The New Under Ground Church-THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD: Huckabee calls to ‘burn the kitchen down’ in Iran; Red January: The liquidation of the 2026 Iranian uprising; Europe’s obscene comparison of Gaza to the Holocaust;How Holocaust education is challenging denial and extremism in the Arab world

Morning Syndicate

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks with Alex Traiman, CEO of the Jewish News Syndicate during the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem, Jan. 27, 2026. Photo by Matt Kaminsky/JNS.

Huckabee calls to ‘burn the kitchen down’ in Iran

“Many plates of poison—Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the Houthis—are being served all out of the same kitchen, Tehran,” said Ambassador Mike Huckabee.

Etgar Lefkovits

The funeral procession for Ran Gvili, whose body was recovered from Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces, Jan. 28, 2026. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

WATCH: Ran Gvili, last hostage recovered from Gaza, laid to rest

Gvili, a 24-year-old Police Special Patrol Unit (Yasam) officer at the time of his death, was killed during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught.

JNS Staff

Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv during a clock-stopping ceremony following the return of the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, from Hamas captivity, Jan. 27, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

WATCH: Tel Aviv hostage clock halted after 843 days

Hostage clock in Tel Aviv’s Hostages’ Square is stopped after 843 days with return of final captive’s remains from Gaza, closing a painful chapter.

JNS Staff

Netanyahu: IDF soldiers paid with their lives due to US arms embargo

"We did not have enough ammunition, and people fell—heroes fell," said the Israeli premier.

JNS Staff

Netanyahu cautions Saudis on path to peace with Israel

The premier said Jerusalem is tracking Saudi shifts, calling on Riyadh and other states seeking normalization not to align with forces opposed to peace and the Jewish state’s legitimacy.

Joshua Marks