As President Donald Trump crisscrosses the Arab world this week, there is talk of peace in the Middle East, shockingly with the Hamas terrorist group still in the picture.However, as a former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and the co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, challenging Islamist extremism, I know there is only one path to victory in the Middle East: The complete and unconditional surrender by Hamas and the Palestinian people.TRUMP HITS IRAN'S POCKETBOOK AS HE DANGLES A CARROT IN MIDDLE EAST SPEECHThe strong-man approach that Trump has taken with China on trade is very similar to the ground game he must realize in the Middle East for the defeat of Hamas. In 2016, he dared to imagine a new reality to the endless wars between Israel and Arab nations and their proxies. Few thought there could be a lasting, genuine peace agreement between Israel and its enemy neighbors, but Trump put a lie to that expectation with the establishment of theAbraham Accords in 2019, building peace between Israel and four historical enemies, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Sudan and Bahrain.On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched the most brutal and savage war of rape, killing and enslavement of Jews since the Holocaust.Hamas proclaimed, celebrated and videotaped their brutality. Hamas genocidal hate for Jews and Israel runs deep. Hamas practices a theo-political interpretation of my faith known as "Islamism," or political Islam, believing in a theocratic state. It is a cult that hates individual liberties and free enterprise, spawned fromthe Muslim Brotherhood, born in Egypt in the 1920s and similar to the ideology of Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Islamism has deeply infected the practice of Muslims around the world.Meanwhile, Arab nations and Palestinian terrorist groups have waged war against Israel repeatedly and lost in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, on and on and now 2023 through 2025 through the Islamists that are Hamas.Why does this cycle of war keep happening?One simple reason: the international community has never compelled the Palestinians to acknowledge defeat. Today, Hamas has become a death cult, repackaged as a victim-cult where its leaders funnel money poured into them to create infernal tunnels of weaponry, terrorists and hate.Muslims around the world and guilt-filled westerners have failed to understand that the key element to redemption is surrender. Allied forces had to force Germany and Japan into unconditional surrender before the two nations made the painful step toward modernity after World War II.But, despite defeat after defeat, Palestinians have never had to surrender their death cults and successfully enter the modern world.To this, some of my Muslim brethren may say, "Surrender to the Jews? Never!"But they would not be surrenderingto the Jews. They would be surrendering the inhumanity and abject failure of Islamist ideology and their fantasy that they will destroy Israel.The Palestinian establishment has brainwashed its citizenry. Nazi Germany did the same thing. When Nazi German forces were forced to accept defeat and surrender, Germans found freedom on the other side.That is the type of moral fearlessness needed today. The Hamas Charter is a theo-political screed of Jew-hatred that must be torn up. It's the PalestinianMein Kampf. Like the billionaire leaders of Hamas, it perverts and destroys any hope for generations to come.I believe in my faith of Islam, not the Islamist ideology. Over a millennium ago, Islam had produced the Elon Musks of its age. Islamic nations were the leaders in math, science, philosophy and civilization.In fact, the only nation-state even mentioned by God in the Quran is Israel! Its mention is an endorsement that even Islamists can't ignore.So, the historic new alliance between Arab countries must not just be about gleaming skyscrapers. It must be about transformation, or it could end up like the ideologically doomed country of Qatar.Qatar is an externally modern city-state on the gulf, in the desert. Yet, its state-sponsored media, the horrifically popular Al-Jazeera TV, radicalizes all. It's one vast communicator of hate against the West, Israel and the Jews.Al Jazeera English and Arabic is the primary cancer cell spreading the Islamist supremacist worldview of Muslim Brotherhood terror groups. Its not a coincidence the Qataris have the leaders of the Taliban, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas on speed dial when it comes time for "negotiations."Qatars trillions fund a blanket of Islamist hate across the world.The internet has changed lifeand it has changed Islam, revealing a medieval climate of grievance and tribalism. The Arab Awakening of 2011 reminded the Arab people that they are stronger than their rulers, and they can expose the bullies of the "Islamist establishment."CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONApoll of Muslims in the United Kingdom revealed that 81% of respondents said they were "Muslim first" and "British second."Another global poll showed that the majority of Arab Muslims support the death penalty for "apostates" of Islam, with up to80% in Egypt and Jordan and a plurality across the world. That is todays normative interpretation of Islamic law, or shariah. It is the ideology of a death cult. This all must change.I recently argued atOxford Union debate that the brand of Islam of today is not compatible with democracy, liberty, or freedom. But the Islam of the 21st century could be, if we end the "bigotry of low expectations" and stop handing Muslims participation trophies for just showing up to negotiations, interfaith dinners and business deals. Muslims have excelled before in a pluralistic society, and we can excel again. But, as we argue through theMuslim Reform Movement and the Clarity Coalition, another group I cofounded to challenge Islamists, we must give up our hate and embrace modernity.That means recognizing the state of Israel. And unconditionally surrendering with an end to all hostilities and war against Israel. The delusion of a Palestine that replaces the state of Israel must die.History has shown that unconditional surrender would allow the silent majority to find renewal in a post-Hamas, post-Islamist, post-tribal Gaza. Endless wars only end when the defeated are not left at the brink of defeat to rearm again. That is tough love.Recentanti-Hamas protestsin Gaza may signal an opening in Hamas hold on Palestinians. Securing their surrender may finally turn their consciousness away from endless wars toward enlightenment and bring Islam into the 21st century.

