Saturday, May 31st, 2025
U.S. Sends Tehran ‘Bullet-Point’ Framework Proposal on Nuclear Deal — Calls for Iran to Cease All Uranium Enrichment; Proposes Regional Consortium to Produce Civilian Nuclear Power New York Times – David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi & Maggie Haberman – News
>>Watch: IDF Releases Video Showing Where Sinwar was Eliminated -- Tunnel Network Beneath Hospital X – Open Source Intel – Video
Senior Israeli Official: Hamas’s Response to U.S. Ceasefire-Hostage Proposal a De Facto Rejection — Far-Reaching Demands Contradict Witkoff Terms Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
>>Witkoff Responds: 'Totally Unacceptable and Only Takes Us Backward' X – Office of the Special Envoy to the Middle East – News
>>Asharq Al-Awsat (Saudi): Hamas Responds 'Positively' to U.S. Proposal, But Demands Completely Different Terms -- Under Growing Strain Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – News
>>Watch: Drone Uncovers Booby-Trapped Apartment in Gaza, Saving Soldiers' Lives Arutz Sheva – Yoni Kempinski – Video & Photo Essay
Leaked: Damning IAEA Report Spells Out Iranian Secret Nuclear Activities — Violation of Non-Proliferation Obligations Reuters – Francois Murphy – News
>>Tehran Has Enriched Uranium for 10 Nuclear Bombs, Continues Production Israel Hayom – Dudi Kogan & Neta Bar – News
>>IAEA: Tehran Conducted Secret Nuclear Activity with Undeclared Material Yedioth Ahronoth – Agencies – News
>>Iran Has Amassed Even More Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Associated Press – Stephanie Liechtenstein – News
>>Netanyahu Releases Rare Shabbat Statement in Response to IAEA Report -- 'Grave & Unequivocal' X – Barak Ravid – News
>>Western Powers to Push IAEA to Find Tehran in Breach of Its Non-Proliferation Obligations -- Likely to Complicate Nuclear Talks Reuters – Francois Murphy & John Irish – News
>>Biden's NSA Sullivan Applauds Trump's Approach to Iran Nuclear Negotiations -- Says Emerging Deal Will Be 'Pretty Similar' to Obama's 2015 Deal Jewish Insider – Emily Jacobs – News
Haredi Women Speak Out on Life Behind the Scenes — ‘I’m a Soldier’s Wife’ and ‘We’re Proud to Defend Israel’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Shilo Freid – Feature
Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’ Laser Defense System Is a Battlefield Revolution, but Challenges Remain Yedioth Ahronoth – Yuval Azulay – Analysis
Trump Appoints Paul Ingrassia, Who Referred to ‘Israel/Palestine as Yet Another Psyop,’ to Senior Federal Watchdog Role Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Andrew Lapin – News
Israel’s New Settlements Plan: A Response to European Push for Two-State Solution Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon – Analysis
Israeli Innovation: Construction Tech Startup Uses AI and Computer Vision to Monitor Construction Projects Yedioth Ahronoth – Calcalist – News
Shavuot 2025: ‘One People with One Heart’ — Guide to the Jewish Holiday Celebrating Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Yedioth Ahronoth – Tzohar Rabbinical Organization – Feature
>>Crash Course on Shavuot with Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Mother of Murdered Hostage Call Me Back Podcast – Dan Senor – Video Podcast
>>Making Shavuot Personal: Eight Israelis Share Their Single Moments of Godly Revelations, Like at Sinai Jewish News Syndicate – Deborah Fineblum – Feature
>>A Shavuot Story: How Ruth’s Loyalty Inspired American Liberty Jewish Journal – Stuart Halpern – Feature
>>Newly Released JNF Photos Show Shavuot Celebrations in Israel in the 1930s & ’40s Jewish News Syndicate – Staff – Photo Essay
Friday, May 30th, 2025
Over 400 Entertainment Leaders Release Open Letter Condemning anti-Israel Incitement — Lies & Deadly Consequences Creative Community for Peace – Open Letter
IDF Strikes Missile Depots in Syria — ‘No Party Will Have Immunity’ Jerusalem Post – Reuters & Staff – News
Israeli Foreign Ministry: ‘Macron’s Crusade Against the Jewish State Continues’ — Rewarding Jihadist Terrorists with a Palestinian State Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>FM Sa'ar Responds to France: 'Demilitarized' Like After Oslo That Brought the Second Intifada? Like After the Withdrawal from Gaza That Brought Oct. 7? X – Raylan Givens – News
MIT Disciplines Student Commencement Speaker Who Condemned School’s Ties to Israel as ‘Complicit in Genocide’ Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Andrew Lapin – News
>>Harvard Commencement Speaker Lauds Classmate Who Assaulted Israeli Student -- to Whoops and Cheers From the Crowd Washington Free Beacon – Jessica Costescu & Jessica Schwalb – News
Israel Fears Being Boxed In by Trump’s Iran Talks — Tehran Has Sped-Up Progress Toward Producing a Nuclear Weapon Wall Street Journal – Dov Lieber, Laurence Norman & Alexander Ward – Analysis
>>High-Level Iranian, Chinese & Russian Officials Meet to Weaken U.S.'s Negotiation Position with Tehran Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo – News
>>Israeli Officials Warn: There Can Be No 'Good' Nuclear Deal with Tehran Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – Analysis
>>Why Israel Is Even More Fearful of Trump's Nuclear Deal than Obama’s Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
Full Text of Witkoff’s Proposal for Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – News
>>Readout From Security Cabinet Meeting: IDF Chief Zamir Says 'Hamas is Losing Control of the Population' X – Raylan Givens – News
>>New Gaza Aid Distribution Mechanism Threatens Hamas Control Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob & Jacob Laznik – Analysis
>>IDF Evacuates 250K Gazans from Jabalya as It Reaches Critical Juncture in Fighting Jerusalem Post – Amir Bohbot – News
>>Hamas Response Pending as Ceasefire Reports Circulate Israel Hayom – Ariel Kahana & Danny Zaken – News
>>Extraordinary, Watch: Numerous Gazans at New Hamas-Free Aid Distribution Center Thank Trump & Curse Hamas X – Center for Peace Communications – Video
How Israel’s Secret Laser Weapon Went from Lab to Battlefield in 18 Months Israel Hayom – Hanan Greenwood – Feature
>>How Israel’s Laser Defense System Could Change the Future of Warfare Yedioth Ahronoth – Tal Shahaf – Analysis
The Jewish Revival Inside Mumbai, India — Shabbat Dinners & a Hebrew School Thrive at the Site of 2008’s Terror Attacks Wall Street Journal – Howard Husock – Feature
How Congress Became Impotent on Foreign Policy — Pro-Israel Groups Question Their Traditional Playbook Jewish Insider – Matthew Kassel – Analysis
Point: AG Baharav-Miara’s Judicial Overreach is Undermining Israel’s Democracy Jerusalem Post – Yaakov Katz – Opinion
>>Counterpoint: AG Baharav-Miara Says 'Under Cover of War, Regime Change Has Sped Up Greatly' Times of Israel – Jeremy Sharon – News
Israel’s Gas Empire: Exports Soar, Neighbors Dependent, Treasury Swells The Judean – Staff – Analysis
More Organizations Are Fighting anti-Semitism — But Often with Overlapping Missions & Contradictory Messages Times of Israel – Zev Stub – Analysis
The U.S. Alliance with Qatar — Money Talks & Strategic Interests Walks Jewish News Syndicate – James Sinkinson – Opinion
Anti-Israel Marxist Groups Start ‘Free Elias Rodriguez’ Campaign — Laud ‘Legitimate Act’ Jerusalem Post – Mathilda Heller – News
Women Are Thriving in the IDF — But Training for Female Combat Drivers is Halted After Physical Fitness Levels Fell Short Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – News
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Ch. 12: President Trump Ordered the Pentagon to Stop Coordinating with Israel for a Joint Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities — Prompted the Tense Call with Netanyahu & Public Warnings X – Raylan Givens – News
>>Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew): Netanyahu Orders IDF to Prepare for a Possible Independent Strike on Iran Without U.S. Involvement X – Open Source Intel – News
IDF Issues Massive, Widespread Evacuation Order for the Entire Northern & Eastern Gaza Strip X – OSINTdefender – News
IDF Shoots Down Houthi Missile; Millions Forced to Shelters in Central Israel Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
With Israeli Intel, Lebanon Is Dismantling Hezbollah in the South Wall Street Journal – Omar Abdel-Baqui & Adam Chamseddine – Analysis
2025 Jewish Landscape Report: Antisemitism Tops Global Concerns for Jews Jewish Press – David Israel – News
Witkoff Presents New Ceasefire-Hostage Proposal After His Previous Proposal Was Accepted by Israel & Rejected by Hamas Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Update: Israel Says Hamas Yet to Approve Ceasefire Proposal After Reports of Agreement Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Einav Halabi – News
>>Update: Hamas Rejects New Witkoff Proposal; Demands More Changes Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Israel Accepts Witkoff Framework for Gaza Ceasefire, Netanyahu Says Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Einav Halabi – News
>>Small Shifts Toward Hamas's Positions: The Details of New Witkoff Framework Israel Hayom – Danny Zaken – Analysis
>>New Gaza Aid Mechanism Resumes -- IDF Urges Civilians to Expel Hamas from Distribution Centers Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Einav Halabi – News
>>Watch, Gaza Man: 'We Want to Eat; Bravo Trump & the Israel Defense Forces' X – David Lange – Video
Explosive New Austrian Intelligence Report Reveals Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Still Active Fox News – Benjamin Weinthal – News
>>Iranian Sources Dismiss Claims of Imminent Nuclear Deal -- Call U.S. Optimism a Pressure Tactic Iran Nuances – News [Ed. This is a Tehran-linked news organization]
Israel Prepares to Call Up 450,000 Soldiers amid Mounting Toll on Reservists and Their Families Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Deborah Danan – News
Baby of Terror Victim Tzeela Gez Dies from Wounds After Two Weeks in Intensive Care Jerusalem Post – Itay Gal – News
Israeli Government Approves Establishment of 22 New Settlements in Judea & Samaria — Focus on Retaining Israeli Sovereignty in Strategic Areas Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Trump Dislikes ‘Forever Wars,’ But Israel is Stuck With One — President’s Impatience is Creating ‘Daylight’ Between Two Allies Jewish News Syndicate – Jonathan Tobin – Opinion
>>The Quiet Rise of Michael Anton, The Technical Expert Leading U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks -- Anton Appears Wherever Trump’s Highest Stakes Diplomacy Is Taking Place The Free Press – Eli Lake – Analysis [Ed. Free Press has a hard paywall; but should work on phones.]
Israel Can’t Compete in Trump’s ‘Checkbook Diplomacy’ World — A Strategy of ‘Economic Diplomacy’ to Place Israel More Firmly on Trump’s Radar Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – Analysis
>>Technology Is the New Currency: Israel Needs to Align Its Foreign Relations with Its Economic Prowess Jewish News Syndicate – Avi Hasson – Opinion
Azerbaijan and the Abraham Accords — Opportunity for Economic Growth, Security Ties & Diplomatic Influence Arutz Sheva – Rachel Avraham – Analysis
Historic 14-Century Shem Tov Bible Comes Home to Jerusalem — Manuscript by the Renowned Kabbalist Rabbi Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon Jerusalem Post – Joanie Margulies – Feature
Meta’s Supreme Court-Like ‘Oversight Board’ Poses a Grave Danger to Jews — Double Standards Abound Jewish News Syndicate – Ronn Torossian – Opinion
>>Background: Meta’s Oversight Board Is Stacking the Decks Against Zionism Arutz Sheva – Ronn Torossian – Opinion
Jewish Self-Defense: Baltimore Rabbi Draws Pistol to Stop Carjacking — Injured After Being Punched in Face New York Post – Shane Galvin – News
Israeli Tech Wizardry: Drones and AI Speed-Up Climate-Resilient Crop Development Press Service of Israel – Pesach Benson – News
>>Read the Whole Report: 'UAV-Borne Hyperspectral & Thermal Imagery Integration Empowers Genetic Dissection of Wheat Stomatal Conductance' Computers and Electronics in Agriculture – Roy Sadeh and Others – Peer-Reviewed Journal
Jewish Auburn Basketball Bruce Pearl May Run for U.S. Senate — Leading Pro-Israel Advocate Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Watch: IDF Establishes Medical Facility in Southern Syria — Has Treated Over 500 Syrians X – Emanuel Fabian – News
The Gaza Aid Wars: U.S. & Israel Push for Countries to Fund New Hamas-Free Aid Group Once It Demonstrates Success Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – Analysis
Revealed: IDF Shot Down Dozens of Drones with Unnamed Laser Defense System — Historic Game-Changing Breakthrough Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – News
Watch: Witkoff on Verge of Issuing ‘New Term Sheet’ for ‘Peaceful Resolution to the Conflict in Gaza’ X – Raylan Givens – Video
Watch: Trump Confirms He Pressured Netanyahu Not to Attack Iran — ‘I Told Him It Wasn’t Appropriate if We Can Solve It Through a Document’ X – Raylan Givens – Video
>>Tehran: Willing to Pause Uranium Enrichment for One Year if U.S. Meets Certain Conditions Reuters – Parisa Hafezi and John Irish – News
>>More Leaks to the NYT: U.S. Fears Israel Will Attack Iran Nuclear Sites Without Advance Notice -- A Flurry of Urgent Back-and-Forth Between D.C. & Jerusalem New York Times – Julian Barnes, David Sanger, Maggie Haberman & Ronen Bergman – News
>>Tehran Takes Trump’s Negotiators for a Ride -- Trump Wouldn’t Mind Punting Troublesome Issues Into the Future Wall Street Journal – Reuel Marc Gerecht & Ray Takeyh
Israel Returns to Yemen, Attacking Houthi-Held Airport Without Warning — ‘Whoever Fires at Israel Will Pay Heavy Prices’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Yossi Yehoshua & Lior Ben Ari – News
>>IAF Targeted a Highly Specific and Unusual Asset: An Empty 'Civilian' Plane -- Here's Why X – Voices From The East – Analysis
>>How Houthi ‘Summer Schools’ Indoctrinate Yemen’s New Generation -- A Catastrophic Project for Martyrdom Jerusalem Post – Seth Frantzman – Analysis
>>Houthis Have Suffered Major Financial Losses; But Remain Undeterred -- Rocket Fire at Israel Continues Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
Israeli Amb Leiter: D.C. Terrorist Stalked Embassy Workers Before Attack — But Rodriguez’s Presence at the AJC Event Before Shooting is Disputed Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
Turkey is Replacing Iran as a New & Complex Threat — As Tehran’s Influence Collapses, Ankara Fills the Void Jewish News Syndicate – Canaan Lidor – Analysis
>>Will Turkey's Plans for Syria Bases Test Israel’s Red Lines? Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lappin – Analysis
Tribal Leaders Rise in Judea, Samaria & Gaza as Hamas Executes Gazans in Aid Power Struggle The Judean – Staff – Analysis
Israel to Make Jewish & Zionist Studies Part of Core Curriculum Jewish News Syndicate – Staff – News
Bishara Bahabah, the American Mediator Between Hamas & the U.S. — ‘When I Die, I Want Them to Say I Was Palestinian’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Tzippy Shmilovitz – Feature
Witness to Jihad: The World of Elias Rodriquez — Inside the Party for Socialism & Liberation Jewish Journal – Kathleen Hayes – Opinion
Why the EU Does Not Take a Strong Stance Against Hamas — Fear of Internal Unrest Jewish News Syndicate – Giovanni Giacalone – Analysis
Jewish War Hero Buried in Italy Finally Gets a Jewish Headstone, 80 Years Later Fox News – David Spector – Feature
When Did Jews Begin to Live Outside the Old City of Jerusalem? Jewish Link – Mitchell First – Feature
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
‘We Will Carry Your Torch Sarah Milgrim’: Hundreds Attend Funeral of Slain Embassy Employee in Kansas Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
Trump Administration Severs All Ties with Harvard Due to anti-Semitism & Policy Violations Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
>>Trump Administration Halts Scheduling of New Student Visa Appointments -- Social Media Accounts of Applicants Will be Vetted for anti-Semitism Reuters – Humeyra Pamuk – News
Exclusive: Syria & Israel in Direct Talks Focused on Security — Calming Tensions & Preventing Conflict in Border Region Reuters – Timour Azhari & Suleiman Al-Khalidi – News
Mossad Director Barnea & Ron Dermer in D.C. to Talk Iran After Heated Call Between Netanyahu & Trump Times of Israel – Staff – News
>>Trump Cautioned Netanyahu to Avoid Steps That Undermine Iran Nuclear Talks -- 'Give Us a Week' Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Amit Segal on the Rising Netanyahu-Trump Tensions over Iran It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
The Day After Hamas? A New Aid Distribution System Launches that Bypasses Hamas — Chaos Yet Demand, as Thousands Line Up and Order Breaks Down Times of Israel – Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan & Staff – News
>>IDF Opens New Aid Centers in Gaza, 'Marking End of Hamas Rule' Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob & Amichai Stein – News
>>Watch: Thousands of Gazans Defy Threats; Line Up for Aid That Bypasses Hamas X – Amit Segal – Video
>>Watch: Gazans Display Contents of Food Boxes They Received at the New Aid Distribution Center X – Raylan Givens – Video
>>Hamas Threatens to Kill Gazans Who Accept Food with Israeli Involvement X – Eitan Fischberger – News
>>Behind-the-Scenes of Gaza Ceasefire-Hostage Negotiations -- U.S. Envoy Tells Hostage Families 'Progress Could Come Soon' Yediot Ahronoth – Lihi Gordon & Sharon Kidon – Analysis
>>Israel Accuses UN Aid Chief of ‘Libel’ for Claiming 10,000 Aid Trucks Sat at Gaza Border Jerusalem Post – Mathilda Heller – News
>>Multiple 'Life-Lines' Could Save Hamas From Its Worst Crisis Yet -- Aid Trucks & International Pressure on Israel Bolster Terror Group Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – Analysis
Swastikas & Insults: How Antisemitism Infiltrates U.S. Private Schools Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – Feature
>>Read the Full ADL Report: Antisemitism in Independent K-12 Schools Post-October 7 Anti-Defamation League – Report
