Richard Goldberg

January 13, 2025 | |

‘Dramatic, Decisive Hours’: Israel, Hamas Reportedly Close to Hostage Deal

Hostages in ‘Humanitarian’ Categories Will Be Prioritized for Release: Officials from Israel, Hamas, and Qatar said on January 13 that agreement could be imminent on an initial...

January 10, 2025 | |

‘Kangaroo Court’: House Passes Bill to Sanction ICC for Israel Arrest Warrants 

House Passes Sanctions on ICC: Rebuking the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former...

January 10, 2025 | |

Remains of Father and Son Abducted by Hamas Recovered by IDF As Trump’s Release Deadline Looms

Remains of Father and Son Recovered in Rafah: The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed on January 10 that it had recovered the body of Israeli hostage Hamza Ziyadne, 22, two days after...

January 8, 2025 | |

‘Systematic Murder’: Biden Administration Calls Out Genocide in Sudan

RSF Murders and Rapes Non-Arab Civilians: The State Department on January 7 accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliated Arab militias in Sudan of committing genocide...

January 8, 2025 | Richard Goldberg, David May

MSCI Continues Anti-Israel ESG Ratings as Morningstar Removes Its Own

The reliability of the New York-based investment research firm MSCI’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) ratings for thousands of U.S. and international enterprises is undergoing critical scrutiny...

January 7, 2025 | |

Biden Administration Reallocates Egyptian Aid to Fund Lebanese Armed Forces

State Department Withholds $95 Million From Egypt: The outgoing Biden administration will withhold $95 million of its foreign military aid to Egypt and redirect it to Lebanon to...

January 6, 2025 | |

As Term Ends, Biden Proposes $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel

Department of State Informs Congress of Planned Arms Package for Israel: In its waning weeks, the Biden administration has informally notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion...

January 3, 2025 | |

Israel Attempts to Lure Back International Airlines as Long-Term Flight Cancellations Continue

Israeli Air Law Proposal Seeks to Reduce Cancellation Risks for Airlines: Israel’s Knesset Economic Committee approved a proposal to change Israel’s aviation law on January...

January 3, 2025 | |

Biden Weighs Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities Should Tehran Dash for Bomb

U.S. National Security Advisor Presents Plans for Strikes on Iran: President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, presented options last month for a U.S. attack...

December 26, 2024 | |

Press Vest ‘Doesn’t Turn a Terrorist into a Journalist’: IDF Strikes Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza Posing as Journalists

IDF Strikes Terrorist Cell Using Press Vehicle: The IDF said that it eliminated a “terrorist cell” of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on December 26.

December 23, 2024 | |

Netanyahu: Israel Will Act Against Houthis Like It Did Against Hamas and Hezbollah 

Netanyahu Promises Strong Response Against Houthis: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel will strike hard against the Houthi rebels in Yemen after...

December 20, 2024 | |

‘Crisis of Confidence’: Sweden Eliminates UNRWA Funding Despite Nearly Doubling Gaza Aid for 2025 

UNRWA Cut Out of Receiving Aid: Sweden announced on December 20 that it would stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — the UN agency solely dedicated...

December 20, 2024 | |

‘Student Intifada’: FBI Arrests George Mason Student Plotting Mass Casualty Attack on NYC Israeli Consulate  

Egyptian National Charged by FBI: The FBI arrested an Egyptian student at George Mason University in Virginia for plotting an attack on the office of the Consulate General of...

December 19, 2024 | |

‘On Behalf of the Entire International Community’: IDF Strikes Sana’a as Houthi Rebels in Yemen Target Tel Aviv

Israeli Warplanes Hit Yemeni Capital: The Israeli Air Force carried out “precise strikes” on December 19 against military targets in Houthi rebel-controlled areas of Yemen,...

December 17, 2024 | |

U.S. Charges Two Men Tied to Iran-Backed Drone Attack on American Forces in Jordan

Defendants Allegedly Aided Iran: The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 16 that it had charged Mohammad Abedini, an Iranian national, with providing material support...

December 13, 2024 | |

An ‘Assault on Women’s Rights’: UN Experts Call on Iran to Repeal Hijab Law

Iran’s New Law Punishes Defiance of Hijab Mandate: Iran must repeal its new law enforcing the mandatory hijab, or headscarf, a group of 10 UN experts said in a December 13 statement....

December 12, 2024 | |

Hamas Yields on Key Israeli Demands, Hostage Deal Hopes Renewed

Terror Organization No Longer Demands Israeli Military Withdrawal from Gaza: Hamas has reportedly told mediators that it would no longer demand a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza during a proposed pause in fighting that would see up to 30 Israeli hostages released.

December 11, 2024 | |

Aid Group Fires Dozens of Gazan Employees Identified as Terrorist Operatives

Israel Identifies Terrorists Working for Aid Group: The World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed on December 10 that it fired 62 of its employees in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli...

December 9, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran

At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...

December 6, 2024 | |

‘Act of Antisemitism’: Synagogue Set Ablaze in Melbourne

Melbourne Synagogue Destroyed: Two masked individuals deliberately set the Adass Israel Synagogue on fire on December 6, according to local police. Most of the building, which was...