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US-Israel trade dispute threatens to cripple Iron Dome

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While the need for the Iron Dome has rocketed since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, a pair of U.S. federal government agencies are threatening to put a key manufacturer of parts for the missile-defense system...

In first, Israel’s ship-mounted Iron Dome downs target near Eilat

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Israel’s C-Dome air-defense system intercepted a suspected drone over the Red Sea near Eilat shortly before midnight on Monday. The incident marked the first operational interception of the system, the naval equivalent of Israel’s...
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Source: X.

Trump vows to build ‘greatest Iron Dome anywhere in the world’

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Donald Trump pledged to build an "Iron Dome" missile defense system for the United States if he is reelected in November's presidential election. The former president and Republican frontrunner to challenge the current office holder,...
A rally in support of Ukraine at Habima Square in Tel Aviv with a broadcast of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he appeals to Israel a month after the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Credit: Israfoto/Shutterstock.

Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine

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Israel continues to struggle to maintain integrity while balancing its delicate diplomatic relationships with both Ukraine and Russia. While Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi received a summons on June 16 to explain an alleged...
An Israeli tank near the Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, Oct. 17, 2021. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.

Ministerial committee approves new defense plan for northern Israel

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The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Procurements approved a new defense plan for northern Israel worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Kan News reported on Sunday. The regional active defense plan involves creating a significant boost to the...
U. S. Representative Jamaal Bowman speaks during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at NAN headquarters. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

New York Rep. Bowman’s decision to drop support for Abraham Accords bill draws fire

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In a reversal of his earlier co-sponsorship of the bill, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said that he had withdrawn his support for the bipartisan Israel Relations Normalization Act. Bowman, the only member of “The Squad” in the U.S....
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Jerusalem, Feb. 17, 2022. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Bennett to Pelosi: ‘You’ve stood up for Israel’

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met on Thursday in Jerusalem. The leaders discussed the main strategic challenges facing Israel, especially the Iran nuclear...
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the plenum hall of the Knesset on Feb. 16, 2022. Photo by Oliver Fitoussi/Flash90.

House Speaker Pelosi at Knesset: ‘We are together in fight against terror posed by...

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“We are together in the fight against terror posed by Iran and its nuclear development,” Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday at the Knesset. Iran “is a threat to...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery set near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 14, 2014. Photo by David Buimovitch/Flash90.

Major Jewish groups urge Senate to take immediate action to replenish Iron Dome

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A dozen major Jewish organizations spanning the religious and political spectrum are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly approve funding for the replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system. The House of Representatives overwhelming approved...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) (center-front) along with other members of Congress meet with Palestinian children in Hebron as part of a delegation organized by J Street. Nov. 10, 2021. Source: Jamaal Bowman/Twitter.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s ‘thought crime’ on Israel and the Palestinians

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“Sanction.” “Boycott.” “Cancel.” “Expel.” “Reject.” These five words encapsulate the methods and approach of the Palestinian solidarity movement in Western countries. Theirs is the politics of snarling censure and immovable doctrine, in which softer notions...