The Focus Project

Hostages, Nukes, Hate: The Passover Connection

Posted on April 8, 2025

Echoes from Exodus: Israel’s Fight Against Modern Pharaohs BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES The Israeli hostages still held captive by Hamas after a year and a half serve as a painful reminder of historic persecution of the Jewish people. On the eve of the Passover holiday, commemorated for more than […]

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Inside Gaza: Protests Grow Against Hamas

Posted on April 1, 2025

Hamas Brutality Exposed: Palestinians Brave Death to Denounce Hamas BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – STORIES Palestinians Risk Their Lives to Protest Hamas Hamas terrorists dumped the body of 22-year-old Palestinian Odai Naser Saadi on the doorsteps of his family’s home with a chilling message: “This is the price for those who criticize Hamas.” […]

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Campus Crisis: Changes, Concerns and Covert Cash

Posted on March 25, 2025

Victories, Failures and Foreign Influence: Campuses Confront Hatred BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES Nearly half of universities across the U.S. have launched policy changes to address rampant displays of hatred toward Jews – antisemitism – but only eight received a top grade from the ADL in its recently released Campus Antisemitism […]

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Iran’s Terror Network Targets U.S. & Israel

Posted on March 18, 2025

Gaza Ceasefire Collapses; Houthis Target U.S. and Israel BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES Gaza Ceasefire Collapses After Hamas Refuses to Release Hostages In response to Hamas rejecting all proposals to release the remaining 59 hostages, including 24 assumed alive, Israeli Defense Forces have resumed attacks on terrorist leaders in Gaza. Hamas continued […]

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They Want Us Silent; We Won’t Be

Posted on March 11, 2025

From Ancient Persia to Modern U.S. Campuses: Echoes of Purim Continue BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – EVENTS – STORIES Book of Esther: The Story of Purim The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a massacre in ancient Persia, now known as Iran. The decree for the annihilation of […]

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Operation Moses: Rescue, Remember, Rise

Posted on March 4, 2025

Ethiopian Immigration: A Story of Faith, Freedom and Fulfillment BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – STORIES The daring Israeli rescue of Ethiopian Jews 40 years ago proved the resilience of the Jewish people and commitment to their protection worldwide – demonstrated throughout history – found a powerful expression in Operation Moses. Recently commemorated, this […]

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Honoring Killers, Ignoring Victims

Posted on February 25, 2025

Moral Decay: Equating Terrorists with Innocent Victims BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – DISPELLING MYTHS – STORIES Anyone who refuses to condemn the evil acts of Hamas abandons their basic human values and morals. The staged hostage releases have been cynical, humiliating and depraved – produced for live broadcast by Hamas and spread to […]

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The Trauma Hamas Wants the World to Ignore

Posted on February 18, 2025

Surviving Hell: Israeli Hostages Bear Witness to Horrors BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – DISPELLING FALSEHOODS – ACTIONS –  PERSON OF THE WEEK – STORIES ‘The vile lottery of Jewish lives continues’ As hostages are being released in a slow and painful process, the captives and their families are suffering devastating psychological effects, now 500 days […]

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We Cried ‘Never Again’ – Yet, It’s Happening Now

Posted on February 11, 2025

Emaciated Hostages Cast Holocaust Shadows, Trigger National Trauma BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – PERSON OF THE WEEK – STORIES The three Israeli hostages recently released by Hamas were so emaciated and frail that images broadcast from Gaza sent shockwaves throughout Israel and much of the world. The appearance of the three men was eerily […]

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Strides Made, but Campuses Remain Hostile for Jews

Posted on February 4, 2025

Confronting Campus Antisemitism: Progress Amid Persistent Threats BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – HOSTAGE UPDATE – STORIES Combatting antisemitism – anti-Jewish hatred – on university campuses has been an arduous process this past year, requiring an all-hands on deck approach. In the face of pressure from alumni, student groups and government agencies, some campuses […]

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