National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) defender Savy King underwent heart surgery following her frightening collapse during a match for Angel City on Friday night, the team said.King was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after she suffered a medical issue while playing against the Utah Royals. Doctors discovered an abnormality in her heart, and she underwent surgery on Tuesday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"On behalf of our entire family, along with Savy, we have been so moved by the love and support from Angel City players, staff, fans and community, as well as soccer fans across the country," Kings family said in a statement. "We are blessed to share Savy is recovering well and we are looking forward to having her home with us soon."Angel City said King was resting and that her "prognosis is excellent."The incident occurred in the 74th minute of the match. Medical personnel attended to King for about 10 minutes before she was stretched off of the field and onto a cart.The NWSL said it would review policies to see if changes need to be made when dealing with medical emergencies.BARCELONA BEATS REAL MADRID IN EL CLASICO DESPITE KYLIAN MBAPPE'S HAT TRICKThe rules stated that the league "recognizes that emergencies may arise which make the start or progression of a Game inadvisable or dangerous for participants and spectators. Certain event categories automatically trigger the League Office into an evaluation of whether delay or postponement is necessary."Officials put 12 minutes of stoppage time on the clock and played through the end of the match. Angel City won 2-0.Bay FC selected King with the No. 2 pick out of North Carolina in the 2024 NWSL Draft. She appeared in 18 matches for the club before she was traded to Angel City in the offseason.She has played in eight matches this season for her club.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was uninterested in answering a question about a bold statement she made when it came to growing the WNBA.Reese made it clear last June that she believed it was not just "one person" who changed the game of womens basketball and that historians will look back on the moment in 2024 and prove her right.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Its because of me too," Reese said.On Tuesday, Reese was about to be asked whether she still felt like that when she interjected."Next question," she said, via FOX 32 Chicago.A Sky official off to the side also chimed in to move on from the question.The question of who made a bigger impact on the popularity of the WNBA will keep lingering. For what it is worth, the Indiana Fever have dozens of games on national TV this season more than the defending champion New York Liberty.Reese is entering her second season in the WNBA with all eyes on how she will fare in 2025 with a new head coach and a couple of new teammates around her.ANGEL REESE'S MOM TAKES APPARENT SHOT AT CAITLIN CLARK'S FAN BASE: 'WE AIN'T THE SAME'The former LSU stars rookie campaign came to an abrupt end when she suffered an injury that kept her off the floor and prevented Chicago from a final push to the playoffs. She was an All-Star last season and averaged 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. She earned MVP votes and finished second behind Caitlin Clark for WNBA Rookie of the Year.In the offseason, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie offered advice about her game in February and expanded on it in an interview with Sports Illustrated."Angel has the motor, she has the energy that you need to be an amazing player," Leslie said. "She has a nose for a ball that's really uncanny and really tough to stop. She's a physical player who plays, she enjoys the contact so you really can't rattle her. And I think we have all of those pieces that makes for a really great player."I think Angel's ability to score is gonna continue to get better, scoring on the inside and finishing on the left side and right side. She's a lefty who shoots very well on the right side. She has an excellent work ethic, and she's gonna continue to get better."Chicago will open the season against Clark and the Indiana Fever.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The attempted takeover of a library at Columbia University by anti-Israel protesters last week was shut down fast and decisively by law enforcement, and the feeling among students on campus is that any further disruption or any repeat of last years chaotic campus encampments will not be tolerated among the universitys new leadership and will be quickly squashed.There was a somber and uneasy mood outside the university the day after the protest, with the vast majority of students tight-lipped on the matter as they hurriedly shuffled through a security checkpoint outside the main gate on their way to class. There were no political signs, no Palestinian flags, and only a handful of people over the course of several hours were spotted wearing keffiyehs, the traditional Middle Eastern scarf often worn by protesters to signify their support of Palestinians.Those who did speak said things had changed.DOZENS OF ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS ARRESTED AFTER STORMING, TAKING OVER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DURING FINALS"It was very scary. I think the energy after last night, the dynamic has shifted,"a dejected Harmony Cruz Bustamante told Fox News Digital outside the university on Thursday afternoon."There's just a collective understanding now on campus that we don't talk about certain things because of fears of getting detained or questioned by the authorities. So it was very scary last night because the university really revealed themselves in that they really don't have our interests at heart. And I think that was seen through the viciousness that a lot of the public safety officers and NYPD had."Cruz Bustamante and others sympathetic