Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Alaska on August 15

US President Donald Trump said Friday he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in one week in Alaska, and suggested that an eventual deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war... Read more »

In major shift, Germany suspends arms exports to Israel over Gaza City takeover plan

Germany vowed Friday to suspend sales of arms to Israel that could be used in Gaza, as European and Arab nations slammed the cabinet’s decision to conquer Gaza City after 22 months... Read more »

Starmer on Gaza occupation: ‘Israel’s decision is wrong’

The Israeli Diplomatic-Security Cabinet approved Friday morning a plan for the IDF takeover of Gaza, in a decision that opens the door to further escalation in the war in the Strip. In... Read more »

Students at flagship Jerusalem yeshiva dismiss danger of arrest as IDF cracks down

Standing outside Jerusalem’s Mir Yeshiva on Wednesday afternoon, Aryeh appeared relaxed, his demeanor at odds with the increasingly apocalyptic rhetoric of his community’s rabbinic leadership, which this week declared “war” against the... Read more »

The painful truth Netanyahu must tell the public

The half-life moment Since around 2 p.m. on October 7, Hamas has become a different organization. Not really, of course. Just on television. Until that hour, its media arm was flooding the... Read more »

Conquering Gaza? Israel’s real leverage over Hamas isn’t what you think

Gaza (1). The Diplomatic-Security Cabinet is set to meet Thursday evening to discuss the future of the war in Gaza. The options are familiar: maintaining the current situation; intensifying the encirclement and... Read more »

Trump’s 15% tariffs on imports from Israel take effect as part of sweeping global regime

The United States’ 15 percent tariff on imports from Israel took effect on Thursday, potentially costing the country billions of dollars, as part of a sweeping regime of international duties imposed by... Read more »

Hundreds of Holocaust survivors wait for volunteers who don’t come

The Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims has confronted a severe volunteer shortage in recent days, declining from 3,000 volunteers before the war to just over 2,000 currently. Hundreds of Holocaust... Read more »

The Hasidic woman who shaped counterterrorism laws in NYC

For over three decades, Devorah Halberstam, a Hasidic woman from the Chabad community, has carried the unimaginable pain of losing her son in a shooting attack and transformed it into a driving... Read more »

Gaza photographer exposed as Hamas propagandist, German investigation found

As photos of hungry Palestinian children holding empty pots sparked mass protests condemning Israel for Gaza starvation and influenced international politics worldwide, a German investigation by Süddeutsche Zeitung reveals these powerful images... Read more »