Mike Wagenheim

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Press group reviewing database of slain Gazan journalists after terror groups identify some as members

The Committee to Protect Journalists said it ‘condemns in no uncertain terms the misrepresentation of combatants as journalists or media workers’

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Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists, delivers a speech during the Roosevelt Foundation's International Four Freedoms Awards ceremony in Middelburg on April 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

US foreign aid watchdog finds more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas and October 7

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran (Photo by Jacquelyn MARTIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US-Iran talks collapse leaving ceasefire hanging

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Jesse Jackson has died at 84 (Image: Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson: Tracing the civil rights leader’s complicated relationship with the Jewish community

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‘Snapback’ UN sanctions against Iran go into effect

The US called the move an act of ‘decisive global leadership’

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September 28, 2025 09:56

Then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities (Photo by the Office of the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images)

Security Council approves final renewal of Unifil mandate

The peacekeeping force will remain in Lebanon through 2026 before a full withdrawal in a motion delayed by intense diplomatic wrangling with the White House

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August 29, 2025 14:42

Unifil will withdraw from Lebanon in 2027 after the UN Security Council renewed its mandate for the final time (Image: Getty)

US blocks renewal of Unifil mandate in Lebanon

Washington is reportedly under pressure from Jerusalem to force the UN agency to cease operations, with critics arguing it has been ineffective in maintaining peace in the region

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August 27, 2025 11:20

The Trump administration declined to green-light the UNIFIL mandate (Image: Getty)

NASA removes all mentions of Palestine from its website

The reference to a Palestinian state were first dropped from a ‘connect with us’ form, where it was listed as an option for the user’s nation of origin

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August 15, 2025 14:52

NASA has removed all references to a Palestinian state from its website (Image: Getty)

Hague court rejects Israeli request to vacate warrants, suspend investigation of Netanyahu, Gallant

It said Israel must investigate its prime minister and former defense minister before the International Criminal Court will consider Jerusalem’s request to call off its prosecution of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

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July 17, 2025 09:59

The US has placed sanctions on four justices at the International Criminal Court (Image: Getty)

US sanctions ICC judges over ‘politicised’ Israel investigation

The measures are targeting the justices believed to have approved the arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant

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June 6, 2025 11:59

World Zionist Congress elections rocked by voter fraud claims

The US Area Election Committee, which administers proceedings, reportedly identified almost 2,000 suspicious votes

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April 29, 2025 15:09

The World Zionist Congress' elections have been rocked by claims of voter fraud (Image: Getty)

Former diplomat claims UN is ‘haemorrhaging with antisemitism’

Robert Wood wished his successor luck in ridding the UN of Jew-hatred as he claimed it is ‘flowing through the veins’ of the institution

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April 3, 2025 15:51

Robert Wood, former US deputy envoy to the UN, has claimed the institution is 'haemorraging with antisemitism' (Image: Getty)

Pro-Hezbollah Imam invited to speak at Trump inauguration alongside Yeshiva University president

Husham al-Husainy has previously refused to label the Lebanese militant group as terrorists and has called Saudi officials ‘agents of the Jews’

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January 16, 2025 10:48

Husham Al-Husainy is set to speak at President Trump's inauguration, despite a history of alleged antisemitism and support for Hezbollah (Picture: Alamy)

Deal with Hamas is ‘in the closing stages’, senior US official says

‘The framework of a deal is basically there. We’re working out the implementation,’ the senior Biden administration official told reporters

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July 25, 2024 14:45

The site of the Nova festival massacre, where sexual assaults took place on October 7 (Getty images)

US and EU ratchet up pressure on Israel for temporary ceasefire

Washington’s proposed text includes ‘support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable’

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February 20, 2024 09:41

A kite is flown in Rafah as smoke billows following Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 20, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

White House unveils antisemitism strategy but stops short of adopting IHRA

The strategy includes 100 actions the administration will take 'to raise awareness of antisemitism and its threat to American democracy'

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May 29, 2023 09:22

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: U.S. President Joe Biden departs a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Tony Award nominees Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond performed music from "Parade" during the event, which focused on the Biden Administration's efforts to combat rising antisemitism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mike Wagenheim

Latest from Mike Wagenheim

Press group reviewing database of slain Gazan journalists after terror groups identify some as members

US foreign aid watchdog finds more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas and October 7

US-Iran talks collapse leaving ceasefire hanging

Jesse Jackson: Tracing the civil rights leader’s complicated relationship with the Jewish community

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US sanctions ICC judges over ‘politicised’ Israel investigation

World Zionist Congress elections rocked by voter fraud claims

Former diplomat claims UN is ‘haemorrhaging with antisemitism’

Pro-Hezbollah Imam invited to speak at Trump inauguration alongside Yeshiva University president

Deal with Hamas is ‘in the closing stages’, senior US official says

US and EU ratchet up pressure on Israel for temporary ceasefire

White House unveils antisemitism strategy but stops short of adopting IHRA