Author: David Leibermann

One week after President Donald Trump, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, announced a breakthrough in efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, there is still no ceasefire. But negotiators representing both sides are reconvening in Cairo for talks that are anticipated to be urgent and swift, amid ongoing pressure from […]

Two years after the Oct. 7 massacre, Israelis are moving into kibbutzim in numbers not seen for years, part of a deliberate effort to repopulate and rehabilitate communities devastated in the Hamas-led attack. The push is most visible along the Gaza border, but it extends to the north as well, where Hezbollah fire kept communities […]

Hamas says it is prepared to release all Israeli hostages to bring about an end to the war in Gaza. The group made the offer in its response to a proposal made on Monday by President Donald Trump and agreed to by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is not clear whether Hamas’ position will […]

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has hired another American firm to run influence operations in the United States, with plans to spend as much as $4.1 million on a marketing campaign aimed at Christians across the Western part of the country, according to newly filed federal disclosures. The documents, filed last week under the Foreign Agents Registration […]

For over 75 years, the State of Israel has taken pride in protecting worldwide Jewry as well as its own citizens. The current surge in antisemitism, however, reveals a collapse in this dual promise and obligates Diaspora leaders to adopt a new assertiveness toward distracted decision-makers in Jerusalem. The Basic Law of the Jewish state […]

Israel is preparing to intercept another boatload of activists who are attempting to sail to Gaza to deliver aid to the Palestinians besieged by war there. The interception is expected to take place before and during Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday that begins at sundown on Wednesday, and a Jewish activist on board the flotilla, […]

Newly filed records with the Department of Justice show that Israel’s government has quietly launched a two-track influence operation in the United States, blending big-budget political advertising with grassroots-style influencer campaigns. The filings reveal that a firm called Bridges Partners LLC has been hired to manage an influencer network under a project code-named the “Esther […]

Prior to his death, slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning the leader that Israel was losing support within the “conservative MAGA community” and exhorting him to do a better of job of making Israel’s case to the world. Netanyahu teased the existence of a supportive letter […]

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a peace plan in the Israel-Hamas war on Monday was missing one crucial element, he said: “Now we just have to get Hamas.” Now, observers of the region – including families of the 48 hostages who remain in Gaza and would be freed swiftly under the plan — are holding […]