Jerusalem Undergoing a Building Boom, Leading a Nationwide Urban Renewal Drive — Tens of Thousands of New Housing Units; Developers Flocking to the Capital Yedioth Ahronoth – Rotem Aloni – Feature
A Profound Discussion with Douglas Murray & Ruth Wisse on the D.C. Shooting — Antisemitism a Deflection Mechanism & Symptom of Rotting Societies Tikvah Podcast – Jonathan Silver – Podcast Video
Mother of Top IDF Officer Killed on Oct. 7: ‘He Always Said, Never Give Up’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Dina Halutz – Feature
Jerusalem’s Police Keep the Peace as War Rages — The Temple Mount Has Remained Relatively Calm Yedioth Ahronoth – Liran Tamari – Feature
The 40th Anniversary of Operation Moses: Israel’s Ethiopian Jews Share Pride & Pain Times of Israel – Zev Stub – Feature
Ride-Along in Israel’s New Buffer Zone in Syria — Stabilizing, But the Ground is Shifting Fast Yedioth Ahronoth – Yair Kraus – Feature
The Full List of Everyone Arrested at Violent anti-Israel Storming of Columbia Library Washington Free Beacon – Jon Levine, Jessica Costescu & Jessica Schwalb – Feature
Tarek Bazrouk Charged with Assaulting Three Jewish Students — Had Stash of Weapons; $750K in Cash; and Phone Filled with Genocidal Images Washington Free Beacon – Jessica Schwalb – News
Tehran Regime Media Praises Alleged D.C. Jewish Museum Shooter as ‘Dear Brother’ Fox News – Benjamin Winthal – News
>>Watch: Iranian TV Praises Alleged D.C. Shooter as an 'American Yahya Sinwar' Who 'Sent Two Zionist Dogs to Hell' X – Open Source Intel/MEMRI – Video
Monday, May 26th, 2025
Ch. 12: Netanyahu-Trump Phone Call on Iran Was Marked by Heated Disagreements — ‘I Want a Diplomatic Solution with the Iranians; I Believe in My Ability to Make a Good Deal’ Times of Israel – Stav Levaton – News
>>Tehran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Suggests Trump Admin is More Flexible in Private Talks Than Its Public Declarations Yahoo News – CNN – News
>>Kristi Noem Reveals Real Reason for Flash Israel Trip: 'President Trump Specifically Sent Me Here to Have a Conversion' with Netanyahu About Iran' -- 'It Was a Very Candid Conversation' Raw Story – David Edwards – News (with full video of interview)
>>Noem: 'I asked Netanyahu to Cooperate with President Trump So We Can Make Wise Decisions' Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
>>Oman Has Proposed a Six-Month Halt to Iran’s Uranium Enrichment as a 'Confidence-Building Measure' to Break Deadlock in Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks X – Iran International [UK-based Iran opposition] – News
>>Tehran Refuses Even Temporary Enrichment Freeze or Interim Deal with U.S. -- We 'Won't Starve' if Talks Fail Yedioth Ahronoth – Reuters – News
Jerusalem Day: Commemorating the Reunification of the Jewish Capital — And an Eternal Bond Times of Israel – Cedric Vloemans – Opinion
>>Jerusalem Day Passes Without Incident, Showing Hamas's Waning Grip Jerusalem Post – Herb Keinon – Analysis
White House Envoy Witkoff: Hamas’s Response to Ceasefire Proposal ‘Unacceptable’ — Hamas Lied About Receiving a New U.S. Proposal Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Israel Rejects Hamas Ceasefire Proposal to Release Only Five Live Hostages -- 'Demands Amount to Surrender to Hamas' Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari & Itamar Eichner – News
>>IDF Aims to Capture 75% of Gaza Strip in 2 Months in New Offensive Against Hamas Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>Disinformation: Photo Claiming to Show Gaza Doctor’s Children Killed in IAF Strike Is Outdated Jerusalem Post – Staff & Ch. 12 – News
The New Routine on the Lebanese Border: IDF Shifts From Wartime Footing to Routine Defense Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – Analysis
Trump’s Huge Saudi Arms Deal May Contradict U.S. Pledge to Preserve Israel’s Military Edge — F-35s for the Kingdom? Time of Israel – Stav Levaton – Analysis
Israel Attracting Global Investment Despite Ongoing War — Leading Venture Firm: ‘Israel is Not a War Zone, But a Place of Opportunities’ Fox Business – Efrat Lachter – News
Diary of an Israel Sniper: Brutal & Honest Look at War, Routine & the Human Cost — Tomer Eliminated 27 Terrorists, ‘They Dropped One After the Other’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Amihai Attali – Feature
Fascinating: Four Persian-Israeli Women Recall Tehran Before and After the 1979 Revolution — ‘Iran Was Like Europe, Both in Dress and Behavior’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Tsiporah Roman – Feature
Israel’s Defense Industry Needs to Shift Toward National Independence amid Foreign Supply-Chain Risks Yedioth Ahronoth – Liron Topaz – Opinion
In His Own Words: Recordings Reveal Defense Philosophies of Shin Bet Chief-Designate Gen. David Zini Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
Azerbaijan Has Become One of Israel’s Most Trusted Partners — Interview with Amb George Deek Jerusalem Post – Seth Frantzman – Feature
Comedian-Turned-Israel Advocate Lee Kern: ‘After Oct 7, It Felt Completely Natural for Me to Leave Everything and Come Here to Support My People Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoni Beinart – Feature
Israeli Gov Approves Massive Expansion in Samaria — Goal of One Million Jews by 2050 The Judean – Staff – News
Toronto’s Walk with Israel Breaks Record with 56,000 Participants — ‘It Feels So Good’ National Post – Ari David Blaff – News
Sunday, May 25th, 2025
Trump Says ‘Real Progress’ Made in Latest Nuclear Talks with Tehran, Predicts ‘Good News’ Ahead — ‘Likewise with Hamas in Gaza’ Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – News
>>Senior European Officials Warn U.S.: Iran Stalling Negotiations to Avoid Sanctions Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
Homeland Security Head Kristi Noem Visits Israel to Show Solidarity Following D.C. Attack — Prays at Western Wall Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Israel Warns of Travel to Canada over ‘Growing Threat from Terrorist Elements’ Jewish News Syndicate – News
U.S. Asks Israel to Delay Major Ground Invasion of Gaza amid Hostage Deal Talks Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Enlightening Analysis by Ch. 14's Tamir Morag on the New IDF Strategy in Gaza & How It Differs From Previously -- Moving Slowly; Clearing; Holding; Less PR X – Tamir Morag – Analysis
>>Mohammed Sinwar’s (Likely) Death Fails to Break Hamas -- No One Center of Gravity Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
>>IDF Chief Zamir Visits the Troops in Gaza: 'This is Not a Forever War' -- 'We Will Act to Shorten It Per the Fulfillment of Its Objectives' X – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>Renewed Gaza Op About Controlling Territory and Food Distribution, Not Hamas Terrorists Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
>>Meet Philip Reilly, the CIA Veteran Tasked with Building Gaza's New & Complex Aid Operation -- $1,100-a-Day Contractors Israel Hayom – Neta Bar – Feature
The UK Government is Knowingly Sending Millions to Hamas It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
In Bid to Normalize Ties with U.S., Syria Moves to Expel Armed Palestinian Groups The Media Line – Rizik Alabi – News
Dan Senor on the Future of American Jewry After Oct. 7 — How to Find Purpose and Clarity in Horror’s Wake Commentary Magazine – Dan Senor – Opinion
Backlash over Far-Left Yair Golan’s Inflammatory Comments Could Help Netanyahu Win Next Election News and Commentary from Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
From Start-Up Nation to Scale-Up Nation — Israeli Tech’s Next Chapter Yedioth Ahronoth – Hillel Fuld – Analysis
Retired CENTCOM Commander Gen. McKenzie: Unique Window to Compel Tehran to Choose Regime Survival over Nukes Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lapin – Analysis
Fascinating Discussion on the Women of the IDF — Now Making Up 20% of Combat Troops Times of Israel Friday Focus Podcast – Amanda Borschel-Dan – Podcast
Brooklyn’s Beth Rivkah School Unveils $50M Campus to Raise Proud, Fearless Jewish Girls Who Lead with Faith, Identity & Light Yedioth Ahronoth – Eli Mandelbaum – News
Marthe Cohn, a Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany, Dies at 105 — With Blond Hair, Blue Eyes & Fluency in German, She Crossed Enemy Lines Washington Post – Harrison Smith – Feature
Former Hostage Mia Schem’s ‘Bring Them Home’ Ribbon Confiscated at Cannes Film Festival Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Trump’s Gulf Game: A Walk Around Riyadh with a Jewish Reporter in the White House Press Corps — ‘I Love Trump’ Mishpacha – Jake Turx – Feature
IDF Reservists are Burning Out — ‘Israel’s Mental Health System is in a State of Emergency,’ Tel Aviv University Study Finds Jerusalem Post – Judy Siegel-Itzkovich – News
Venturing Into Haredi Enclaves, an Israeli Atheist Tries a New Form of Jewish Outreach Times of Israel – Alexandra Vardi – Feature
>>Deep Dive: Why Haredim See Themselves as Warriors -- The Ethos of Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Community and Their Battle Against IDF Service Times of Israel Friday Focus Podcast – Amanda Borschel-Dan – Podcast
How ‘Julie Shtick’ Became an Accidental Influencer in Israel — ‘I Learned Hebrew, I Became a Zionist, Israel Got Into My Blood’ Jerusalem Post – Abigail Klein Leichman – Feature
Accelerating Into the Past: Israel’s Particle Accelerator Offers a Unique Glimpse Into the History of the Land of Israel and Its Inhabitants Yedioth Ahronoth – Ittay Nevo – Feature
Saturday, May 24th, 2025
Former Hostage Agam Berger to French FM: ‘Diplomatic Solutions’ Won’t End Conflict — ‘It’s Either Us or Them’ Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
Asharq Al-Awsat (Saudi): Hamas Struggling to Pay Terrorists, Procure Weapons Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – News
Go Deep: One Hour Interview with Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. (Before D.C. Terror Attack) PragerU – Marissa Streit – Video Podcast
>>U.S. Considering Sanctions Relief on Iran as Part of Interim Agreement -- But Has Not Yet Abandoned Its Ultimate Demand That Tehran Halt All Uranium Enrichment Israel Hayom – Danny Zaken and Dudi Kogan – News
>>As U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall, Israel Ramps up Preparations for Multi-Front War Yedioth Ahronoth – Yossi Yehoshua – News
Israeli Amb. to U.S. Leiter: Syria & Lebanon Could Join Abraham Accords Before Saudi Arabia Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>Historic Turning Point: Lebanon Nears First Major Victory in War Against Terrorism Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
The Witkoffs: The Father Pursues Trump’s Diplomatic Deals — The Son Chases Crypto Deals Wall Street Journal – Rebecca Ballhaus & Angus Berwick – Feature
Palestinian Clans in Judea & Samaria Are Looking to Join Abraham Accords After Oct. 7 Jerusalem Post – Zvika Klein – Analysis
Houthis Intensify Missile Strikes on Israel Following End of U.S. Operation in Yemen Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
Why Is the IDF, Which Decisively Defeated Hezbollah, Not Defeating Hamas? Geography, Goals, Global Politics & Hostages Israel Hayom – Elie Klutstein – Analysis
>>Five Israeli Divisions Maneuver Inside Gaza as IDF Strikes Terror Financing Hub Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun, Elisha Ben Kimon & Roni Green Shaulov – News
>>Israel’s Dramatic Humanitarian Experiment in Gaza News and Commentary from Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
UK ‘Two-Tier Policing’: Jewish Protester Charged over Placard Mocking Hezbollah Terrorist Leader The Telegraph – Janet Eastam – News
Tekhelet: The Search for the Biblical Blue Dye — ‘Hobby That Became an Obsession That Tuned Into a Mission’ Jewish News Syndicate – Etgar Lefkovits – Feature
From the BLM Riots to the D.C. Shooting in Five Short Years — Surge of Jew Hatred Traced to Left’s Embrace of Toxic Racial Worldview Jewish News Syndicate – Jonathan Tobin – Opinion
>>What Did You Think 'Final Solution' Meant? Right-Wing anti-Semitism is Catching Up Hot Air – David Strom – Opinion
>>Guy Christensen, anti-Israel Tiktoker with 3.4m Followers, Endorses Murder of Israeli Embassy Employees Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Ben Sales – News
>>‘He Never Should Have Made It Inside That Building’: Jewish Security Groups Face Down Lapses in D.C. Shooting Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Andrew Lapin – Analysis
>>Former Biden Admin Official Deborah Lipstadt Says ‘Free Palestine’ Is Now a ‘Call for Violence’ After Recent Shooting Just the News – Misty Severi – News
>>Israeli Embassy Terrorist Promoted 'anti-Zionist' Jewish Voice for Peace Washington Free Beacon – Alana Goodman – News
>>Police Ordered ‘Not To Enforce D.C. Law Against anti-Israel Protesters,’ Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld Alleges Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo – News
>>What is Messianic Judaism? Israeli Embassy Victim Yaron Lischinsky Was a Member of the Movement in Jerusalem Forward – Olivia Haynie – Analysis
Friday, May 23rd, 2025
U.S. & Iran Aim for Framework to Guide Talks Toward Nuclear Deal — Fifth Round of Discussions in Rome End Without Agreement but Sides Agree to Keep Talking Wall Street Journal – Laurence Norman, Alexander Ward & Benoit Faucon – News
>>Fifth Round of U.S.-Tehran Nuclear Talks Conclude -- Omani Mediator Claims 'Some But Not Conclusive Progress' Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Iranian Sources: Tehran Doesn’t Believe a Nuclear Deal Is Likely, as Talks with U.S. Resume CNN – Frederik Pleitgen – News
Radical Chic: From Multi-Million-Dollar Homes to Violent Activism — The Children of Wealthy Among Those Arrested at Columbia anti-Israel Library Attack Washington Free Beacon – Jessica Schwalb, Jon Levine & Jessica Costescu – Feature
HHS Civil Rights Office Finds Columbia University in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law — Deliberate Indifference to Jewish Students U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Press Release
>>Harvard Sues Trump Admin over Termination of Student Visa Program Fox News – Morgan Phillips – News
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim: May Their Memories Be a Blessing New York Post – Reuven Fenton, Chris Nesi & David Propper – Feature
>>Yarón Lischinsky: German Evangelical Christian Who Fell in Love with the Jewish State Israel Hayom – Dudi Kogan – Feature
>>Pro-Israel Leaders Link anti-Israel Radicalism to Fatal Shooting -- Fetterman: Why Can't You Just Call it anti-Semitism? Jewish Insider – Marc Rod & Emily Jacobs – News
>>Terrorist Who Killed Israeli Embassy Staffers Influenced by Iran & China-Linked Leftist Org -- The Party for Socialism and Liberation Hot Air – Beege Welborn – Analysis
>>Eric Rodriguez, Father of Terror Suspect, Was Honored by Far-Left Member of Congress Rep. Garcia (D-Ill) with Invitation to State of the Union in March New York Post – Steven Vago & Samuel Chamberlain – News
>>Jewish Orgs Request Massive Increase in Security Grant Funding to $1 Billion Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
>>American Jewish Committee Hosted the Event: Analysis and Resources American Jewish Committee – Analysis
>> Blood on Their Hands: This is What 'Free Palestine' Looks Like Jewish News Syndicate – Melanie Phillips – Opinion
Netanyahu Nominates a New Shin Bet Chief — Maj Gen David Zini Warned of Oct. 7-Style Attack It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
David Denby’s ‘Eminent Jews’: Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, Betty Friedan & Leonard Bernstein Exemplified American Jewry’s Lost Golden Age Tablet Magazine – David Mikics – Feature
IDF Engineering Student Develops Life-Saving Systems After His Own Injury in Service Yedioth Ahronoth – Gal Ganot – Feature
Members of Congress Address anti-Semitism in Healthcare — ‘A Pernicious Ideology Harms Not only Jews, But Threatens the Very Foundations of Our Healthcare System Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
Jerusalem Day and the Lie of ‘East Jerusalem’ — The Term Is Not in the Torah Because It is a Modern Political Invention Jewish News Syndicate – Moshe Phillips – Opinion
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Trump Administration Terminates Harvard’s Student Visa Program — Existing Foreign Students Must Transfer or Leave U.S as DHS Demands anti-Israel Protest Footage & Disciplinary Records Fox News – Morgan Phillips – News
>>Read the Full Letter From DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Harvard University X – Secretary Kristi Noem – Letter
President Trump and PM Netanyahu Speak — Trump Expresses Deep Sorrow over Shocking D.C. Murder X – Raylan Givens – News
IDF Gaza Plan Unveiled: Dividing the Strip; Seizing Territory; Months-Long Clearing Phase Israel Hayom – Lilach Shoval – News
>>WSJ: Israeli Airstrike That Killed Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Hit Meeting of Top Militants -- Hamas Buried Mohammed Sinwar’s Body Days After the Strike Wall Street Journal – Summer Said – News
>>Hostage Talks Falter -- Israel Refuses Hamas Demands to Remain in Gaza, Recalls Delegation Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
>>Rubio Flip-Flops on Gaza Aid -- In Sharp Contrast to His Previous Arguments Against Allowing Aid to Flow to Hamas Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – Analysis
Two Israeli Embassy Employees Murdered Outside Washington, D.C. Jewish Museum — Gunman Wore Keffiyeh and Shouted ‘Free Palestine’ Jewish Insider – Marc Rod, Josh Kraushaar & Danielle Cohen – News
>>'Full of light': Remembering Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim Jerusalem Post – Mathilda Heller – News
>>Commentary from John Podhoretz -- Antisemitic Terror in the Nation’s Capital Commentary Magazine – John Podhoretz – Opinion
>>Pain, Anger for U.S. Jews at Killings of Israel Embassy Staffers, amid ‘A Relentless Campaign of Hate’ -- 'Globalize the Intifada' Times of Israel – Zev Stub – News
>>How the Events Unfolded According to Eyewitnesses and Law Enforcement Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
