Palestinians demand return of 1,700 bodies held by Israel | Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians held vigils across the occupied West Bank demanding the return of Palestinian bodies held by…
UNRWA chief: Israel seeks to eliminate agency and Palestinian refugee issue | UNRWA
UNRWA chief Christian Saunders says the seizure of its training centre in occupied East Jerusalem is part of…
Oil prices dip as Iran optimism trumps new Russia fears
Crude oil prices dropped for a third day Wednesday, as markets weighed a series of potentially positive developments…
Second Reform synagogue in Israel has windows broken
TEL AVIV – A window was broken at a Reform synagogue on Sunday in the central Israeli city…
Trump says Iran war will “continue for as long as necessary” but will be over “very soon”
Trump says Iran war will “continue for as long as necessary” but will be over “very soon” –…
More Israelis emigrate, leaving behind war and civil strife
This summer, Yaniv Allon and his wife packed suitcases for themselves and their three young children and flew…
Trump’s Canada trade fiasco shows the dark side of “America First.”
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US State Department urges countries to protect Jews during High Holidays – Israel & Jewish News
(Aug. 26, 2026 / JNS) The U.S. State Department is directing nearly all of its global missions to…
Iran says US owes full compensation for damages caused by unilateral sanctions
Mohammad Sio 27 August 2026•Update: 27 August 2026 Iran said Wednesday that the US bears international responsibility for…
Turkey’s quiet war with Israel
OPINION: According to my friends at the Middle East Media Research Institute, the Turkish press has been reporting…
Iran Accuses U.S. of Obstructing Progress in a Strait of Hormuz Deal
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at an Iranian-Omani proposal for the Strait of Hormuz, deadly…
Book Review – Israel: What Went Wrong
Israel: What Went Wrong (Farr, Straus and Giroux, 2026) by Omer Bartov is a difficult book to read…