Azerbaijan to open first embassy in Israel

“This decision has already been made,” revealed a member of Baku’s parliament. By Erin Viner During an interview with the Azeri Pravda news agency, MP Arzu Naghiyev said that only…

Israel holds national elections

Israelis are voting in their fifth election in four years, in a tight race that pits centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid against right-wing former premier Benjamin Netanyahu. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner…

Anti-Jewish hate speech surges in US

A rising tide of anti-Semitism in the United States has emerged, centering around comments made by an African-American musician. By Erin Viner Anti-Semitic incidents reached an all-time high in the…

Leadership vacuum in Lebanon

The term of President Michel Aoun ends without a successor in sight. By Erin Viner Departure of the 89-year-old Christian president leaves a void at the top of a failing…

Terror attacks plague Israel

Three separate attacks occurred at different locations in the West Bank over the weekend. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner Ronen Hanania, 49, was fatally shot in the head after…

Iranian protestors defy IRGC ultimatum

Anti-government demonstrations continue to rage in despite demands for their cessation from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). By Erin Viner In the harshest warning yet by Iranian authorities, a…

Gantz, Erdoğan hold security talks

In the first such visit in over a decade, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar.…

IAF upgrades helicopter fleet

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD) has purchased 12 CH-53K helicopters from Lockheed Martin. By Erin Viner The agreement was completed following inspection of the production line at to the…

Israel signs Lebanon sea deal

Israel and Lebanon sign a maritime delineation agreement – which US President Joe Biden proclaims to be of historic proportions. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner Israeli Prime Minister Yair…