BLAIR PENN

Blair Penn is a freelance journalist from Washington, D.C. She graduated from the University of Chicago, where she studied Middle Eastern studies and scientific communication and competed as a student-athlete. She will draft into the IDF this fall as a lone soldier.

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Israel Allies Foundation launches six new caucuses in Africa 

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

Waste removal and pest control: Universities spend millions cleaning up pro-Palestinian protests

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IAF head: 80% of Israeli diplomatic wins due to faith-based diplomacy


Covert Wings: The hidden transfer of Israeli aircrafts hours before Operation Rising Lion

Hours before Operation Rising Lion, Israel was making additional preparations -- secretly moving its fleet of planes from Ben-Gurion to airports in Cyprus, Greece, and the US.

 An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

On this day: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in northern Iraq

On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Following this, ISIS launched a major offensive in northern Iraq and Syria.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Twelve arrested after nearly 150 people stabbed with needles at French music festival

The French Interior Ministry reported that some victims were hospitalized for toxicological testing.

Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille - Marseille, France - May 8, 2024 French police officers patrol the streets in the Old Port before the arrival of the Olympic flame

On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia

On June 24, 2023, the Wagner Group, a once-loyal private military, turned its weapons inward and marched toward Moscow in an open challenge to the Kremlin.

 A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

Welcome to the password apocalypse: 16 billion Apple, Google, Facebook passwords leaked 

Researchers have just confirmed the largest data breach ever, with 16 billion logins up for grabs. What started as a mysterious leak is now being called a blueprint for mass exploitation.

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Israel can’t fully dismantle Iranian nuclear threat without US, former Mossad official says

The question of whether the US joins the offensive could mean the difference between mere disruption and total dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program

  A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021