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A police station in Umm al-Fahm on Sunday.

ISIS Adherents Kill Israelis Twice in a Week, and the Arab Community Wonders Why

ISIS says the second attack wasn't a copycat operation. Either way, extremist messages on social media amid insufficient counterefforts at schools are considered partly to blame

People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh, in Idlib province, Syria, today

Islamic State Confirms Death of Leader, Announces Heir

U.S. President Joe Biden speaking in the White House on the U.S. raid in Syria against ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, Thursday.

Analysis Analysis |

Killing of ISIS Chief Was an American Success. But the Group Will Live On

Latest Headlines

Biden Says U.S. Killed ISIS Leader in Rare Syria Operation

Syrian Kurds Say Islamic State Militants Surrendered After Prison Raid

Taliban Say Won't Work With U.S. to Contain ISIS Ahead of Direct Talks

U.S. Forces Will Stay in Syria, Top Kurdish Politician Says

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President Joe Biden speaks at the White House about the bombings at the Kabul airport, Thursday.

Biden Vows to Hunt Down Kabul Airport Attackers, Stands by Decision to Withdraw

Naftali Bennett, right, with Benjamin Netanyahu in the Golan Heights

Opinion Opinion |

On Iran, Israel Cannot Reprise Netanyahu’s Role in the Iraq War and al-Qaida's Rise

Samantha (“Sam”) Sally, aka Sam El-Hassani. In interviews, she sounds completely stable, which begs the question: What was really been going through her mind?

Why Would a Middle-class American Take Her 9-year-old Son and Join ISIS?

Photo posted by Western ISIS women recruits on their social media accounts from March 2015

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‘ISIS Brides’: Why the West’s Take on Radicalized Muslim Women Is So Wrong

FILE - This Friday, April 7, 2017 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea. With the Middle East on edge and many fearing inadvertent triggering of The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea two weeks after Trump ordered U.S. troops out of Syria. April 7, 2017

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Biden Has to Clean Up Trump's Mess in the Middle East. There's Plenty of It

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, January 12, 2021.

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Pompeo 'Revealed' Iran's Ties to Al-Qaida, but Tehran Poses Graver Threats

Displaced Iraqi children play at Hassan Sham camp, in al-Khazer, Iraq November 22, 2020.

Excluded, Abandoned: Children Born Under Islamic State Era Still Paying Heavy Price

U.S. soldiers stand guard during the hand over ceremony of Qayyarah Airfield, Iraqi Security Forces, in the south of Mosul, Iraq, March 27, 2020.

Explained Explained |

A Drawdown of U.S. Troops in Iraq Could Aid the Islamic State and Iran

Iraqi Yazidis attend a vigil in the Sharya area, marking the sixth anniversary of the Islamic State attack on the Yazidi community in the northwestern Sinjar district, Iraq, August 3, 2020

Six Years On: Yazidi Survivors See 'Only Empty Promises' in Aftermath of Massacre

A member loyal to the Islamic State group waving an ISIS flag in Raqqa, June 2014.

Hundreds of Prisoners Flee Before Afghan Forces End Islamic State Jail Siege

An Army vehicle patrols near the site of an attack on a jail compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, August 3, 2020.

Over 20 Killed in Islamic State Attack on Afghan Prison

Pictures of Yazidis slain in 2014 by Islamic State militants are found in a small room at the Lalish shrine in northern Iraq.

Building a Genocide Case for ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis

Muslim extremists hope to exploit the fear and alienation of India's Muslims, already under attack and now scapegoated for the coronavirus. Delhi's Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque). March 20, 2020

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‘Jews and Apostate Muslims Deserve Punishment’: Jihadists' Coronavirus Hustle

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening of the G20 leaders summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2018.

Opinion Opinion |

Coronavirus, and Saudi Arabia, Force Moscow to Freeze Plans for Mideast Domination

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, March 15, 2020.

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Coronavirus 'Truce': The Guns Falling Silent Across the Middle East

President of Turkey and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the crowd during his party's group meeting at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, February 19, 2020.

Opinion Opinion |

Turkey’s Mideast Military Adventures Are Disasters. This Is Why Erdogan Doesn't Mind

A fighter of the Christian Syriac militia under the banner of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, burns an ISIS flag, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017.

Islamic State Urges Attacks Against Jews, Effort to Thwart Trump Plan

US President Donald Trump makes a statement on Iran at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on January 3, 2020

Opinion Opinion |

Donald Trump Just Delivered Iraq Into Iran's Hands

A woman checks the family house of Palestinian assailant Islam Abu Humaid after it was demolished by Israeli forces, in El Amari refugee camp in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 24, 2019

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I Survived Palestinian Terror. For Me, Demolishing Terrorists' Homes Is No Comfort

U.S. armored vehicles patrolling fields near the northeastern Syrian town of Qahtaniyah near the Turkish border, October 31, 2019.

Trump Warms to Syria Kurds Again, Alarming Russia and Turkey

ICYMI

He's From a Small Village in the West Bank, One of Three at His School Who Went to College

'There Are Similarities Between the Hasidic Community and Pornography’

‘RRR’: If Cocaine Were a Movie, It Would Look Like This

Yair Lapid's Journey: From Late-night Host to Israel's Prime Minister

Lake Kinneret as You’ve Never Experienced It Before

Roe v. Wade: The Supreme Court Leaves a Barely United States

Yair Lapid Is the Most Israeli of All

How a Spanish Beach Town Became a Haven for Nazis

What's Ayelet Shaked's Next Move?

El Al to Stop Flying to Toronto, Warsaw and Brussels

Israel-Palestine Confederation: A Response to Eric Yoffie

Arab Voters Will Decide if Israel's Far-right Wins Power

Israel Is Heading for Its Most 'Jewish' Election Ever

American Judaism Is in Decline. That's Great News for American Jews

U.S. Official: West Bank Entry for Palestinian Americans Unrelated to Israeli Visa Waivers

'My Jewish Grandmother Has a Number on Her Arm, Why Does Israel Greet Me This Way?'

It’s Not Just the Holocaust. Israel Is Failing to Teach the History of the Jews

Israel and Poland Fight Over History, Truth - and Israeli Students