>>The Terrorist: What We Know About anti-Israel Agitator Elias Rodriguez New York Post – Emily Crane – News
>>Elias Rodriguez Member of anti-Israel Group 'Party for Socialism and Liberation' Jerusalem Post – Mathilda Heller – News
>>Watch: Suspected Jew-Murderer Elias Rodriquez Shouts 'Free Palestine' as He's Being Arrested X – Aviva Klompas – Video
>>Incitement: NBC News' Blood Libel Still Up, 48 Hours After UN Retracts Outrageous Claim X – Open Source Intel – News
>>Killings in Washington Follow Series of Attempted Terror Attacks Against U.S. Jews Times of Israel – Luke Tress – News
>>After Deadly Shooting, Jewish Communities Go On High Alert eJewishPhilanthropy – Judah Ari Gross – News
>>Eyewitnesses Describe Capture of Shooter -- 'Free Palestine, Intifada Revolution' X – Raylan Givens – News
>>Two Israeli Embassy Staff Members Killed in Shooting Outside Jewish Museum in Washington Jerusalem Post – Sarah Moskowitz, Danielle Greyman-Kennard & James Genn – News
How Israeli AI is Revolutionizing Agriculture — Transforming Farming into Data-Driven Science Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – Feature
Life in Jerusalem 2,300 Years Ago: Child’s Gold Ring Discovered in City of David, Attesting to High Standard of Living Archaeology News – Dario Radley – Feature
Turkey & Saudi Arabia: ‘Walking Side by Side but Not Necessarily Toward the Same Destination’ The Media Line – Giorgia Valente – Analysis
Blood Libel: How a False UN Statement on Gaza Baby Deaths Fueled anti-Israel Backlash The Judean – Staff – Analysis
Tehran Agrees to Fifth Round of Nuclear Talks — Set For Friday in Rome Times of Israel – Agence France-Presse & Staff – News
>>Tehran's Proposal is What a 'Bad Deal' Would Look Like Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo – Analysis
>>Disturbing Trend: Tehran Trying Very Hard to Recruit Vulnerable Israelis to Surveil Leaders -- More Like Digital Predators Than Cold War Spies Jerusalem Post – Herb Keinon – Analysis
Trump’s $175B Missile Shield to Mirror Israel’s Multi-Layered Defense System — A Breakdown of Israel’s Missile Defense Arsenal The Judean – Staff – Feature
>>Israel's Elbit to Equip IDF Copters with Innovative Protection Systems Breaking Defense – Seth Frantzman – News
Gaza’s Terror Heirs: A Plethora of Terrorist Groups are Vying for Post-Hamas Control of the Strip Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – Feature
Pope Leo Meets Jewish Leaders — Acknowledges Challenges; Reaffirms Dialogue Times of Israel – Rossella Tercatin – News
A Test of Will & Wings: Airline Chaos in Israel — Delta Returns; Others are Unsure The Judean – Staff – Analysis
Once the ‘Jerusalem of Ukraine,’ the Tiny Jewish Community of Berdychiv Struggles to Survive Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Theia chatelle – Feature
The Highest Minyan on Earth: Jewish Mountaineers Bring Loved for Israel & the Victims of Oct. 7 to Mount Everest Jewish News Syndicate – Amelie Botbol – Feature
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Yarden Bibas & David Cunio: The Underground Brotherhood Hamas Couldn’t Kill The Judean – Staff – Feature
>>Watch: Former Hostage Omer Shem Tov Throws First Pitch at Boston's Fenway Park X – Aviva Klompas – Video
Netanyahu Addresses the Nation, Provides Terms for Ending the War — Hamas Must Release Hostages, Surrender Weapons & Leadership Leave Gaza X – Open Source Intel – News
>>Netanyahu: More Than 20 Hostages are Still Alive; Israel Ready for Temporary Ceasefire Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
>>Netanyahu: Trump and Vance Assured Me America Has Israel's Back Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
>>Netanyahu: Implementation of Trump’s Gaza Relocation Plan Is a Condition for Ending War Times of Israel – Lazar Berman – News
Asharq Al-Awsat (Saudi): Two Palestinian Sources Confirm Muhammad Sinwar Killed by IDF; Family Informed X – Raylan Givens – News
DM Katz: Shin Bet Intel Shows Hamas Already Planning Next Border Attacks — Must be Defeated X – Emanuel Fabian – News
Internal Dissent in Iran? Three Iranian Officials Admit Regime Lacks a Viable Plan B if Talks with U.S. Fail Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari & Reuters – News
>>Another Sign of Tehran Regime Distress: Iran Bars Media From Analyzing U.S. Talks or Citing Foreign Sources -- Only Government Statements Allowed Iran International [UK-based opposition] – News
>>Iran Vows to Keep Enriching Uranium Despite U.S. Demand for Halt ABC News & Associated Press – Amir Vahdat – News
>>U.S. Carrier Rotation in Central Command AOR (Middle East): Truman Leaving; Vinson Remains; Nimitz Close-By; Ford on the Way X – Ian Ellis – News
>>Why Washington Must Accept the Limits of Diplomacy with Iran -- New JCPOA-Style Agreement Would Re-Empower Tehran When Its Regional Project is Weakening Jerusalem Center for Security & Foreign Affairs – Hussein Aboubakr Mansour – Analysis
>>How the U.S. Can Leverage Azerbaijan to Keep 'Maximum Pressure' on Iran's Nuclear Program National Interest – Ahmad Obali – Analysis
>>Horseshoe Theory: Far-Left Democrats & Far-Right Republicans Both Obsessed with Notion U.S. Approach to Iran is Driven by 'The Jews' Jewish News Syndicate – Eric Levine – Analysis
IDF Soldier Killed in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building as Strikes Pound the Strip Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
IDF: Hezbollah Operative Killed in Strike Was ‘Experienced Engineer’ in Missile Production Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
The ‘Thief of Doha’: Owner of Trump’s Potential Air Force One Linked to Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal Washington Free Beacon – Zach Kessel & Adam Kredo – Analysis
Remember this Name: Debra Lea — Aspiring U.S. Politician Says Oct 7 Sparked New Generation of Zionists Arutz Sheva – Yoni Lempinski – News with Video
Far-Left Israeli Party Leader Yair Golan Disinvited from World Zionist Congress After Claiming IDF ‘Kills Babies for Fun’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
JPost Conference 2025: National Unity Chairman Benny Gantz — Yes to Heavy Price for Hostages; No to Palestinian State Jerusalem Post – Eliav Breuer – News
>>Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler -- It's Hamas Holding Back a Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; Trump 'Not Okay with Iranians Enriching Uranium at All Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>Mekorot (Israel National Water Co.) CEO Amit Lang -- Israel's Tech-Driven Water System is Best in World Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>Director-General of Aliyah Avichai Kahana -- 50,000 Made Aliyah, Even in Israel's Most Painful Moment; May Even Greatly Increase Jerusalem Post – Alan Rosenbaum – News
>>Prominent Jewish Social Influencers Confront anti-Semitism -- 'We Need to Thrive, Not Just Survive' Jerusalem Post – Joanie Margulies – News
>>Hapoel Tel Aviv Basketball Owner Ofer Yannay -- We Changed Israeli Basketball; Now We'll Do the Same in Europe Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>U.S. Sen. Scott -- Qatar Cannot Continue Supporting Hamas If It Wants to Be American Partner Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Study: Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Pay Only 4% of Taxes, Costing Economy Billions — 14% of the Population Times of Israel – Sam Sokol – News
Andrew Cuomo Has Made Fighting anti-Semitism the Centerpiece of His NYC Mayor’s Race — He Remains Unpopular Yet Still Leads Politico – Sally Goldenberg – Analysis
Survey of Marco Rubio’s Three-Hour Congressional Testimony — Iran, Gaza, Student Visas & More Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
New U.S. Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Preparing Possible Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities CNN – Jim Sciutto, Katie Bo Lillis & Natasha Bertrand – News
Israel’s Iron Beam Laser to Undergo Sea Trials — Will Give Israel an Even Greater Military Edge over Its Hostile Neighbors National Interest – Maya Carlin – News
Richard Kemp: Britain, France & Canada’s Hamas Lifeline is a Dangerous Blunder Yedioth Ahronoth – Richard Kemp – Opinion
Israel Agrees to Witkoff Proposal; But Hamas Rejects — PM Pulls Senior-Level Negotiators from Doha Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
Interesting Insight into JD Vance’s Foreign Policy Role & Tight Relationship with Marco Rubio — They Speak Five Times on a ‘Light Day’ NBC News – Henry Gomez – News [Ed. Mark Halperin said this morning not to expect a 2028 GOP primary race; that it will be a Vance/Rubio ticket from the start.]
U.S. Officials: Trump Frustrated by Gaza War, Wants Netanyahu to ‘Wrap It Up’ — But Reports About ‘Abandoning’ Israel ‘Fake’ & No Real Pressure Axios – Barak Ravid – News
Will Trump’s Visit to UAE’s Abrahamic Family House Inspire a Regional Shift Toward Religious Pluralism? Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – Analysis
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Calls U.S. Nuclear Demands ‘Excessive & Outrageous’ — Talks on Shaky Ground Reuters – Staff – News
>>Watch Rubio Testify Before Senate: We Hope to Encourage Tehran Toward a Civilian Nuclear Energy Program 'Without Enrichment' X – Jason Brodsky – Video
>>Watch 2nd Rubio Comment on Iran: An Enrichment Capability is a Threat That Cannot be Accepted X – Jason Brodsky – Video
Inside Columbia’s Collapse: On Oct. 6, The University was a Juggernaut — Now, It is a Broken Place Amid anti-Semitism & Pressure from the Trump Admin New York Magazine – Nick Summers – Feature
>>Trump Admin Terminates an Additional $60 Million in Harvard Grants for Its Failure to Address anti-Semitism Jerusalem Post – Reuters – News
>>Bloomberg Journalist Jason Kao Among anti-Israel Radicals Arrested for Storming Columbia Library Washington Free Beacon – Jon Levine – News
Witkoff at JPost Conference: ‘This Is Not Just a Conflict, It is Evil’ — ‘And Let Me Be Clear, Evil Will Not Triumph’ Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Reporter’s Notebook: A Drive Through the Syrian Golan Heights — IDF Operates 10 Forward Outposts Inside Syrian Territory Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Feature
‘Qatar is Hamas’: Behind Qatar’s Diplomatic Mask — Explosive Interview with MEMRI President Yigal Carmon with Allegations Against Netanyahu Israel Hayom – Shirit Avitan Cohen – Feature
>>36 Hours in Doha: Inside the Failed Push by Hostage Families to Meet With Trump and Qatar’s Emir Wall Street Journal – Anat Peled – Feature
>>Qatar Defends 'Normal' Jet Gift Amid Trump Family's Lucrative Ties with Hamas-Hosting Gulf State Newsweek – Shane Croucher – News
The First Jewish Battle in the Promised Land: What We Can Learn Today from The Battle of Jericho Hananya Naftali – Opinion
New Harvard Harris Poll: 46% of 18-24 Year-Old Americans Support Hamas over Israel — 77% of Entire Population Support Israel X – Open Source Intel – News
>>See Full Poll Results -- Middle East Begins on Page 54 Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University – Poll
Rescued Hostage Andrey Kozlov Drew in Hamas Captivity — Now He’s Painting His Story Times of Israel – Jessica Steinberg – Feature
How Trailblazing U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins Quietly Lobbied for Holocaust Refugees Times of Israel – Rich Tenorio – Feature
Israel’s Eurovision Vote Reflects Public’s Growing Disillusionment with Palestinian Narrative — The Average Person Sees Things Differently Yedioth Ahronoth – Zeev Avrahami – Opinion
>>The Miracle of Israel’s Second-Place Win at the Eurovision Contest -- The People of Europe Speak American Thinker – Andrea Widburg – Opinion
>>Popular UK Influencer 'Shady Shae': Yuval Raphael is a 'Beacon of Light' Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
>>Spain Voted for Israel -- But Its PM, Pedro Sánchez, Wants Israel Ousted from Eurovision Arutz Sheva – Staff – News
CAIR Leader Zahra Billoo Cheers Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis — Says Trump’s ‘Time Will Come’ Washington Free Beacon – Chuck Ross – News
Monday, May 19th, 2025
Captured Hamas Docs: CNN & AP Worked with Hamas ‘Media Platoon’ Member Hassan Aslih, Who Was Killed by Israel Last Week Daily Caller – Hudson Crozier – News
Leaders of UK, France & Canada Threaten Israel: Halt IDF Operations in Gaza or Face Sanctions — Call for Palestinian State Arutz Sheva – Yitz Goldberg – News
>>Netanyahu Responds: 'A Huge Prize for the Genocidal Attack on Israel on October 7' X – Ron M – News
Harvard’s Alleged Iran-Backed Research Prompts Congressional Investigation Fox News – Morgan Phillips – News
>>Read the 14-Page Congressional Letter to Harvard's President Garber Congress of the United States – Rep. Moolenaar; Rep. Walberg & Rep. Stefanik – Letter
How Trump Can Avoid Another Bad Iran Nuclear Deal — Shoring up U.S. Credibility Would Go a Long Way The Dispatch – Jonathan Ruhe, Jewish Institute for National Security of America – Opinion
>>White House Press Secretary Leavitt: Trump Admin 100 Percent Committed to Red Line of Zero Enrichment in Iran X – Jason Brodsky – Video
>>U.S.-Iran Talks Stumble over Nuclear Enrichment -- Tehran Has Not Yet Accepted Invitation for Fifth Round of Talks in Rome Friday The National – Lizzie Porter (Reporting from Tehran) – News
About That WaPo Story Claiming Trump Will Abandon Israel Unless Gaza War Ends: Five Problems with the Claim X – Jewish News Wire – Analysis
>>'Preposterous': U.S. Official Denies WaPo Report That Trump Admin Would Abandon Israel Unless Gaza War Stopped Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – News
Ask Your Doctor If Jihad Is Right for You: American Medicine Has an anti-Semitism Problem — Foreign-Born Doctors are Importing Jew-Hatred Tablet Magazne – Jay Greene & Ian Kingsbury – Analysis
Khan Younis Attack: IDF Commandos Kill Senior Gaza Terrorist Ahmad Sarhan in Daring Raid Involving Disguises & Intense Airstrikes Yedioth Ahronoth – Iskander Khabibulin – News
>>Amit Segal Reviews the Major Developments: Aid Is Coming Back to Gaza -- And So is the IDF It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
>>The Secret-Channel Talks to End the Gaza War -- The Real Action is Not in Doha Israel Hayom – Danny Zaken – Analysis
>>Netanyahu Approves Unconditional Resumption of Gaza Aid Under Very Heavy U.S. Pressure -- Security Cabinet Not Allowed to Vote on Matter Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
Eli Cohen: Mossad Completes Successful Operation in Syria, Recovering 2,500 Documents & Items Belonging to Legendary Spy Times of Israel – Staff – News
Policymakers Beware: Egypt’s Relationship with China is Real and It’s Taking Off Breaking Defense – Mariam Wahba & Ryan Brobst – Analysis
Israeli Flag on a Lebanese Hill: War Correspondent Visits Troops in IDF’s ‘Mini Buffer Zone’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – Feature
Deep-Dive in History of Christian-Jewish Relations — Does New Pope Signal a Shift? Yedioth Ahronoth – Shmuel Munitz & Ofir Chizik – Feature
Study Reveals How Israel’s Diverse Communities Differ in Coping with War Trauma — Level of Religious Faith & Trust in National Institutions Determinative Press Service of Israel – Pesach Benson – News
Harvard Turns Tables on ‘Shabbos’ Kestenbaum — Uses Discovery Process to Force Settlement in Student’s Title VI Lawsuit Algemeiner – Dion Pierre – Analysis
Watch: Dan Senor’s State of World Jewry Address at 92nd NY: A Jewish Renaissance is Within Our Reach Call Me Back Podcast – Dan Senor – Video
New York Israel Day Parade: Former Hostages Recall Horrific Torture; Call for Freedom of Remaining Captives New York Post – Steven Vago & Ronny Reyes – News
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Israel’s Yuval Raphael Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome After Eurovision Triumph Press Service of Israel – Pesach Benson & Noa Aidan – News
Ch. 13: Here Are the Details of the Hostage-Ceasefire Deal Being Discussed — Ten Live Hostages & Half of the Dead in One Day X – Raylan Given – News
>>Cabinet Meets as Netanyahu Faces 'Most Crucial Decision Yet' Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Elisha Ben Kimon – News
New York Times Hit-Piece on Project Esther a Back-Handed Compliment — The Trump Admin Has a Plan to Battle anti-Semitism & It’s Being Implemented New York Times – Katie Baker – Feature
Witkoff on Iran Nuclear Talks: U.S. Red Line is Zero Enrichment Capability — Tehran Calls it ‘Unrealistic’ & ‘Stops Negotiations’ Reuters – Katharine Jackson, Steve Holland & Elwely Elwelly – News
Qatari Foreign Influence Operations Targets Conservative Media — Cementing Ties with Trump & His Allies Washington Examiner – Robert Schmad – Feature
Why Haven’t More Palestinians Left Gaza? Israel’s Ineffective Bureaucracy — ‘We Could Do More,’ Netanyahu Admits News and Commentary from Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
WSJ Exclusive: Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal Wall Street Journal – Marcus Walker & Summer Said – News
Yuval Raphael’s 2nd Place Eurovision Finish Shows Disconnect between The People and Their Political Leadership It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
JD Vance Will Not Visit Israel Tuesday, Despite Earlier Speculation Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
Hillel Fuld Lists the IDF’s Achievements — May Be Most Daring & Successful in History X – Hillel Fuld – Opinion
Intensive Negotiations Underway for Gaza Hostage-Ceasefire Deal — Israeli Officials Voice Cautious Optimism Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Sivan Hilaie – News
>>Netanyahu's Office: Israel Considering All Deals, Including to End Gaza War Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>The Hit on Muhammad Sinwar: All Indications He's Dead -- But Still No Official Confirmation Time of Israel – Nurit Yohanan & Emanuel Fabian – News
>>The Times (UK): Leaked Map Shows IDF Plan To Divide Gaza into Military Zones if Ceasefire Talks Fail The Sunday Times (UK) – Gabrielle Weiniger – News [Ed. Written with anti-Israel bias. But newsworthy.]
