Author: David Leibermann

WASHINGTON – A hawkish Israeli leader, itching for a pretext to expand the war against Palestinian groups, seizes on the shooting of an Israeli diplomat in a foreign capital. That was how Israel’s first Lebanon war came to be, in 1982. Israel was chafing at the restraints of a Reagan administration-brokered ceasefire with the Palestine […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli missions around the world to ramp up security following the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. The man authorities say is responsible for the shooting shouted “Free Palestine” afterwards, deploying a slogan widely used by critics of Israel and its war in Gaza. “We […]

Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is taking complete control of Gaza and that he would not end the war there without the implementation of what he called the “Trump plan” to encourage voluntary migration from the territory.  In his first press conference in months, the Israeli prime minister also said for the second time this week […]

The moment that led to me being threatened with having my daughter booted out of her temple preschool for a social media status began the way every weekday began, with me dropping my daughter off late. I have a pet peeve — one many Americans don’t have to think about. I like correct maps in […]

Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan is standing by his words after facing a wave of criticism for suggesting that Israel “kills babies as a hobby.” Golan is the most prominent voice in a growing chorus of Israelis who supported the war against Hamas following its Oct. 7, 2023, attack, but are now calling for the […]

The leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France have condemned Israel’s expanded war in Gaza and vowed to penalize Israel if the war — and its months-long blockade on humanitarian aid — continues. “We have always supported Israel’s right to defend Israelis against terrorism. But this escalation is wholly disproportionate,” the leaders — Canada’s […]

A senior member of Israel’s ruling party said Israel would annex parts of Gaza unless Hamas ceded power there and released the Israeli hostages it is holding. Culture Minister Miki Zohar, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, made the comments onstage at the Jerusalem Post conference in New York City on Monday. The comments come […]

Robert Shwartzman, a Russian-Israeli driver, will take pole position at the Indy 500 next Sunday — the first rookie in more than 40 years to do so. In remarks after the race, Shwartzman signaled opposition to the war in Gaza and called for peace between nations. Shwartzman, 25, won the leading spot at Indianapolis Speedway […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered aid to enter Gaza, days after President Donald Trump joined the ranks of those saying that Gazans were starving under a months-long Israeli blockade. Israel had halted the entry of aid into Gaza since it resumed fighting there more than two months ago. Netanyahu made the […]