Israel has raised a record $5 billion through its US-based broker dealer, Israel Bonds, since the start of the war with Hamas, boosting its ability to finance the 20-month ongoing conflict.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke recently of “double standards” in international politics. Germany’s Friedrich Merz questioned Israel’s military goals in Gaza.

"We wouldn't like to see some kind of nuclear race in the Middle East," Israeli diplomat Tsach Saar told Newsweek.

During Trump’s first term, after all, the United States gave Israel and Netanyahu almost everything they asked for. But this time, Trump is bucking the prime minister, and Netanyahu and his supporters have had only feeble excuses as to why their efforts are failing.

In the closing moments of the Democratic New York City mayoral debate, socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to effectively respond to a moderator’s question on Israel. A moderator asked the Uganda-born New York assemblyman Wednesday if he would visit Israel during his tenure as mayor.

Netanyahu’s current coalition, despite the colossal failure of October 7, has already outlasted about 75% of its predecessors.

Experts warn Israel must be cautious not to sully relations with the U.S. as China once again warms to the Jewish state

American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists who were in the courtyard of a hospital,