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International order must be based in reality

Events in Venezuela, Somaliland and Iran have highlighted the growing tension between international law and a shifting world order

By The JC Leader

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Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei (left), during a state television broadcast in June 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after being seized by US forces in Caracas on January 3 (Getty Images/Truth Social)

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Teachers invited to Israel for training on how to teach about Judaism post-October 7

By Jamie Shapiro

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Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor by New York Attorney General Letitia James (L) alongside his wife Rama Duwaji (R) in the former City Hall subway station on January 1, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel

Tel Aviv stock exchange courts New York-listed Israeli companies after Mamdani inauguration

By Jacob Jaffa

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Lebanon

Israel strikes Hamas and Hezbollah ‘weapons production sites’ in Lebanon

By Jacob Jaffa

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Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on January 5, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Israeli Islamist party to accept first Jewish candidates at next elections

By Jacob Jaffa

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Arkia officials at the inauguration of the carrier's first flight from Tel Aviv to Vietnam on January 5, 2026 (JNS)

Airlines

Israeli airline Arkia launches first flights to Vietnam and Thailand

By JC Reporter

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Syria

Israel-Syria security talks resume in Paris

By Amelie Botbol

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Shas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed first

Netanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh elections

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 5, 2026 13:44

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 24, 2025 (Flash90)

Tehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killings

Ayatollah 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 large

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 5, 2026 11:24

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his vote for the presidential runoff election on July 5, 2024 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

Israeli leaders praise Trump after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Netanyahu congratulates the American president for his ‘bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice’

By JC Reporter

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January 4, 2026 10:47

US President Donald Trump addresses the media after the United States military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Image: Getty)

Israel remains skeptical al-Sharaa can eradicate Isis in Syria

In Jerusalem, it is believed that, as long as the Syrian leader attempts to wage a dual struggle against both the terror group and external actors like Iran, his ability to achieve a decisive victory on either front will remain limited.

By Yoni Ben Menachem

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December 31, 2025 15:16

A member of the Syrian pro-government forces holds an Islamic State flag after they entered the village of Dibsiafnan on the western outskirts of Raqa on June 11, 2017 (Getty Images)

Number of British Jews moving to Israel up by 16 per cent, new figures reveal

Rise in antisemitism and economy may explain numbers making aliyah in 2025

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

December 31, 2025 12:29

Promoting Israel: an Aliyah Day event in London (Photo: Omri Dagan)

Israel bars 37 humanitarian groups from Gaza and West Bank over alleged breaches of anti-terror rules

The 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 immunity

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 31, 2025 10:53

Storm-damaged tents along the seafront in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

The last year showed Israel can win wars – but does it have the courage to secure peace in 2026?

Political unity and skilful statecraft will be needed along with IDF firepower to meet the multi-front threat

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December 30, 2025 16:13

News of ceasefire is welcomed in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv on October 9 (Photo by MAYA LEVIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

The US president voiced full support for Israel’s action in Gaza, but clashed with Netanyahu over the West Bank

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 30, 2025 10:59

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Israel confirms formal recognition of Somaliland

Jerusalem announced the move just days before Somalia, from which the country claims independence, takes over presidency of the UN

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 28, 2025 11:19

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, now president of Somaliland, speaks during a press conference on November 10, 2024, ahead of the 2024 presidential election (Getty Images)

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Israel

International order must be based in reality

Teachers invited to Israel for training on how to teach about Judaism post-October 7

Tel Aviv stock exchange courts New York-listed Israeli companies after Mamdani inauguration

Israel strikes Hamas and Hezbollah ‘weapons production sites’ in Lebanon

Israeli Islamist party to accept first Jewish candidates at next elections

Israeli airline Arkia launches first flights to Vietnam and Thailand

Israel-Syria security talks resume in Paris

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