Israel News and Blog Posts

Donald Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize. He sees it as the ultimate validation of his presidency, he believes that he deserves it, and he is fashioning his foreign policy agenda to make it happen.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his proposal to “take” Gaza Tuesday during a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan. The proposal is part of a larger plan for the rebuilding of Gaza under U.S. ownership, first announced during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

The New York Times published an opinion from a 17-year-old without any journalist experience who argued TikTok should be banned because it's too addictive. Meanwhile, authors at other left-wing publications have argued the ban has to do with pro-Palestinian speech, not teen health.

President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas Wednesday, shortly after it was confirmed by incoming President Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social.

With Israel and Hamas at war, conflicting, confusing, and misinformed reports are spreading quickly. Here are some major storylines that need a bit of clarification.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah leader late Tuesday during a two-day bombing campaign that has left hundreds dead and thousands more displaced.

The 2024 Paris Olympics fueled a wave of biased reports on the Palestinian, Israeli, Russian, and Ukrainian athletes.

srael killed a Hezbollah commander in an air strike Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon. Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas leader, was also assassinated in Iran. Iran vowed retaliation, but Israel didn't confirm or deny involvement in Haniyeh's killing.

University administrators will face difficult questions surrounding free speech this summer amid ongoing investigations into student protests. As for whether pro-Palestine or anti-Zionist rhetoric can be considered antisemitic, media outlets have arrived at different conclusions.

On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike and a subsequent fire killed at least 45 people in a Palestinian tent city in Rafah. Soon after, Israeli tanks reached central Rafah.