Monthly Archives: February 2026

“As Iran weakens, Arab states warn of war while quietly fearing the rise of unchecked Israeli power. The Middle East prefers a half-dead Iran, and a contained Israel, in one package”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) When the Iranian threat collapses, a New Middle East emerges Amit Segal February 5, 2026 Abbas Araghchi will not be the first foreign minister to fly urgently to meet Americans in an attempt to … Continue reading

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“Memo to Trump: No one in the region wants the regime to survive…Turkey is essentially proposing that Iran and Turkey switch places, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the steward of all the mullahs’ ill-gotten gains”

COMMENTARY Is Iran Attending Its Own Funeral? Seth Mandel February 3, 2026 Mideast summit this Friday looks like it will play host to a group of countries that claim to want to save Iran from U.S. strikes—but in reality want … Continue reading

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“Mamdani’s silence on the oppression in Iran is a betrayal of New York’s core value”

TABLET MAG Letter to Mayor Mamdani Masih Alinejad February 4, 2026 Mayor Mamdani, While mass killings are unfolding in Iran, you have chosen silence. While women are being beaten, imprisoned, and killed for refusing compulsory hijab and the entire Islamic … Continue reading

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Somaliland recognition “simultaneously provides Israel a strategic foothold opposite Yemen, greater proximity to the ongoing threat posed by the Houthis, a deeper stake in Red Sea security, and the potential to become a much bigger player in African politics”

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY What Israel Sees In Somaliland Ilan Berman February 3, 2026 Although it has been pushed off the front pages by the Trump Administration’s dramatic early January ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and the current … Continue reading

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One of Q.ai’s financial backers, GV said that the deal marked Apple’s “second-largest acquisition in its history”

REUTERS Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai Stephen Nellis January 29, 2026 Apple on Thursday said it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup working on artificial intelligence technology for audio. Apple did not disclose terms of the deal for … Continue reading

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“US State Department reportedly filed evidence to Congress that the programme, which provides funding to the families of convicted terrorists, continued under a different name”

JEWISH CHRONICLE PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims Jacob Jaffa January 30, 2026 The Palestinian Authority (PA) has been accused of paying out $200 million to the families of terrorists in 2025, despite … Continue reading

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“Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream who often reminds audiences that he “was born a Jew,” continues his crusade against the Jewish state”

FUTURE OF JEWISH A Scoop of Anti-Israel Ice Cream Mitch Schneider February 1, 2026 …What is unbelievable and remarkably frustrating is that Ben & Jerry’s sells ice cream, directly or via its parent company, Unilever, in countries with records that … Continue reading

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“WashPo Editor defends painful but necessary move; staff union calls on public to pressure owner Jeff Bezos; former editor decries ‘near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Washington Post fires one-third of staff, including all its Middle East journalists David Bauder February 4, 2026 The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books … Continue reading

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