to the protesters' cause pointed fingers at the alleged heavy-handed tactics used by the NYPD and university police.Having had $400 million in federal funding pulled by the Trump administration, the university warned students weeks ago that any illegal protests would be swiftly shut down, and agitators would be arrested.That is exactly what happened on Wednesday afternoon when anti-Israel protesters burst into the Butler Library and climbed on tables as students prepared for finals. The NYPD made 80 arrests 19 males and 61 females, according to a source. A source also said at least 50 of the 80protesters arrestedwere Columbia University students.Trying to get students to speak about the protests proved challenging.COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY YIELDS TO TRUMP ADMIN DEMANDS OVER REVOKED $400M IN FEDERAL FUNDINGMany international students, who make up around 38% of the population, breezed by and said they did not want to risk speaking in case their visas would be yanked, like Mahmoud Khalil, one of the ringleaders ofanti-Israel protestsat Columbia last year who the Trump administration arrested in March and is trying to deport.Among those non-international students who did speak, the reaction was mixed."I think it was quite commendable and honorable of them,"saidpolitical science major Elias Taouli, who agrees with the protesters cause but does not condone violence. "It was quite chaotic, some kids were getting shoved on the ground and everything," he said. "Of course, there's always a better way to do things, but the truth is that we're trying to get a reaction out of Columbia, and it's very easy to criticize 19-year-old kids on how they protest, but then you won't criticize how Columbia has been bending over backwards for Trump and then deporting its students.""Columbia is going against every value that they preach. I mean they teach us these beautiful values and the reason why I came here -- freedom and equality and justice but they're bending over backwards to basically appease a dictator. While Harvard is fighting back. They're not even trying to fight back."He said that the demonstrators' message itself is antisemitic and that there is always a small fraction of people who will take it too far, adding that those protesting are not against the Jewish people.However, a blunt Rose Meyer was adamant that agitators should pay the price for their illegal conduct."My thoughts are that if you're going to break school policy, you will pay the consequences. It's that simple," Meyer said. "What's happening in Gaza is not great. I don't have a solution. I don't think it's very easy to solve, but the way you're going about it, not so bueno."The university's encampment protests ignited a wave of campus protests throughout the country last year. The chaos at Columbia culminated in students taking control ofHamilton Hall and violently clashingwith policein riot gear. The ugly scenes saw more than 200 people arrested as students protested Israels war in Gaza in response to the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas that left more than 1,200 people dead.Critics of the protesters said they were fueled by hatred of Israel, while defenders said they were trying to force political change and stop Israels attacks on Gaza aimed at crushing Hamas and rescuing the hostages.Another student, PJ, said he hopes Wednesday's disturbance can be used as an inflection point and said he hopes it is used as a time to come together to find some common ground. He feels the disruptions should be dealt with internally by the university."I think that it's a lot of sadness, a lot of frustration, a lot of confusion, as well," he said. "I think this is a scary time, I also think it's a very hopeful time."He said students are trying to balance the best way to stand up for their beliefs and values with academic tasks at hand.International students who did speak to Fox News Digital did not want to be on video in fear of any repercussions.As of the fall, about 13,750 (38%) of Columbias student population are international students with more than 6,450 hailing from China, according to the university. That is followed by 1,240 Indians and nearly 580 Canadians. These students hail from over 145 countries.One Italian student said the tactics protesters used were wrong. "Ive learned that its smart not to comment.""Im staying out of it, Im an international student," a smiling female international student from Ethiopia said as she whizzed by.Daniel David, a freshman from Israel who is studying computer science, said the protesters are misguided since they do not live in the Middle East and do not have first-hand experience of the situation in the Middle East."There are no consequences for actions. How do they know whats going on over there?" David asked.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe said he thought twice about coming to study at Columbia given last years encampments but said if he did not, then it would have been a win for the demonstrators.Antonio Da Porto, an Italian student who is studying math, added that he does not want a repeat of last year's disruptions when student classes, studies and graduations were interrupted. He said the protesters should demonstrate in public spaces."These people act in a way that they want to really put the students in a difficult situation. I think theres a silent majority of people that are not happy about anything that's happening right now and that's been happening in the last year," Da Porto said."You can say what you think, but you're an international student, so you're here to build your career, and you should not bring any problems to the nation. Theres not really a systematic antisemitism problem. It's like a small group of students that do a lot of noise. But outside this small group of students, Jewish students can feel relatively safe on the campus."

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