Richard Goldberg

February 4, 2025 | |

UN ‘Not Living up to Potential’: Trump Signs Executive Order Withdrawing From UN Human Rights Council and Defunding UNRWA

Latest Developments Trump Removes United States From Anti-Israel UN Agencies: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 4 that withdraws the United States from the UN Human Rights...

February 4, 2025 | |

‘Miracle That She Survived’: British Israeli Hostage Tells UK Prime Minister She Was Held at UNRWA Facilities

Refused Medical Care for Gunshot Wounds: Emily Damari, the 28-year-old British-Israeli hostage who was recently released after 15 months of captivity by Hamas, told British Prime...

February 3, 2025 | |

‘I Was Hounded, Day In, Day Out’: Former UN Advisor on Genocide Was Pressured to Declare Genocide in Gaza

Nderitu Threatened for Not Declaring Gaza a Genocide: The UN’s former special advisor on the prevention of genocide, Alice Nderitu, described in an interview on February 1 the...

January 30, 2025 | |

Trump Vows to Deport Hamas-Supporting Students, Combat Antisemitism in America With Executive Order

Trump Signs Executive Order Combatting Antisemitism: President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 29 to combat antisemitism, pledging to deport individuals who publicly...

January 29, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Richard Goldberg

Biden quietly approved South Africa’s pro-Hamas envoy. Trump should fire him. 

“I do not recognize Israel as ‘Jewish.’”...

January 24, 2025 | |

‘2,000 Weekly Seats’: Delta and Several International Airlines to Resume Flights to Israel

Delta Reopens Israel Flight Route, United Set to Follow: Delta Airlines announced that it will resume its New York-Tel Aviv service on April 1, making it the first U.S. carrier...

January 23, 2025 | |

‘Pressing the Gas Pedal’: UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Warns of Iran’s Accelerating Enrichment

‘Pressing the Gas Pedal’: The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Wednesday that Iran is “pressing the gas pedal” on enriching...

January 23, 2025 | |

President Trump Redesignates Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Trump Issues Executive Order Redesignating Houthis as FTO: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 22 which initiated the process of redesignating the Houthi...

January 22, 2025 | |

‘Den of Antisemitism’: Hamas Held Israeli Hostages in UNRWA Camps

Israeli Hostages Held in UN camp: The three female Israeli hostages released last weekend following the ceasefire in Gaza revealed on January 21 that they were incarcerated in a...

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 27, 2024 | |

‘Key Stronghold’ For Terrorists: IDF Begins Operation at Northern Gaza Hospital Used by Hamas 

Gazan Hospital Turned Hamas Base: Israel’s unit for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said on December 27 that the IDF began an operation “in...

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.