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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Five likely scenarios for Gaza in 2026

As the stalemate between Phase 1 and 2 of the 20-point Trump peace plan continues, the head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on what may play out in...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 23: Day 809 – Saudi prince tells ToI Israel needs to start being ‘normal’

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on his interview with Prince Turki bin Faisal, US Ambassador Huckabee’s rare meetup with the PA, and why US Vice...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 22: Day 808 – Eyeing Iran, Israel rattles sabers ahead of PM’s trip to US

Daily Briefing Dec. 22: Day 808 – Eyeing Iran, Israel rattles sabers ahead of PM’s trip to US

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on uptick in warnings and rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, trilateral summit with Cyprus and Greece, and...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 21: Day 807 – Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination

Daily Briefing Dec. 21: Day 807 – Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on an unusual strike on Gaza City, conflicting reports of Hezbollah prowess along the border, and an ISIS...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 18: Day 804 – Israel and Egypt clinch massive gas deal. What’s behind it?

Daily Briefing Dec. 18: Day 804 – Israel and Egypt clinch massive gas deal. What’s behind it?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on 6 nations that have signed on (so far) to the Gaza Board of Peace, hints of a halt to the PA’s pay-to-slay...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 17: Day 803 – Inside the most complex Hamas tunnel network in Gaza

Daily Briefing Dec. 17: Day 803 – Inside the most complex Hamas tunnel network in Gaza

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the rising tensions that could lead to a new IDF ground operation in Lebanon, what’s happening on the...

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Mossad chief: Israel has duty to ensure Iran cannot restart nuclear program

Mossad chief: Israel has duty to ensure Iran cannot restart nuclear program

At spy agency award ceremony, David Barnea says Islamic Republic will break out to bomb ‘as soon as it is allowed,’ says there must not be...

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The Reel Schmooze: Art or propaganda? ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’

The Reel Schmooze: Art or propaganda? ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’

Movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on slain director Rob Reiner’s legacy, plus reviews of ‘An Officer and a...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 16: Day 802 – Heroism amid horror at Hanukkah Bondi terror attack

Daily Briefing Dec. 16: Day 802 – Heroism amid horror at Hanukkah Bondi terror attack

Editor David Horovitz on the stories of personal sacrifice as strangers attempted to save each other from the ISIS-linked gunmen, a necessary global...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 15: Day 801 – Anguish in Australia after bloody terror attack at Hanukkah event

Daily Briefing Dec. 15: Day 801 – Anguish in Australia after bloody terror attack at Hanukkah event

Diaspora reporter Zev Stub says Jewish leaders have sounded warnings for over a year but Down Under didn’t pay heed; Religions reporter Rossella...

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The Reel Schmooze: Two ‘mehs’ for ‘Jay Kelly,’ now on Netflix

The Reel Schmooze: Two ‘mehs’ for ‘Jay Kelly,’ now on Netflix

ToI’s movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on fine performances from George Clooney and Adam Sandler that just didn’t...

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Lazar Focus: Jacob Magid on the day that never came – Blinken’s vision for postwar Gaza

Lazar Focus: Jacob Magid on the day that never came – Blinken’s vision for postwar Gaza

ToI’s US bureau chief on just how close Israel really came to Saudi normalization pre-Oct. 7 and what a Hamas official has to say about...

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ADL’s James Pasch: Taking on the Axis of Evil through lawfare

ADL’s James Pasch: Taking on the Axis of Evil through lawfare

VP of litigation helping 200 American-Israeli victims of Oct. 7 sue four terror-supporting nations in US courts: ‘This is the most impactful...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 9: Day 795 – 22,000 IDF soldiers were wounded since Oct. 7 – in body and soul

Daily Briefing Dec. 9: Day 795 – 22,000 IDF soldiers were wounded since Oct. 7 – in body and soul

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian assesses the ongoing conflict on each of Israel’s borders. Plus, we learn about a pilot integrating female...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 794 – World fetes Syria’s former terrorist leader, a year in power

Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 794 – World fetes Syria’s former terrorist leader, a year in power

Editor David Horovitz on amelioration of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the push to Phase 2 of the Trump peace plan, US efforts to mend bridges for Israel and...

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Iran hangs man convicted in massive car-buying scam case

Iran hangs man convicted in massive car-buying scam case

Mohammad Reza Ghaffari convicted of defrauding tens of thousands of people out of some $350 million; he failed to reimburse them, which would have...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 793 – Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum

Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 793 – Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum

US bureau chief Jacob Magid reports from Qatar on allegations that Israel violates the Gaza ceasefire daily, and a glimpse into the Saudi...

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The Reel Schmooze: Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Eleanor the Great’ lives up to its name

The Reel Schmooze: Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Eleanor the Great’ lives up to its name

This week, ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the popular Jewish actor’s directorial debut in a film...

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Lazar Focus: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza?

Lazar Focus: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reviews the troubling history of the International Committee of the Red Cross vis-a-vis the Jews with its head...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 3: Day 789 – IDF cyber division using radio waves to take out attack drones

Daily Briefing Dec. 3: Day 789 – IDF cyber division using radio waves to take out attack drones

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the announced reopening of the Rafah border crossing, massive military manpower needs, and the Iron Beam...

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Dr. Gilad Malach: Haredi draft bill is a wedge issue for a divided nation

Dr. Gilad Malach: Haredi draft bill is a wedge issue for a divided nation

As the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debates a new bill aimed at regulating Haredi draft exemptions, Israel Democracy Institute...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 1: Day 787 – PM requests a presidential pardon. Is it in Israel’s interest?

Daily Briefing Dec. 1: Day 787 – PM requests a presidential pardon. Is it in Israel’s interest?

