Failing to act in the West Bank or in the West, Israel brought UK’s sanctions upon itself
Netanyahu’s government could have done more to head off the move announced by the UK’s foreign secretary. Instead it let London go the way of Dublin...
Israel & the Region
IDF arrests 3 Palestinian cops for beating off-duty reservist in West Bank
Military says PA forces ‘overstepped their authority’ by setting up roadblock in Area C of West Bank, which is under Israeli security control The post IDF...
Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the UK’s allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ a report that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 by the UAE, and updates on...
Egypt to build $1b AI data center with Nvidia tech as US squeezes out China
Cairo says plan is for eventual 200-megawatt complex; Beijing had shown interest in cooperating on artificial intelligence The post Egypt to build $1b AI data center...
Families grieve in ruins of Iranian school where US strike killed dozens of children
‘Every day, this grief feels fresh again’: Relatives of children and teachers killed in Minab return to site of February 28 bombing to commemorate their loved...
Trump, briefed in advance, didn’t ask UK to wait with settlement sanctions — official
Fuming over West Bank trade ban, Israel tells UK to close Jerusalem consulate in 30 days, gives diplomats seven days to leave Gaza coordination center and...
Biden says prostate cancer radiation treatment ‘worked as intended’
Former US president says doctors helped control the disease and that he’s still doing what he cares about, ‘like finishing my memoir’ The post Biden says...
John Malkovich cancels 2027 Tel Aviv show, citing false quote attributed to him
US actor, scheduled to perform ‘The Music Critic’ in April, pulls out after PR company releases statement quoting him as being ‘thrilled to return to Israel’...
Israel set to open first embassy in Slovenia’s capital, as thawing ties buck trend
Alpine nation was one of Israel’s harshest critics in Europe until new government flipped policy, but poll says closer ties to Jerusalem opposed by 56% of...
Huawei heads to trial in US over Iran dealings, trade-secret theft allegations
Prosecutors accuse Chinese tech giant of bank fraud, sanctions violations and conspiring to steal trade secrets; Huawei pleads not guilty The post Huawei heads to trial...