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At George Washington University, they want 'Palestine' to be free "from the river to the sea."

We all know what that means...

Opposition leader Yair Lapid: "I would have ended the war, cancelled the Rafah operation, and made a hostage deal [with Hamas]."

IDF reservists have begun to receive call-up notices for the beginning of May, as the battle looms for Rafah, the last remaining Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip.

IDF commanders say the battle plans are drawn up and approved, and they are only waiting for a green light from the political leadership.

But the wily Hamas has thrown a wrench in the works.

Yesterday's publication of a video clip of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin has significantly increased public pressure for a hostage/ceasefire deal.

Still, a majority of Israelis remain convinced that the only way forward is military action and the defeat of Hamas.

Only Israel and the Jews can elicit such outrage.

When did they ever demonstrate so vigorously for any other global crisis or conflict?

Most of them don't even know what's really happening in Gaza.

But Israel and the Jews are involved, so they're angry.

The same evil that propelled the Nazis is alive and well.

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“Hamas abducted our people. The war isn’t over.”

Raucous demonstration outside Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem.

Many blame the prime minister for the lack of a deal securing the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.

This despite the fact that Hamas has rejected all Israeli hostage exchange proposals, and that the terror group's own demands are far beyond what any Israeli government could accept.

This photo is circulating on Arab networks along with the claim that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar left his underground bunker and visited a battlefield in Gaza.

But this is just more Hamas psychological warfare.

The photo is from 2017.

Sinwar wouldn't dare peek his head out, let alone appear in public, for fear of being quickly eliminated in a targeted Israeli strike.

Some 700 Jews visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem today, which of course angered the Palestinians.

On the way there, an Orthodox Jew shouted to the cameras: "The Temple Mount is in our hands."

That clip has gone viral on Arab networks and is being used as "proof" that Israel wants to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

According to Saudi media, the strikes in southern Lebanon focused on Hezbollah's tunnel and underground bunker system.

Israeli forces this afternoon simultaneously struck multiple Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon.

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Hamas officials told Saudi media today that the group is holding 30 Israeli "officers" in a "safe place" that is impossible for Israel to reach.

This raises the concern that some of the Israeli hostages have been smuggled via tunnels into the Egyptian Sinai, and thus even a successful IDF operation in Rafah won't secure their release.

The Hamas officials added that they are not entirely certain how many Israeli hostages are still alive, but that it is a higher number than that reported by American and Israeli media.

Israelis on a hike at the edge of the Judean Desert near Arad last night were surprised to find the remains of an Iranian missile.

Sergeant First Class Salm Alkreshat, 42, fell in combat yesterday in the Gaza Strip.

Alkreshat was a member of the Abu Ruba'ya Bedouin tribe and a tracker in the IDF's Gaza Division.

May his memory be a blessing.

Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli warns Americans that their nation is weak with Biden at the helm. He recommends voting for Trump.

Trump on Biden's failure to curb the antisemitic demonstrations on US university campuses:

"He’s got the wrong tone. He’s got the wrong words. He doesn’t know who he’s backing, and it’s a mess."

We have noted several times that every time the Biden Admin does something that supports Israel, it feels the need to "balance" that with a declaration of support for the Palestinians or condemnation of one or another group of Israelis.

Earlier, pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia told Jewish students to "go back to Poland."

Shai Davidi, an assistant professor at Columbia, was denied entry to campus today, apparently for being Jewish and Israeli.

Meanwhile, dozens have been arrested at Yale, Columbia and the University of Michigan as they demonstrate in support of 'Palestine' and Hamas, and against Israel and even against the Jewish people in general.

Among the slogans heard chanted at these august institutions:

"We say justice, you say how? Burn Tel Aviv to the ground"

"Hamas, we love you. We support your rockets too"

America is going nowhere good, and it's going there fast.

The Israeli army is preparing for the ground offensive in Rafah shortly after Passover.

Satellite photos show that a new tent complex is being built near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to house those fleeing Rafah. As it stands, Israeli troops will enter Rafah after Passover, in early May.

The construction of the tents comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only threatened Hamas with a hard blow for the failure of talks on the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, but spoke of the destruction of Hamas.

Washington has repeatedly stated that any military operation must protect the Palestinian civilian population.

Netanyahu has said he will order the military to evacuate civilians from Rafah before the offensive.

United States: At Yale University demonstrators form a human barrier to prevent Jewish students from entering.

At Columbia University protesters wave Palestinian flags and tell Jews to “go back to Poland.”