>>Hostage-Ceasefire Talks Renewed After IDF Initiates Major New Offensive Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian & Agencies – News
>>Long Suffering Gazans Are Directing Their Anger at Hamas Wall Street Journal – Sudarsan Raghavan, Suha Ma’ayeh & Abeer Ayyoub – Analysis
>>Israel Braces for ‘Critical 24 Hours’ in Hostage Deal Talks as Delegations Remain in Qatar -- 10 Living Hostages in Exchange for Two-Month Ceasefire Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
>>Sky News Arabia: Hamas Has Agreed to Release Half of the Living Hostages for Two-Month Ceasefire Times of Israel – Staff – News
IDF Eliminates Terrorist Who Murdered Pregnant Mother Tze’ela Gez in Samaria Arutz Sheva – Staff – News
Training the Brain: Israeli Startup i-Braintech is Revolutionizing Athlete Recovery & Performance Jerusalem Post – Staff – Feature
Al Jazeera: The Journalism of Jihad — Media Trainer Lauds Terrorists and Blames the Jews Jewish News Syndicate – Toby Dershowitz & Eitan Fischberger – Analysis
Photo of Sydney University Students Turning Their Backs on Jewish Speaker Sparks Furious Backlash Daily Mail – Caitlin Powell – News
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Eurovision Final: Israel’s Yuval Raphael Finishes in 2nd Place — Wins Public Vote But Placed 14th in Jury Vote Times of Israel – Amy Spiro – News
Jerusalem’s Proposed 40-Story Ein Karem Tower Would Reshape Skyline — Mixed Reactions Ahead of Key Decision Yedioth Ahronoth – Guy Nardi – Analysis
Gideon’s Chariots: IDF Launches Sweeping New Gaza Offensive — Troops Advancing on Deir Al-Balah for First Time Since Oct. 7 Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>KAN 11: Deal Would be 10 Living Hostages on Day One for Two Month Ceasefire Times of Israel – Staff – News
>>Excellent Analysis from Ch. 14's Tamir Morag: Dramatic Hours as Both Israel & Hamas Under Enormous Pressure X – Jewish News Wire – Analysis
Tehran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Responds to Trump’s Olive Branch: ‘He’s Lying’; ‘Not Even Worth Responding to’; ‘Zionist Regime a Deadly Cancerous Tumor That Must Be Uprooted’ Jerusalem Post – Reuters – News
>>President Pezeshkian Says Tehran Will Continue Nuclear Talks with the U.S., Shrugging off Trump’s Threats -- Major Sticking Point Remains Iran’s Enrichment of Uranium NBC News – Associated Press – News
>>FDD's Jason Brodsky: As Long as the Islamic Republic Remains the Islamic Republic, There Will Be Instability X – Jason Brodsky – Analysis
>>Lebanon Arrests Popular Singer Mohammad Hadi Saleh for Spying on Hezbollah for Israel New Arab – Staff – News
Saudi Arabia & France to Impose Palestinian State Without Israeli Input — June UN-Backed Conference Will Establish Binding Timeline & Sanctions for Non-Compliance Israel Hayom – Shirit Avitan Cohen – News
The Vicious Media Lynching of Senator John Fetterman — The Crime of Being Pro-Israel The Jewish Chronicle – Melissa Langsam Braunstein – Feature
Israeli Air Defense Operators Learning from Wars Near & Far — The Future is Now Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lappin – Feature
Arab-Israeli Ali Shaaban Breaking Taboos with Support and Love for His Country All Israel News – Jo Elizabeth – Feature
Pulitzer Board Not Answering if It Vetted Hamas Apologist Mosab Abu Toha Before Giving Him Coveted Prize Washington Free Beacon – Eliana Johnson – Analysis
Sam Griffin: How Post Oct. 7 Army Service Changed an Artist’s Life, Politics and Painting — ‘Now I’m an Israeli Painter’ The Forward – Simi Horwitz – Feature
>>Art Curator & Collector Simon Durban on His Zionism and a New Beginning in Israel Yedioth Ahronoth – Yael Walzer – Feature
The Rise of Yehuda Kaploun: How a Hasidic Fixer Became Trump’s Nominee for anti-Semitism Czar Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Asaf Elia-Shalev – Feature
New York Mayoral Dem Primary: Andrew Cuomo Takes Commanding Lead Over Zohran Mamdani — Has Been Aggressively Courting Jewish Voters The Forward – Jacob Kornbluh – News
Friday, May 16th, 2025
President Trump Sits Down with Bret Baier of Fox News — Trump Questions Why Iran Needs Civilian Nuclear Energy with So Much Oil & Gas Reserves X – Rapid Response 47 – Video
>>On Gaza: 'A Nasty Place; It Doesn't Work; Should Become a Freedom Zone' X – Rapid Response 47 – Video
Trump Admin Working on Plan to Move 1 Million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya NBC News – Courtney Kube, Carol Lee & Grodon Lubold – News
Trump Admin on Iranian Nuclear Enrichment: Publicly No; Privately Yes — Republicans Fiercely Opposed to JCPOA Revival Politico – Felica Schwartz – News
>>Emerging U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Would Allow Trump to Claim a Better Deal than Obama -- But Leave Tehran an Easy Path to Build a Weapon Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
>>Iranian FM Araghchi Insists Iran Has 'Not Received any Written Proposal from the U.S. -- 'No Scenario which Iran Abandons Enrichment' X – Seyed Abbas Araghchi – News
>>Quick Analysis from Raylan Givens -- Still Preparing the Ground; Leaving an Opening for Hostage Talks X – Raylan Givens – Analysis
>>IDF Preparing the Battlefield in Gaza: IAF Strikes over 150 Targets Overnight; Ground Forces Expand Operations Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Israeli Official: 'Witkoff Has Given Up' on Ceasefire/Hostage Deal -- Israel Heading Toward Expanded Gaza Op Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Elisha Ben Kimon – News
>>IDF Evacuates Gazans in North Ahead of Large-Scale Ground Operation Jerusalem Post – Amir Bohbot – News
Diplomatic Earthquake: Leaked Documents Reveal Israel-Syria Peace Framework The Media Line – Rizik Alabi – Analysis
Israel Strikes Two Houthi-Controlled Ports in Yemen Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein, Yonah Jeremy Bob & Darcie Grunblatt – News
>>15 Jets Dropped 35 Bombs -- Will Take Months to Repair Port Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
Excellent Analysis of Witkoff on Gaza & Iran by Ch. 14’s Tamir Morag: ‘The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions’ X – Tamir Morag – Analysis
Douglas Murray: Qatar is No Ally of the U.S. — ‘Gestures’ to Trump Raise Suspicions on Both Ends of the Political Spectrum New York Post – Douglas Murray – Opinion
Make Syria Great Again: A Small Group of American Jews Tour Syria — Walking the Streets of Damascus Mishpacha – Jake Turx – Feature
Trump’s Deal With Saudi Arabia Puts Israeli Military Supremacy At Risk — F-35s Despite Kingdom’s Islamist Past & China Ties The Judean – Staff – Analysis
NBC News Is Quietly Rewriting Its Own Reporting on the Israel-Hamas War Honest Reporting – Rachel O'Donoghue – Analysis
Zachor Legal Institute Calls on IRS to Investigate WESPAC — Fiscal Sponsor of anti-Israel Agitators Such as ‘Within Our Lifetime’ Jewish Insider – Matthew Kassel – News
Women Make Up 20 Percent of IDF Combat Troops — 58 Percent of Combat Positions Open to Women Yedioth Ahronoth – Sivan Hilaie – Feature
>>Chabad Hasidim Launch Pre-Military Academy for the First Time in Israel Israel Hayom – Avital Fried – News
Jews in Canada & Australia Warily Eye the Future After Liberal Party Electoral Victories Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – Analysis
Inside the IDF’s Race to Save Soldiers’ Lives in Gaza — Medical Corps Boasts Lowest Fatality Rate in World Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon – Feature
Israel’s Defense Industry Fears Losing U.S. Military Aid, After Netanyahu Said Israel Will Learn to Live Without It Yedioth Ahronoth – Yuval Azulay – Analysis
Jean Carroll: Meet the Pioneering Jewish Female Comedian You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Joseph Strauss – Feature
‘Fauda’ is Filming Its New Season Focused on Hamas’ Deadly Attack — ‘Our Way to Tell the World What Happened’ Israel Hayom – Maya Cohen & Adi Nirman – News
Ye’s anti-Semitism Is Old News; But It’s Time to Pay Attention Again — Huge Numbers Driving Normalization Forward – Mira Fox – Analysis
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Ch. 12: Israel Holding ‘Secret Talks’ with Syria about Joining Abraham Accords X – OSINTdefender – News
>>Israel Rethinks Syria Policy After Trump Meeting with Al-Sharaa Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
Yuval Raphael Advances to Eurovision Final on Saturday After Performing ‘New Day Will Rise’ Times of Israel – Amy Spiro – News
The Guardian (UK): Offer to Tehran is a Three-Year Freeze on Enrichment; Then Back to Enrichment at JCPOA/Obama-Deal Levels — Is This Trump’s ‘Olive Branch?’ The Guardian (UK) – Patrick Wintour – News
>>Ch. 12: Israel Presents List of Red Lines to White House -- Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Sites & Centrifuges Must be Dismantled X – Israel Radar – News
>>U.S. Presented Tehran with Written Proposal for a Nuclear Deal -- Trump Says Talks are 'Very Serious' and Close to Agreement Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Curiously, Senior Iranian Official Denies Tehran Received New Proposal Times of Israel – Reuters – News
>>Inside Tom Cotton's Pressure Campaign to Ensure Zero Enrichment in Iran Axios – Stef Kight – Analysis
>>Iranian Uranium Enrichment Continues Together with U.S. Talks Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lappin – Analysis
Steve Witkoff, The ‘Amateur Diplomat’: How Trump’s Close Friend & ‘One Tough Jew’ Landed One of the Hardest Jobs on the Planet The Atlantic – Isaac Stanley-Becker – Feature
When the Stones Speak: CBS 60 Minutes Ignores 3,800 Years of Jewish Archeological Evidence — Jews Forced to Argue the Earth is Round Hot Air – David Strom – Analysis
A 12-Hour-Old Baby Fights for His Life After His Mother Murdered by Terrorists in Northern Samaria It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – News
>>Inside Israel’s Massive anti-Terror Operation Transforming Tulkarm in Samaria -- The New Reality on the Ground Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon – Analysis
Next in Line? Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, the Hamas Commander Poised to Succeed Mohammed Sinwar Yedioth Ahronoth – Einav Halabi – Analysis
>>The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: U.S.-Backed Gaza Relief Fund Gets Israeli Green Light -- Meant to Bypass Hamas Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
Oct. 7 Hero Igor Pivnev Who Killed 13 Terrorists Takes Own Life — The Emotional Toll Became Too Much Jerusalem Post – Efrat Forsher – News
Trump is Obsessed with Earning a Nobel for Middle East Peace — Here’s His Mega Deal Plan, Originating from the UAE Israel Hayom – Danny Zaken – Analysis
>>U.S. Ramps up Pressure on Israel -- Hostage Deal, Abraham Accords & Saudi Ties Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
>>Trump’s Mideast Visit Comes as His Family Deepens Business, Crypto Ties in Region Times of Israel – Will Weissert – Analysis
After Trump’s Historic Riyadh Summit, Turkey’s anti-Israel Erdoğan Emerges as the Biggest Winner from Al-Sharaa’s Rise Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Analysis
U.S. Universities are Selling Out to Qatar, and Selling off Their Integrity — Doha Has Poured Nearly $6 Billion into American Higher Education Jewish News Syndicate – Mitchell Bard – Opinion
>>Watch: Fox’s Bret Baier Confronts Qatari PM About the $100 billion His Islamist Country Has Spent to Influence America X – The Free Press – Video
Israel’s Loyal 150,000-member Druze Community Fights for Its Brethren in Syria — ‘Maybe G-d Put Druze Here to Save Druze There’ Times of Israel – Diana Bletter – Feature
New Documents Reveal a Secret Coalition of 18 Western Countries Shared Intel with Mossad in Hunt for Munich Massacre Terrorists Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Calls Israel a ‘Genocide State’ — Ambassador Summoned for Reprimand Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
The Numbers Don’t Lie: From Land Size to Refugees, Real Figures Disrupt anti-Israel Narratives Jewish News Syndicate – David Levine – Analysis
Rose Valland: The Woman Who Saved Stolen Jewish Art from the Nazis — And the Writer Who Is Finally Telling Her Story The Forward – Laurie Gwen Shapiro – Feature
‘Teach Palestine Project’: How Extremism Reaches from Gaza Into American Classrooms — Organizations with Terrorist Ties Are Shaping Young Minds by Training K-12 Teachers Jewish News Syndicate – Brandy Shufutinsky – Analysis
>>Read the Full Report: Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) Counter-Terrorism Brief Network Contagion Research Institute – Report
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Former National Guardsman Allegedly Plotted ISIS-Inspired Attack on Michigan Military Facility — Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said Taken into Custody ABC News – Alexander Mallin & Meredith Deliso – News
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Responds to ‘Bully’ Trump: ‘For Us, Martyrdom is Far Sweeter than Dying in Bed.’ Reuters – Staff – News
>>U.S Treasury Dept Targets Iran’s Efforts to Domestically Manufacture Key Ballistic Missile Components U.S. Department of Treasury – Press Release
Pregnant Israeli Woman Fights for Her Life After Terrorist Ambush Attack in Northern Samaria Press Service of Israel – Sveta Listratov – News
Deadlock in Hostage Deal Negotiations — Witkoff Pressures Netanyahu, Examines Other Proposals Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Lior Ben Ari – News
>>Ch. 12: Witkoff Presents New Plan to Free All the Hostages & Remove Hamas from Power Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
Round-Up of President Trump’s Day in the Middle East: ‘This is Very Good for Israel’ Times of Israel – Compilation of Reuters, AP & Staff – News
Israel-Founded eToro, an Online Trading Platform, Raises $620 Million in Nasdaq IPO Times of Israel – Sharon Wrobel – News
>>Israeli Stock Trading App eToro Pops 40% in Nasdaq Debut After Pricing IPO Above Its Expected Range CNBC – Samantha Subin – News
Trump Meets with New Syrian Leader al-Sharaa — Urges Him to Join Abraham Accords, Block ISIS & Expel Palestinian Terrorists Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari & Agencies – News
>>A Dramatic Shift in U.S. Policy Towards the ex-Jihadist Leading the New Syrian Government Axios – Barak Ravid – Analysis
Is Mohammed Sinwar Dead? IDF Targeting Rescue Efforts & Gathering Information Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon, Einav Halabi & Lior Ben Ari – News
>>Israel Cabinet Member Elkin: 'If He is Eliminated, It Will Be Easier to Reach a Deal' X – Raylan Givens – News
Trump Should Listen to Qatar’s Own Words — Lavish Real Estate Investments & anti-Semitic Statements That Would Make Kanye Blush Fisch Files – Eitan Fischberger – Analysis
Trump Tells Gulf Leaders Iran Must Cease Support of Proxy Groups as Part of Any Nuclear Deal — Tehran Calls Trump Remarks ‘Deceitful’ Associated Press – Zeke Miller, Jon Gambrell & Aamer Madhani – News
>>NYT Claims Iran Offered U.S. Joint Nuclear-Enrichment Venture -- U.S. Says 'Completely Untrue' Israel Hayom – Erez Linn – News
>>'New and Better Path' for Iran? The Smoking Gun On Tehran's Nuclear Ambitions Exposed Hot Air – Ed Morrissey – Analysis
>>A Discussion with 'B' Inside Iran: 'Western Elites Still Don’t Realize How Fragile this Regime is' -- 'Why is Israel Hesitating?' Jerusalem Post – Alex Winston – Analysis
>>U.S. Sends B-2 Stealth Bombers Home -- Replaces with B-52s Times of Israel – Reuters & Staff – News
