Itamar Ben-Gvir is suddenly the villain of Israeli politics for one reason: he revealed Israel’s true face to the world

by Jonathan Ofir on May 23, 2026 at 1:30 pm

Itamar Ben-Gvir has been attacked across Israeli politics for a cruel video showing him mocking flotilla activists as they were being abused by officers. His offense was not his fascist celebration, but rather showing the true face of Israel.

With signs of a possible Iran deal within reach, pressure is mounting on Trump to return to war

by Mitchell Plitnick on May 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm

Political and economic realities are pushing Donald Trump to pursue a deal with Iran, but he will need to resist mounting pressure, including from Israel, to return to all-out war.

It’s the genocide, stupid

by Michael Arria on May 22, 2026 at 3:04 pm

The DNC finally released its long-awaited autopsy of Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign, and it doesn’t mention Gaza. The Democratic leadership’s refusal to acknowledge the party’s shift on Israel could spell another defeat in 2028.

Israel moves to annex Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank

by Qassam Muaddi on May 22, 2026 at 1:31 pm

The Israeli Knesset is considering a bill that would place Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank under direct Israeli civil law, stripping them of their protected status under international law. Experts say it’s annexation in all but name.

How Jeffrey Goldberg weaponized Jewish trauma to pave the way for war with Iran

by Yakov Hirsch on May 21, 2026 at 2:18 pm

Over the past two decades, no one has done more to shape U.S. discourse on Israel than Jeffrey Goldberg. By relying on tropes of eternal Jewish victimhood, Goldberg declared Iran an existential threat to Jews and helped pave the way for war.