Trump ready for ‘very big meetings’ with Netanyahu, expelling Gazans on the agenda President Trump drops hints about 'very big meetings' and 'progress' in Middle East talks involving Israel, ahead of his planned meeting with Israel's prime minister. February 3, 2025
BBC refers to Israeli hostages as ‘prisoners,’ then apologizes The BBC issues apology after a news anchor referred to three Israeli men held captive by the Hamas terror organization for over a year as 'prisoners.' February 2, 2025
How the Saudis are sneaking into Phase II of the Hamas-Israel deal – report Both the Israeli and American leaders would like to see a broader agreement that would have normalized relations with Riyadh as the new end game. February 2, 2025
Under pressure from his own gov’t, Netanyahu looks to enlist Trump to change 2nd phase of hostage deal Israel's finance minister presses Netanyahu to renegotiate hostage deal and promote annexation plan for Judea and Samaria during meeting with Trump. February 2, 2025
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond A new analysis by the Budget Lab at Yale laid out the possible damage to the U.S. economy, saying the average household would lose the equivalent of $1,170 in income from the taxes. February 2, 2025
‘We will find you; we will kill you,’ Trump says after strike on ISIS in Somalia 'Our initial assessment is that multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed,' Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary stated. February 2, 2025
‘Deplorable’: Anti-Zionist activists pour concrete into toilets at Columbia University Numerous reports indicate the attack may be the premeditated result of planning sessions which took place many months ago at an event held by Alpha Delta Phi (ADP) — a literary society. February 2, 2025
Netanyahu vows ‘peace through strength’ as he departs to meet with Trump Departing Israel for his first meeting with President Trump since inauguration day, Prime Minister Netanyahu hints the two will 'redraw' the map of the Middle East. February 2, 2025
Deni Avdija, the NBA’s only Israeli, is making a mark on the Portland Trail Blazers Avdija has also been heralded for his defense — which doesn’t dominate highlight reels or stat sheets in the same way as offense — and for his increasingly vocal leadership with his new team. February 1, 2025
Israel in ‘precarious position’ as China cozies up with Iran, expert says 'Any notion that China could serve as a viable alternative to the U.S. as a hegemonic guarantor in the region is illusory,' said Zineb Riboua, a research fellow and program manager at the Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. January 31, 2025
Dutch parliament conditions Palestinian NGO funding on recognition of Israel This week’s resolution also came two months after a violent attack in Amsterdam against visiting Israeli soccer fans by a mob of rioters, many of them Muslim. January 30, 2025
Barnard names new head of women’s center: Anti-Israel gender prof who stood watch as student radicals stormed Columbia campus building When Columbia slapped suspensions on students who stormed the building and invited police to maintain order on campus, Jordan-Young rallied to their defense. January 30, 2025
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC President Donald Trump said he had been 'fully briefed on this terrible accident' and, referring to the passengers, added, 'May God Bless their souls.' January 30, 2025
Combative Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary Soon after announcing his candidacy, he tweeted '#BombsAway' at pro-Palestinian Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, which Muslim-rights groups and the Anti-Defamation League condemned as a threat. January 29, 2025
Senate Dems block bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote on Tuesday that he supports imposing sanctions on the court in response to its investigation of Israel but that the bill’s provisions were overly broad. January 29, 2025
Trump’s intelligence director nominee denies meeting Hezbollah official Tulsi Gabbard said she did talk in 2017 with the head of Lebanese intelligence, who was close to the terror group. January 29, 2025
Congressional Republicans push to replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea & Samaria’ Republican lawmakers relaunch bid, supported by President Donald Trump, to end use of the phrase 'West Bank' in all official federal documents in favor of the area's historical name, Judea and Samaria. January 29, 2025
US halts funding for Gaza condoms Trump White House slams $50 million program funding Gaza condoms as a 'preposterous waste of taxpayer money,' while past attacks suggest Hamas may have used condoms for makeshift balloon bombs. January 29, 2025
Israeli tourists required to disclose IDF service before entering country Visa application asks Israelis if they have 'committed or been involved in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or human rights abuses.' January 29, 2025
Trump’s pick for FBI director faces accusations of jeopardizing special missions The mounting evidence of Patel’s alleged misconduct has galvanized opposition to his nomination hearing this Thursday. January 28, 2025