Israel Alarmed at Prospect of U.S. F-35 Sale to Turkey — Troubled at Lack of American Response to Erdoğan’s Virulent anti-Semitic Attacks Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – Analysis
Israel-France War of Words: Netanyahu Accuses Macron of ‘Despicable’ Support for Hamas Israel Hayom – Erez Linn – News
Netanyahu’s Governing Coalition Frozen as Haredi Parties Boycott Over Delay in Haredi Draft Exemption Bill Jerusalem Post – Eliav Breuer – News
Israel May Have Been Deceived by a Shin Bet Double-Agent in Gaza on Eve of Oct. 6-7 X – Amit Segal – News
Should Diaspora Jews Be Buried in Israel? A Rabbi Responds — The Biblical Abraham and Joseph Offer Inspiration, As Does a Mystical Tradition The Forward – Daniel Cohen – Feature
‘Civil Terrorism’: Hatred of Israel Unites the Radicals Seeking the West’s Demise — Here’s How to Stop Them City Journal – Tal Fortgang – Opinion
It’s Personal: Witkoff Gifts His Late Son’s Star of David to Released Hostage Idan Alexander — ‘A Great Honor to My Son if You Keep Wearing This’ Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
Excellent Podcast: Trump’s Middle East Plan with Nadav Eyal of Yediot Ahronoth & Amit Segal of Ch. 12 Call Me Back – Dan Senor – Podcast/Video
Brandeis Center to File Lawsuit Against Microsoft for Jewish Discrimination — Jewish Employees Denied the Ability to Form an Employee Resource Group Jewish Insider – Haley Cohen – News
Germany & Israel Celebrate 60 Years Of Friendship Despite War Fallout & Rising Criticism The Judean – Staff – Analysis
Eurovision: Yuval Raphael is Focused on the Music, Not the Protests — She Takes the Stage Thursday for the Semifinals Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Philissa Cramer – News
>>Assaf Mishayev, Azerbaijan’s Jewish Singer, Stands by Yuval Raphael Ahead of Eurovision Semifinals Yedioth Ahronoth – Ran Boker – News
Teresa Mattei: How One Jewish Woman Fought the Nazis — And Helped Found a New Italian Republic The Forward – Suzanne Cope – Feature
Archaeology: Ancient Road Connecting Mikveh to Temple Unveiled — Putting Biblical Stories into Historical Context Jerusalem Post – Joanie Margulies – Feature
>>Walking on the Temple Mount: Controversial in Judaism -- But Spiritually Uplifting Jewish News Syndicate – Alex Sternberg – Opinion
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
NHL Indefinitely Suspends Florida Panthers Jewish Owner Doug Cifu for Speaking Out Against anti-Semitism & Terrorism X – Awesome Jew – News
Houthis Launch Ballistic Missile at Israel; Flies Over Trump in Saudi Arabia — IDF Intercepts Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
Israel Attacks Bunker Beneath Khan Yunis Hospital — Targeting Mohammad Sinwar, Yahya’s Brother & Current Hamas Leader Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon & Einav Halabi – News
>>Behind the Assassination Attempt on Mohammed Sinwar -- U.S. Not Informed; Sudden Opportunity Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Elisha Ben Kimon – News
President Trump Lands in Riyadh — Israel-Saudi Ties Expected to Take a Backseat Jerusalem Post – Reuters – News
>>Trump Says He Will Remove U.S. Sanctions on Syria -- 'To Give Them a Chance at Greatness' Reuters – Staff – News
>>Trump Lays-Out Middle East Vision -- Urges Saudi Arabia to Join Abraham Accords, In Its Own Time Associated Press – Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller & Jon Grambrell – News
Joint Task Force to Combat anti-Semitism Cuts Additional Half Billion Dollars in Harvard Grants New York Post – Josh Christenson – News
>>Task Force Issues Brutal Statement on Harvard; Read in Full U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism – Press Release
IDF Kills Top Hamas Propogandist Hassan Eslayeh Who Broadcast Oct 7 Massacre — Sinwar Ally & Social Media Star Yedioth Ahronoth – Einav Halabi & Elisha Ben Kimon – News
The Inside Story on the U.S.-Hamas Backchannel Talks That Led to Alexander’s Release: Hamas Approached Pro-Trump Activist Bishara Bahbah — U.S. to Push for Three Month Ceasefire in Exchange for 10 Live Hostages Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Released Hostage Edan Alexander Speaks with Trump, Meets with Witkoff Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
>>Netanyahu Shares Emotional First Call with Freed Hostage -- 'Listen to What the Doctors Say' Israel Hayom – Erez Linn – News
>>‘Every Moment Could Have Been the Last': Idan Alexander Tells His Family About the Horror of Captivity -- No Trip to Qatar; First Beer Yedioth Ahronoth – Lihi Gordon – News
>>Idan Alexander’s Friend and Golani Comrade Sgt G: ‘I Wondered If He Was Under Me in Gaza' Yedioth Ahronoth – Lihi Gordon – News
>>Witkoff, Boehler at Hostage Square: We Won’t Accept Anything Less than Everyone’s Return Israel Hayom – Roni Shkedy – News
>>Witkoff Tells Hostage Families: A Divided Israel Strengthens Hamas -- 'I've Seen Intelligence That Shows This' Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Ron Ben-Yishai: U.S. Deal to Release Alexander Without Israeli Involvement Has Been Harshly Criticized -- But it Could Prove Fruitful Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Opinion
Defining a ‘Good Iran Deal’: U.S. Should be Given More Credit for Determination to Prevent Tehran from Acquiring a Nuclear Weapon Yedioth Ahronoth – Itay Medina – Opinion
>>Counterpoint: Iran Isn’t Building a Civilian Nuclear Program -- Negotiating with Islamic Terrorists Is a Waste of America’s Power & Credibility Jewish News Syndicate – Daniel Greenfield – Opinion
>>Excellent Granular Update on the Iran Situation by ISW Institute for the Study of War – Numerous Analysts – News
>>New Sanctions: U.S. Treasury Targets Global Network Shipping Iranian Oil, Funding Iran’s Military & Terrorist Activities U.S. Department of Treasury – Press Release
Start-Up Nation: Tel Aviv’s Classiq Pulls in $110 Million to Become the ‘Microsoft of Quantum Computing’ Times of Israel – Sharon Wrobel – News
Eurovision: Israeli Delegation Limits Yuval Raphael’s Media Time After Hostile Reception in Basel Yedioth Ahronoth – Ran Boker – News
>>Eurovision Set to Kick Off in Basel with Glitz, Schmaltz & Little Love for Israel -- Yuval Raphael Expected to Face Boos & Protests Times of Israel – Amy Spiro – News
‘I Choose Not to Blame Anyone’: Interview with Iris Haim, Whose Son Was Killed by Friendly Fire After Escaping from Hamas in Gaza Jewish Insider – Lahav Harkov – Interview
Large-Scale Investigation: Leadership of the ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Movement is anti-American & anti-Western Jerusalem Post – Ryan Mauro – Opinion
>>Full Report: When Charities Betray America -- How 'Pro-Palestinian' Protest Groups Promote anti-Americanism Capital Research Center – Ryan Mauro – Report
The Incredible Story of Edgar Feuchtwanger: ‘I Was Hitler’s Neighbor’ — ‘If He’d Known We Were Jewish, We’d Have Been Sent to Dachau’ The Guardian (UK) – Astrid Probst – Feature
New Archaeological Findings Show Different Social Patterns in Ancient Kingdoms of Judah and Israel PHYS.ORG – Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Feature
>>Interview: Ancient Jerusalem Reborn -- The Discovery of the City of David & the Palestinian Effort to Erase It Mosiac Magazine – Doron Spielman & Jonathan Silver – Interview Transcript
Monday, May 12th, 2025
U.S.-Israeli Hostage Idan Alexander Reunites with Family After 584 Days in Hamas Captivity Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg & Stav Levaton – News
>>Caged, Shackled, Starving: The Horrors Endured by Edan Alexander in Captivity Israel Hayom – Staff – News
>>Alexander to Undergo Medical Testing Before Potential Qatar Meeting with Trump -- Increased Risk for Complications Such as Blood Clots, Particularly Dangerous During Air Travel Jerusalem Post – Itay Gal – News
>>Idan Alexander Is Now In Israel, Released after 584 Days in Captivity (With Updates) Israel Hayom – Staff – News
>>The Qatari-Led World Order -- The U.S. President is Not a Cheap Date Commentary Magazine – Seth Mandel – Analysis
>>Israel's Ultimatum to Hamas: Release 10 Live Hostages by the Time Trump Leaves Region -- Follows Netanyahu-Witkoff-Huckabee Meeting Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Netanyahu Says He’ll Send Delegation to Hostage Talks in Doha Tuesday, After Call with Trump and Meeting with Witkoff Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
>>Ch. 12: Trump Wants Alexander to Fly to Qatar to Meet Him and the Emir of Qatar -- Who Financed and Hosted His Kidnappers X – Amit Segal – News
>>Amit Segal Examines the Implications of Idan Alexander's Release It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
How to Treat Released Hostages? Israeli Hospitals Innovate to Help Former Captives Thrive Times of Israel – Diana Bletter – Feature
>>On a Serene Thai Island, a Holistic Healing Center Provides Relief for Traumatized Israelis Times of Israel – Eliyahu Freeman – Feature
Trump’s Middle East Trip: Saudi Arabia’s MBS Looks for ‘Trump Dividend’ After Driving Down Oil Prices Bloomberg – Sam Dagher – Analysis
>>Trump Defends Qatari Jet Acquisition, Calls It a ‘Very Nice Gesture’ Jewish Insider – Danielle Cohen – News
>>Trump’s Family Is Rapidly Striking Business Deals in the Mideast -- Golf Resorts, Crypto Deals & Financial Investments Blur the Line Between Private Business & Public Policy Wall Street Journal – Eliot Brown & Stephen Kalin – Analysis
>>Fourth Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends as Trump Set to Embark On Historic Middle East Tour -- Iranians More Downcast on Talks, Describing Them as 'Difficult' Fox News – Benjamin Weinthal – News
>>Trump May Not Be Able to Reshape Ties During Middle East Trip -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt & Other Arab States look Beyond U.S. to China & Russia Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – Analysis
The Chemist Who Saved a Life During the Holocaust — Righteous Among the Nations Yedioth Ahronoth – Ettay Nevo – Feature
As U.S.-Egypt Relations Strain, China Expands Influence in Cairo The Media Line – Giorgia Valente – Analysis
In-Depth: The Saudi Deal & the New Gaza Operation with Lahav Harkov Call Me Back – Dan Senor – Podcast
Why Israel’s Right Won’t Ditch Netanyahu; Even After October 7 Jerusalem Post – Kalman Liebskind – Opinion
UK Education Secretary: Antisemitism in Schools Is ‘National Emergency’ Jerusalem Post – Ariela Ohrenstein – News
>>Sweden: One of Europe’s Most Dangerous Places for Jews After October 7 Yedioth Ahronoth – Eli Mandelbaum – Analysis
Reserve Duty with Dad: Former POW Doctor Returns to Front-Line Alongside His Son Yedioth Ahronoth – Yair Kraus – Feature
Israeli Ingenuity: Israel Prize-Winner Yonina Eldar Develops Technique to Monitor Hospital Patients’ Vitals from Afar Jerusalem Post – Judy Siegel-Itzkovich – Feature
A Unique Delegation Lands in Israel: U.S. Persian Jews Form Deep Connections During Week of Volunteering & Community Engagement Israel Hayom – Tzach Cohen – Feature
Eminent Jews: The 20th Century Was Very Good for Jewish Icons — Is the Golden Age Really Over? Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Andrew Silow-Carroll – Feature
Settlements & Palestinian Statehood are No Longer a Debate in Israel — Benny Gantz, Netanyahu’s Main Political Rival, Moves to the Right News & Commentary from Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
>>A Demilitarized Palestinian State Is a Dangerous Illusion -- A Many-Sided Threat Part of a Much Larger & More Portentous Danger Jerusalem Post – Louis René Beres – Opinion
Sunday, May 11th, 2025
Israel Attacks Yemen’s Hodeidah, Houthi Interior Ministry Says Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>IDF Issues Evacuation Orders for Three Key Houthi-Controlled Ports in Yemen, Warning of Imminent Airstrikes X – Open Source Intel – News
Hamas to Release Israeli-American Hostage as a Gesture to Trump — Israel Will Not Release Any Terrorists; But Will Have to Briefly Halt Activities in Gaza Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Trump Statement: 'First of Those Final Steps Necessary to End This Brutal Conflict' Truth Social – Donald J. Trump – News
>>PM: Release of Hostage Edan Alexander 'Without Any Compensation or Conditions' Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
>>Netanyahu Insists Ties with Trump Are ‘Excellent’ -- But Sources Complain of Chaos in Trump Admin; 'Everything Operates According to Trump's Whims' Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
>>Israel Concerned U.S. May Strike Deal Directly with Hamas for Only One or Two Hostages -- And Then Pressure Israel Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein & Reuters – News
>>In Interview with Breitbart, Witkoff Dismisses Reports of Trump-Netanyahu Rift as 'Preposterous' Breitbart – Matthew Boyle – News
>>Netanyahu: Gazans Have Nowhere to Return to -- Only Outcome is for Them to Emigrate Out of the Strop Jerusalem Post – Avraham Bloch – News
Tehran Calls Latest Nuclear Talks with U.S. ‘Difficult’ — But Both Sides Agree Negotiations Will Continue Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Fourth Round of U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Begin -- Tehran Threatens to Leave with Deep Divisions Over Enrichment Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari & Agencies – News
>>Tehran is Not Happy with Tougher Line Taken by Trump Admin -- Claims U.S. Was 'Not Genuine' in Recent Talks CNN – Frederik Pleitgen – News
No One Left Behind: Body of Soldier Zvi Feldman, Missing for 43 Years, Recovered by Mossad & IDF in Syria Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>Five Months in the Heart of Syria Until His Overalls Were Found -- The Ruse That Led to the Recovery of Zvi Feldman’s Body Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – Analysis
How Qatar Buys Influence: Trump Admin Poised to Accept ‘Palace in the Sky’ as a Gift for Trump from Qatar — Super Luxury 747-8 to be New Air Force One ABC News – Jonathan Karl & Katherine Faulders – News
What is Eurovision? And Why Should We Care? Nova Survivor Yuval Raphael Represents Israel & is a Favorite to Win Jerusalem Post – Hannah Brown – Feature
Elections Looming? Haredi Parties Block Knesset Votes over Draft Law — Likud Growing Impatient with Exemption Demands Yedioth Ahronoth – Moran Azulay – News
Loosening Hezbollah’s Grip on Lebanon Begins at the Airport — New Government, Supported by U.S., is Cracking Down on Smuggling & the Terror Group’s Control Wall Street Journal – Omar Abdel-Baqui – Analysis
Big Week Ahead: Trump Heads to Middle East amid Iran Nuclear Standoff and Gulf Investment Drive — Khamenei Endorses ‘Death to America’ Jerusalem Post – Reuters & Staff – News
>>Arab Media: Trump’s Meeting with Saudi Ruler MBS to Include Leaders of PA, Lebanon & Syria Times of Israel – Nurit Yohanan – News
>>Israel Lowers Expectations Ahead of Trump’s Gulf Tour -- U.S. Shifts Focus to Economic Megadeals Instead of Ceasefire in Gaza & Hostages’ Return Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Gal Ganot – Analysis
>>Interview with U.S. Amb. to Israel Mike Huckabee: 'Trump Hasn't Abandoned Israel' Israel Hayom – Ariel Kahana – Interview
>>Trump to Drum Up Major Investments for U.S. on Middle East Trip -- ‘Almost Entirely About Business Deals’ New York Post – Diana Glebova & Steven Nelson – News
>>U.S. Persian Jews, Haunted by History, Wary of Negotiations with Tehran Regime Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – Feature
IDF Chief Zamir Meets Hostage Survivors as Troops Push Ahead in Gaza Jewish News Syndicate – Charles Bybelezer – News
