Joel B. Pollak, Author at Breitbart
Articles by Joel B. Pollak
Trump Administration Suspends $200 Million in Research Funding to UCLA
The Trump administration withdrew $200 million in federal research funding to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) after a Department of Justice (DOJ) finding Thursday that it had violated the civil rights of Jewish students.
1 Aug 2025, 4:35 PM PDT
Source: United Nations Continues to Struggle to Deliver Aid in Gaza
The United Nations is continuing to struggle to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza, leaving hundreds of truckloads of material at the border, while the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) continues to succeed.
1 Aug 2025, 4:09 PM PDT
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Publish Videos of Starving Israeli Hostages
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group and Hamas published videos on Thursday and Friday of Israeli hostages Rom Braslavksi and Evyatar David, respectively, showing each starving and emaciated.
1 Aug 2025, 3:49 PM PDT
Issues Pile up for Trump’s Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack is an accomplished businessman with a long friendship with President Donald Trump. However, his odd stances on recent issues have attracted negative attention.
1 Aug 2025, 12:57 PM PDT
Witkoff, Huckabee Visit Gaza Humanitarian Foundation at 100 Million Meal Mark
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited an aid distribution site of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Friday, as they reviewed options for helping Palestinians there.
1 Aug 2025, 9:16 AM PDT
South Africa Joins Tariff Losers at 30% After Failure to Reach Deal
South Africa has failed to prevent President Donald Trump from raising tariffs on its goods to 30% — despite an Oval Office visit from President Cyril Ramaphosa and what its diplomats say was their best efforts.
1 Aug 2025, 2:57 AM PDT
California Insurance Commissioner Takes Action Against ‘FAIR Plan’ — 3 Years Too Late
California Insurance Commissioner Ricard Lara announced Thursday that he is taking action against the so-called “FAIR Plan” for inadequate coverage for smoke damage due to fires — three years after investigating it.
1 Aug 2025, 2:38 AM PDT
Blue State Blues: Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymander Is an Insult to Fire Victims
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is obsessed with politics, to the point that he is gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts — a waste of time, money, and effort that would be better spent helping fire victims.
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 AM PDT
Trump: Best Way to End Gaza Crisis Is for Hamas to Release Hostages
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the best and fastest way to solve the humanitarian problems facing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is for Hamas to surrender and to release its remaining Israeli hostages.
31 Jul 2025, 12:12 PM PDT
Trump Slaps Sanctions on Palestinian Authority; Blocks Officials from Traveling to UN for ‘Palestinian State’
President Donald Trump’s administration slapped sanctions on the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for seeking statehood outside of a formal agreement with Israel, per U.S. law.
31 Jul 2025, 8:11 AM PDT
Shaun King Publishes Fake News About ‘Starved’ Palestinian Child with Genetic Disease Who Was Helped by Israel
Radical left-wing activist Shaun King published a photograph Wednesday of a supposedly “starving” Palestinian child in Gaza who actually had a genetic condition and was given medical treatment by Israel.
31 Jul 2025, 7:03 AM PDT
Newsom, Eyeing Presidential Run, Repeals Own Law Decriminalizing Loitering, Which Had Led to Sex Trafficking
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Wednesday that repealed a law he signed in 2022 that decriminalized loitering and had enabled sex trafficking. The move came despite criticism from some Democrats.
31 Jul 2025, 3:11 AM PDT
Trump Threatens Canada over Palestinian State: ‘Hard for Us to Make a Trade Deal’
President Donald Trump threatened trade consequences for Canada if it goes ahead with Premier Mark Carney’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
31 Jul 2025, 2:46 AM PDT
Mark Carney Says Canada for Palestinian State; Hostage Families Condemn
Families of Israeli hostages condemned the premature move to recognize a Palestinian state while their loved ones were still in captivity.
30 Jul 2025, 8:03 PM PDT
Pacific Palisades Wins Carveout Against Urban Densification in Fire Zones
The fire-ravaged community of Pacific Palisades notched a political victory Tuesday when Governor Gavin Newsom (D) agreed to issue an executive order exempting fire zones from urban densification legislation.
30 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM PDT
JD Vance Slams Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymandering: ‘Outrageous’; Republicans Already Underrepresented
Vice President JD Vance slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts to eliminate Republican districts and add Democratic ones, noting that Republicans are already underrepresented in the state’s congressional delegation.
30 Jul 2025, 9:52 AM PDT
UCLA Settles Antisemitism Suit for $6.45 Million; Hit by DOJ Civil Rights Findings
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) settled a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday brought by Jewish plaintiffs — but was hit the same day with a Department of Justice (DOJ) finding of civil rights violations.
30 Jul 2025, 9:39 AM PDT
Robert Reich Exploits the Holocaust to Bash Israel for Defending Jews
Left-wing ideologue Robert Reich is exploiting the Holocaust to attack Israel for defending Jews from Hamas terrorists, accusing Israel of “betraying” the victims of WWI because of false reports of starvation in Gaza.
30 Jul 2025, 6:56 AM PDT
Mike Huckabee: Arab States Tougher than Europe on Hamas
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee observed Wednesday that the Arab world was tougher than Europe on Hamas terrorists, after Arab nations demanded that Hamas disarm and leave power in Gaza.
30 Jul 2025, 3:02 AM PDT
Video: Van Hollen’s Star Witness Against Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Tried to Extort Group
Anti-Israel Sen. Chris van Hollen’s (D-MD) star witness against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Tony Aguilar, tried to hold onto his job with the group while threatening to destroy its reputation if it refused.
