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

Israel is worried that the United States is centering the Strait of Hormuz, deprioritizing the threat of a nuclear Iran.

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

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

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

After months of negotiations and speculations, the coalition announced that general elections will take place on Oct. 27.

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As US-Iran fighting resumes, Israel weighs 3 options with restraint winning, for now

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

New Israeli election poll puts Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu: What to know

Former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot speaks during the launch of the Yashar party's election campaign in Hod Aharon, in central Israel, on June 30, 2026.

Trump declares MoU with Iran 'over' as Hegseth cancels trip to Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not shown) for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Leaders from NATO's 32 countries, plus NATO allies like Ukraine, gathered in the Turkish capital to discuss a range of issues involving spending targets, defense industrial production, and support for Ukraine, among other topics. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

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

Israel Columnist

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

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Israeli MP: 'Messianic-Temple Process' Biggest Threat to Judaism

Israeli Knesset member Ruth Calderon, of the Yesh Atid party, discusses the challenges facing religious identity in Israel.

An Egyptian army soldier stands beside a star of David, on a wall surrounding the Israeli Embassy in Cairo September 4, 2011. Egypt has walled off Israel's embassy in Cairo after tensions between the two countries sparked a series of angry protests that reached a climax last month when a demonstrator scaled the building and removed the Israeli flag. As work began on the wall a few days ago, many Egyptians gathered nearby to show their displeasure. Picture taken September 4, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghan

Israel Should Make Peace With Egyptian People

The changes in the Arab world now offer the Israeli people the opportunity to establish human relations with the Arab people, starting with the Egyptians.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C), with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L), makes a short statement to the media after their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah June 30, 2013. Kerry ended a shuttle diplomacy mission on Sunday without an agreement on resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but said gaps had been narrowed and he would return to the region soon. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX116U7

Political Will Lacking For Israel-Palestine Peace

Palestinians and Israeli officials appear to be more interested in not being blamed for the failure of the talks instead of showing any serious commitment to their success.

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut July 3, 2013. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTX11BAD

Abu Mazen: I Will Not Utter The Words ‘Armed Resistance’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, while visiting Beirut, said he was ready to reconcile with Hamas and that he unequivocally rejected armed resistance against Israel, stressiong “peaceful” and “diplomatic” resistance.

Is Deal on Palestinian Prisoners Key to Peace Talks?

Negotiations over pre-1993 Palestinian prisoners might break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Egypt's Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi waves to his supporters while surrounded by his members of the presidential guard in Cairo's Tahrir Square, June 29, 2012. Mursi took an informal oath of office on Friday before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in a slap at the generals trying to limit his power. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR34DDN

Morsi Never Had a Chance

There isn’t a politician in the world who can provide for the “will of the people” in post-revolutionary Egypt, because the people’s demands are excessive and impossible to fulfill.

(R-L) U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, Israel's military chief Lieutenant-General Benny Gantz, Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stand together during a welcoming ceremony for Panetta in Tel Aviv August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR35SOI

Israel Hopes the US Will Learn From Egypt

The Israeli political class, gathered for the Fourth of July reception, voiced hopes that the Obama administration learns from its mistakes in US policy and starts recognizing pockets of hope where they emerge.

Idea of Palestinian People 'Big Lie,' Says Israeli MP

Zvulun Kalfa, a new Knesset Member from the Yehudi party list, vows to undermine the peace efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Egyptian soldiers keep guard as heavy equipment destroy smuggling tunnels beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip February 19, 2013. Egypt will not tolerate a two-way flow of smuggled arms with the Gaza Strip that is destabilising its Sinai peninsula, a senior aide to its Islamist president said, explaining why Egyptian forces flooded sub-border tunnels last week. To match Interview PALESTINIANS-TUNNELS/EGYPT REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hamas Isolated After Coup in Egypt

The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the change of leadership in Qatar and the loss of Iranian support have left Hamas isolated.

U.S. citizen Rachel Corrie 23, speaks through a megaphone to an Israeli army
bulldozer before she was killed in Rafah, Southern Gaza Strip March 16,
2003. An Israeli military bulldozer killed Corrie on Sunday who was
protesting the demolition of a house in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday,
Palestinian medical officials and witnesses said. "The bulldozer put sand on
her and kept crushing her," said Nicholas Dure, a fellow member of the
International Solidarity Campaign to Protect the Palestinian Peopl

Rachel Corrie Remembered By Family of Bulldozed Home

The family whose home Rachel Corrie tried to defend a decade ago continues to commemorate her tragic death.

Israel's President Shimon Peres (L) talks during a joint news conference with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy after a meeting at the EU Council in Brussels March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3ENQR

EU Loses Patience With Israel

US Secretary of State John Kerry's statements of "progress" in the peace process are keeping the European Union from taking a more proactive role.

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (sitting at the 2nd L of the first row) is flanked by his ministers as Interior Minister Besir Atalay addresses the MPs during a debate at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara November 10, 2009. Turkey's parliament is set to discuss on Tuesday reforms designed to boost the rights of the country's Kurdish minority and end a 25-year separatist conflict -- moves seen boosting its European Union membership ambitions. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS) - RTXQKNX

Atalay Claims Jewish Diaspora Was Behind Gezi Park Protests

The Turkish Jewish community is concerned by Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay's claim that the Jewish Diaspora instigated Gezi Park protests.