World News From An Israeli Perspective

WATCH: ‘I’ve never voted Republican, but this time I will,’ Elon Musk says

The Tesla CEO announced on Twitter he would no longer support the Democrats and anticipates an uptick in political attacks against him because of his decision.

May 19, 2022

Monkeypox detected in Europe, North America; no cases in Israel

There have been no cases found in Israel to day, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Medical staff is on alert.

May 19, 2022

NY Times columnist sees ‘direct line’ from tax cuts to Buffalo shooting

Paul Krugman lamented the decline in reasonable political discourse in the U.S.

May 19, 2022

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Can men get pregnant? ‘Yes,’ Dem tells House committee

Democratic witnesses in House hearing push narrative that men can get pregnant.

May 19, 2022

British military says ship attacked off Yemen’s Hodeida port

The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet said it was aware of the attack, but declined to immediately comment further.

May 19, 2022

German prosecutors seek prison term for 101 year-old alleged ex-Nazi guard

Defendant is charged with 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

May 18, 2022

WATCH: Christian groups try to reconcile Israeli-Armenian ties

Experts discuss Israeli-Armenian reconciliation.

May 18, 2022

Invading Russian troops destroy historic synagogue building in Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The Mariupol Synagogue was built in 1882.

May 18, 2022

Europe’s push to cut Russian gas faces a race against winter

The scramble is on for scarce supplies of natural gas.

May 18, 2022

Israel delivers helmets and flak jackets to Ukraine in possible policy shift

The 2,000 helmets and 500 flak jackets will be distributed to Ukrainian civilian organizations and rescue workers.

May 18, 2022

Zelensky opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema

Zelensky referenced films like Francis Ford Coppola’s 'Apocalypse Now' and Charlie Chaplin’s 'The Great Dictator' as not unlike Ukraine’s present circumstances.

May 18, 2022

WATCH: Are the Iranians really that close to creating a bomb?

i24NEWS correspondent discusses the 'significant signal from the U.S.' that it is not sitting idly by, but rather putting Plan B into place.

May 18, 2022

WATCH: What will change in the UAE with the new president?

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been elected after years of calling the shots from behind the scenes.

May 17, 2022

US senator booed for noting ‘existence of two sexes’ as ‘scientific truth’

Lummis apologized, saying it was never her intention 'to make anyone feel unwelcomed or disrespected.'

May 17, 2022

WATCH: Pentagon releases declassified UFO footage

Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified footage during his opening remarks at a historic open House hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena.

May 17, 2022

Hezbollah, allies lose majority in Lebanon parliament

The outcome signaled a shift in a country devastated by an ongoing financial meltdown and soaring poverty.

May 17, 2022

European Union cuts its UNRWA budget by 40 percent

The new budget will provide $82 million annually, compared to the previous average annual figure of $135 million.

May 16, 2022

WATCH: Lebanese Sunni mufti slams Hezbollah

Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Jozo, the Sunni Mufti of Mount Lebanon, denounced Hezbollah during an interview on the Al-Arabiya Network. He warned that Hezbollah is leading the region towards "a pointless conflict bet...

May 16, 2022

UN to allow display of Knesset, including references to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

UN officials balked over exhibition's description of Jerusalem's capital status.

May 16, 2022

In Ukraine and internationally, scenario darkens for Russia

Ukrainian troops resisted attempted Russian advances while Sweden joins Finland in seeking NATO membership.

May 16, 2022

WATCH: Melania Trump discusses possible return to White House

Former First Lady Melania Trump discusses media scrutiny, the opioid crisis, and her initiative to help foster children through 'Fostering the Future.'

May 16, 2022

Crime scene in Crown Heights after a 2014 anti-Semitic hate crime. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

WATCH: What is the standard for a ‘hate crime’?

Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker called on politicians to 'dial down the rhetoric' following the shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.

May 15, 2022

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

The attacker's racist, anti-immigrant and antisemitic beliefs included a desire to drive all people not of European descent from the U.S.

May 15, 2022

Biden deal with Iran risks lives of Iranian-Americans, fearful of IRGC killers on the loose in US

'It is outrageous that the Biden administration would not only put all of our security at risk by allowing these IRGC killers here, but also the lives of millions of our friends and neighbors who are not Iranian.'

May 15, 2022

WATCH: Florida is so much better than ‘disastrous’ blue states, says governor

Ron DeSantis and Ben Shapiro sit down to discuss Florida's response to COVID and how it compared to blue states like California and New York.

May 12, 2022

Now in spotlight, Dubai Jews struggle for public synagogue

Kosher restaurants, nursery schools and ritual baths have sprung up, but without a synagogue, Jews feel state of limbo.

May 11, 2022

Ukraine cuts Russia gas at key hub, underlining risk to supply

The cutoff marks the first time Ukraine has disrupted the flow of Russian gas westward.

May 11, 2022

These antisemitic activists don’t want Elon Musk to bring free speech to Twitter

Why are groups such as Black Lives Matter, the Women's March and Kairos urging Twitter sponsors to boycott the social media giant?