Iranian FM calls to ‘expel Israelis to Greenland,’ warns against ‘crazy’ attack on Iran’s nuclear program Iran's foreign minister denounces Donald Trump's proposal to relocate 1.5 million Gazans, mockingly calls for deportation of Israeli Jews to Greenland, while warning of a 'very bad disaster' if US or Israel attack Iran's nuclear program. January 28, 2025
Trump uses Holocaust Remembrance Day statement to celebrate establishment of Israel In statement marking 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Trump calls for 'end to antisemitism,' while celebrating the 're-founding' of the Jewish national home in Israel. January 28, 2025
Washington Post cites sanctioned terror financier in sympathetic piece The U.S. Department of Treasury slapped sanctions on Samidoun just months ago for providing material support to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a terrorist organization that participated in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror attack. January 28, 2025
Trump pushes Gazan relocation plan in call with Egyptian president 'I'd like to get Gazans living somewhere they can live without disruption,' Trump says, doubling down on call for Egypt and Jordan to take in Gazan refugees. January 28, 2025
Israeli president accuses UN of ‘moral bankruptcy’ during Holocaust Memorial Day address Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Israel's president castigates the UN, claiming the body has become 'weaponized' by terrorists and demonstrating 'moral bankruptcy' after October 7th. January 28, 2025
‘An insult’ – Holocaust museum chairman blasts Elon Musk’s address to German nationalists Dani Dayan, chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem and a former Israeli diplomat, blasts pro-Trump billionaire over video address to German nationalist party calling for rejection of war guilt, restoration of German national pride. January 27, 2025
Colombia backs down on deportation flights after Trump threatens steep tariffs Within an hour, Gustavo Petro arranged to have his presidential plane pick up the migrants. January 27, 2025
‘Electronic Intifada’ co-founder arrested in Switzerland Zurich Canton Councilor Mario Fehr told the Swiss newspaper, 'We do not want an Islamist Jew-hater who calls for violence in Switzerland.' January 26, 2025
Elon Musk lauds ‘German pride,’ rejects Holocaust guilt in address to German nationalist party Days before Holocaust Remembrance Day, billionaire mogul Elon Musk says Germans must embrace 'German pride' and 'move beyond past guilt,' in address to nationalist AfD party. January 26, 2025
Trump halts nearly all foreign aid President Donald Trump imposes near-total ban on foreign aid - with the exception of military aid to Egypt and Israel. January 26, 2025
Trump announces lifting of arms limitations on Israel President Trump says weapons ordered by IDF but blocked by Biden administration will now be transferred to Israel, marking end to partial arms embargo imposed during Gaza war. January 26, 2025
Rabbi’s letter fetches $700,000 at auction The letter was discovered within a remarkable volume containing hundreds of manuscripts and signatures from prominent 18th-century Moroccan Torah scholars. January 26, 2025
Trump pressuring Egypt, Jordan to take in Gazans President Trump calls Gaza Strip 'a real mess,' hopes to find Arab state to take in 1.5 million Gazans during Gaza's reconstruction. January 26, 2025
US drops Judea, Samaria residents from sanctions list Fifty-eight individuals and organizations were deleted from the list, including one Palestinian terrorist organization, the 'Lion’s Den' from Nablus in Samaria. January 25, 2025
Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary During his confirmation hearing, Hegseth framed himself as a much-needed agent of change, emphasizing his combat experience and deployments in the war on terror. January 25, 2025
GOP-controlled Congress considers bill sanctioning Palestinian government over ‘pay-to-slay’ program The Palestinian government pays around $16 million a month to imprisoned terrorists, including nearly 900 Gaza-based Hamas fighters captured in the wake of Oct. 7, according to estimates. January 24, 2025
Nashville school shooter praised Hitler, said he was ‘influenced’ by Candace Owens in purported manifesto The shooter, who like Owens is black, also posted a flyer from the Goyim Defense League, an antisemitic hate group which, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has an 'overarching goal to expel Jews from America.' January 24, 2025
Disgusting language used by senior UN official who publicly cursed Netanyahu and Jewish leader Pro-Hamas United Nations health official curses Israeli prime minister after Gaza ceasefire delayed for hours over Hamas refusal to handover hostage list; launches into racist tirade against Jewish head of UN monitor group. January 24, 2025
Netanyahu defends Elon Musk amid Nazi salute accusations Israel's prime minister calls tech mogul and US DOGE administrator Elon Musk a 'great friend of Israel,' pushing back against criticism of the billionaire over gesture some compared to Hitler salute. January 23, 2025
