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Israeli gratitude towards US should not come before Israeli honesty - editorial

If Israelis treat Washington like a domestic election arena, they will wake up one day and discover that support for Israel has become another tribal marker.

 An Iron Dome air defense missile and two F-35 fighter jets are seen superimposed over a collage of the US and Israeli flags in this illustrative image.
US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests - analysis

Debris from  the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC, US, January 30, 2025.

American Airlines jet, army helicopter collision result of 'multitude of errors,' NTSB members say

A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, January 30, 2020; illustrative.

Trump administration to take 10% stake in USA Rare Earth in $1.6b. deal, sources say


Hezbollah chief Qassem denounces Beirut's inaction following alleged kidnapping of Ahmad Shukr

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem accused Lebanon of inaction over the reported kidnapping of former officer Ahmad Shukr and reiterated Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.

How independent should Israel be of US weapons support as sides dive into MOU? - analysis

From the start, senior Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post Israel was incapable of producing its own fighter jets, such as the F-35.

 An Iron Dome air defense missile and two F-35 fighter jets are seen superimposed over a collage of the US and Israeli flags in this illustrative image.

Gulf turns to Israel for security as Washington pivots inwards - opinion

The Gulf states must decide who protects their security interests as the US steps back.

 Representatives of the UAE, US, Israel, Bahrain Morocco and Egypt at the Steering Committee of the Negev Forum, June 27, 2022.

Israeli, American strategies on Iran diverge as timelines shrink, and risks grow - analysis

Geography, military exposure, and political constraints push Jerusalem and Washington to assess the same intelligence through very different clocks.

 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

IDF chief Eyal Zamir tries to wear down Israel Katz on next Navy chief pick

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir urged the defense minister to swiftly approve his nominee for navy chief, escalating a months long dispute over senior appointments.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir (L) presents outgoing Planning Directorate chief V.-Adm. Eyal Harel (R) with a commemorative knife at a ceremony at the IDF's Kirya headquarters, Tel Aviv, December 21, 2025.

Legitimizing Syria’s jihadists threatens Israel and the West - opinion

The US policy toward Syria’s jihadists treats them as partners, and history shows that mistake leads to more conflict.

 A soldier from the US-led coalition holds the hand of a boy during a joint US- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) patrol in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria, February 8, 2024.

‘Making Kiss-story’: DC’s lovebirds break record for most couples kissing under mistletoe

The record-breaking kiss took place at 5 p.m., when the couples simultaneously kissed for five seconds underneath the National Mistletoe.

A couple kiss under the National Mistletoe exhibit in Washington DC, United States, December 13, 2025

Trump adds plaques criticizing Biden, Obama on White House ‘Walk of Fame’

One plaque refers to "Barack Hussein Obama," the first Black US president, and describes the two-term president as "one of the most divisive political figures in American history."

A portrait and plaque dedicated to US President Donald Trump at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025.

Trump’s strategy exposes Netanyahu’s dangerous miscalculation - opinion

Israel’s Syria and Palestinian policies may collide with President Donald Trump's push for stability in the region.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Trump looking into whether Israel violated ceasefire by killing Hamas leader

Sa’ad, the former deputy commander of Hamas's military wing and one of the architects of Hamas’s October 7 attacks, was killed in an Israeli strike over the weekend.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.