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US Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Wisconsin Air National Guard facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on July 8, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Vance says Israeli intelligence had ties to Epstein: What to know

Vice President JD Vance has grown more critical of Israel, possibly in an effort to capitalize on changing views among voters with an eye on the 2028 presidential election.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center at an abandon airport in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on July 5, 2026.

Israeli PM Netanyahu 'will not travel' to US next week, his office says

On Wednesday, an Israeli official had told Al-Monitor that Netanyahu was planning to travel on Saturday and meet with President Donald Trump next week and attend the memorial service for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 13: Lebanese people wave flags and hold portraits of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (not pictured) as he arrives in southern suberb of Beirut on October 13, 2010 in Lebanon. The controversial visit is seen as a boost for key ally Hezbollah. According to reports Mr Ahmadinejad may visit the border with Israel - the site of recent deadly clashes between Israeli and Lebanese forces. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

Ahmadinejad denies alleged Mossad plot to install him as Iran leader: What to know

The former president, who was a virulent critic of Israel while in office, was reportedly part of a Mossad plan to replace the current Iranian leadership.

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As Trump prioritizes Hormuz, Israel fears Iran rebuilding nuclear program while preserving ballistic missile threat

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Israel's next election: Who's leading in polls and what's at stake?

Israelis turn out to cast their ballots on election day for the 20th Knesset on March 17, 2015 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

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In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

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Rina Bassist

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In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Snow covers the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3CA58

Kerry, Peace Process to Hit Wall Over Jerusalem

The US must bridge the gap between talking about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and being the architect of an agreement.

Israeli protesters hold placards as they march on a main road during a demonstration calling for social justice in Tel Aviv July 14, 2012. Some thousands of Israelis gathered in cities throughout the country to mark one year since the start of social protests demanding for more social welfare, local media reported. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY) - RTR34XYI

Israeli Social Justice Protests Have 'Failed Miserably'

Professor Yossi Yonah, one of the leaders of Israel's social justice protest movement, explains why it failed.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to the media at the State Department in Washington May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXZHJM

Kerry's Secret Plan for Peace In the Middle East

US Secretary of State John Kerry, hoping to jump-start the peace process, brought a compromise proposal to Jerusalem and Ramallah last week.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (front R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani arrive at a meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee in Doha April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYDPI

Fatah Would Accept Land Swaps With Israel

Despite the fiery reaction from some Palestinian circles, the concept of land swaps with Israel has long been accepted by the Palestinian Authority.

Prefabricated houses are seen in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maskiot in this May 18, 2009 file photo. Perched on a grassy slope on the western Jordan Valley, Maskiot overlooks Jordan from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, home to 2.5 million Palestinians who oppose the presence of settlers who have spread among them over the past 30 years. Picture taken May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/Files (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTXRN8Q

PA Helpless to Combat Expansion By Israel in Jordan Valley

The Palestinian Authority is struggling to come up with answers to Israel's settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley.

Stephen Hawking's 'Black Hole' In Boycotting Israel

Akiva Eldar writes that Stephen Hawking’s decision to join those boycotting Israel is not only unjust — it's also unwise.

Potesters demonstrate against new austerity measures set to be included in the 2013-2014 national budget at a main junction in Tel Aviv May 11, 2013. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people demonstrated against the measures, which will be discussed by the Israeli cabinet on Monday. The sign in Hebrew reads, " They steal our money". REUTERS/ Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTXZJ79

Unrest Stirring Over Lapid's Budget

The budget cuts did not spark mass participation during the demonstration on May 11, but Finance Minister Yair Lapid should not count on the public staying idle, writes Mazal Mualem.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) whispers to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a joint news conference after their meeting in Moscow May 7, 2013. Russia and the United States agreed on Tuesday to try to arrange an international conference this month on ending the civil war in Syria, and said both sides in the conflict should take part. REUTERS/Mladen Antonov/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTXZE44

US-Russia Diplomacy on Syria Makes Comeback

The US, Russia — and Iran — resurrect diplomacy on Syria; Iran and Israel should consider talking about Syria; Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Naftali Bennett Brings New Start For Israel's National Religious Party

Will the young leader of the National Religious Party, Naftali Bennett, be able to overcome the old rabbinical establishment and restore his party's spirit of openness, wonders Nadav Perry.

Itzik Shmuli, head of the National Student Union and one of the leaders of Israel's social protest movement, is seen during an interview with Reuters in Tel Aviv August 29, 2011. The protest movement which got off the ground in July when a handful of young Israelis, frustrated with the high price of housing, pitched tents along a major boulevard in Tel Aviv, faces its moment of truth on Saturday when the turnout for a "March of a Million" demonstration in Tel Aviv will show whether a popular push for reform

Israel's Itzik Shmuli: 'Yair Lapid Is Misleading the Public'

In view of the new austerity plan, Knesset Member Itzik Shmuli and his followers from the social justice movement are about to take to the streets again in protest, reports Mazal Mualem.

A man repairs shoes in his shop as locals pass through on a street in the town of Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria March 23, 2013. Turkey's fledgling peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is all over the headlines. After three decades of war, 40,000 deaths and a devastating impact on the local economy, everybody seems ready for peace. Pro-Kurdish politicians are focused on boosting minority rights and stronger local government for the Kurds, who make up abou

The Kurdish Minority Within the Syrian War

Professor Eyal Zisser, expert on Syria, explains to Shlomi Eldar the divisions and discord among the Kurds living where the Syrian, Iraqi and Turkish borders converge, and how this will impact the future of Syria.

Israeli soldiers walk together during a training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights May 7, 2013. Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbour's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (MILITARY POLITICS) - RTXZDG0

Nasrallah Threatens Golan Front With Israel

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has announced that the next phase of the Syria war will not be limited to Syria, but will include Lebanon and Israel as well, reports Ali Hashem.