Trump puts Houthis back on terror blacklist Former president Joe Biden had removed the Iran-backed group's Foreign Terrorist Organization designation right after assuming office. January 23, 2025
Trump’s sanctions could ‘destroy’ the ICC, insiders fear Officials at the International Criminal Court say the body is planning for 'worst case scenario' ahead of sanctions by both the U.S. Congress and the White House, fearing the moves could constitute an existential threat to the court. January 23, 2025
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave Agencies must also cancel any DEI-related training and end any related contracts. January 22, 2025
Journalist’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year 'It’s especially meaningful that this year’s awards are going to a number of Israeli authors and books on Israel,' Elisa Spungen Bildner, the Jewish Book Council’s president, said in a statement. January 22, 2025
UN chief warns against Israeli annexation of Judea, Samaria United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that Israel may take advantage of Trump's presidency to annex Judea and Samaria, hold Gaza Strip 'in limbo' under de facto Israeli administration. January 22, 2025
Ramaswamy leaves Trump administration after one day Trump spokesperson Anna Kelly confirmed his exit and suggested the billionaire is preparing to pursue political office in Ohio. January 22, 2025
Trump announces $500 billion in AI infrastructure investment Stargate will be 'building the physical and virtual infrastructure to power the next generation of AI,' Trump said, adding that the project will create 100,000 American jobs. January 22, 2025
Trump nominee rips ‘antisemitic’ UN, defends Israel’s ‘biblical right to Judea and Samaria’ Congresswoman tapped by Trump to serve as American ambassador to the United Nations backs Israel's 'biblical right' to Judea and Samaria, rips UN as 'antisemitic,' and vows to reassess support for funding of UN programs. January 22, 2025
Father of hostage meets ICC prosecutor to push for Netanyahu’s arrest Yehuda Cohen said he was using this pressure tactic to ensure the implementation of the second phase of the deal, when male soldiers would be released. January 22, 2025
Trump mulling trip to Middle East President Trump takes credit for the staggered release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal, says the captives would never have been freed 'if I weren't here.' January 22, 2025
Pro-Israel group urges Trump to demand extradition of freed terrorists who murdered Americans Advocacy group notes terrorists slated for release under hostage deal include convicted killers responsible for the murder of 16 American citizens in Israel. January 21, 2025
Elon Musk’s gesture at inauguration event ignites comparisons to Nazi salute; ADL disagrees Jerry Nadler, the Jewish Democratic congressman from Manhattan, called the gesture antisemitic and said other officials should condemn it. January 21, 2025
Rumors swirl of Fetterman switching to Republican Party amid party tensions 'If he maintains his conservative lean, rural PA and suburban Republicans will back him,' commented one analyst. January 21, 2025
Hamas praises Trump, credits him with securing Gaza ceasefire Trump is a 'serious president,' says senior Hamas leader, lauding the new president for 'ending the war' in the Gaza Strip. January 21, 2025
Senate confirms Rubio in 99 to 0 vote, cementing Trump’s first official cabinet member Rubio and President Donald Trump both vowed to rein in the diplomatic agency by refocusing it on what the newly installed White House described Monday as an 'America-First foreign policy.' January 21, 2025
Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will last, hints US may help rebuild Gaza Hours after taking office, President Trump says he is 'not confident' that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will hold through all three stages, while adding Hamas 'weakened' and most of its leaders dead. January 21, 2025
Trump nixes sanctions on Israeli settlers days after Biden extended them As one of his first acts after taking office, Trump rolls back dozens of Biden's executive orders, including sanctions against a list of Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria - days after Biden extended the order for another year. January 21, 2025
Trump rally turns emotional as Israeli hostage crisis takes center stage The rally took a poignant turn as families of hostages joined him on stage, marking a powerful moment of unity and purpose. January 21, 2025
Trump to immediately halt funding to UNRWA The executive order is one of several expected to be signed by Trump during his first week back in office. January 20, 2025
Biden issues last-minute pardons for Fauci, Milley, and J6 committee members, including Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff These pardons remain controversial as the individuals involved have not been charged but played pivotal roles in contentious events of recent years. January 20, 2025
‘Don’t negotiate with terrorists’ – Republican senator blasts hostage deal 'We didn't' negotiate with Japan' - Republican senator blasts hostage deal with Hamas, blames Joe Biden's pressure on Israel during Gaza war for failure to secure hostages' release early on. January 20, 2025
