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U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, July 7, 2025. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

White House: Witkoff to head to Doha to advance Gaza talks

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U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Doha, Qatar "later this week" to join the ongoing ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, the White House confirmed on Monday afternoon. U.S. President Donald Trump...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands U.S. President Donald Trump a letter nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize during a dinner at the White House, July 7, 2025. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in advancing peace initiatives in the Middle East. Netanyahu handed Trump his letter to the Nobel...
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference, June 27, 2025. Credi

Israel agreed to terms of a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, Trump says

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that Israel agreed to the “necessary conditions” that would lead to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, during which time Washington “will work with all parties to...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds an engagement with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in Antalya, Turkey, May 15, 2025. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Trump orders end of sanctions on Syrian government institutions

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U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday removing longstanding sanctions on the Syrian government while maintaining sanctions on the regime of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad and other destabilizing actors. The executive...
In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (C) sits in the Situation Room as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, at the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. According to the Pentagon three of Iran’s nuclear sites sustained “severe damage” from the U.S. strikes. Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images.

Witkoff: Hope for Iran deal, new Abraham Accords members

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In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC on Wednesday, U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff expressed optimism about the prospects for a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East, signaling ongoing dialogue with Iran and...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House, June 18, 2025. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images.

Trump: Patience with Iran has run out, ‘very late’ for renewed nuclear talks

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his patience with Iran had "already run out," reiterating his calls for the Islamic Republic to surrender unconditionally and give up its entire nuclear program. Speaking as...
U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on the FY26 Department of State Budget Request on Capitol Hill, May 21, 2025. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Rubio censures five nations imposing sanctions on Ben-Gvir, Smotrich

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized five countries on Tuesday that placed sanctions on two Israeli cabinet members. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom announced that they would impose sanctions on Bezalel Smotrich,...
Phil McGraw (“Dr. Phil”) during a Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center event in Toronto, Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Dave Gordon.

‘The Jews’ fight is my fight,’ Dr. Phil tells JNS

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The television host Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, has received death threats, been swatted repeatedly and faced an onslaught of hate mail for supporting Israel publicly since Oct. 7. “You get to a point...
A man hugs a woman at the 2024 Jewish festival in Boulder, Colorado. Photo Credit: The Boulder Jewish Festival.

A week after antisemitic firebombing, hundreds attend Boulder Jewish fest

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Hundreds of people attended a Jewish festival in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, held at the site of an antisemitic terrorist attack last week. As in previous years, the annual festival was held at the Pearl Street pedestrian...
Former N.Y. governor Andrew Cuomo (left) points at Zohran Mamdani (third from left) at the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at NBC Studios on June 4, 2025. Credit: Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images.

At NYC mayor primary debate, Cuomo says he’d visit Israel, which Mamdani won’t say...

Attendees of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus’ annual celebration of Jerusalem Day at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday agreed that reaching a consensus on key issues, including combating Jew-hatred, is essential. “It’s a very important...