United States

Losing the thread: The unravelling of US support for Israel - analysis

Israel's story is no longer being told effectively, and the center of gravity in American society toward Israel is shifting because of it.

Israeli supporters against the Netanyahu government and its inability to bring the remaining hostages back home hold a demonstration in front of the New York offices of the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) on September 03, 2024 in New York City
A Taliban military helicopter carries injured victims of a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025.

The Taliban and Afghanistan's neighbors signal opposition to US retaking Bagram base

 Drone illustration against backdrop of Hamas terrorists.

US targets Chinese companies over drone components used by Hamas, Houthis

Former hostages and hostage families gather at the Sukkah of Hope in Washington DC to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre

Rubio joins hostage families, survivors to commemorate Oct. 7 anniversary in Washington


Syrian army redeploys near SDF fronts in northeast Syria as clashes rise

Kurdish SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami accused factions belonging to the Damascus government of attempting to enter two Kurdish-held districts of Aleppo with tanks.

 Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in front of the detainees before the first exchange operation between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government in Aleppo, Syria, April 3, 2025.

US appeals court to reconsider Louisiana's Ten Commandments law it struck down

Louisiana's law required the display of posters or framed versions of the Ten Commandments in K-12 schools and state-funded colleges.

 The slab displaying the Ten Commandments rests just north of the Capitol in Austin, Texas.

The deadliest act of antisemitism on American soil is remembered in new exhibit

The exhibition also features two other deadly anniversaries: The October 7 Massacre and Kristallnacht, the Nazi-led pogrom of November 9, 1938.

A new, temporary exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage explores antisemitism in America, with the 2018 shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh at its center.

Former hostages and families to unite in Washington under 'Sukkah of Hope'

The former hostages and their families also hope to pressure American officials to finalize a ceasefire deal and bring the remaining hostages home.

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, build a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, with photographs of the hostages, on October 05, 2025.

One in three US Jews have taken action amidst increasing antisemitism, analysis finds

"This is not just a Jewish problem; it’s an American problem that demands immediate action from leaders at every level," said CEO of ADL Jonathan Greenblatt.

Activists gather to march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.

Apple accused by developer of ICE-tracking app of 'capitulating to an authoritarian regime'

The app, ICEBlock, was reportedly removed due to its “objectionable content,” the developer complained.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

US unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations

The front of the potential design showed Trump in profile with the word "liberty" above him and "1776-2026" below.

Draft design of the $1 Trump coin.

Defense Ministry co-chairs meeting with US Department of War

In the joint security convention, Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram expressed his gratitude to the US for its commitment to Israel's security.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit a site in southern Israel where the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, March 6, 2019

Majority of US Jews think Israel committed war crimes, 40% say guilty of genocide in Gaza - poll

While Jews blame Hamas for the war, many have also waned in their support of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's war tactics, a Washington Post poll found.

A person looks on before a Yizkor ritual on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, as a banner opposing Israel's military action in Gaza hangs, in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S., October 2, 2025.

University of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur

The executive director of UMD’s Hillel chapter condemned the decision, saying it excluded Jewish students from the process by being held on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.

Texas school district bans Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’

The decision came after the school district used artificial intelligence to detect 'DEI content' that was forbidden from classroom content.

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, "The Devil's Arithmetic."