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Illustration on opposition to Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Enemies fighting Israel on other battlefields

By Clifford D. May

A demonstrator holds a poster of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack in early January 2020, in a pro-Palestinians gathering in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Chief of the powerful Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami said in the gathering that Israel has become weaker and the Palestinians have become stronger and more powerful. Iran does not recognize Israel and supports anti-Israeli militant groups like Palestinian Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Recent Mideast clash highlights Iran backing of Palestinian militants

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Estephanie Ward, 29, of Flint, Mich., stands alongside other Black Lives Matter supporters waving the flag through the wind as protesters demonstrate along Miller Road outside of a Target, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Flint Township, one year after the death of George Floyd. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Black Lives Matter’s pro-Palestinian stance distorts views of Mideast conflict: analysts

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with reporters during a news conference at his hotel, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Antony Blinken turns to ‘effective partner’ Egypt to calm Mideast

By Samy Magdy and Josef Federman - Associated Press

Pro-Israel supporters chant slogans during a rally in support of Israel outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. A larger debate is playing out nationwide among many U.S. Jews who are divided over how to respond to the violence and over the disputed boundaries for acceptable criticism of Israeli policies. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file) **FILE**

American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism

By Mariam Fam and Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Militants stand guard around the stage as Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, makes a rally appearance days after a cease-fire was reached following an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Monday, May 24, 2021, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Hamas surges, but Palestinians’ woes persist

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Asma’ Jawabreh - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on the Middle East conflict by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

For Israelis, one more battle in a forever war for survival

By Clifford D. May

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Blinken said the U.S. would work to address the “grave humanitarian situation” in the coastal territory but would also ensure that Gaza‘s militant Hamas rulers do not benefit from reconstruction assistance. (Associated Press)

Antony Blinken: U.S. will aid Gaza without helping Hamas

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Militants stand guard around the stage as Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, makes an appearance at a rally of supporters days after a cease-fire was reached following an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Monday, May 24, 2021, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A ceasefire between Hamas terrorists and Israel solves nothing

By Cal Thomas

In this file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Biden team reverses support of Abraham Accords

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden attends a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden sends Blinken to the Middle East to shore up ties with Israel, reconnect with Palestinians

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Israelis and Hamas and the situation in Gaza by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. cannot solve the Israel-Palestine conflict

By Gary Anderson

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Israel is defending itself

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A crater full of water and sewage remains where the home of Ramez al-Masri was destroyed by an air-strike prior to a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Beit Hanoun, the northern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Antony Blinken says Hamas offers ruin for Palestinians

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept rockets fired from Gaza Strip, near Sderot, Israel, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ** FILE **

Senate Republicans seek to divert Gaza funding to Israel’s Iron Dome

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Palestinian children wave green Hamas and their national flags as they stand on the rubble of a destroyed building while celebrating the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, early Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test

By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib seek to block U.S. arms sale to Israel

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, in the Cross Hall of the White House, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden hails cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

People with Israeli flags attend a rally in support of Israel, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Israel approves unilateral cease-fire in Gaza offensive

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Historically, does America have a better ally than Israel?

By Dean Karayanis