>>Israel Blasts 60 Terrorist Targets Across Gaza amid Increased Pressure Campaign on Hamas New York Post – Deirdre Bardolf – News
Meet Dr. Nili & Dr. Avichai Segal of Beersheba — Partners in Surgery & in Life Yedioth Ahronoth – Eitan Gefen – Feature
Battlefield Drones: IDF’s X-Intra Goes Operational — 66 Pound Payload; 2-Minute Deployment Yedioth Ahronoth – Yuval Azulay – News
>>Homefront Drones: 'Ziv Eye' Project to Enhance Efficiency of Israel's Medical Industry -- Transporting Equipment; Monitoring Emergencies Press Service of Israel – Crystal Jones – News
Jewish Self Defense: IDF Joins Forces with NGO to Turn Community Security Teams Into Lean Fighting Machines Times of Israel – Sue Surkes – Feature
Dangerous Precedent: Jewish AG Confronted the anti-Israel Mob at Univ of Michigan — And Was Forced to Back Down Commentary Magazine – Seth Mandel – Analysis
>>Santa Ono Ditches Univ of Michigan to Assume Presidency of Univ of Florida -- Cites UF as 'Setting the Gold Standard' in Fighting anti-Semitism Jewish Insider – Haley Cohen – News
>>Report: UK Universities are Failing Jewish Students -- Harass the Jews; Protect the Mob Jewish Chronicle – Stephen Pollard – Opinion
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Charged Netanyahu & Gallant with War Crimes Just as He Was Being Accused of Sexual Assault Wall Street Journal – Matthew Dalton – News
Israeli Initiative Seeks to Replace U.S. Aid with ‘Win-Win’ Investment Model Press Service of Israel – Sveta Listratov – Analysis
Battle for Biblical Archaeology Intensifies as Israeli Researchers Face Academic Boycott — Archaeology Journal Bars Submissions by Israelis on Judea & Samaria Fox News – Amelie Botbol – Feature
Trump Said to Admit Troubles with Gaza Hostage Efforts: ‘They’d Been Fighting for a Thousand Years’ Wall Street Journal – Josh Dawsey & Alexander Ward – Analysis
>>Tal Shoham Recounts How He and Fellow Hostages Survived Hamas Captivity -- 'They Didn’t See Us as Human; They Tortured Us for Fun' Time – Tal Shoham – Feature
>>In Combat: IDF Officer 'M' Recounts Jabalya IED Blast, Mission to Recover Oron Shaul’s Body Jerusalem Post – Amir Bobot – Feature
Israel Sells ‘BlueWhale’ Autonomous Submarine to Hellenic Navy — Deepening Israel-Greece Defense Ties Press Service of Israel – Kostis Konstantinou – News
The Yonatan Brigade, IDF’s New Reserve Force, Prepares for First Combat Action — ‘This is a National Mission’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Gal Ganot – Feature
>>Israeli Druze Officer Major J Details Israel’s Strategic Border Defense in Syria Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Feature
UAE Rejects U.S.-Israeli Request to Fund Gaza Aid Plan, Says It Fails to Address Crisis — Major Blow for Plan to Bypass Hamas Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – News
The Ten Commandments for Fighting anti-Semitism Jews Need to Embrace Jerusalem Post – David Weinberg – Opinion
Douglas Murray: Probe the Foreign Influence Behind These Terror-Loving, anti-Jew College Agitators New York Post – Douglas Murray – Opinion
>>Harvard Has More Problems than Donald Trump -- A Campus Culture so anti-Semitically Toxic, 'I Feel Lucky I Don't Look Jewish' The Economist – Lexington – Opinion
>>Students for Justice in Palestine: 'It Is Our Job to Destroy the United States' Townhall – Guy Benson – Opinion
>>Univ of Washington Changes Tack On anti-Israel Activity -- Suspends Students Involved in Destructive Protest Jewish Insider – Danielle Cohen & Haley Cohen – News
>>Columbia Suspends Some Masked anti-Israel Student Rioters Who Trashed Campus Library -- ‘Need to See Serious Consequences’ New York Post – Khristina Narizhnaya, Carl Campanile, Joe Marino & Chris Nesi – News
The Story of Jewish Fighters in World War II — ‘It Was Important for Them to Demonstrate Jewish Power’ Israel Hayom – Ran Puni – Feature
>>Jews Were a Major Part of Britain's WWII Combat Forces Jewish Chronicle – Martin Sugarman – Feature
Israeli Defense Industry Closely Tracking India-Pakistan Crisis — Major Arms Supplier to India Yedioth Ahronoth – Yuval Azulay – Analysis
>>How India’s Military Retaliation Against Pakistan Echoes Israel’s Post-Hamas War Tactics Jerusalem Post – Swapan Dasgupta – Analysis
After Relentless U.S. Bombing Campaign, the Houthis Are Biggest Victors of Truce — ‘Death to America, Death to Israel, a Curse on the Jews’ Times of Israel – Agence France-Presse & Staff – Analysis
S&P Holds Israel’s Credit Rating at A Despite War — Albeit with Negative Outlook Yedioth Ahronoth – Gad Lior – News
Friday, May 9th, 2025
Witkoff Toughens Line Ahead of Sunday’s Nuke Talks with Tehran: ‘No Enrichment; That’s Our Red Line; That Means Dismantlement; Natanz, Fordow & Isfahan Have to Be Dismantled’ Breitbart – Matthew Boyle – News
>>Telegraph (UK): Plot to Attack Israeli Embassy in London Was Attempt by IRGC to Derail Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks The Telegraph – Robert Mendick, Martin Evans & Akhtar Makoii – News
>>Witkoff Heads to Oman Sunday for Fourth Round of Nuke Talks with Tehran -- Says Stopping Enrichment Program is Best; 'Not Have Centrifuges' Jerusalem Post – Staff & Reuters – News
Jared Kushner Quietly Advising Trump Admin Ahead of Middle East Trip CNN – Alayna Treene & Kristen Holmes – News
IDF Says It Shot Down Houthi Missile That Triggered Sirens Across Central Israel Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
Yet More Pentagon Drama: White House Rejects Hegseth’s COS Pick Ricky Buria — Called Vance’s Isolationist Views ‘Wackamamie Crazy’ New York Post – Steven Nelson – News
Trump’s Quest for Foreign Policy Wins Could Jeopardize Israel’s Security — Israeli Officials Fear Being Sidelined on Gaza, Iran & Regional Normalization Efforts Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Analysis
>>Amb Huckabee Denies Rumors of Trump 'Breaking Up' With Israel -- 'Absolutely Not!' X – Hillel Fuld – News
>>Is Trump Really Turning His Back on Bibi and Israel? Don’t Bet on It Jewish News Syndicate – Ruthie Blum – Opinion
>>U.S.-Israel Relations at a Crossroads: Trump’s Middle East Trip Leaves Jerusalem Confused -- Out of the Itinerary But Not Out of the Equation Jerusalem Post – Herb Keinon – Analysis
>>Pentagon Spokesman Denies Hegseth Cancelled Israel Trip -- 'Very Much Looks Forward to Visiting Our Ally Israel Soon' X – Sean Parnell – News
>>Sens. Cotton & Graham: Any 'Lasting' Iran Nuclear Deal Would Need to Be Approved by Congress, Ideally Through a Two-Thirds Majority Treaty Vote Fox News – Morgan Phillips – News
>>Former Amb to U.S. Herzog: Netanyahu ‘Unwilling to Pay the Price’ for Saudi Normalization Times of Israel – Reuters & Staff – News
Ilya Sutskever Was Chief Scientist at OpenAI — Now He Runs a Secretive $30 Billion AI Firm in Tel Aviv Israel Hayom – Erez Linn – Feature
Could IDF Conscription Crisis Bring Down Netanyahu’s Government? Likud MK Edelstein is Determined to Draft Haredim; Ultra-Orthodox Parties Threaten to Bolt Times of Israel – Sam Sokol – Analysis
>>Update: Edelstein Urges ‘Real Solution’ as Work Set to Begin on Revising Haredi Draft Bill Times of Israel – Sam Sokol – News
Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza as Fighting Intensifies Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian, Charlie Summers & Agencies – News
>>Amb Huckabee Announces New Gaza Aid Delivery Plan Has Launched -- Goal is to Avoid Hamas Stealing Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
>>Israel Claims It’s Promoting Palestinian Emigration from Gaza -- So Why Are So Few Leaving? Times of Israel – Nurit Yohanan – Analysis
Inside the UAE-Mediated Secret Talks Between Israel & Syria Yedioth Ahronoth – Smadar Perry – Analysis
Israeli Pilots Reveal Secrets of Yemen Airstrikes — ‘Even the Smallest Malfunction Is a Game-Changer’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Gal Ganot – Feature
Returning to Life, Building the Future: The Initiative Rebuilding the Galilee & Negev as Residents Return Home Yedioth Ahronoth – Naama Cohen Friedman – Feature
>>Ben-Gurion University to Double Its Campus, Add Faculties to Help Rebuild the Negev Times of Israel – Ben Gurion University of the Negev – Feature
Arabian Gulf? Trump’s Linguistical Change May Unite Iranians Against Him — Even Citizens Opposed to the Regime Israel Hayom – Erez Linn – Analysis
>>Inside Iran’s Bizarre Attempt to Sweet-Talk Trump Into a Bad Deal Jewish News Syndicate – Or Yissachar – Analysis
IDF Sets up Medical Facility in Southern Syria for Druze Wounded in Clashes Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
A Wake-Up Call for Israel Supporters: Hostility to Israel Has Overtaken the Democratic Party; Now It’s Creeping into the Republican Party Mishpacha – Binyamin Rose – Analysis
A Pogrom Is Brewing in Canada — Open Calls for Jihad in Jewish Neighborhoods The Free Press – Casey Babb – Feature
>>Assaults, Bomb Threats, Nazi Salutes: Canada’s Courts Are Starting to Convict Those Targeting Jews Global News – Stewart Bell – News
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to Open Health-Care Startup Accelerator in Boston — Marrying ‘Innovation Ecosystems’ Jewish News Syndicate – Staff – News
Auburn Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl Visits Samaria — ‘Israeli Sovereignty Here Would Bring Peace & Security’ Arutz Sheva – Staff – News
>>Opposition Leader Gantz Urges New Settlements in Judea & Samaria -- Opposes Palestinian State Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Arab World Riveted by Netanyahu’s Clash with Shin Bet Chief — Some in the Region Are Clinging to the Hope That Israel Will Collapse from Within Yedioth Ahronoth – Michael Milshtein – Feature
Rabbi Protests YouTube’s Circumcision Video Ban — ‘Joining Wave Against Jewish Traditions’ Israel Hayom – Miri Weissman – News
Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Axios Scoop: Trump Had ‘Private Meeting’ Thursday With Top Netanyahu Advisor Ron Dermer on Iran & Gaza Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Ch. 14's Tamir Morag Not Buying Supposed Breakdown in Netanyahu-Trump Relationship -- 'Interested Parties Feeding Journalists in Attempt at Creating Self-Fulfilling Prophesy' X – Tamir Morag – Opinion
Andrew Cuomo Is Betting on Jewish Voters — But Do They Want Him as the Next NYC Mayor? City Journal – David Christopher Kaufman – Analysis
Amb Hukabee Says, After Conversation with Trump, U.S. Would Only Respond to Houthi Attacks on Israel if American Citizens Hurt Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
U.S. Pushes for Hostage Deal Progress Before Trump’s Saudi Visit — Israel Not Optimistic Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
U.S.-Saudi Civilian Nuclear Talks Delinked From Israel Recognition — Kingdom Says It Will Not Recognize Israel Without a Palestinian State Reuters – Pesha Magid – News
>>Israel Believes Trump Lacks Senate Support for Saudi Nuclear Deal Without Israeli Involvement Israel Hayom – Shirit Avitan Cohen – Analysis
‘Rainbow Site’: Satellite Images Reveal Previously Undisclosed Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility — No Peaceful or Commercial Applications Fox News – Gillian Turner & Nick Kalman – News
Financial Experts Say Israeli Market Is Flourishing Despite Year and a Half of War Jewish Insider – Danielle Cohen – Analysis
‘Certainly Alive’: These Are the 21 Hostages That Have Shown Signs of Life Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – Feature
Israeli Presence in Syria ‘A Direct Lesson of Oct. 7’ — Likely to Stay for Years to Ensure Radical Militias Do Not Gather on Its Borders Jewish Insider – Lahav Harkov – Analysis
Reports: Iran Pressed Houthis Into Truce with U.S. to Build ‘Momentum’ in Nuclear Talks Times of Israel – Staff & Agencies – News
>>DM Katz: Israel Ready to Act Alone Against Houthis & Iran -- Tehran 'Bears Direct Responsibility' Jewish News Syndicate – Joshua Marks & Amelie Botbol – News
>>Trump Ditched Israel with Surprise Houthi Truce -- That Doesn’t Bode Well on Iran Times of Israel – Lazar Berman – Analysis
Israel’s Lightricks Start-Up Launches New AI Video Generation Model — Aiming to Compete with OpenAI & Google Yedioth Ahronoth – Tal Shahaf – Feature
Success: Jenin Refugee Camp is Quiet and Terror Free After Extensive IDF Operations Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – Analysis
Zero Tolerance: IAF Jets Target ‘Significant Underground’ Hezbollah Site in South Lebanon Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
The Gaza Famine Myth: How Lazy Journalism, Bad Data & Skewed Statistics Fueled Accusations of War Crimes Against Israel The Free Press – Michael Ames – Analysis
>>Israel & U.S. Lobby UN to Join Proposed Gaza Aid Distribution Mechanism Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – News
>>Report: The Top Seven Lies About Israel & IDF Operations in Gaza & the Truth They Obscure The International Legal Forum & Urban Warfare Institute – Report
>>Ten Big Lies Palestinians Tell to Deny Jewish History in the Land of Israel Jewish News Syndicate – James Sinkinson – Opinion
>>New Poll: Half of Gazans Say Hamas Did the Right Thing on Oct. 7 Jewish News Syndicate – Akiva Van Koningsveld – News
‘Jew-Hater’ 20 Tarek Bazrouk Arrested by Feds for Allegedly Assaulting Jewish Victims in Multiple NYC Hate Crime Attacks New York Post – Diana Glebova & Emily Crane – News
Israeli Defense Industry Presents Cutting-Edge Defense Technologies at DEFEA 2025 in Athens Israel Defense – News
>>Israel’s IAI Unveils LORA Ballistic Missile System with Long-Range Precision Strike Capability Global Defense News – News
>>Israel's Rafael Upgrades Legacy US M113 Armored Personnel Carrier into Advanced Fighting Vehicle Global Defense News – News
How Qatari and Iranian Interests are Astroturfing MAGA — Omeed Malik Buys Tucker Carlson Tablet Magazine – Park MacDougald – Feature
‘If They Hate You for Who You Are, Double Down’: Emily Austin and Eylon Levy Share What It Takes to Defend Israel on the Global Stage Yedioth Ahronoth – Feature
>>‘You Can’t Be Openly Jewish at TMU’: Jewish Students at Toronto Metropolitan University Say They’re Now Isolated & Harassed National Post – Ari David Blaff – Feature
Nazi Descendants March for Israel in Berlin: ‘We Will Not Stay Silent Again’ Israel Hayom – Nissan Shtrauchler – Feature
Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian Poet Awarded Pulitzer, Justified Hostage Taking on Oct. 7 & Spread anti-Semitic Rhetoric Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray Donates Record $125 Million to Tel Aviv University Jerusalem Post – Uri Sela – News
Landmark Study: Half of Haredim Want to Integrate into Israeli Society Yedioth Ahronoth – Shilo Freid – News
Israel’s Economic Iron Dome: One of the World’s Best Pension Systems Jerusalem Post – Inbar Steiner – Feature
Detailed Report on the War Against the Houthis — Analysis and Data Jewish Institute for National Security of America – Ari Cicurel – Analysis
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
New Douglas Murray Book: Israel and the Future of Civilization — Confronted by Death Cults, the Jewish People Choose Life Jewish News Syndicate & Jewish Journal – Matthew Schultz – Feature
Listen: President Trump Tells Hugh Hewitt There are Two Options for Iranian Nuclear Program — ‘Blow It Up Nicely or Blow It Up Viciously’ X – Open Source Intel – Audio
>>Watch: VP Vance Appears In-Line with SOS/NSA Rubio on Iran -- No Enrichment X – Jason Brodsky – Video
