Joel B. Pollak

Joel B. Pollak

Articles by Joel B. Pollak

IDF Chief of Staff, Southern Command General Resign over October 7

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi resigned Tuesday over the military’s failures to anticipate the Hamas terror attack of October 7, 2023. Major General Yaron Finkelman, who leads the IDF Southern Command, announced his intention to resign

Herzi Halevi (IDF)

Trump Signs Several Pro-Israel Executive Orders on Day One

President Donald Trump signed several pro-Israel executive orders on his first day in office, among a stack of dozens of others. This author had specifically recommended that Trump take over 200 actions — including executive orders — in his first

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monda

Trump Mentions Palisades Fire in Second Inaugural Address

President Donald J. Trump mentioned the Palisades Fire, among other fires in the Los Angeles area, near the start of his Second Inaugural address in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday in Washington, D.C. Trump said: Our country can no longer

Palisades fire Cal Fire (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Pollak: Why MLK Day Is Perfect for Trump’s Inauguration

President Barack Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009 on a Tuesday — the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed. There was an obvious connection to draw between the holiday celebrating the legendary civil rights leader, and the

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with former

After Delay, Hamas Provides Names of First Hostages to Be Freed

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher. These are the names of the first three hostages to be freed on Sunday by Hamas after a ceasefire deal with Israel nearly fell through when Hamas failed to provide the list as agreed.

Awaiting the hostages (IDF)

Israel Will Release Mass Murderers, Terrorists in Hostage Deal

Israel will release major terrorists, including those who have murdered dozens of civilians, in exchange for the 33 hostages who will be freed by Hamas from captivity in Gaza, where they have been held illegally for 470 days of war.

Hostage rally (Ariel Schalit / Associated Press)

CalFire: 8 Dead, 15 Missing in Pacific Palisades

CalFire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told Breitbart News on Thursday morning that there are eight confirmed deaths and fifteen people still missing in the Pacific Palisades due to the Palisades Fire.

CalFire PIO Clingingsmith (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

L.A. Rams Announcer Sam Laganà Saves Home from Palisades Fire

Sam Laganà, the stadium announcer for the Los Angeles Rams, fought to save his Pacific Palisades home from the raging inferno last week — and believes that firefighters did the best they could do in the circumstances they were in.

Sam Laganà (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)