Middle East tensions from Beirut to Bab el-Mandeb

Huckabee says next memorandum of understanding ‘ends aid’ to Israel

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the next U.S. memorandum of understanding with Israel will end U.S. aid to Israel in favor of prioritizing trade. “Israel receives $3.8 billion but spends far more than that buying US military goods. US also receives intel, tech innovations so that ROI is many times... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump brokers partial Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, averting planned Beirut escalation

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Israel would not carry out strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut in exchange for the terror group halting its persistent attacks on northern Israel and IDF soldiers, cutting off imminent Israeli plans to expand its operations against Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital. Trump made the announcement in a post... <a href="">Read More</a>

Family, friends of slain embassy staffers mark first anniversary of Capital Jewish Museum shooting

An emotional memorial ceremony at the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Monday marking the one-year anniversary of the murders of Israeli Embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky was filled with many tears, some anger and even a few laughs. Milgrim’s father, Robert, told an assembled crowd of dignitaries, Jewish leaders and D.C. staffers that... <a href="">Read More</a>

Family, friends of slain embassy staffers mark first anniversary of Capital Jewish Museum shooting

An emotional memorial ceremony at the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Monday marking the one-year anniversary of the murders of Israeli Embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky was filled with many tears, some anger and even a few laughs. Milgrim’s father, Robert, told an assembled crowd of dignitaries, Jewish leaders and D.C. staffers that... <a href="">Read More</a>

JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky: 'U.S. has lost the plot on Iran'

Michael Makovsky, the president and CEO of the hawkish Jewish Institute for National Security of America, criticized the Trump administration’s recent handling of the U.S. war in Iran, expressing concern about the possibility of a broader peace deal that does not address key issues. “The U.S. has lost the plot on Iran,” Makovsky told Jewish... <a href="">Read More</a>