>>Explosions & Fires at Strategic Assets Across the Islamic Republic Fuel Sabotage Speculation -- 'Reduced Iran's Leverage' Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lappin – Analysis
Change of Approach? Senior U.S. Official Reportedly Rebukes Israel on Hostage Negotiations — Warns U.S. Will Finalize Saudi Regional Agreement Without Israel Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Haverford, DePaul, Cal Poly Presidents Grilled on Jew-Hatred at House Ed Panel Hearing Jewish News Syndicate – Staff – News
>>Masked anti-Israel Protesters Storm Columbia Library, Shove past Security as Ivy Leaguers Prep for Finals New York Post – Chris Nesi – News
Iranian Terror Suspects ‘Targeted Israeli Embassy in London’ — Five Men, Including Four Iranian Nationals, Were Arrested at Locations Across England The Telegraph – Robert Mendick – News
Sources: U.S. & Israel Discuss Possible U.S.-Led Administration for Gaza Reuters – Alexander Cornwell – News
Exclusive: UAE Mediating Secret Talks Between Israel and Syria — Focused on Security & Intelligence Matters Reuters – Timour Azhari and Suleiman Al-Khalidi – News
>>The Coming Clash Over Syria: Israel and Turkey Are on a Collision Course Foreign Affairs – David Makovsky & Simone Saidmehr – Analysis
Houthis Says Agreement with U.S. Does Not Include Israel — Vows Response to Israeli Strike That Destroyed Sanaa Airport Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg & Reuters – News
>>Did President Trump Throw Israel Under the Bus? A Wake-Up Call as Trump Keeps Israel in the Dark Over Houthis Jerusalem Post – Amichai Stein – Analysis
>>Israel is Now 'Speaking Arabic': For One Crater at Ben Gurion Airport, Houthis Paid Nearly $6 Billion in Damages X – Open Source Intel – Analysis
>>Yemen's Internationally Recognized Government: 'The Houthis Capitulated to Trump, It's a Chance We Can Not Miss' Israel Hayom – Shachar Kleiman – News
Yuval Raphael Survived Oct. 7 by Playing Dead — Now She Is Bravely Facing Another Onslaught of Hate as Israel’s Eurovision Star Daily Mail – Natalie Lisbona & Andy Jehring – Feature
Venture Firm Insight Partners Recommits to Back Israeli Entrepreneurs & Startups — ‘Mix of High Integrity, Hard Work, Smarts & Hustle Just About Best in World’ Times of Israel – Sharon Wrobel – News
Judea & Samaria See Unprecedented Drop in Terror Attacks After IDF’s Operation ‘Iron Wall’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon – News
Is Harvard Complying With the Tax Code? Section 501(C)(3) Bars Campaigning and Makes Clear Propaganda Isn’t the Same as Education Wall Street Journal – Ira Stoll – Opinion
>>Trump Admin to Investigate Univ of Washington After Destructive anti-Israel Protest Jewish Insider – Haley Cohen – News
Second Pair of Mighty B-52s Head to Diego Garcia Base within Striking Range of Iran — Will Soon Host Six B-2s & Four B-52s X – Open Source Intel – News
Exclusive Details on Planned Gaza Operation: Stages, Leverage Points & Hamas’s Exit Options Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Analysis
>>IDF & Shin Bet Chiefs Give Final Tactical Approvals for Widened Gaza Invasion -- Hamas Could Still Avoid Increased Attacks If It Cuts a Deal Before mid-May Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – News
>>Almost Half of Gazans Willing to Leave Enclave, Palestinian Research Center Finds Jerusalem Post – Reuters & Staff – News
The Jewish Ghosts Who Haunt Alcatraz: The Former Prison Plays a Recurrent Theme in American Jewish History & Culture Forward – Benjamin Ivry – Feature
U.S. Jewish Security Firm Opens Boot Camp for Volunteer Synagogue Guards — Surveillance, Intel, Threat Response & Krav Maga Times of Israel – Luke Tress – Feature
Atlanta Jewish Surgeon Josh Winer Sues anti-Israel Groups for Defamation After Volunteering in IDF Jewish Insider – Haley Cohen – News
>>Ruling: Israeli Hostages’ Lawsuit Against News Outlet That Paid Hamas Terrorist Will Head to Trial Washington Free Beacon – Alana Goodman – News
Pew Global Survey: Israelis Show High Belief in G-d; But Deep Divide by Education & Gender Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
>>What is Pirkei Avot? And Why Should Jews Learn It From Passover to Shavuot? Chabad – Yehuda Shurpin – Feature
Israel on the Cutting Edge of Trauma Care — Unveils Breakthrough Treatment for Life-Threatening Blood Loss Yedioth Ahronoth – Tzur Gueta – News
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
More Big News Straight from President Trump: Three Hostages Have Died in Captivity — Only 21 Remain Alive Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News with Video
Rubio to Close State Department’s De Facto Palestinian Embassy — Biden Created ‘Office of Palestinian Affairs’ Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo – News
Trump Says the U.S. Will Stop Bombing Houthi Militants — Oman Says It Mediated Deal Reuters – Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw, Jaidaa Taha & Menna Alaaeldin – News
>>Watch President Trump: 'We Will Stop Bombing Houthis Effective Immediately' -- 'They’ve Said Please Don’t Bomb Us Anymore and We’re Not Going to Attack Your Ships’ X – Open Source Intel – Video
>>Houthis Vow 'No Retreat From Supporting Gaza, No Matter the Price' Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – News
>>Israel Surprised & Alarmed by Trump-Houthi Deal amid Iran Talks Israel Hayom – Lilach Shoval – News
Witkoff Addresses Israel Independence Day Celebration at Ambassador’s Residence — Hints at Abraham Accords Expansion; Urges Israeli Domestic Unity Israel Hayom – Dor Malul – News
>>President Trump Echoes Witkoff: 'Very, Very Big Announcement to Make' Before Departing for the Middle East Next Week X – Awesome Jew – Video
>>Top Netanyahu Advisor Ron Dermer Heads to Washington for Meetings with Senior U.S. Officials Ahead of Trump's Middle East Trip Times of Israel – Jacob Magid – News
Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport in Sanaa After Issuing Evacuation Warning Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – News with Videos
>>IDF ‘Completely Disables’ Houthi-Controlled Sanaa Airport in Strikes on Yemen Capital -- Runways, Aircraft, Terminals & Infrastructure Targeted Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
>>Yemen's Sanaa International Airport Shut Down After IDF Strikes Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob, Amichai Stein & James Genn – News with Video
>>‘When Israel Attacks, It Destroys Everything': Yemen Suffers Dwindling Fuel Supplies After Repeated Israeli and U.S. Airstrikes Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – News
>>UAE's Al-Ain Media: Yemeni Civilians Lament ‘Reckless’ Houthi Attack on Israel’s Airport Jerusalem Post – Seth Frantzman – News
They Came to Serve: The Lone Soldiers Defending Israel After Oct. 7 — More than 1,100 New Immigrants Join the IDF This Spring Times of Israel – Stav Levaton – Feature
The Iranian Strategy in the Nuclear Talks and the Options Facing Israel Alma Research and Education Center – Yaakov Lappin – Analysis
>>Are U.S.-Tehran Nuclear Talks Imploding or Adjusting? Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
>>U.S. Navy Moves Another Warship Near Iran -- Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer USS Milius Newsmax – Jim Mishler – News
Watch: Hudson Institute Deep Dive into Gaza War with John Spencer & Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser Hudson Institute – TV7 Israel News – Video
>>Hamas Commander Yousef Qadi, Who Took Part in Oct. 7 & Held Hostages, Surrenders to IDF -- Valuable Intelligence Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – News with Photo of Surrender
>>Aid Trucks with High-Value Goods Enter Gaza Despite Israel Gov Denials -- Cellphones, Fuel & Solar Panels Israel Hayom – Hanan Greenwood – News
House Cancels Vote on Sanctioning International Orgs That Boycott Israel After Online Outrage from Right Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
Israel Gov Report Blames Disproportionate Criticism of Israel for Skyrocketing Global anti-Jewish Sentiment — Canada the ‘Champion of anti-Semitism’; Columbia the Worst U.S. Campus Times of Israel – Zev Stub – News
>>What on Earth Is Happening in Canada? Waves of Violent anti-Semitic Behavior Jewish News Syndicate – Jerry Grafstein – Analysis
>>Michigan AG Dana Nessel Suddenly Drops All Charges Against U of M anti-Israel Protesters Detroit Free Press – John Wisely – News
>>Columbia Med Students Condemn University After Classmate Who Stormed Library Returns to Campus Washington Free Beacon – Jessica Costescu – News
>>Calls for Intifada, Praise for Hamas: Life for Jewish Students at the University of Washington in Seattle Yedioth Ahronoth – Yizchak Tessler – Feature
King Abdullah Has Had Enough of the Muslim Brotherhood Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs – Yoni Ben Menachem – Analysis
‘Saudis Cheered More than Israelis’: How Arab Media Covered the Mossad’s Role in Independence Day Event Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – Analysis
The Rise, Fall & Rebound of Tiffany Trump’s Lebanese Father-in-Law Massad Boulos — A Struggle to Gain Influence Politico – Felicia Schwartz & Robbie Gramer – Feature
Disarming Hezbollah: A Middle East Fantasy? Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs – Jacques Neriah – Analysis
>>IDF Says It Targeted Hezbollah Weapons Manufacturing, Storage Site in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian – News
Monday, May 5th, 2025
Trump Admin Says Harvard Will Receive No New Grants Until It Meets White House Demands on anti-Semitism Associated Press – Collin Binkley & Jocelyn Gecker – News
>>Read the Letter From Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard President Garber X – Linda McMahon – News
Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, 78, Revolutionized Jewish Miami & Served Soldiers Worldwide Chabad – Menachem Posner – Feature
Joint Israeli-U.S. Attack on Port City of Hodeidah in Yemen — Port Obliterated in Possible Preview of Attack on Iran Yedioth Ahronoth – News
>>Watch: Massive Fire Still Burns at Ras Issa Oil Port Hours After Extensive IAF Attacks X – Ariel Oseran – Video
>>Breaking Down the Houthis Riddle: Why They’re Hard to Hit & How They Can Be Deterred Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Analysis
Singer Yuval Rafael’s Emotional Journey from Nova Survivor to Israel’s Representative at Eurovision 2025 Israel Hayom – Eran Swissa – Feature
Embed with IDF Troops in Israel’s Expanding Syrian Buffer Zone: Focusing on Deterrence, Infrastructure & Cautious Cooperation with Locals Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun – Feature
Israel’s Cabinet Formally Approves Expanded Gaza Operation to Defeat Hamas — Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ will Evacuate Civilians & Hold Territory Israel Hayom – Lilach Shoval – News
>>Will Implement 'Generals' Plan' Which Was Block by Biden Administration Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – Analysis
>>Trigger is Set: Israel Sets Deadline for Hamas -- Deal by End of Trump's Visit to Region in 10 Days or Gaza Will Be Conquered Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner & Yoav Zitun – News
>>Israel Trying to 'Leverage' Trump's Middle East Visit & Troop Call-Up to Push Hamas Toward Hostage Deal Times of Israel – Lazar Berman – Analysis
>>Two U.S.-Based Companies to Handle Gaza Aid Once Israel Greenlights Deliveries Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – News
>>IDF Chief Zamir Will Not Endanger Soldiers' Lives to Distribute Aid in Gaza -- 'Left No Room for Political Discussion' Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
Israel’s ‘Startup Nation’ Continues to Shape the Future in Quantum Computing Yedioth Ahronoth – Meir Orbach & Sophie Shulman – Feature
>>Watch: Israel's Booming AI & Drone Industry -- How Israeli Innovation is Transforming the Modern Era YouTube – TBN Israel – Video
Sudan’s Islamist Army and the African Threat to Israel — Rapidly Becoming a Terror Hub, Strategically Positioned Near Vital Red Sea Shipping Lanes Jerusalem Post – Amjad Taha & Eitan Neishlos – Analysis
Ritchie Torres Calls on NYC to Cancel Central Park Performance by Anti-Israel Artist Kehlani Jewish Insider – Marc Rod – News
Good Relations: Israel & Cyprus Plan to Sign Key Energy Agreements in 2025 Times of Israel – Nava Freiberg – News
Dave Portnoy Sending Culprits Behind ‘F___ The Jews’ Sign at Barstool Philadelphia to Auschwitz to Learn About Holocaust Fox News – Ryan Gaydos – News
New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology Sued for anti-Jewish Bias — A Pattern of Disregard Toward Jews on Campus Yedioth Ahronoth – Daniel Edelson – News
Trump Appoints Eight New Members to Holocaust Memorial Council — Including ‘Shock Jock’ Sid Rosenberg and Haredi Newspaper Publisher Pinchos Lipschutz Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Andrew Lapin – News
Bad Memories: Biden Admin Ignored Israel’s Call Before Planned Strike on Nasrallah Arutz Sheva – Staff – News
Chai Noon? A Look at the Jewish History of Hollywood Westerns, On & Off Screen Forward – Olivia Haynie – Feature
Pro-Israel Radiohead Star Jonny Greenwood ‘Deplatformed’ in UK — ‘Silencing Israeli Filmmakers, Musicians & Dancers Feels Unprogressive to Me’ The Telegraph – Tim Sigsworth – News
Southern Yemeni (non-Houthi) Diplomat Denounces Ben-Gurion Airport Attack in First-Ever Interview with Israeli Newspaper Jerusalem Post – Ohad Merlin – Feature
Hebrew Univ Study Finds Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Programs Newborns’ Stress Responses Yedioth Ahronoth – Tzur Gueta – Feature
Meet Arab-Israeli Activist and IDF Veteran Yoseph Haddad: ‘I Defend the Country I Live In’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Bar Zaga – Feature
Watch: Full Video of President Trump on Iran From Sunday’s Meet The Press Interview X – Jason Brodsky – Video
Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Ch. 14’s Yaakov Bardugo, Who is Very Close to Netanyahu: ‘There Was a Done Deal to Return About 10 Hostages, But the Qataris Derailed It’ X – Raylan Givens – News
President Trump Will Only Accept ‘Total Dismantlement’ of Tehran’s Nuclear Program — Settles Internal Debate Within Administration Axios – Barak Ravid – News
>>Netanyahu Reportedly Frustrated with Trump -- Says the Right Things But Does Not Deliver Israel Hayom – Ariel Kahana – News
The Rise of Marco Rubio, a Great Friend of Israel Politico – Nahal Toosi, Felicia Schwartz & Robbie Gramer – Feature
Houthi Missile Hits Ground of Ben Gurion Airport after Interception Failure Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Sam Sokol, Sharon Wrobel & Lazar berman – News
>>Netanyahu: 'Trump is Right'; Houthi Attacks Originate in Iran; Israel Will Respond to 'Iranian Terror Masters' X – Benjamin Netanyahu – News
>>Israeli Officials Deny Houthi Missile was Anything New or Special -- Arrow & THAAD Just Missed Yedioth Ahronoth – Yossi Yehoshua & Lior Ben Ari – News
>>Houthi Missile Attacks: Low-Cost, Iranian-Supplied Weapons Drain Billions from U.S. & Allies The Media Line – Gabriel Colodro – Analysis
>>Houthis’ Recent Surge in Missile Launches Reflects Desperation to Deplete Dwindling Stockpiles amid Relentless U.S. Campaign Yedioth Ahronoth – Ron Ben-Yishai – Analysis
Israel’s Supreme Court Sides with IDF for a Change — Aggressive Actions in Judea & Samaria Continue Amit Segal – Analysis
Two IDF Soldiers Killed, Two Wounded by Blast in Booby-Trapped Rafah Tunnel Times of Israel – Emanuel Fabian & Associated Press – News
