Jihad

When Allah sits at the negotiation table: How to negotiate with Hamas - opinion

When Allah sits at the negotiation table, the cards matter, but interpretation matters more. In faith shaped talks, Western negotiators cannot ignore the religious logic guiding the other side.

Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya sits at a mourning house for assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, August 2, 2024.
 President Ahmed al-Shara'a speaks during the formation of the new Syrian government. March 29, 2025.

‘I mourn every victim’: Syria's Sharaa responds to questions on his al-Qaeda past

 A member of the gendarmerie stands guard after a police officer was injured in an attack next to the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, France July 18, 2024.

French anti-terror unit arrests three suspects in attack plot linked to Batalcan perpetrator

Smoke billows over Kfar Tebnit after an Israeli strike near Lebanon’s border with Israel, in Lebanon, September 18, 2025.

IDF targets Hezbollah rebuilding effort in Tyre after terror group breaches ceasefire


Far Left MK Ofer Cassif calls new Shin Bet chief Zini a 'dangerous jihadist'

Far Left MK Ofer Cassif called new Shin Bet chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) David Zini a “dangerous jihadist” who seeks “eternal war."

MK Ofer Cassif speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, November 11, 2024.

Belgium thwarted terror cell aiming to target politicians

The Belgian prosecutor's office said that the Jihadi-inspired attackers were using a 3D printer to manufacture components "useful in carrying out an attack."

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany August 26, 2025.

Marwan Barghouti not included in hostage, prisoner exhange deal, PMO confirms

The deal will not include the release of four high-profile Palestinian prisoners long sought by Hamas in negotiations: Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Hassan Salameh, and Abbas al-Sayed.

 MARWAN BARGHOUTI is brought into court by police for his judgment hearing in May 2004, at which he was convicted on five counts of murder in terrorist attacks.

'I'm scared to go to the synagogue,' Manchester synagogue terror attack survivors speak to NYT

Survivors of the Yom Kippur terror attack in Manchester describe fear, grief, and rising antisemitism as police tighten security across the city.

People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

Manchester terrorist Shamie was out on bail for rape, could be behind death threats to MP

Jihad al-Shamie might have also been behind the death threats sent to a Tory MP in 2012.

A bomb disposal technician secures evidence at the scene, after a report of an incident in which a car was driven at pedestrians and a stabbing attack outside a synagogue, in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025

US National Guard soldier charged for attempting to send 3D-printed gun parts to al-Qaeda

Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, allegedly shipped 3D-printed gun parts to an agent posing as an al-Qaeda contact, the Justice Department announced.

A 3D printer creating a pistol; illustrative.

ISIS terrorists kill five, wound one US-backed SDF soldiers in northeast Syria

ISIS terrorists targeted Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers in northeast Syria, killing five and wounding one. The SDF claims they thwarted the attack and vowed to avenge the "martyrs."

Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) hold a flag in the divided city of Deir al-Zor, Syria December 7, 2024.

How can the West defend Qatar but ignore its Hamas sponsorship? - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: The hypocrisy of Western countries that condemn Israel’s hit on Hamas in Qatar is striking.

SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER José Manuel Albares: He has flagrantly, brazenly, and reprehensibly led the effort to kill the EU’s trade and other cooperation agreements with Israel, the writer charges.

South African politician stirs outrage with 'jihad' remarks, wrapped in keffiyeh

Dr. Naledi Pandor also claimed that Israel had been carrying out a “genocide” in Gaza since October 8, 2023, despite Israeli military operations not beginning until October 27.

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, leads a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria. May 28, 2020.

The end of the Muslim Brotherhood, but the birth of neo-jihadism - opinion

Ahmed al-Sharaa is engineering neo-jihadism: a new hybrid ideology that fuses the political tactics of the Muslim Brotherhood and the violent rigor of al-Qaeda and ISIS.

SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the opening of the Damascus International Fair, the first held since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in Damascus, last week. ‘Sharaa is engineering something I call neo-jihadism,’ says the writer.

The Mideast’s victimhood: How Gaza dominates the Arab world and ignores other crises - opinion

The Arab media’s overwhelming focus on Gaza, portrayed as the ultimate test of Arab commitment to justice and freedom. ignores crises in Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and more.

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025