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Letters to the Editor February 20 2026

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

The problem Kaploun confronts is both massive and millennia in the making. However, there’s hope as Kaploun enters the fray with the heft of the US government behind him.

Netanyahu returns to Washington as Gulf unity on Iran splinters

That shift away from Israel has produced warmer Saudi ties with Turkey and Qatar – countries once viewed with deep suspicion in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

‘Lorena was well aware of the fragility of life’

Michelle Wolodarsky reflects on her late friend, the artist Lorena Levi, whose life was cut tragically short

Why Saudi Arabia is turning back to Islamism – and against Israel

Economic strain and domestic pressure are pushing Riyadh toward a regional realignment. Washington ought to pay attention

Letters to the Editor, January 30 2026

US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

The negotiations had been set to take place in Turkey, but a row over nuclear enrichment and escalating tensions saw them come close to collapsing

US downs Iranian drone as Gulf tensions escalate

Iranian forces also attempted to seize an American-flagged oil tanker before being warned off by a warship

'Jihad will never stop': Jailed Isis devotee who planned attacks on Jews vowed fresh terror plots when he is released

Michael Sam Teekaye Jr, of Maryland, was handed the maximum 20-year sentence last week, but will only be 42 when he gets out

Witkoff and Kushner to lead Iran talks on Friday

The negotiations are believed to hinge on three key issues: nuclear enrichment, ballistic missile development and Iran’s support for regional proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

Israel is understood to back the scheme, which will see it supply all imported goods to the Strip under the new government

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

The prime minister also took aim at Saudi Arabia during a rare press conference on Tuesday

Israel’s weakening of Iran is driving a Saudi realignment

As Riyadh is edging closer to Doha and Ankara, Abu Dhabi is deepening its alliance with Jerusalem – breaking ranks with pan-Arab sentiment

Extremists eat humble pie as diners flock to Israeli restaurant in Notting Hill

Bookings have surged at Erev in defiance of protestors who tried to intimidate customers and staff

Netanyahu accepts invitation to sit on Board of Peace

Israel had previously criticised the makeup of the Board’s subordinate committees, following the inclusion of Turkish and Qatari officials

1500 Isis fighters escape prison camps as Syrian forces push north

Army officials and Kurdish leaders have each accused the other of orchestrating the release of terrorists as Damascus seeks to ‘unify’ the nation