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‘The reason we lost is the war,’ admits JD Vance after Republicans’ midterm rout

The vice president said his party needed to ‘change our relationship to Israel’ in the wake of the result

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during a midterm campaign rally in Weatherford, Texas, on October 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

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By Daniel Schwammenthal

After midterm rout for Trump, is era of bipartisan support for Israel drawing to a close?

5 min read

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed smiles onstage after declaring victory in Michigan's US Senate (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

After the massive win for the Democrats, Israel and US Jews face a rough ride ahead

3 min read

US President Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kansas, on November 01, 2026 (Getty Images)

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‘They don’t need it’: Trump confirms US will end $4bn in aid to Israel by end of 2026

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

JD Vance

Vance declines to join Trump in backing Netanyahu for re-election

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump pictured during a meeting at the White House (X/Prime Minister of Israel)

Israeli Politics

Israeli election 2026: Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of October 27 vote

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on September 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

Flydubai terror attack

Flydubai pilot who ‘tried to bring down plane’ was a ‘terrorist or a whackjob,’ claims Trump

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

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Trump tells UN General Assembly he faces ‘big decision’ to ‘rebuild’ Iran or ‘annihilate’ the regime

The US president called Iran the world’s ‘number one sponsor of terror’ and repeated his vow to ‘never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

September 22, 2026 17:02

US President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026 (Screenshot/SkyNews)

US Middle East policy must not be ‘subservient to Israel,’ says JD Vance

Vance also praised President Trump for his ‘willingness to actually part ways with Bibi Netanyahu’

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

September 16, 2026 16:16

JD Vance during a campaign rally at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 2024 (Getty Images)

By Daniel Finkelstein

The Netanyahu government can’t simply ignore left liberal opinion – even if it’s often shallow

Donal Trump’s support alone isn’t enough and, in any case, he is reaching the half way point of his final term. We can’t just shrug as Labour turns away from Israel and we can’t hope to make progress merely by telling them that they are wrong

3 min read

September 2, 2026 09:28

US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu just condemned settler violence – now what will he do about it?

The question is not whether Israel’s security forces can identify the people behind these attacks. The question is whether they have been told to make it a priority

5 min read

September 1, 2026 14:52

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (Getty Images)

By Tamir Morag

For Iran, Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ poses a greater existential threat than military action

Even if the US enforces the new sanctions only partially, the pressure may still be enough to bring about the regime's collapse. The watchwords are patience, determination, and endurance

6 min read

August 28, 2026 09:37

Drivers queue at a petrol station in Tehran, on August 25, 2026. There are reports some petrol stations have closed and others have shortages due to fears prices will rocket. (Image: Getty Images)

‘We cannot afford to eat’ – Pain on the streets of Iran as surging prices make food ‘too expensive’ for many

Iranians tell the JC of their suffering after the US announced new swingeing sanctions Washington is calling an ‘economic D-Day’

By Ali Hamedani

5 min read

August 25, 2026 19:43

Jared Kushner: Hamas must disarm or Israel will finish the job

US Middle East envoy said Trump peace plan was ‘win-win’ for Israel

By JC Reporter

3 min read

August 18, 2026 11:49

Palestinian Hamas fighters carry their guns in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump smuggled off Air Force One in catering truck after Israeli tip-off of Iran threat to blow jet up – report

The president hid in a container and was secretly moved to another plane after the Nato summit in Turkey

By Mark Wood

2 min read

August 12, 2026 15:07

Air Force One on the tarmac in Turkey with an airport catering container alongside it on July 8. (Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

Most in the West will not get it, but Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump plan is nothing to do with left or right

After October 7, the gap between the prime minister and his two main rivals, Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, on Hamas is far narrower than many imagine. The real question is whether they would stand up to a US president when necessary

5 min read

August 11, 2026 11:45

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

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Donald Trump

‘The reason we lost is the war,’ admits JD Vance after Republicans’ midterm rout

After midterm rout for Trump, is era of bipartisan support for Israel drawing to a close?

After the massive win for the Democrats, Israel and US Jews face a rough ride ahead

‘They don’t need it’: Trump confirms US will end $4bn in aid to Israel by end of 2026

Vance declines to join Trump in backing Netanyahu for re-election

Israeli election 2026: Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of October 27 vote

Flydubai pilot who ‘tried to bring down plane’ was a ‘terrorist or a whackjob,’ claims Trump

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