Former IDF intel chief: Oct. 7 was ‘much deeper’ than an intelligence failure

Former IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, in a series of leaked recordings, said that the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack did not occur because of intelligence failures or a poor response time... Read more »

Baseball fans can now add little-known Monte Pfeiffer to roster of Jewish players

JTA — For the first time in decades, a long-forgotten major league baseball player has been posthumously identified as Jewish. Monte Pfeiffer, who played a single game for the Philadelphia Athletics some... Read more »

Egypt promises Gaza $50B while calling it ‘exploding mine’

For Egypt, Gaza represents a trap. Police training for thousands of Palestinians, a 15-member technocrat administrative committee, and a 50 billion dollar reconstruction program – these constitute merely portions of the promises... Read more »

Toronto film fest to screen Oct. 7 doc initially nixed over ‘copyright concerns’

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Thursday reversed an initial decision to scrap the screening of a documentary about the October 7 onslaught following uproar from Jewish organizations and Israeli officials.... Read more »

Qatar emerges as regional air power with US and Israeli technology despite terror ties

In April this year, a year and a half after Hamas’ October 7 massacre, a multinational air drill took place in Middle Eastern skies, an exercise whose execution required a significant degree... Read more »

Iran moves towards dramatic internal conflict, and another war

Nearly two months have passed since the outbreak of the war between Iran and Israel. Negotiations for a new nuclear deal are still stagnating, after Iranian insistence led to a deadlock and... Read more »

Why a U.S. Cyber Fund is Going All in on Israel

Collin Gutman, Managing Partner at SaaS Ventures, has spent the past decade backing U.S.-based SaaS and cybersecurity startups. But over the last few years, his path and perspective shifted. A move from... Read more »

‘To fit the desired political outcome’: UN changes starvation metrics

A UN-linked group assessing food security in Gaza recently modified a critical metric, enabling an easier famine declaration in the Hamas-controlled region, according to Washington Free Beacon. The Integrated Food Security Phase... Read more »

Netanyahu claims IDF abandoned commitment to ‘victory’ in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Wednesday that over the years, the Israel Defense Forces “systematically” abandoned its commitment to “victory,” saying some former senior military officials had caved to global pressure and... Read more »

Hunger, civil wars and corruption plague South Sudan as potential destination for Gaza residents

Will the world’s newest nation become home to Gaza’s displaced population? The Associated Press reported Tuesday on ongoing discussions between Israel and South Sudan about Palestinian refugees potentially relocating to the African... Read more »