Amid the impressive inauguration ceremony, Israeli officials meeting Pope Leo XIV should urge him to assess the facts and examine the evidence before passing judgment on Israel’s existential struggle against its enemies.
Head of the Israeli left-wing party, The Democrats, made controversial comments during radio interview. Netanyahu, others slam comments as "echoing the most despicable antisemitic blood libels," prompting calls for an apology to IDF soldiers.
The incident involved a 27-year-old German national who was taken into custody Monday evening after allegedly spitting toward an embassy building's security guard and discarding a bag containing materials for manufacturing incendiary devices.
In assessing leftist hostility to Israel, conflating naïveté with antisemitism helps no one – least of all the Jews.
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stated in an economic forum that the ceasefire negotiations, held in Doha in recent weeks, are stalled due to deep divisions between the parties.
