Last month in The Argus, I criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to reduce antisemitism on campuses and revoke the visas of international students who advocate for US-designated foreign terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

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The biggest mall in Israel opened in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat HaSharon on Thursday. The inauguration of the $560 million mall in the upscale community is a sign of the resilience of the Israeli economy despite the war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon,

Israel's military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday's deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon's government expressed frustration over another delay.

Israel accused of breaking terms of truces despite diplomatic efforts to save the Hamas-Hezbollah-Israel ceasefires.

Israeli officials have said they believe eight of the 33 people to be returned in the ceasefire’s first phase are dead. Hamas is gradually releasing the 33 in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces have pulled back from most parts of Gaza and allowed a surge of humanitarian aid.

Unlike the Israeli military, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has not launched a comprehensive commission to review the failures of Oct. 7, 2023.

Hamas said the bodies included members of the Bibas family, believed to be Shiri Silberman Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir.

The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group held an elaborate commemoration for its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by Israel in September.

To have people waving flags of designated terrorist organizations with the World Trade Center in the background shows how far down we have come.”

Hezbollah, which was left with limited options after it was greatly weakened by Israel's devastating war, has started a new era in which it is making concessions and showing flexibility, but it is not