>>From Surge to Strain: Why Israel’s Reservists Are No Longer Rushing Back Jerusalem Post – Herb Keinon – Analysis
>>Turning Point? All Eyes on Washington as Israel Makes Strategic Shifts in Gaza Yedioth Ahronoth – Yossi Yehoshua – Analysis
>>How Many Hostages Remain Alive? President Trump Indicates It's Now Fewer than 24 Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Staff – News
How Jewish-American Student Leader Tessa Veksler Faced Down Hate at UC Santa Barbara to Become a Global Influencer Times of Israel – Katja Ridderbusch – Feature
In-Depth Discussion with Yossi Klein Halevi: When the War Ends, Will Israel Go Back to the Schisms of Oct. 6 or the Unity of Oct. 8? Call Me Back – Dan Senor – Podcast
SCOTUS Appears Ready to Allow Publicly Funded Religious Schools Across the Country — Yeshiva Charter Schools? Times of Israel – Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Staff – Analysis
David Horowitz, ‘Red Diaper Baby’ Turned Conservative Writer, Passes Away at 86 Jewish News Syndicate – Staff – News
Rabbi David Wolpe: Harvard Is Spraying Perfume on a Sewer — It Offers No Solution for anti-Western, anti-Israel & anti-Semitic Ideology of Faculty The Free Press – David Wolpe – Opinion
Where’s That Maximum Pressure on Iran? Tehran’s Oil Exports to China Continue Apace During Nuclear Talks Wall Street Journal – Editorial Board – Opinion
>>UANI Applauds Trump for Seeking to Zero Iranian Oil Exports and Sanction Purchasers United Against Nuclear Iran – Jeb Bush & Mark Wallace – Press Release
Israeli Ag-Tech Startup XtrION Channels Elon Musk’s Vision to Revolutionize Plants Yedioth Ahronoth – Tal Shahaf – Feature
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
IDF Begins Mobilizing 60,000 Reservists — Goal is to Increase Pressure on Hamas to Release Hostages; If That Fails, Full Offensive Will Commence Israel Hayom – Lilach Shoval – News
More Mysterious Explosions and Fires in Iran, Including Near a Power Plant Iran International [UK-Iranian Opposition] – News
Netanyahu: ‘Time for Qatar to Stop Playing Both Sides & Decide If It’s on the Side of Civilization or Hamas Barbarism’ X – Prime Minister of Israel – News
>>Netanyahu Postpones Azerbaijan Visit Amid Security Developments in Gaza & Syria Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
Former NSA Waltz’s ‘Intense Coordination’ with Netanyahu on Iran Strike Apparently Angered Trump Washington Post – Michael Birnbaum, John Hudson, Emily Davies, Sarah Ellison & Natalie Allison – News
>>PM's Office Denies WaPo Report That Netanyahu Had 'Intensive Contact' with Waltz over Iran Before Trump Meeting Times of Israel – Staff – News
Trump to Hold Summit with Gulf Leaders in Saudi Arabia, Present Mideast Vision Jerusalem Post – Walla – News
The ‘Mysterious’ Hercules, the Flotilla Strike, & Malta’s Fury — ‘What Israel Did Is Severe’ Israel Hayom – Dudi Kogan – Analysis
Houthis Launch Fourth Missile Within 24 Hours — Israeli Official Maintains U.S. Op is ‘Very Effective’; Houthi Threat an ‘Annoying Nuisance’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Staff – News
IDF Confirms Syria Strikes, Reports Druze Evacuated for Treatment Yedioth Ahronoth – Yoav Zitun & Lior Ben Ari – News
>>Close Encounters Between Israeli & Turkish Fighter Jets Over Syria Greek City Times – Bill Giannopoulos – News
Israel & U.S. Near Agreement with New International Foundation to Distribute Aid in Gaza — Bypassing Hamas Axios – Barak Ravid – News
In Depth: Profiles of Haredi Women in the IDF — ‘Proud to Contribute in Ways That Respect My Values’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Shoshana Chen – Feature
Inside Israeli Defense Company Rafael’s Secret Lab: The Startup Mindset Behind Iron Dome Yedioth Ahronoth – Raphael Kahan – Feature
>>The Oshkosh JLTV Next Gen Military Vehicle -- Like an F-35 Without Wings Yedioth Ahronoth – Nir Ben Zaken – Feature
The Jewish People Must Learn From History: We Face External Threats with Resilience; But We Too Often Crumble From Within — A Call for ‘Achdut,’ a Sacred Unity with Room for Differences Jewish News Syndicate – Steve Rosenberg – Opinion
From Queens to Kiryat Gat: American Family Makes Aliyah in Time for Independence Day Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – Feature
Former IDF Ground Forces Commander Yiftach Ron-Tal: ‘Hamas Can Be Defeated in Few Weeks’ — Time for ‘Full Recapture of Strip’ Jerusalem Post – Sherry Makover-Balikov – Feature
Cool New Workwear From Israel’s Collectivist Past — Israeli Brand ATA Clothed Kibbutzniks; Now It’s Revived as a Hip Clothing Label Tablet Magazine – Karen Burshtein – Feature
Ending Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Is Legally and Morally Sound Bloomberg Law – Anat Alon-Beck & Mark Goldfeder – Opinion
>>Another View: Harvard is Right to Fight Government Overreach -- But Must Confront the anti-Semitism Alive & Festering on Campus Washington Jewish Week – Editorial Board – Opinion
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
Israeli Air Force Strikes Targets in Syria for Second Night in a Row Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ari – News
Exclusive: White House Wants Rubio in Powerful Dual-Role Long-Term — Expected to Serve as SOS/NSA for Minimum of Six Months; May Be Permanent Politico – Dasha Burns – News
>>Axios Previously Reported That Stephen Miller is as Top Contender for Trump’s Next National Security Adviser Axios – Marc Caputo – News
Gavin Newsom Awards Antiterrorism Grant to Mosque Linked to 9/11 Hijackers & Pro-Hamas Cleric Washington Free Beacon – Chuck Ross – News
Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves Expanded Gaza Op Requiring Tens of Thousands of Reservists — Full Cabinet to Vote Sunday Times of Israel – Staff – News
Bullet Dodged? U.S. Nuclear Talks with Tehran Were Headed Toward a JCPOA/Obama 2.0 Deal Before Talks (Apparently) Fell Apart — Exposé Based on Eight Sources Reuters – Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk & Parisa Hafezi – News
>>Europe’s Talks with Iran Cancelled After Washington-Tehran Meeting Setback The National (UAE) – Sunniva Rose – News
>>SOS/NSA Rubio Last Night: Iran Must Walk Away From Enrichment; Walk Away From Sponsoring Terrorism; & Walk Away From Long-Range Missiles X – Jason Brodsky – News
>>Tehran's Foreign Min Responds: 'Iran Has Every Right to Possess the Full Nuclear Fuel Cycle' X – Seyed Abbas Araghchi – News
From Malta to Damascus: Israel’s Mysterious Strikes — ‘When Jolani Wakes Up, He Will Understand Israel is Determined to Protect the Druze in Syria.’ It's Noon in Israel – Amit Segal – Analysis
>>Netanyahu Meets Israeli Druze Leader, Who Hails Damascus Strike Times of Israel – Lazar Berman – News
Hints of Israel’s Long-Term Gaza Strategy Emerge — Separating the Terror Regime from Gaza’s Population Jewish News Syndicate – Yaakov Lappin – Analysis
>>IDF Chief Zamir Wants Int’l, Private Groups to Distribute Gaza Food Aid Jerusalem Post – Yonah Jeremy Bob – News
>>Hamas Is Not Just a Terrorist Organization -- War Changes the Rules; It Must Change the Rhetoric as Well Mosiac Magazine – John Spencer & Solomon Moshkevich – Analysis
Meet Martin Marks, White House Jewish Liaison — A Writer Who Owned a Yoga Studio in Palm Beach Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – Feature
IDF Escalates anti-terror Operation in Northern Samaria: Over 100 Buildings to Be Demolished Yedioth Ahronoth – Elisha Ben Kimon – News
Israel’s Military Expenditures Surged by 65% in 2024 — 8.8% of GDP, 2nd Highest in the World Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
IDF Intercepts Missile from Yemen, Triggering Sirens in Northern Israel Jerusalem Post – Staff – News
The Path to Greater Peace in the Middle East Is Clear — A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Deepen & Expand the Circle of Peace & Cooperation National Review – Victoria Coates & Robert Greenway – Analysis
The Fragility of Postwar Syria: Deadly Street Battles, Sectarian Tension, and an Israeli Drone Strike to Protect the Druze in a Volatile Suburb of Damascus The Media Line – Rizik Alabi – Feature
>>Tehran Had Imperial Ambitions in Syria -- Secret Embassy Documents Show Why It Failed Reuters – John Davison, Allison Martell & Reade Levinson – Feature
The Fatal Flaw in Memorializing the Holocaust — The World Has Forgotten the Unique Evil of the Nazi Genocide of the Jews Jewish News Syndicate – Melanie Phillips – Opinion
Harvard Law Review Gives $65,000 Fellowship to anti-Israel Student Charged With Assault — Ibrahim Bharmal Will Work at the Islamist Group CAIR The Editors – Ira Stoll – News
More Independence Day 2025: 77 Reasons Life Is Better in the Jewish State Jerusalem Post – Rivkah Lambert Adler – Feature
>>Commanders From Elite Duvdevan, Egoz & Maglan Units Share What It's Really Like to Fight Terror -- Raising the Flag with Pride Yedioth Ahronoth – Lior Ben Ami – Feature
>>The Women of the Irgun: The Female Fighters in the Zionist Underground Jerusalem Post – Fern Allen – Feature
>>Watch: David Ben-Gurion Declares the Establishment of the State of Israel X – Israel War Room – Video
>>Imagining Life in Israel 77 Years From Now -- 'When We Hit the 40 Million People Mark, the Entire Coast Will Be Built On, from Ashdod to Haifa' Jerusalem Post – Hagay Hacohen – Feature
>>Miriam Adelson: Israel is Real -- Gratitude & Humility on What We Have Achieved Israel Hayom – Miriam Adelson – Opinion
>>Israel's Beautiful Nature in Photos -- 77 Reasons to Love the Land & Those Dwelling There Times of Israel – Rachel Canar – Feature
>>Food That Bites: How Israeli Cuisine Has Evolved over the past 77 Years Jerusalem Post – Audrey Lynn Leinoff – Feature
>>Israel's Tech Economy at 77: Resilience Through War; Clouds of Change Looming Times of Israel – Sharon Wrobel – Analysis
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Watch SecState/NSA Rubio on Hannity: Iran Must Walk Away From Enrichment; Walk Away From Sponsoring Terrorism; Walk Away From Long-Range Missiles X – Jason Browdsky – Video
Israel Attacks Target Near Presidential Palace in Damascus — Netanyahu: ‘We Will Not Allow Any Danger to the Druze Community’ X – Raylan Givens – News
Jerusalem Hills Wildfire Brought Under Control After 30 Hours of Firefighting Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner, Meir Turgeman & Liran Tamari – News
Weekend Round of Nuclear Talks Between U.S. & Tehran Has Been Postponed — Reasons Unclear Associated Press – Jon Gambrell – News
>>President Trump is Displeased with Tehran -- Announces Secondary Sanctions on Iranian Oil Truth Social – Donald J. Trump – News
>>Excellent Analysis From Raylan Givens: What Happened in the Last 12 Hours? The Iran Talks Have Blown Up X – Jewish News Wire – Analysis
State Department To Dismantle anti-Israel Grantmaking Office in Effort To Rein In ‘Rogue People’ at Agency Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo – News
White House National Security Shake-Up: Mike Waltz Moved to UN Ambassador; Secretary of State Marco Rubio Now Also Interim National Security Advisor Truth Social – Donald J. Trump – News
>>Mark Halperin Broke The Story This Morning -- Hear the Story Behind It; Hit Pieces Against Witkoff Meant to Prevent Him Replacing Waltz as NSA Two Way Morning Meeting – Mark Halperin – News
>>Fox News Confirms: Waltz and Deputy Alex Wong Out at National Security Council Fox News – Emma Colton & Jacqui Heinrich – News
>>CBS Also Confirms: Says Witkoff Unlikely to Replace; Stephen Miller & Seb Gorka May Be Considered CBS News – Jennifer Jacobs & Kathryn Watson – News
Jerusalem Hills Wildfires Still Not Contained — 119 Crews Deployed Across 11 Active Fronts Israel Hayom – Lidor Sultan – News
>>Planes from Cyprus, Croatia, Italy & France to Provide Support as Firefighters Battle Inferno Jerusalem Post – Itay Gal – News
>>Government Accused of Failing to Take Fire Threat Seriously Despite Years of Warnings Times of Israel – Sue Surkes – Analysis
Douglas Murray: Steve Witkoff Is Fumbling Foreign Talks in Ukraine, Gaza & Iran, Dragging Trump Down — War Would End Tomorrow If the Qataris Felt Even the Most Minimal Pressure from America New York Post – Douglas Murray – Opinion
>>Witkoff’s Zeal for Deals Faces Geopolitical Reality -- Colleagues in Real Estate Skeptical He’s Mastered the Art of the Diplomatic Deal Jewish Insider – Matthew Kassel – News
>>Exclusive: Trump Admin Insiders Say Witkoff Should Not Be Leading Negotiations -- 'Nice Guy, But a Bumbling F–king Idiot' New York Post – Caitlin Doornbos – News
>>Conflict of Interest? Qatari Diar & Dar Global to Introduce Trump's First Real Estate Development in Qatar Reuters – News
>>Think Tank Warns Trump Negotiators about Deceptive Iranian Version of 'Art of the Deal' Fox News – Benjamin Weinthal – Analysis
>>Iran Accuses U.S. of ‘Provocative Statements’ Ahead of Nuclear Talks Jerusalem Post – Reuters – News
>>Update: The U.S. & Iran Will Not Hold a Fourth Round of Talks this Saturday -- Date of Next Meeting Not Set X – Raylan Givens – News
The Next Pope Inherits New Tension with Jewish Community over Israel — Many Jews Hope for More Understanding from Francis’ Successor Wall Street Journal – Margherita Stancati & Carrie Keller-Lynn – Analysis
Why Baltimore’s Jewish Community is Concerned About ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ Conference Baltimore Sun – Chai Posner – Opinion
Members of Congress Press Wikipedia to Clarify and Enforce Editorial Oversight to Prevent anti-Israel Bias Jewish Insider – Gabby Deutch – News
IDF Chief Zamir: ‘The IDF Is a Living Reminder That There Is More That Unites Us than Any Division.’ Yedioth Ahronoth – Itamar Eichner – News
Jewish Leaders Claim Double Standard with Harvard anti-Semitism & ‘Islamophobia’ Reports Jewish Insider – Haley Cohen – News
>>'I've Stopped Caring if Harvard Protestors are anti-Semitic' -- 'It's Time We Defend the Principle of a Jewish State on Its Own Terms' Harvard Crimson – Jacob Miller – Opinion
Jewish Legal Group Urges Trump Admin to Investigate DEI Programs in K-12 Schools for Promoting anti-Semitism New York Post – Carl Campanile – News
Hegseth Backs Vice Adm. Brad Cooper as Next CENTCOM Chief — Critically Important Position for U.S.-Israel Military Relations Washington Post – Dan Lamothe & Missy Ryan – News
Flight Risk: Turkey and the F-35 Program — Washington Should Not Allow the Authoritarian, pro-Hamas, neo-Ottoman Regime Back In Jewish Institute for National Security of America – Michael Makovsky & Others – Report
11 Facts About Kurdish Jews — Kurdistan Was Once Home to a Thriving & Unique Jewish Community Chabad – Yehuda Altein – Feature
Independence Day 2025 ‘Yom HaAtzmaut’ — Watch: Israel Airs Taped Rehearsal of Iconic Torch-Lighting Ceremony, as Live Event Cancelled Due to Fires Yediot Ahronoth – Video (with English Voiceover)
>>See Israel Yesterday: Historic Photos from Israel’s Early Years Jewish News Syndicate – Photo Essay
>>Ben-Gurion's Diary Entries on May 14, 1948: 'Our Fate Is in the Hands of the Security Forces’ Times of Israel – Staff – Feature
>>As Israel Shifts from Sorrow to Joy, Rabbinic Group Offers New Prayer for Grieving Nation -- Transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day Times of Israel – Rossella Tercatin – Feature
>>Seven Olim Reflect on Hope, Hardship & What Independence Means 77 Years After Israel’s Founding The Media Line – Maayan Hoffman – Feature
>>Freed Hostage Omer Shem Tov: 'I Cannot Celebrate Independence When My Heart Is with the Hostages in Gaza' Yedioth Ahronoth – Omer Shem Tov – Opinion