pivot Tied To Israel’s Defense

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Charlie Kirk&#8217;s closest advisor Andrew Kolvet says images of a private group-chat he gave to Joe Kent, the intelligence official who just resigned from the Trump administration, later ended up on the Candace Owens show.
Kolvet, who remains the host of the Charlie Kirk Show, said on Monday that he handed over messages to Kent because he had believed Kent to be trustworthy and seeking the same thing he was: the truth about Kirk&#8217;s assassination. Kolvet said Kent urged him to make the messages public. He declined, but then they ended up in the public sphere anyway.
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Here are the facts: Yes, I shared the screen grab with Joe Kent because I was told I could trust him and I wanted EVERY possible lead pursued. We&#8217;ve done this quietly behind the scenes with countless items.
Yes he did suggest I make it public. I declined. A few weeks later the… <a href="https://t.co/Jx09MBIoPr">https://t.co/Jx09MBIoPr</a> <a href="https://t.co/7FzZEEtsRe">pic.twitter.com/7FzZEEtsRe</a>
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&#8220;I do want to confirm what I can confirm, and that is that, yes, in the immediate aftermath, I did provide the group chat to Joe Kent,” said Kolvet. “We don’t throw around accusations recklessly here, we don’t. There’s a lot people who do that online, we don’t do that. We think that’s keeping in the spirit of Charlie’s spirit, and the way we choose to do things is we try and be responsible. So, yes, in a spirit of looking at every lead, turning over every stone, we wanted everybody that needed to know, to know anything that we knew. Not just—I mean, and by the way, we’ve been accused of not being interested in the truth—”
Blake Neff, a co-host on the Charlie Kirk Show, interjected, &#8220;And just to remind people what this is referring to, this is after Charlie’s murder, there were text messages that, from a private group chat, that were made public and were used to, frankly, kick off the big conspiracy theory that we’ve run into over and over again, which is that Israel or the Jews had Charlie murdered. Which we do not believe.&#8221;
Kolvet complained that he thought he &#8220;could trust Joe Kent,&#8221; but was proven wrong.
&#8220;The actual fact of the matter is that behind the scenes, we have given everything we know to give, every single piece of information. This was one of them. I was told I could trust Joe Kent; I provided the screen grabs to Joe Kent, and I don’t know what happened to them at that point, okay? I just want to make that very clear,&#8221; Kolvet continued, adding that after some time had passed, Kent had suggested that he share the screen grabs publicly. Kolvet opted not to do so.
&#8220;I didn’t want to be reckless with them in the public; there could be innocent people on that group chat that would then be harmed. So I declined,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;But then, fast forward another week or two, and they were made public. So that’s what I know, is that Joe suggested that they be made public, I declined, then they were made public. Can I 100% categorically say that he leaked them? No. But those are the facts. Maybe somebody on his team, maybe they got passed around, maybe somebody else leaked them. But that’s—those are the facts of the matter. And that’s what I know.&#8221;
Kent is reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-counterterror-chief-joe-kent-under-fbi-probe-for-leaking-classified-info">under investigation</a> for leaking sensitive information while working as a top intelligence official in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump on Monday raised the possibility that he was a leaker in comments to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;I hear they’re looking at him for leaking,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;That’s possible.&#8221;
Kolvet was pulled into the unfolding story when Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, on a recent podcast, said that Kent had leaked the screen grabs to Candace Owens — who used them to foment conspiracy theories tying Israel to Kirk&#8217;s murder in September 2025.
In the screen grabs, texts attributed to Kirk read, &#8220;Just lost another huge Jewish donor. $2 million a year because we won’t cancel Tucker. I’m thinking of inviting Candace,&#8221; and &#8220;Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes. I cannot and will not be bullied like this. Leaving me no choice but to leave the pro Israel cause.&#8221;
Tyler Robinson, the suspect facing trial for Kirk&#8217;s assassination, said in text messages obtained by police that he shot Kirk over his views on transgenderism.

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Despite New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s repeated attempts to shield his wife from public scrutiny by labeling her a &#8220;private person,&#8221; a series of bombshell revelations has exposed first lady Rama Duwaji as being involved in a radical Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) campaign.
Duwaji, a professional illustrator, is <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-created-artwork-for-dsas-anti-israel-campaign/">under fire</a> for providing the creative backdrop for the DSA’s &#8220;Palestine on the Ballot&#8221; initiative — a project that used Duwaji&#8217;s animations to mobilize voters against candidates backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and promote legislation targeting Jewish charities.
The campaign also highlighted the &#8220;Not on Our Dime Act,&#8221; a controversial bill originally sponsored by Mamdani during his time in the New York State Assembly, which would target certain nonprofits accused of supporting Israeli settlements.
Critics argue Duwaji’s &#8220;behind-the-scenes&#8221; role is a facade.
&#8220;Does anybody believe she’s a private citizen?&#8221; asked Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism. Hikind characterized the first lady as even more radical than the mayor, calling the couple &#8220;two peas in a pod&#8221; united by &#8220;vile hatred&#8221; for Israel.
The DSA collaboration is only the latest in a mounting pile of evidence regarding Duwaji’s radical leanings. Reports have surfaced showing that she used her social media accounts to endorse extreme, anti-Semitic rhetoric, including content that framed terrorist violence in supportive terms.
Duwaji <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/03/zohran-mamdani-wife-rama-duwaji-social-media-oct-7/">reportedly &#8220;liked&#8221;</a> Instagram posts on the day of the Hamas massacre that featured live-streamed footage of terrorists breaching the Gaza border and commandeering Israel Defense Forces vehicles. One post she approved of hailed the attack as &#8220;breaking the walls of apartheid.&#8221;
More recently, Duwaji <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/nyc-first-lady-liked-post-oct-7-rape-hoax">liked a post</a> that dismissed the documented mass rapes of Israeli women during the October 7 attacks as a &#8220;mass hoax&#8221; fabricated by the media.
Duwaji has also been credited with <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/us-news/nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-illustrated-essay-for-anti-israel-activist-who-raged-about-jewish-supremacist-vampires/">providing lead graphics</a> for an essay by Susan Abulhawa, an activist who has described Jewish people as &#8220;vampires,&#8221; &#8220;demons,&#8221; and &#8220;rootless ghouls.&#8221;
The revelation of Duwaji’s involvement with the DSA belies Mayor Mamdani’s efforts to present a more moderate front. While Mamdani’s office issued a standard statement condemning Hamas as a terrorist organization, his wife’s digital trail suggests a much darker affinity for the &#8220;resistance&#8221; that her husband publicly critiques.

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