(JTA) – In a night of standoffs between Republican presidential candidates on the debate stage, one of the fiercest occurred over Israel. During the first debate of the 2024 presidential ...

Michael DiMino, tapped as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, has said that the U.S. has ‘minimal to nonexistent’ vital interests in the region

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican and outspoken supporter of Israel, handily won a special congressional primary in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, almost certainly guaranteeing him a seat in the House.

Were it just about any other country than Israel committing such a genocide, Washington would have cut off arms shipments months ago.

Editor: Hamas and what they did on Oct. 7 is wrong and should be condemned, but the letter “Hamas Has Gazans’ Blood On Its Hand” (Jan 26) falsely blames Hamas for what Israel has done over ...

Solid majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents remain committed to supporting Israel and want the United States to continue supporting the Jewish State.

Washington is pressuring top Lebanese officials not to allow Hezbollah or its allies to nominate the country's next finance minister, five people with knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to limit the Iran-backed group's sway over the state.

In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This is aimed at housing asylum seekers and individuals who enter the U.S. illegally before their cases are processed.

Trump’s pick to be director of the FBI, loyalist KASH PATEL, was already expected to have a much easier path to confirmation than director of national intelligence nominee TULSI GABBARD. Gabbard has faced a barrage of bad headlines in recent weeks, along with open expressions of doubt from Senate Republicans.