May 11, 2022

Congress investigates Biden admin for granting visa to Soleimani ally

The visit comes amid active threats by Iran and the IRGC to assassinate U.S. officials, including former secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

May 10, 2022

WATCH: Russia was expected to defeat Ukraine sooner – ‘darkest days ahead’

Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman explains why he fears the war in Ukraine could only get worse as attacks continue despite Russian military continuing to see unexpected losses.

May 10, 2022

WATCH: Molotov cocktail attack on pro-life group denounced

Former Wisconsin governnor Scott Walker calls out 'extreme' views of those who advocates abortion up until birth.

May 10, 2022

Russia pounds Odesa as civilian bodies uncovered elsewhere

'This is another horrible war crime of the Russian occupiers against the civilian population!'

May 10, 2022

Jews allege antisemitic discrimination after Lufthansa prevents them from boarding flight

Germany's flag carrier denounced for collective punishment against Jewish passengers following mask dispute.

May 9, 2022

WATCH: Palestinian supporters attack Israeli basketball fans in Spain

Israeli basketball fans were attacked by Palestinian supporters in the Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday as they came to support Hapoel Holon in a match.

May 9, 2022

No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day

Putin's much-anticipated speech offered no new insights into how he intends to salvage the grinding war.

May 9, 2022

Russia threatens nuclear war: We would destroy NATO countries in 30 minutes

Moscow space agency head says nuclear war would be devastating for the planet, but would result in a decisive win for Russia.

May 9, 2022

WATCH: Is Russia strongman Putin having health issues?

Dr. Amir Helmer, an Israeli international body language expert, analyzes Russian President Vladimir Putin's health amid the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 8, 2022

WATCH: Pushback against the ‘woke’ invasion

The silence of American corporations on the abortion debate, social justice issues and the April jobs report signals pushback against wokeness.

May 8, 2022

New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage bans Florida governor: report

Annual Jewish Leadership Conference moves to different venue after museum objects to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

May 8, 2022

Harvard president won’t condemn antisemitic incidents

Harvard president Lawrence Bacow response was notably subdued despite making 'antiracism' a centerpiece of his tenure.

May 7, 2022

Russia intensifies attack on Mariupol ahead of annual Victory Day celebrations

Russia hopes to complete conquest of Mariupol in time for annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations.

May 7, 2022

Warning Biden, Senate sends bipartisan disapproval of return to Iran deal

Bipartisan super-majority, including 16 Democrats, pass non-binding measure, won't let IRGC off the hook for terror.

May 6, 2022

Hamas delegation arrives in Moscow to discuss Temple Mount demands

Senior officials from terror group to discuss Jerusalem tensions with Russian Foreign Ministry representatives.

May 4, 2022

Canadian senator demands deportation of PFLP terrorist

Khaled Barakat has been living in Canada off and on for the last 20 years.

May 4, 2022

Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back

Francis said he made the offer about three weeks into Russia's invasion, via the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

May 3, 2022

WATCH: The end of Roe v. Wade?

A draft opinion leaked to Politico reportedly shows the Supreme Court is poised to strike down the landmark abortion-rights decision.

May 3, 2022

Germany: Quitting Russian oil by late summer is ‘realistic’

The announcement comes as the whole European Union considers an embargo on Russian oil.

May 2, 2022

Jews urge leaders to condemn Hamas chief’s call to attack synagogues

Threats made Hamas's Gaza leader 'symbolizes the historical desire of terrorist organizations to harm the symbols of Judaism and the holy places for the Jewish people.'

May 2, 2022

Israel furious at Russia for Hitler ‘Jewish blood’ comment, demands apology

"Blaming the Jews for the Holocaust is an unacceptable blood libel.”

May 2, 2022

Trapped Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

A video posted online Sunday by Ukrainian forces showed elderly women and mothers with small children climbing over a steep pile of rubble.

May 2, 2022

CHAOS: Antifa shows up at GOP rally

Rally participants stress what they say is a need for more police rather than defunding them.

May 2, 2022

WATCH: This is a ‘huge blow’ to Russia

Bob Menendez discusses the effect of the U.S.'s sanctions against Russia and the West's commitment to Ukraine.

May 1, 2022

Pelosi leads delegation to Kyiv and Poland, vows US support

Pelosi is the most senior American lawmaker to visit Ukraine since Russia’s war began more than two months ago.

May 1, 2022

WATCH: Twitter is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ to restore freedom of ideas, says biotech entrepreneur

'What we are seeing here on Twitter is just the beginning...in order to really restore a true free marketplace of ideas,' says biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

May 1, 2022

WATCH: Is Hunter Biden a national security threat?

Former Intel chairman Devin Nunes discusses whether Hunter Biden poses a national security threat on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

May 1, 2022

US celebrity endorses terrorist lawyer for Congress

Arraf, who launched her campaign in November, has a history of defending Palestinian terrorists.

May 1, 2022

European antisemitism envoy: Putin’s ‘denazification’ rhetoric trivializes Holocaust

'The whole idea of talking about denazification and of using language that in the end trivializes the Holocaust is unacceptable and is also dangerous.'

April 29, 2022