AirlinesIsraeli airline Arkia launches first flights to Vietnam and ThailandThe firm’s expansion into South East Asia puts it into direct competition with national carrier El AlBy JC Reporter1 min read
SyriaIsrael-Syria security talks resume in ParisUS envoy Tom Barrack will mediate the new round of negotiations amid a stalemate over Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ to the east of the Golan HeightsBy Amelie Botbol 1 min read
Israeli PoliticsShas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed firstNetanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IranTehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killingsAyatollah Khamenei has pledged to put demonstrators ‘in their place’, but pressure is mounting on his regime as an economic crisis and fresh conflict with the US loom largeBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
IsraelIsraeli leaders praise Trump after US captures Venezuela’s MaduroNetanyahu congratulates the American president for his ‘bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice’By JC Reporter1 min read
IHRANYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in officeThe newly sworn-in mayor of New York City is also staunch supporter of the BDS movementBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
HamasHamas unveils new spokesman after confirming death of Abu ObeidaThe move comes just weeks before the group is expected to elect a new leader for its political wingBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
GazaIsrael bars 37 humanitarian groups from Gaza and West Bank over alleged breaches of anti-terror rulesThe Knesset also passed a bill to cut off water and electricity supplies to Unrwa in the territories and strip the agency’s representatives of diplomatic immunityBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Maccabi Tel AvivWest Midlands Police apologise for saying Jews wanted Maccabi fan ban – but still claim some back it ‘privately’Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted the force had ‘no documented feedback’ from the community when the claim was made, but insisted there was ‘never any intention to mislead’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Limmud 2025‘Worse than the abuse was not knowing if I would see my family again’Former hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel were speaking at Limmud festivalBy Gaby Wine5 min read
isisIslamic State calls for ‘season of terror’ against Jews in the US, Europe and IsraelThe terror group is seemingly looking to reassert itself in the Middle East after its power base largely collapsed in 2019By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushbackThe Israeli prime minister submitted his request for clemency last month, but declined to admit any guilt in doing soBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HamasHamas set to elect new leader within weeksPro-Iran candidate Khalil al-Hayya is understood to be the frontrunner, while rival contender Khaled Mashaal reportedly favours closer ties with more ‘moderate’ Arab statesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
GazaTrump encourages Gazan emigration amid Netanyahu summit at Mar-a-LagoA recent poll found that 43 per cent of Gazans would be willing to consider moving following the end of the warBy JC Reporter1 min read
IranTrump offers backing for fresh Iran strikes amid threat of ‘total war’The president’s warning came amid a spate of mass protests within Iran over the country’s deepening economic crisisBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with NetanyahuThe US president voiced full support for Israel’s action in Gaza, but clashed with Netanyahu over the West BankBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
