Netanyahu’s pre-holiday remarks hides troubling message for Israel

Sparta. This is one of the best kept secrets. Few know its full details, and here it will be sketched only in broad strokes for reasons of national security. Anyone who does... Read more »

Former French president convicted of illegal campaign funding

A Paris court convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy Thursday in connection with alleged illegal campaign financing from Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, sentencing him to five years in... Read more »

Major outlets demand free press access to Gaza: ‘History is told by those who report it’

Some of the world’s most prominent news outlets released a short film on Wednesday with a joint statement calling on Israel to allow international journalists into Gaza to report on the ongoing... Read more »

Spain joins Italy and sends warship to escort Gaza flotilla

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that his country will join Italy in dispatching a naval vessel to accompany the flotilla to Gaza. Sánchez made the announcement at a press conference... Read more »

How will Netanyahu respond at the UN?

Following Trump’s speech, delivered in the spirit of a Nobel Peace Prize acceptance, and after the Saudi-French initiative and Trump’s summit with Arab and Turkish leaders, Israeli eyes are now set on... Read more »

Danish teachers’ pension fund to divest from Israeli state assets over Gaza, settlements

Citing the war in Gaza and West Bank settlement expansion, a Danish teachers’ pension fund worth nearly $25 billion said Wednesday that it would stop investing in Israeli state assets, including government-controlled... Read more »

Netanyahu is betraying Israel’s trust and endangering its future

Years in Israeli politics have not turned Gadi Eisenkot into a politician. Even after founding a party, and while weighing whether to announce a run for prime minister, he insists on staying... Read more »

Muslim leaders slam Israel at UN, with Indonesia breaking ranks

Qatar, Turkey and Jordan delivered fierce speeches against Israel at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, accusing it of “genocide” and of sabotaging negotiations to end the war in Gaza. Qatar’s ruler... Read more »

Anti-Israel activists protest at UN after wave of Palestinian statehood recognitions

NEW YORK — Anti-Israel activists protested against the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday, after a series of countries granted Palestine statehood recognition during the UN’s annual General Assembly. The... Read more »

Trump to slam recognition of ‘Palestine’, declare ‘America’s power is back’ at UN

President Donald Trump will deliver his first address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday since returning to the White House. Against the backdrop of rising tensions with allies... Read more »