Editor David Horovitz delves into allegations from Qatar that Israel is delaying Phase 2 of the Trump plan, and explains the processes that, PM...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 30: Day 786 – Hamas operatives trapped in tunnel had slain IDF soldier’s gun

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the difficulties of maintaining the Yellow Line in Gaza, an ambush on IDF in Syria, and an ongoing widespread...

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Lazar Focus: As US and Saudi Arabia shore up ties, is Israel left out?

Following the crown prince’s state visit to the White House, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman delves into the desert kingdom’s vision...

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The Reel Schmooze: Chewing over the 1990 Thanksgiving classic ‘Avalon’

This week, ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on why you shouldn’t cut the turkey until everyone comes and an...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 26: Day 782 – NY Jews’ mayoral fears realized at synagogue protest. What now?

NY correspondent Luke Tress gives the play-by-play of last week’s virulently anti-Israel protest, how lawfare groups may try to prevent future...

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: As Hamas iron grip restores order, Gazans yearn to throw off shackles

Head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on the re-rooting of the terror organization and increased chances of renewed war, as hopes of a fresh start...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 25: Day 781 – Thunderous response after PM hints at outlawing Arab party

Editor David Horovitz compares the yearlong ceasefire in Lebanon with the stagnant situation in the Gaza Strip, speaks about election-year...

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Lazar Focus: Is Trump’s ‘pathway to a Palestinian state’ code for nation-building?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman delves into the West’s history of attempting to rejuvenate formerly despotic states and applies the model...

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The Reel Schmooze: How everything going wrong makes ‘Bad Shabbos’ so right

ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan grapple with the classic Mel Brooks ‘The History of the World, Part...

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What Matters Now to Prof. Asher Cohen: Academic boycott of Israel is ‘catastrophic’

Past president of Hebrew University weathered COVID, judicial reform and a massive call-up of student reservists post-Oct. 7. Shunning of Israeli...

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Syria holds first trial over deadly clashes between Syrian regime, pro-Assad forces

Hundreds on docket for March violence in which over 1,400 were killed, mostly civilians, as fighting between government forces, supporters of ousted...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 18: Day 774 – Can a governmental probe into Oct. 7 be independent?

Legal and settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon compares the possible commissions of inquiry at the PM’s disposal and weighs in on the demolition...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 17: Day 773 – IDF head readies military to retake Hamas-controlled Gaza

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on reports of Hamas stockpiling weapons abroad, arrests of 50 Hamas members in the West Bank and 4 suspected Islamic...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 16: Day 772 – Hamas still rules in Gaza. Can a UN resolution topple it?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the International Stabilization Force’s projected mandate, how F-35s in Saudi hands may affect Israel...

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Friday Focus with John Spencer: Hamas can be demilitarized. Here’s how

Urban warfare expert Spencer illuminates Gaza’s tunnel network and answers questions from ToI’s diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on...

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The Reel Schmooze: Natalie Portman’s ‘Arco’ – An art film for kids

ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman weighs in on the new space-age kid’s film now out in cinemas, and takes a new look at 2024’s...

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US envoy: Syria to help in fight against ISIS, Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah

Tom Barrack says meeting between Rubio and Turkish and Syrian envoys discussed ‘redefining Turkish-Syrian-Israeli relations’ and helping...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 13: Day 769 – Trump pushes to end Netanyahu trial with ‘free Bibi’ letter

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Syrian leader’s DC media campaign to remove whiff of terrorism, Marco Rubio’s condemnation of extremist...

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What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: The case for pardoning Netanyahu

ToI’s senior analyst reports on US President Donald Trump’s unusual request to Herzog and explains why he could support it. Plus, just...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 11: Day 767 – IDF preps for ‘days of fighting’ in Lebanon

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF ground ops in Lebanon, findings of external panel that looked at IDF probes into Oct. 7; Jewish world...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 9: Day 765 – Quid pro no: Why 200 Hamas fighters are trapped in Gaza tunnels

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Hamas’s potential return of the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin; a new war on smuggling, and ongoing scandal...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Is Israel heading back to war with Hezbollah?

As the IDF increasingly strikes terror targets in southern Lebanon, ToI’s diplomatic correspondent weighs in on the stability of the almost...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 5: Day 761 – Avowedly anti-Zionist, NYC’s new mayor Mamdani has Jews on edge

New York correspondent Luke Tress explains concerns as the young, socialist politician takes office, and delves into the strangely relevant...

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What Matters Now to Jordan Hoffman: The new Hollywood buddy film, ‘Nuremberg’

In a pilot episode of a yet-to-be-named new ToI podcast series, our film reviewer brings entertainment news and schmoozes about the Russell Crowe...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 4: Day 760 – Are the US and allies readying to rule Gaza?

Editor David Horovitz on the scandal rocking the IDF’s MAG unit, new legislation that could hinder freedom of the press, and what brings hope 30...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 2: Day 758 – Scandal rocks IDF even as Hamas reroots in Gaza

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian describes terror group’s current military capabilities, intensified strikes in south Lebanon, and a crisis...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: New hope for Catholic-Jewish ties

ToI’s diplomatic correspondent assesses the fraught relationship 60 years to Nostra Aetate and delves into the landmark document’s genesis

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Daily Briefing Oct. 29: Day 754 – Faking ‘discovery’ of a body, depraved Hamas plays to type

Editor David Horovitz on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenges in upholding the ceasefire, plus a new bill aimed at paving the way for...

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Daily Briefing Oct. 27: Day 752 – Can Hamas be forced into stage two of the Trump plan?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a transnational Iranian terror network targeting Jewish sites and whether Israel’s ties with Ireland...

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