Accompanied by a large delegation of top US business leaders, President Donald Trump arrived in China for a historic visit. On the agenda are all the explosive issues between the two giants. The key question: Will this visit pave the way to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war with Iran?
In recent years, Israel has grown accustomed to mediators such as Qatar, Oman, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. So how did Pakistan suddenly find itself at center stage, influencing the war in Iran? And who is really pulling the strings in the giant Muslim state?
The Victory Day parade scheduled for this weekend has been scaled back over fears of a drone attack. Oil depots are burning at an unprecedented rate. Problems are piling up on the front, while on the home front, citizens are no longer afraid to criticize him openly. The skies are darkening over the Russian president, who appears to be losing his grip while also stepping up his security.
Only a few understand that even today, the threat of a pogrom still hangs over the heads of Jews in Israel, exactly as it did in May 2021, when Arab rioters brutally attacked Jews at hundreds of locations across the country.
For decades, efforts were made to draw lessons from the past, shape a different attitude toward Jews and prevent the return of the ideas that led to one of the darkest periods in human history. Over the years, especially from the 1970s onward, those perceptions began to erode, slowly.
The war we are currently waging on multiple fronts cannot be concluded without a spectacular military victory. Nor can a peaceful and lasting settlement be achieved without the collapse of the Iranian regime.
The Islamic Republic recruits Shiite Muslims who identify with its revolutionary ideology and attacks nations across the Gulf in every possible way: by setting up terrorist cells, infiltrating by sea, spying and attempting to assassinate leaders. Israel Hayom maps the damage caused by Iran to its neighbors.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates of actively participating in the war against Iran, saying Abu Dhabi had "actively joined the aggression." The comments were made at a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi, attended by a UAE representative.
The IDF said an explosive drone launched by the terrorist organization landed inside Israeli territory near the Lebanese border. The military stressed that the incident constituted a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by Hezbollah.
Israel must move quickly to translate its military and territorial achievements into explicit, long-term American commitments. The atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, the refusal of Hamas and Hezbollah to disarm, and Iran’s continued insistence on advancing its nuclear program provide Israel with strong justification for its strategic demands.
The UK’s maritime security center said armed men boarded a commercial ship near the port of Fujairah and began sailing it toward Iran. Iranian foreign minister: “From our perspective, the strait is open to anyone who wishes to pass through.”
Security sensitivities, aversion to leaks and regional balancing acts: How a report on the prime minister’s visit during Operation Roaring Lion became a point of friction with one of Israel’s key allies in the Middle East.
In a deal estimated at more than 100 million shekels (about $34 million), Elbit will develop and adapt external fuel tanks for the F-35. Once development is complete, the aircraft will be able to extend their flight range, reduce the need for aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility on long-range missions.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Tehran is “a few weeks” away from enriching uranium to weapons grade. “President Trump is determined to seize the material,” the secretary said.
The surprising discovery was made during construction work on a neighborhood being promoted by the Israel Land Authority, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, and is expected to be incorporated into an archaeological park. Excavation directors: “To our astonishment, as the excavation progressed, this space developed into a long tunnel. Parts of it are still collapsed, so the tunnel has not yet had the final word.”
Antizionism has recast old anti-Jewish tropes in new language, but mistaking the fight against it for Zionism itself obscures Zionism’s original purpose: freeing Jews from catastrophe and symbolic blame.
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed the visit, saying the trip led to a historic breakthrough in ties between Israel and the Gulf state. The UAE Foreign Ministry has denied the claim.
James (not his real name) was a member of a gang that has been terrorizing Tel Aviv. Today, he is the first released prisoner without Israeli citizenship to undergo rehabilitation. Now he talks about his life of crime ("I stole from a different store every day") and tries to persuade the IDF chief of staff: Let me enlist.
Journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti came on a British television program to talk about Jews being stabbed. He left having spent most of the segment defending Israel from accusations of genocide. In an interview with Israel Hayom, he says British Jews have stopped asking whether to leave – and started planning how.
Had Trump allowed Israel one final operation in Iran, the IDF would have chosen to destroy the uranium. The Mossad, by contrast, would have chosen an all-out effort to stir Iranians into action and topple the regime. The question is whether the Israeli intelligence agency’s plan, which included an attempt to mobilize the Kurds, is realistic, or a fantasy with zero chance of success.
From Operation Pillar of Defense to Operation Roaring Lion, the pattern is always the same: ceasefires with terrorist organizations are temporary by design – and the terrorists know it.
After years of maneuvering and bombings, politics in its purest form is back in Israel: from the Bennett-Lapid alliance waiting for Eisenkot, to Liberman declaring that he will be prime minister, to Bennett’s former partner, who is polling at a seat and a half and remains politically homeless for now. And does Herzog sometimes, just sometimes, think it would not have been so terrible had Miriam Peretz won the presidential election?
From Ireland to Norway, new textbooks describe Auschwitz as a "camp for prisoners of war," the Gaza war as "genocide," and Jews as enemies of Jesus – and educators are doing little to stop it.
Read moreDetailsShomrim security volunteers apprehended the attacker near the Sadigur synagogue in Golders Green; British PM Starmer calls the attack "deeply concerning."
Read moreDetailsA new exhibition at Yad Vashem reveals the desperate struggle of Jews to preserve the Jewish calendar under Nazi rule, from scrolls written from memory in Siberian POW camps to a shofar sounded in the Theresienstadt Ghetto.
Read moreDetailsSince US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire, the Jewish community in Iran has been breathing a sigh of relief. During the war, several Jewish homes were damaged, and a synagogue in Tehran was also hit. The Jewish community lives under heavy pressure from the regime to fall in line with its propaganda.
Read moreDetailsAgainst the backdrop of the dramatic rise since October 7, participants in the March of the Living warned of the “new antisemitism.” Sylvan Adams: “What took Hitler years, Iran can do at the push of a button.”
Read moreDetailsThe royal commission that Anthony Albanese tried to block has begun public hearings, with a final report due by the first anniversary of the attack that killed 15 people.
Read moreDetailsIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates of actively participating in the war against Iran, saying Abu Dhabi had "actively joined the aggression." The comments were made at a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi, attended by a UAE representative.
Read moreDetailsThe UK’s maritime security center said armed men boarded a commercial ship near the port of Fujairah and began sailing it toward Iran. Iranian foreign minister: “From our perspective, the strait is open to anyone who wishes to pass through.”
Read moreDetailsThe Revolutionary Guards practiced shooting down American helicopters with RPGs and exploding drones – but their only real experience with US ground combat ended in an embarrassing failure.
Read moreDetailsAccording to the Fars news agency, Tehran also demands a relief from international economic sanctions and formal control over the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Read moreDetailsUS intelligence assessments say Iran has restored most of its missile sites and underground facilities. The report contradicts statements by Trump and the Pentagon that Iran’s military has been “crushed” and no longer poses a threat.
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