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Israeli officials convinced that Iran’s willingness to enter direct talks with Trump is a direct result of US threats

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Significant gaps ahead of US-Iran talks: Tehran demands sanctions freeze during negotiations Danny Zaken April 9, 2025 Three days before the scheduled start of talks between the Iranian regime and representatives of US President Donald … Continue reading

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“Trump has repeatedly said that he would prefer to reach a deal with Iran rather than have to attack its nuclear facilities, but has left the military option on the table””

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump on Iran: If it requires military action, Israel will be the leader of that Elad Benari April 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that, if military action is required to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, … Continue reading

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“Strategically, meanwhile, the Iranian regime is on the back foot”

NEWSWEEK A Grim Message for Iranians Ilan Berman April 1, 2025 …Over the past half-year, its extensive proxy network has been largely dismantled by Israel, which has methodically taken the fight to Iran’s main Palestinian ally, Hamas, to Hezbollah in … Continue reading

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“Eric Levine said Witkoff ‘should do the honorable thing and resign’ and ‘failing that, he should be summarily fired”

JEWISH INSIDER RJC board member calls for Witkoff’s dismissal over ‘his utter incompetence’ Matthew Kassel March 26, 2025 Eric Levine, a top GOP fundraiser and a board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition, is calling for Steve Witkoff’s dismissal over … Continue reading

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“The Trump administration should leverage its successful approach to the troubled Ivy League university to fight anti-Semitism and racialism elsewhere”

CITY JOURNAL Exporting the Columbia Prototype Christopher Rufo March 25, 2025 Last week, the Trump administration won a high-stakes showdown with Columbia University. Following the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel, Columbia has been ground zero for pro-Hamas agitation on … Continue reading

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“Witkoff’s treatment of Netanyahu was effective but it was also cartoonishly performative”

COMMENTARY MAG What Trump’s Tough-Guy Diplomacy Means for Israel Seth Mandel March 13, 2025 Israelis may be relieved that U.S. envoy Adam Boehler has been sidelined from Hamas talks after his disastrous foray into hostage diplomacy, but they should remember … Continue reading

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“US hostage envoy Adam Boehler reportedly engaged in the first direct talks between the US and Hamas in decades over the remaining American hostages and chances for a deal to end the war”

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump Admin. holding secret direct talks with Hamas over hostages March 5, 2025 The Trump Administration has been engaged in direct talks with the Hamas terrorist organization in an effort to release the American citizens who are still … Continue reading

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Trump: “Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose”

JNS US, Israel could take joint military action against Hamas if negotiations fail, Witkoff says Andrew Bernard March 6, 2025 Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, told reporters on Thursday that the United States and Israel … Continue reading

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Michael Oren: For decades, American policy makers have insisted that the core problem in the region is the absence of a Palestinian state. The president says: nonsense.

TABLET MAG The End of ‘Palestine’ Lee Smith February 5, 2025 Yesterday, President Donald Trump single-handedly collapsed the most destructive idea of the last hundred years—Palestine. During meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israel officials, Trump said … Continue reading

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“Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouq tells Russian news agency: We are ready for contact and talks with the Trump administration”

ARUTZ SHEVA Hamas official: We are ready for contact with Trump administration Elad Benari February 5, 2025 The Hamas terrorist organization has expressed willingness to engage in dialogue with the administration of US President Donald Trump, according to a report … Continue reading

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