Hamas isn’t listening to your threats, Mr. President; Focus on peace process turning to demilitarizing Gaza, Trump admin advisers say; ‘Turkey wants to replace Iran and encircle Israel’; Houthi chief of staff dead; Yemeni terrorists warn Israel of ‘punishment’

 

The Daily Syndicate   Thursday, October 16, 2025

from the editor-in-chieF     Jonathan S. Tobin   Hamas isn’t listening to your threats, Mr. President   The terrorists' brazen post-ceasefire crackdown on rivals and dissidents mocks Trump’s promise to disarm them and shows they believe that they’re not going anywhere.       Focus on peace process turning to demilitarizing Gaza, Trump admin advisers say   “It’s not realistic to expect people to just drop arms,” a senior U.S. adviser told reporters.   Mike Wagenheim       Holocaust Museum director rebukes Gazans identifying as ‘holocaust survivors’   Former “MSNBC” host Mehdi Hasan drew criticism for saying that the “genocide” in Gaza was worse than the Holocaust.   Aaron Bandler             Analysis     Yaakov Lappin   ‘Turkey wants to replace Iran and encircle Israel’   Israeli observers warn that Ankara could emerge as a major winner from the Gaza deal, with dangerous repercussions for the region.       Houthi chief of staff dead; Yemeni terrorists warn Israel of ‘punishment’     JNS Staff           Anti-Israel bias is everywhere.   Help us share the facts.     Donate now             OPINION             senior contributor     Melanie Phillips   It’s not over yet   The Oct. 7 attack fired a starting gun for what the Islamists believed was the final push to destroy not only Israel but the West itself.             Featured Columnist     Mitchell Bard   The tragedy of the hostages   Their captivity corroded Israelis’ faith in their leaders and fractured the social contract between citizen and state. Even now, a lingering sense of abandonment persists.             FEATURED COLUMNIST     Moshe Phillips   When Yitzhak Rabin blinked against Hamas   The failure to decapitate the leadership of Hamas when the opportunity presented itself is one of modern Israel’s most devastating missed chances.       Kevin Jon Williams Trump is better off without the Nobel         JNS TV                  JNS TV       The hostages are home, but the battle has just begun (Guest Col. John Spencer)   Doron Spielman               latest news         Rabbi Moshe Hauer, ‘humble bridge-builder,’ Orthodox Union leader, dies at 60   JNS Staff       Netanyahu vows to achieve war goals, bring home all hostages as Israel marks two years since Oct. 7   JNS Staff       IDF strikes underground Hezbollah terrorist sites across Lebanon   JNS Staff       IDF releases new photo of Sinwar’s body on anniversary of Hamas leader’s elimination   JNS Staff       Qatar equipment entering Gaza sparks fears of Hamas reconstruction   Shachar Kleiman       In captivity, freed hostage was offered food to convert to Islam   Maytal Yasur Beit-Or       Capitol Police probing ‘vile’ swastika displayed in congressional office, Ohio Republican says         Violence erupts at anti-Israel rallies in Spain   Canaan Lidor       Pro-Hamas hackers disrupt North American airports   JNS Staff       Israeli indicted for sharing missile strike sites with Iranian agent   JNS Staff       Israeli officer opens fire at suspicious vehicle outside Egypt’s Tel Aviv Embassy   JNS Staff       Eitan Horn, Nimrod Cohen leave hospital, return home after 738 days in Hamas captivity   JNS Staff

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