Qanta Ahmed

2 months ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Qanta Ahmed

Though I am not Israeli and nor am I Jewish, the anguish of the Bibas family is mine. I am devastated by the return of the bodies, the babies’ remains separated from those of their mother, which Hamas withheld for a further day. These are the most agonizing events since that October 7th day. This unforgivable crime, perpetrated on infant Jews and their mother, clarifies to the world the depravity of Hamas and the Palestinian civilians who abducted them.

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | Qanta Ahmed

As Israel begins to receive hostages in the fragile Israel-Hamas truce, there is both relief and agony. The October 7 atrocity does not end. Beyond the physical horrors of both October 7 and the ferocious multi-front war that has followed, Israelis and millions of Jews around the world continue to experience the collective psychological warfare.

Jan 19, 2025 | iwf.org | Victoria Coley |Meaghan Mobbs |Qanta Ahmed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Meaghan Mobbs, director of Independent Women’s Forum’s Center for American Safety and Security, issued the following statement after three Israeli hostages – Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher – safely arrived in Israel after being held hostage by Hamas for over a year: “Independent Women celebrates the long-overdue return of three Israeli women hostages who have been reunited with their waiting mothers and families after enduring 15 months of captivity...

Jan 14, 2025 | courage.media | Qanta Ahmed

Since President-elect Donald Trump’s historic second election win, Mar-a-Lago has become the “Whitehouse in Waiting”. International leaders visiting him in Palm Beach include Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, and others with the apparent goal to secure their national interests, concerns, and aspirations for engaging with the renewed America.

Nov 20, 2024 | spectator.com.au | Qanta Ahmed

I stood at the Bar-Lev lookout with the battle-hardened Colonel of the Israeli Defense Force.* At a respectful distance, the IDF troops under his command fell back as we studied the Egyptian Border with Israel. I listened closely as the Commander of The Paran Regional Brigade, a key unit in the IDF’s Southern Command, methodically explained border security with Israel’s Peace Treaty partner, Egypt.