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“Baranes is a repeated donor to Democratic candidates who has openly advocated against one of Trump’s signature policies, his efforts to limit refugee admissions”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Trump taps pro-refugee Jewish immigrant as new White House ballroom architect Philissa Cramer December 6, 2025 After parting ways with the first architect hired to carry out his vision for the White House’s East Wing, US President … Continue reading

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“The poll suggests that majorities of Hispanic, black and young male Republican voters “believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen”

JNS Manhattan Institute poll finds 17% of GOP members are ‘anti-Jewish Republicans’ Andrew Bernard December 2, 2025 Some 17% of GOP supporters are “anti-Jewish Republicans” with beliefs including Holocaust denial or the view that Israel is a “settler-colonial state” that … Continue reading

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Trump order specifically highlights the activities of three chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat to the United States

JNS Trump directs Treasury, State to consider Muslim Brotherhood terror designation Andrew Bernard November 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the U.S. secretaries of state and the treasury to consider designating chapters of … Continue reading

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“The former jihadist terrorist, who became the first-ever Syrian visitor to the White House, is leaving Washington with tangible rewards”

NEW YORK SUN Quiet White House Visit by Syria’s Acting President Causes Trepidation in Israel Benny Avni November 10, 2025 Although the White House visit by Syria’s acting president, Ahmad al-Shara, was conducted in uncharacteristically hushed tones, it marks a … Continue reading

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“The most important thing is it will ‘bring to life’ the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining”

JPOST Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump Amichai Stein, Darcie Grunblatt, Corinne Baum, James Genn November 7, 2025 Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime … Continue reading

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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that moves toward annexing West Bank could endanger Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war”

JPOST Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US Reuters October 23, 2025 The recent Knesset vote on West Bank annexation was a “deliberate political provocation by the opposition” meant to incite conflict during US … Continue reading

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Oren: “How did a group of real-estate moguls bring peace to the Middle East?”

CLARITY How Three Businessmen Negotiated for Peace Michael Oren Oct 16, 2025 …But Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner—all adept at developing urban properties and golf resorts—seem to have succeeded where generations of aspiring peacemakers failed. How? The answer … Continue reading

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“It’s not clear whether the US will be willing to discuss Hamas’s proposed amendments, as US special envoy Steve Witkoff refused to do so the last time the terror group responded with a “Yes, but.” The top Trump aide recalled US negotiators from Doha and Israel followed suit.

TIMES OF ISRAEL Hamas slated to respond ‘positively’ to Trump Gaza plan, but request changes Jacob Magid October 3, 2025 Hamas will reply “positively” to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the war in Gaza, while submitting a series … Continue reading

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“If Qatar really wanted to end the Gaza war, it could have done so long ago. Qatar could have issued an ultimatum to the Hamas leaders in Doha to release all the Israeli hostages kidnapped on October 7, disarm, and then cede political and military control of the Gaza Strip”

GATESTONE Qatar Must Apologize for Supporting Islamist Terrorist Groups Khaled Abu Toameh October 2, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly “apologized” to his Qatari counterpart for violating the Gulf state’s sovereignty in Israel’s September 9 strike against Hamas … Continue reading

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US State Department intervenes to prevent FIFA sanctions against Israel

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Trump poised to prevent Israel’s World Cup expulsion Erez Linn September 25, 2025 The Trump administration intends to prevent FIFA from banning Israel’s national soccer team before the 2026 World Cup, according to a … Continue reading

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