Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to Hamas on Tuesday against attempting to kidnap a soldier or a civilian, during an address at a memorial ceremony for the fallen of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. “In light of various intentions and intelligence reports, I hereby warn the terrorist organization [Hamas] and its […]

António Guterres’s second term as UN secretary-general ends this December. A successor is already being chosen, and by January the world will have a new man or woman occupying the most consequential unelected office on earth. Every profile of every candidate will ask the same predictable questions: temperament, diplomatic experience, regional bloc, whether it is […]

Throughout 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a far-reaching judicial overhaul convulsed Israel and reverberated throughout the Diaspora, with liberal American Jewish leaders joining Israeli opponents of the plan in mass protests. Critics of the reforms in Israel and abroad perceived a threat to democratic norms. Proponents saw them as necessary to correct a […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to touch down in New York late in the day next Wednesday for a lightning-fast, 24-hour trip to address the United Nations General Assembly. Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon says the trip is taking place despite New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s months-long campaign to have him arrested on […]