29 Jul 2025, 6:15 PM PDT
NYT Admits Famine Photo Hoax: Gaza Child Had ‘Pre-Existing Health Problems’
The New York Times admitted Tuesday that an emaciated Palestinian child it featured on the the front page suffered from “pre-existing health problems” that it had presented, inaccurately, as the result of starvation.
29 Jul 2025, 5:43 PM PDT
Trump Rejects Starmer’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State: a ‘Reward for Hamas’
President Donald Trump disagreed Tuesday with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that he would recognize a Palestinian state in September, calling it a “reward for Hamas.”
29 Jul 2025, 11:42 AM PDT
DeMaio: Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymandering Special Election to Cost $250 Million
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to call a special election to allow for gerrymandering to create more Democratic Party-held congressional districts could cost the state’s taxpayers up to $250 million.
29 Jul 2025, 11:21 AM PDT
Israel Rejects Starmer’s Cave on Palestinian State: ‘A Reward for Hamas’
The State of Israel was quick to reject United Kingdom Prime Minsiter Keir Starmer’s announcement Tuesday that his government was prepared to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
29 Jul 2025, 11:06 AM PDT
South Africa’s Zane Dangor Offers Excuses for Lack of U.S. Trade Deal as Deadline Approaches
South Africa’s leading foreign policy bureaucrat is offering excuses for failure as the August 1 deadline for a trade deal with the U.S. looms, blaming an American focus on “non-trade” issues like Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).
29 Jul 2025, 7:18 AM PDT
Regina Spektor Confronts ‘Free Palestine’ Heckler: ‘You’re Just Yelling at a Jew’
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor confronted hecklers during a show in Portland, Maine, who were shouting “Free Palestine” at her, telling them: “You’re just yelling at a Jew.”
29 Jul 2025, 3:02 AM PDT
Report: More than Half of Aid Trucks from Egypt to Gaza Looted Sunday
More than half of the aid trucks that entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Sunday, during a surge of aid, were looted, according to a Qatari-funded newspaper quoted by the Times of Israel.
29 Jul 2025, 2:44 AM PDT
Israeli President Rebukes Dutch PM for Lying About Phone Call, Ignoring Hostages
Israel President Isaac Herzog rebuked Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof for allegedly misrepresenting their phone conversation and for failing to mention Israeli hostages in a subsequent communiqué about the call.
28 Jul 2025, 1:41 PM PDT
WATCH: Gazans Loot United Nations Aid Trucks
Video and photos emerged Monday of Gazans looting aid trucks provided by the United Nations and other aid agencies — a contrast to the trucks of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which have private security.
28 Jul 2025, 12:50 PM PDT
Jewish Father, Son Attacked by Mob in Italy Chanting ‘Free Palestine’
A Jewish father and son were attacked by a mob at a café at a gas station near Milan, Italy, who shouted “Free Palestine!” and other slogans after noticing that the pair, who wear traditional head coverings, were Jewish.
28 Jul 2025, 12:04 PM PDT
Starmer Refers to ‘Images of Starving Children’ in Gaza, Some of Which Are Misleading
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred Monday to “images of starving children” in Gaza — many of which are misleading, proving the success of a strategy pursued by Hamas and anti-Israel media outlets.
28 Jul 2025, 11:31 AM PDT
Report: Gaza Child in Widely-Used Photo of ‘Starvation’ Has Muscular Disorder
A viral photo of an emaciated child in Gaza that has been widely cited as evidence of starvation is based on a lie, according to media watchdog Honest Reporting: the child has a muscular disorder, and well-fed siblings.
28 Jul 2025, 3:05 AM PDT
Israel Begins Airdrops of Aid into Gaza, 10-Hour Humanitarian Pauses
Israel began airdrops of aid into Gaza Sunday, and ten-hour humanitarian pauses in fighting to allow the United Nations to distribute aid that had been laying dormant after its admission into the territory.
27 Jul 2025, 3:12 AM PDT
Trump: ‘Hamas Didn’t Really Want to Make a Deal. I Think They Want to Die’
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that the U.S. and Israel had ended talks with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, due to the organization’s intransigence.
25 Jul 2025, 1:29 PM PDT
Pollak: 3 Big Things I’ve Learned from Christian Zionists
I have had lengthy discussions with Christian friends who support Israel, answering tough questions and sharing insights.
25 Jul 2025, 8:29 AM PDT
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Forces 5 Planned Parenthood Clinics to Close in NorCal
Five Planned Parenthood facilities are being forced to close in Northern California as a result of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which prevents state Medicaid programs from funding groups that also provide abortion services.
25 Jul 2025, 5:01 AM PDT
Mike Huckabee Mocks Macron: Palestinian State ‘Franc-en-Stine’ Will Be in ‘French Riviera’
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee mocked French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, saying that the new Palestinian state will be located in the French Riviera and called “Franc-en-Stine.”
25 Jul 2025, 3:08 AM PDT
Blue State Blues: Fire Aid Was No Fyre Festival
Fire Aid may be flawed, but it’s not Fyre Festival, the notorious fraud. Many — not all — of the recipient groups are doing good work.
25 Jul 2025, 2:49 AM PDT
U.S., Israel Pull Out of Hostage Talks, Say Hamas Not Serious
The U.S. and Israel both withdrew from indirect hostage negotiations with Hamas in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, saying the terror group was not serious about reaching a deal.
24 Jul 2025, 2:50 PM PDT
Netanyahu Condemns Macron’s Surrender on Palestinian State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, calling it a surrender to terror.
24 Jul 2025, 2:27 PM PDT
